TY - BOOK AU - Benjamin,Martin TI - Philosophy and This Actual World: An Introduction to Practical Philosophical Inquiry : SN - 0742513998 U1 - N02 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index; 1 Agent and Spectator No Way Out The Cartesian Subject The Pragmatic Subject Agent and Spectator The Irrepressible Skeptic 2 Language, Meaning, and Truth Language Meaning Truth 3 Knowledge and Reality Knowledge Reality Knowledge and Reality: Pragmatic Questions 4 Mind and Will Mind Will 5 Ethics Origins Moral Reasoning and Reflection 6 Democratic Pluralism Moral Pluralism Democratic Temperament Compromise Physician-Assisted Suicide 7 Determining Death Background The Main Question The Subject of Life and Death Law and Public Policy 8 Meaningful Lives God, Meaning, and Mortality Meaning without God Pragmatism and Religion The Priority of Democracy Bibliographical Essay Introduction Chapter 1: Agent and Spectator Chapter 2: Language, Meaning, and Truth Chapter 3: Knowledge and Reality Chapter 4: Mind and Will Chapter 5: Ethics Chapter 6: Democratic Pluralism Chapter 7: Determining Death Chapter 8: Meaningful Lives ER -