Ask A Philosopher

Author : Ian Olasov
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781250756183

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Ask a Philosopher by Ian Olasov Pdf

A collection of answers to the philosophical questions on people's minds—from the big to the personal to the ones you didn't know you needed answered. Based on real-life questions from his Ask a Philosopher series, Ian Olasov offers his answers to questions such as: - Are people innately good or bad? - Is it okay to have a pet fish? - Is it okay to have kids? - Is color subjective? - If humans colonize Mars, who will own the land? - Is ketchup a smoothie? - Is there life after death? - Should I give money to homeless people? Ask a Philosopher shows that there's a way of making philosophy work for each of us, and that philosophy can be both perfectly continuous with everyday life, and also utterly transporting. From questions that we all wrestle with in private to questions that you never thought to ask, Ask a Philosopher will get you thinking.

Author : Marie Robert
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780316492515

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When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher by Marie Robert Pdf

Advice for modern dilemmas from the greatest Western philosophers. How can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Aristotle cure your hangover? How can Heidegger make you feel better when your dog dies? When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher explains how pearls of wisdom from the greatest Western philosophers can help us face and make light of some of the daily challenges of modern life. In twelve clever, accessible chapters, you'll get advice from Epicurus about how to disconnect from constant news alerts and social media updates, Nietzsche's take on getting in shape, John Stuart Mill's tips for handling bad birthday presents, and many other classic insights to help you navigate life today. Hilarious, practical, and edifying, When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher brings the best thinkers of the past into the 21st Century to help us all make sense of a chaotic new world.

Author : Jana Mohr Lone
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781442217348

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The Philosophical Child by Jana Mohr Lone Pdf

What does it mean to be good? Why do people die? What is friendship? Children enter the world full of questions and wrestle with deep, thoughtful issues, even if they do not always wonder them aloud. Many parents have the desire to discuss philosophical ideas with their children, but are unsure how to do so. The Philosophical Child offers parents guidance on how to gently approach philosophical questions with children of all ages. Jana Mohr Lone argues that for children to mature emotionally, they must develop their desire and ability to think abstractly about themselves and their experiences. This book suggests easy ways that parents can engage with their children's philosophical questions and help them develop their "philosophical selves."

Author : Geoffrey Klempner
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 179449393X

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Philosophizer (Black Edition) by Geoffrey Klempner Pdf

"I don't yet know what is possible -- in philosophy. But that is why I wrote my book. I am still searching."First published as an Amazon Kindle eBook in June 2016, this expanded 'Black Edition' contains entries from Geoffrey Klempner's Glass House Philosopher Notebook III, 7th September 2016 to 28th February 2017, where the author develops some of the themes from Philosophizer.

Author : Daniel Stoljar
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198802099

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Philosophical Progress by Daniel Stoljar Pdf

Many people believe that philosophy makes no progress. Members of the general public often find it amazing that philosophers exist in universities at all, at least in research positions. Academics who are not philosophers often think of philosophy either as a scholarly or interpretative enterprise, or else as a sort of pre-scientific speculation. And - amazingly - many well-known philosophers argue that there is little genuine progress in philosophy. Daniel Stoljar arguesargues that this is all a big mistake. When you think through exactly what philosophical problems are, and what it takes to solve them, the pattern of success and failure in philosophy is similar to that in other fields. In philosophy, as elsewhere, there is a series of overlapping topics that determine what the subject is about. In philosophy, as elsewhere, different people in different historical epochs and different cultures ask different big questions about these topics. And in philosophy, as elsewhere, big questions asked in the past have often been solved: Stoljar provides examples. Philosophical Progress presents a strikingly optimistic picture of philosophy - not a radical optimism that says that there is some key that unlocks all philosophical problems, and not the kind of pessimism that dominates both professional and non-professional thinking about philosophy, but a reasonable optimism that views philosophy as akin to other fields.

Author : Geoffrey Klempner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 198099059X

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Philosophy Q and A by Geoffrey Klempner Pdf

Philosophy Q and A is a compilation of answers to philosophical questions on a wide range of topics covering most areas of philosophy. The answers were originally posted on the 'Ask a Philosopher' web site and are all written by the author.Geoffrey Klempner is Director of the Pathways School of Philosophy and founder member of the International Society for Philosophers.

Author : Lars Svendsen
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781861897862

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A Philosophy of Fear by Lars Svendsen Pdf

Surveillance cameras. Airport security lines. Barred store windows. We see manifestations of societal fears everyday, and daily news reports on the latest household danger or raised terror threat level continually stoke our sense of impending doom. In A Philosophy of Fear, Lars Svendsen now explores the underlying ideas and issues behind this powerful emotion, as he investigates how and why fear has insinuated itself into every aspect of modern life. Svendsen delves into science, politics, sociology, and literature to explore the nature of fear. He examines the biology behind the emotion, from the neuroscience underlying our “fight or flight” instinct to how fear induces us to take irrational actions in our attempts to minimize risk. The book then turns to the political and social realms, investigating the role of fear in the philosophies of Machiavelli and Hobbes, the rise of the modern “risk society,” and how fear has eroded social trust. Entertainment such as the television show “Fear Factor,” competition in extreme sports, and the political use of fear in the ongoing “War on Terror” all come under Svendsen’s probing gaze, as he investigates whether we can ever disentangle ourselves from the continual state of alarm that defines our age. Svendsen ultimately argues for the possibility of a brighter, less fearful future that is marked by a triumph of humanist optimism. An incisive and thought-provoking meditation, A Philosophy of Fear pulls back the curtain that shrouds dangers imagined and real, forcing us to confront our fears and why we hold to them.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198751076

