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Author
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This clear, readable introduction to philosophy presents a traditional theistic view of the existence of God. There are many fine introductions to philosophy, but few are written for students of faith by a teacher who is sensitive to the intellectual challenges they face studying in an environment that is often hostile to religious belief. Many introductory texts present short, easy-to-refute synopses of the traditional arguments for God's existence,...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Leap into the fantastic world of philosophy and critical thinking with this friendly introduction. Find out why it is so important, who the great thinkers are, and how to become a philosopher! Get to know: Philosophy is filled with ideas and theories to get brains working. It explores big topics, such as the mind, politics, religion, and even the whole universe.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Birth is one of the most fraught and polarized issues of our time, at the center of debates on abortion, gender, work, and medicine. But birth is not solely an issue; it is a fundamental part of the human condition, and, alongside death, the most consequential event in human life. Yet it remains dramatically unexplored. Although we have long intellectual traditions of wrestling with mortality, few have ever heard of natality, the term political theorist...
Author
Publisher
Word on Fire
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Volume I: Ancient Philosophers investigates the foundations of philosophy laid by the ancient sages, Greeks, and Romans and introduces the philosophers who asked the first great philosophical questions--about good and evil; truth and falsehood; wisdom, beauty, and love; and the self, the world, and God.
Author
Publisher
Word on Fire
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Volume II: Medieval Philosophers studies the transformation of philosophy that came about due to an unprecedented figure--Jesus Christ--and considers the philosophers of the great monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as they sought to marry the Greek philosophical tradition with divine revelation.
Author
Publisher
Word on Fire
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Volume III: Modern Philosophers explores a philosophical world caught up in the spirit of the Enlightenment--a time of both scientific discovery and social upheaval--and examines the philosophers who sought above all to answer the great questions of epistemology and politics: What is knowledge? How can we be certain? What is society? What is its greatest good?
Author
Publisher
Blackwell
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot′s book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world.
Author
Publisher
Word on Fire
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Volume IV: Contemporary Philosophers surveys the great philosophers of the last two hundred years and observes the splintering of philosophy into a wide array of philosophical enterprises. Some, unhinged from the past, rebel against the very endeavor of philosophy, but others, seeking to revitalize ancient conversations, return to and renew the deepest questions of meaning, happiness, and the human person.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
In this delightfully lucid and accessible book, Mortimer J. Adler, America's foremost philosopher, explores the ten errors in the development of modern thought, and examines the serious consequences they have in our everyday lives. From the mistake of identifying happiness with having a good time to the argument over free will and free choice, Adler explains how these errors came about and what we can do to avoid them. This provocative philosophical...
10) Philosophy
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Offers an introduction to the important ideas of philosophy, relating the thinking of philosophers to the modern world and discussing the major problems addressed by this discipline.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Far from being a lifeless ornament in the sky, the Moon holds the answers to some of science's central questions. Silent, dry, and barren, Earth's 4.34-billion-year-old companion is essential to life on earth. Its gravity stabilized the Earth's orbit, and, as it once guided evolution, its tide stirring up nutrients that fostered complex life, it now influences everything from animal migrations and reproduction to the movements of plants' leaves. More...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A sweeping history of libertarian thought, from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quoLibertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women's rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation. Today, this movement founded on the principle of individual liberty finds itself divided by both progressive and reactionary elements vying to...
Author
Publisher
Encounter Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Americans today seem to be more divided than at any time since the Civil War. Our differences are not just political and moral, but philosophical and even spiritual. Red and Blue America hardly seem to live in the same reality. Something has gone terribly wrong with the American political community. It has been a long time since the people of the United States fully exercised their sovereign authority to choose the officials in government whose primary...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A book that shows us how to work through thorny moral questions by examining their parts in broad daylight, equipping us to not only identify our own positions but to defend them as well. It demonstrates the relevance of philosophy to our everyday lives, and offers some clear-eyed tools to those who want to learn how to better fight for justice and liberation for all.
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Inside What Would Plato Do?, you'll find the basics of philosophy, written in an easy, digestible way we can all understand, along with questions to help you apply these important theories to your own life. So, after you've learned about a philosophical concept, you'll then be challenged to test yourself and see how the results can impact your daily life. For instance, after learning about Kant's theory of morality and the importance of intention...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What is happiness? Does life have a meaning? If so, is that meaning available in an ordinary life? The philosopher Zena Hitz confronted these questions head-on when she spent several years living in a Christian religious community. Religious life -- the communal life chosen by monks, nuns, friars, and hermits -- has been a part of global Christianity since earliest times, but many of us struggle to understand what could drive a person to renounce...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Is good character something that can be taught? In 430 BCE, Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking Athenian statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person—and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into a hopeless war with Syracuse, and all of Athens paid the price. In The Quest for Character, philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. He blends ancient sources...
Publisher
Open Court is a division of Carus Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Conspiracy theories have become a major element in opinion formation and an ever-present influence, sometimes open, sometimes hidden, on the daily headline news. In Conspiracy Theories, philosophers of diverse backgrounds and persuasions focus their lenses on the phenomenon of the conspiracy theory, its psychological causes, its typical shape, and its political consequences." --Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
[Hugh Hunter]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
What does it take to become a philosopher? In this short book Dr. Hugh Hunter uses techniques from his teaching career to give an answer. Starting with simple and relatable examples from traditional Western philosophy, he explains what being a philosopher means, how to situate a problem in philosophy, and how to think, read, write and find community as a philosopher. The techniques in this book are easy to learn. Mastering them is the work of a lifetime....
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