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Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Author : N. Joll
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230392656

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Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by N. Joll Pdf

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy provides an excellent way of looking at some intriguing issues in philosophy, from vegetarianism and Artificial Intelligence to God, space and time. This is an entertaining yet thought provoking volume for students, philosophers and fans of The Hitchhiker's series.

A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy

Author : Dominique Janicaud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1605980781

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A Beginner's Guide to Philosophy by Dominique Janicaud Pdf

A primer on western philosophy covers a wide range of thinkers and topics from Plato and Aristotle to the existence of God and the question of freedom.

Guide to Philosophy

Author : Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1957-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486202976

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Guide to Philosophy by Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad Pdf

Brilliant British expositor surveys various problems, explanations, solutions, systematizations of great philosophers. Three parts include "Theory of Knowledge," "Critical Metaphysics," and "Constructive Metaphysics."

A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy

Author : Jeremy Weate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophers
ISBN : 0751357790

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A Young Person's Guide to Philosophy by Jeremy Weate Pdf

Which philosopher threw himself head first into a volcano to prove he was a god? Who formed a secret society and banned its members from eating beans? Is it true that one philosopher operated on his friend's liver and fitted it with a silver tap? Which philosopher insisted that his students sit in deckchairs? Why did another have to have a special niche cut into his table? Who was cut to pieces by sharpened seashells?

How to Live a Good Life

Author : Massimo Pigliucci,Skye Cleary,Daniel Kaufman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780525566151

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How to Live a Good Life by Massimo Pigliucci,Skye Cleary,Daniel Kaufman Pdf

A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life. Socrates famously said "the unexamined life is not worth living," but what does it mean to truly live philosophically? This thought-provoking, wide-ranging collection brings together essays by fifteen leading philosophers reflecting on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life. From Eastern philosophies (Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism) and classical Western philosophies (such as Aristotelianism and Stoicism), to the four major religions, as well as contemporary philosophies (such as existentialism and effective altruism), each contributor offers a lively, personal account of how they find meaning in the practice of their chosen philosophical tradition. Together, the pieces in How to Live a Good Life provide not only a beginner's guide to choosing a life philosophy but also a timely portrait of what it means to live an examined life in the twenty-first century. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL

A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes

Author : Witold Gombrowicz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300132069

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A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes by Witold Gombrowicz Pdf

George Sand was the most famous, and the most scandalous, woman in nineteenth-century France. As a writer, she was enormously prolific: she wrote more than ninety novels, thirty-five plays, and thousands of pages of autobiography. She inspired writers as diverse as Flaubert and Proust but is often remembered for her love affairs with such figures as Musset and Chopin. Her affair with Chopin is the most notorious: their nine-year relationship ended in 1847 when Sand began to suspect that the composer had fallen in love with her daughter, Solange. Drawing on archival sources, much of it neglected by Sand's previous biographers, Elizabeth Harlan examines the intertwined issues of maternity and identity that haunt Sand's writing and defined her life. Why was Sand's relationship with her daughter so fraught? Why was a woman so famous for her personal and literary audacity ultimately so conflicted about women's liberation? In an effort to solve the riddle of Sand's identity, Harlan examines a latticework of lives that include Solange, Sand's mother and grandmother, and Sand's own protagonists, whose stories amplify her own.

Introducing Philosophy

Author : Dave Robinson,Judy Groves
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781848317581

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Introducing Philosophy by Dave Robinson,Judy Groves Pdf

Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Does language provide us with a true picture of the world? How should we behave towards each other? Do computers think? Introducing Philosophy is a comprehensive graphic guide to the thinking of all the significant philosophers of the Western world from Heraclitus to Derrida. It examines and explains their key arguments and ideas without being obscure or solemn. Lively and accessible, it is the perfect introduction to philosophers and philosophical ideas for anyone coming to the subject for the first time.

A Teacher's Guide to Philosophy for Children

Author : Keith J. Topping,Steven Trickey,Paul Cleghorn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429687150

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A Teacher's Guide to Philosophy for Children by Keith J. Topping,Steven Trickey,Paul Cleghorn Pdf

A Teacher’s Guide to Philosophy for Children provides educators with the process and structures to engage children in inquiring as a group into ‘big’ moral, ethical and spiritual questions, while also considering curricular necessities and the demands of national and local standards. Based on the actual experiences of educators in diverse and global classroom contexts, this comprehensive guide gives you the tools you need to introduce philosophical thinking into your classroom, curriculum and beyond. Drawing on research-based educational and psychological models, this book highlights the advantages gained by students who regularly participate in philosophical discussion: from building cognitive and social/emotional development, to becoming more informed citizens. Helpful tools and supplementary online resources offer additional frameworks for supporting and sustaining a higher level of thinking and problem-solving among your students. This practical guide is essential reading for teachers, coaches and anyone wondering how you can effectively teach philosophy in your classroom.

