Reading List

Unit 1: Introduction to Philosophy

General Textbooks

• ‘AQA Philosophy’ by Atherton et al, published by Nelson Thornes (2008)

• ‘An Introduction to Philosophy for AS level’ by Jones, Hayward and Cardinal, published by Hodder Education (2008)

• ‘Philosophy for AS’ by Michael Lacewing, published by Routledge (2008)

• The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (Oxford Paperback Reference) (1996)

• Philosophy: The Basics (Basics (Routledge Paperback) (2004)

• What Does it All Mean?: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (2004)

Reason and Experience

• ‘Epistemology: the theory of knowledge’ by Cardinal, Hayward and Jones, published by John Murray (2004)

• ‘Epistemology: a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge’ by Robert Audi, published by Routledge (1998)

• Human Knowledge and Human Nature: A New Introduction to an Ancient Debate (1992)

• An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge (2006)

• A Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) (1997)

Why should I be governed?

• ‘An Introduction to Political Philosophy’ by Jonathan Wolff, published by Oxford University Press (1996)

• ‘Political Thought’ edited by Rosen & Wolff, published by Oxford University Press (1999)

• Philosophy: Key Themes (2007)• Political Philosophy: A Very Short

Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (2003)

Why should I be moral?

• ‘Morality: An Introduction to Ethics’ by Bernard Williams, published by Cambridge University Press (1972)

• ‘Human Conduct: An Introduction to the Problems of Ethics’ by John Hospers, published by Rupert Hart-Davis (1970)

• ‘Moral Philosophy: a guide to ethical theory’ by Cardinal, Jones and Hayward, published by Hodder Murray (2006)

• ‘The Moral Philosophers: An Introduction to Ethics’ by Richard Norman, published by Oxford University Press (1983)

The idea of God

• ‘Philosophy of Religion’ by Jones, Cardinal and Hayward, published by Hodder Murray (2005).

• ‘An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion’ by B Davies, published by Oxford University Press (2003)

Persons

• ‘I: the Philosophy and Psychology of Personal Identity’ by Jonathan Glover, published by Penguin Books (1988)

• ‘Personal Identity’ edited by John Perry, published by University of California Press (1975)