Philosophy

Risk And Ethics : Three Approaches / Sven Ove Hansson -- Towards A Non-consequentialist Approach To Acceptable Risks / Carl F. Cranor -- What Is The Value O...

With 16 readings by prominent philosophers and 8 examples of student writing, this concise and inexpensive guide discusses every stage of reading, analyzing...

a Touchstone In Western Debates About Society And Government, The politics Is Aristotle's Classic Work On The Nature Of Political Community. Here, He Argue...

Library of Liberal Arts title.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Philosophy History & Schools of Thought WesternMedieval Thought

The twentieth century was the most brutal in human history, featuring a litany of shameful events that includes the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Stalinist era,...

Brief, inviting, and provocative, this book is a perfect introduction to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It animates the basic questions, tell...

The key to personal choice, and even happiness, is to gain control of our attention—our mental lives. Matthew Crawford is the author of Shop Class as So...

In the Canadian woods, Nancy protects her new property from a crooked real estate promoter.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyMetaphysics ...

Malcolm Budd. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-212).Categories: Politics & Social SciencesPhilosophy Arts & Photography History & ...

Was Love Invented By European Poets In The Middle Ages, As C.s. Lewis Claimed, Or Is It Part Of Human Nature? Will Winning The Lottery Really Make You Happy...

In This Reconstruction Of Human Consciousness From The Stone Age Through Modern Technology, Türcke Argues That Both Civilization And Mental Processes Are T...

Edited By Mary Jeanne Larrabee. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 275-300) And Index.Categories: Health, Fitness & Dieting Psychology & Counse...

Text: English (translation)Original Language: GreekCategories: History Ancient CivilizationsGreece Literature & FictionClassics Politics & S...

Book by Blanshard, BrandCategories: Politics & Social Sciences Philosophy History & Schools of Thought WesternModern Book details Author: ...

This book brings together an international group of neuroscientists and philosophers who are investigating how the content of subjective experience is corr...

R.c. Lewontin. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Science & MathHistory & Philosophy

The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new...

Approaching The Philosophy Of Natural Beauty -- Imagination, Belief And The Aesthetics Of Nature -- Formalism - Science And Nature Aesthetics -- Pluralism -...

Over the past three decades, the challenge that conscious experience poses to physicalism--the widely held view that the universe is a completely physical s...

Imagine that an unfortunate event has occurred. You’ve just experienced a significant financial loss, the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one,...

To Some, Nihilism Is Losing Its Crisis Connotations And Becoming Simply An Unobjectionable Characteristic Of Human Life. Carr Argues That This Transformatio...

"The tragedy of the left is that, having achieved an unprecedented victory in helping stop an appalling war, it then proceeded to commit suicide." So writes...

The Trinitarian Self argues that the insights of three key authors--Soren Kierkegaard, Eric Voegelin, and Rene Girard--can be synthesized to produce a Trini...

Pt. 1. A Serpent In Paradise -- A Summary Of The Promised Future -- What They Said It Would Do -- What Somebody Forgot To Mention -- A Short History Of Econ...

This Book Presents The Attempts Of Contemporary Psychologists Whose Field Of Expertise Is The Study Of Love And Close Relationships To Discover Just What Lo...

Introduction: Affective Attachments -- 1. Imagination -- 2. Idealization -- 3. Consummation -- 4. The Aesthetic -- 5. Affective Failure And Renewal. Irving ...

How To Become A Great Leader People Are Yearning To Make An Impact And Create Much Needed Change. Building A Business, Starting A Movement, Generating A New...

SACRED SITES OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR examines a number of sacred megalithic sites such as Stonehenge and Rennes-le-Chateau, revealing the astronomical signi...

This casebook presents both classic and current cases in bioethics, as well as the biomedical and social framework needed to understand the moral and social...

Here, for the first time, the world's two leading authorities—Tom Regan, who argues for animal rights, and Carl Cohen, who argues against them—make their ...

The arguments in this book are informed at once by the moral-political implications of how knowledge is produced and circulated and by issues of gendered ...

Great philosophy meets powerful biography in this entertaining and immensely readable portrait of mid-20th century Paris and the fascinating characters of S...

Describes the beliefs and practices of magicians, occultists, and followers of the left-hand path from ancient times to the present, including classical and...

Petroleum is the most valuable commodity in the world and an enormous source of wealth for those who sell it, transport it and transform it for its many use...

Eldon Soifer’s highly respected anthology on Canadian ethical issues has been substantially revised in this third edition. The text introduces students to ...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and f...

Some of the chief goals of science - understanding, explanation, prediction, and application in new technologies - can only be conducted with any purpose if...

In this important new work, Professor Trigg deals with the question of the rational foundations of science. In so doing, he explains and evaluates the views...

Paperback McGraw-Hill CollegeCategories: HistoryHistorical Study & Educational Resources Reference Politics & Social SciencesPhilosophy Book d...

Essays by a provocative Italian philosopher on memory and oblivion, on what is lost and what remains. The Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben has always be...

Recent findings from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, biology, and biochemistry that provide convincing evidence for God Like many people, Lee Strobel tr...

5.0 out of 5 stars Receiving Transformative Initiations from the Seven Star Systems, October 16, 2009CONTENTS:1 - Virginia's Welcome and Introduction2 - Irv...

A Veritable Who's Who In The Field Of Contemporary Philosophy Of Religion Here Considers Various Issues In The Epistemology Of Religious Beliefs. The Writin...

Andrew Bailey’s highly-regarded introductory anthology has been revised and updated in this new concise edition. Mindful of the intrinsic difficulty of t...

Epoch-making political events are often remembered for their spatial markers: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the storming of the Bastille, the occupation of T...

2005 HarperCollins trade paperback, Hazel Rowley (Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage). The passionate and somewhat bizarre relationship between...

This volume is divided into four main areas of philosophy: logic, epistemology (theory of knowledge); philosophy of mind; and ethics. Each chapter within t...

Since the Declaration of Independence, equality has been America's primary moral commitment. But equality of what? and for whom? In this completely revised ...