Philosophy For Dummies

Author : Tom Morris
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781118053546

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Philosophy For Dummies by Tom Morris Pdf

Discover how to apply ancient wisdom to your everyday life Philosophy at its best is an activity more than a body of knowledge. In an ancient sense, done right, it is a healing art. It’s intellectual self-defense. It’s a form of therapy. But it’s also much more. Philosophy is map-making for the soul, cartography for the human journey. It’s an important navigational tool for life that too many modern people try to do without. Philosophy For Dummies is for anyone who has ever entertained a question about life and this world. In a conversational tone, the book's author – a modern-day scholar and lecturer – brings the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges that we face now. This refreshingly different guide explains philosophical fundamentals and explores some of the strangest and deepest questions ever posed to human beings, such as How do we know anything? What does the word good mean? Are we ever really free? Do human beings have souls? Is there life after death? Is there a God? Is happiness really possible in our world? This book is chock full of all those questions you may have long wanted to think about and talk with someone about, but have never had the time or opportunity to tackle head on. Philosophy For Dummies invites you to discuss the issues you find in the guide, share perspectives, and compare thoughts and feelings with someone you respect. You'll find lots of material to mull over with your friends or spouse, including thoughts on When to doubt, and when to doubt our doubts The universal demand for evidence and proof The four dimensions of human experience Arguments for materialism Fear of the process of dying Prayers and small miracles Moral justification for allowing evil The ancient philosopher Socrates (fifth century, B.C.) thought that, when it comes to the Ultimate Questions, we all start off as dummies. But if we are humbly aware of how little we actually know, then we can really begin to learn. Philosophy For Dummies will put you on the path to wising up as you steer through the experience called life.

An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy

Author : Roger Scruton
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780140275162

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An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy by Roger Scruton Pdf

"Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of the field but a vivid, energetic, and personal account to guide the reader making his or her own venture into philosophy. Addressing a range of subjects from freedom, God, reality, and morality, to sex, music, and history, Scruton argues philosophy's relevance not just to intellectual questions, but to contemporary life.

A Guide to Asian Philosophy Classics

Author : Puqun Li
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460400241

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A Guide to Asian Philosophy Classics by Puqun Li Pdf

This book guides readers through ten classic works of Asian philosophy. Several major schools of Eastern thought are discussed, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism/Taoism, and Chan/Zen. The author connects the ideas of these schools to those of Western philosophy, thereby making the material accessible to people who are unfamiliar with the cultures and intellectual traditions of Asia. A wide range of important topics are addressed: reality, time, self, knowledge, ethics, human nature, enlightenment, and death.

A Student's Guide to Philosophy

Author : Ralph M. McInerny
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781480494404

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A Student's Guide to Philosophy by Ralph M. McInerny Pdf

A powerful essay on the pursuit of wisdom, with recommendations for further reading. A Student’s Guide to Philosophy examines these questions: Who is a philosopher? Can philosophical thought be avoided? What have philosophers written over the ages? And why should we care? In this critical essay, these and other questions are posed and answered by one of America’s leading philosophers, Ralph McInerny of the University of Notre Dame. Schools of thought are examined with humor and verve, and the principal works of philosophers and scholars are recommended.

A Faithful Guide to Philosophy

Author : Peter S. Williams
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725240322

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A Faithful Guide to Philosophy by Peter S. Williams Pdf

A Faithful Guide to Philosophy is the only British Christian introduction to philosophy, a book that will be used as a course textbook and by church study groups and individual readers alike. It covers a broad range of subjects of central importance to the Christian worldview, and will be prized by many.

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science

Author : Peter Machamer,Michael Silberstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470756522

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The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Science by Peter Machamer,Michael Silberstein Pdf

This volume presentsa definitive introduction to the core areas of philosophy of science.

The Traveler's Guide to Classical Philosophy

Author : John Gaskin
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780500771082

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The Traveler's Guide to Classical Philosophy by John Gaskin Pdf

A companion for visitors to Greece and Rome, and for armchair travelers as well. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death, and other worlds that informed the culture and society of the classical world—still visible in today’s cityscapes and archaeological sites—and draws out its relevance and interest for the modern reader. It was the Greeks who first asked and discussed in a rational way two fundamental questions that never cease to concern thinking human beings: what is the nature of the universe, and what can I make of my brief time in it? Their answers, developed between the eighth century BC and the fourth century AD, are still relevant to the modern reader and traveler. The author associates each philosopher and his ideas with a particular tourist destination, and a gazetteer describes the sites and notes the people and ideas connected with them.