A revised edition of Steven Cahn's book of short philosophical essays.

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Among the seven books he has authored are 'Fate, Logic, and Time; Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, Revised Edition; and Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays'. He has edited twenty-two books, including 'Classics of Western Philosophy, Sixth Edition; Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy; Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Religion; Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology; The Affirmative Action Debate, Second Edition'; and 'Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader'.

Chapter 1 Free Will or Determinism? Chapter 2 Random Choices Chapter 3 Time, Truth, and Ability Chapter 4 Does God Know the Future? Chapter 5 Does God Exist? Chapter 6 The Problem of Goodness Chapter 7 The Moriarty Hypothesis Chapter 8 Job's Protest Chapter 9 The Noes Have It: Hume'sDialogues Chapter 10 Suppose God Exists Chapter 11 Religion Without God Chapter 12 The Question: Plato'sEuthyphro Chapter 13 False Beliefs Chapter 14 A Supreme Moral Principle? Chapter 15 Happiness and Immorality Chapter 16 Meaningless Lives? Chapter 17 Two Concepts of Affirmative Action Chapter 18 The Curious Tale of Atlas College Chapter 19 Why Not Tell the Truth? Chapter 20 The Divestiture Puzzle Chapter 21 The Strange Case of John Shmarb Chapter 22 The Wife of Lear Chapter 23 John Dewey at Eighty Chapter 24 Are the Humanities Useful? Chapter 25 Should Liberal Education Change? Chapter 26 How to Improve Your Teaching Chapter 27 How to Teach Introductory Philosophy Chapter 28 Taking Teaching Seriously Chapter 29 Teaching Graduate Students to Teach Chapter 30 Searching for Adminstrators: The Missing Step