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Aristotle: Metaphysics Theta by Aristotle Pdf

"This addition to the Clarendon Aristotle series comprises a new translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics Book [Theta], an introduction to the basic notions and problems around which the book is structured, and a detailed chapter-by-chapter critical commentary. Makin's aim throughout is to present Aristotle's text in as accessible a manner as possible, and to encourage and enable readers to engage critically with Aristotle's arguments. Metaphysics Book [Theta] is an extended discussion of the distinction between the actual and the potential, a distinction which is important both for Aristotle's own thought and for later philosophers. Aristotle starts by considering the relation between capacities and changes, and then expands his discussion to cover the notions of matter and substance, which are at the heart of his ontology. Among the topics covered in detail in the commentary are the distinctions between two-way and one-way capacities, and between rational and non-rational capacities; arguments against reductive views of possibility and impossibility; Aristotle's treatment of capacity identity and his account of the exercise of capacities; Aristotle's answer to the question 'what is it to be potentially such and such?'; his defence of the idea that actuality is prior in various ways to potentiality; and his brief comments on the evaluation of potentialities and actualities, the role of the actual-potential distinction in geometrical knowledge, and his treatment of truth and falsity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0826494048

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Animal Rights and Wrongs by Roger Scruton Pdf

In this acclaimed book, Scruton takes the issues relating to vivisection, hunting, animal testing and BSE and places them in a wider framework of thought and feeling. Now available in paperback

Author : Gary Cox
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441174819

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How To Be A Philosopher by Gary Cox Pdf

Do life's big questions perplex you? This book, now available in paperback, will give you answers to some of them while revealing that others have no answer. A humorous but informed instruction manual to questions philosophers have been asking and attempting to answer for centuries, How to Be A Philosopher will help you: • Think, talk, argue and persuade like a philosopher. • Win every agument by tying people in philosophical knots. • Ask questions and raise doubts about things most people take for granted. • Realise that almost nothing is certain. • Get the absolute final word on that question about a falling tree. A practical guide to philosophising, the book explains philosophical ideas with examples drawn from such great works as Family Guy, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Matrix and Red Dwarf. The book also argues that learning to philosophise will help you think more clearly and honestly about your own life. The book even gives practical advice on how to make a living from philosophy!

Author : Julian Baggini
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847083029

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The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten by Julian Baggini Pdf

Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten? Are you really reading this book cover, or are you in a simulation? If God is all-powerful, could he create a square circle? Here are 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas - questions to leave you inspired, informed and scratching your head, dumbfounded.

Author : Benjamin Hale
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812698183

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Philosophy Looks at Chess by Benjamin Hale Pdf

Chess, the ancient strategy game, meets the latest, cutting-edge philosophy in this unique book. When 12 philosophers weigh in on one of the world's oldest and most beloved pastimes, the results are often surprising. Philosophical concepts as varied as phenomenology and determinism share the page with a treatise on hip-hop chess tactics and the question of whether Garry Kasparov is, in fact, a cyborg. Putting forth a remarkable array of different views on chess from philosophers with varied chess-proficiency, Philosophy Looks at Chess is an engaging read for chess adherents and the philosophically inclined alike.

Author : Emily Ryall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781408188576

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Philosophy of Sport by Emily Ryall Pdf

An accessible and comprehensive guide to the philosophy of sport Each chapter is framed by a question that explores the main issues, ideas and literature in the field ranging from questions about the nature and value of sport, the sporting body, aesthetics and ethics. Students are given the opportunity to consider significant debates in the philosophy of sport and each chapter is supplemented by independent study questions. Each section also contains short insightful interviews with eminent scholars in order to give a broader understanding of the history and development of the subject. The main themes covered within this text include: the nature of sport; sport and the body; aesthetics and the aesthetic value of sport; a consideration of fair play, rules and the ethos of sport; the nature of competition; the application and effect of technology on sport and introductions to contemporary ethical issues such as doping, violence, disability, patriotism, elitism and sexual equality, as well as a broader reflection on the connection between sport and moral development.

Author : John Gray
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780374718794

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Feline Philosophy by John Gray Pdf

The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats—and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves. The history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet. Thinkers from Spinoza to Berdyaev have pursued the perennial questions of how to be happy, how to be good, how to be loved, and how to live in a world of change and loss. But perhaps we can learn more from cats--the animal that has most captured our imagination--than from the great thinkers of the world. In Feline Philosophy, the philosopher John Gray discovers in cats a way of living that is unburdened by anxiety and self-consciousness, showing how they embody answers to the big questions of love and attachment, mortality, morality, and the Self: Montaigne's house cat, whose un-examined life may have been the one worth living; Meo, the Vietnam War survivor with an unshakable capacity for "fearless joy"; and Colette's Saha, the feline heroine of her subversive short story "The Cat", a parable about the pitfalls of human jealousy. Exploring the nature of cats, and what we can learn from it, Gray offers a profound, thought-provoking meditation on the follies of human exceptionalism and our fundamentally vulnerable and lonely condition. He charts a path toward a life without illusions and delusions, revealing how we can endure both crisis and transformation, and adapt to a changed scene, as cats have always done.

Author : David Wiggins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015000667348

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Identity and Spatio-temporal Continuity by David Wiggins Pdf