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Philosophy For Life is the definitive introduction to the history of Western thought, but more than that, it is a toolkit for using philosophy in your daily life. As you read, you will develop your own critical and creative thinking, exploring the key ideas in Western...
Editeur :
Teach Yourself
Parution :
2017-10-05
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"Elliott and Spence have produced a tight, teachable, and timely primer on media ethics for users and creators of information in the digital age. Pitched at just the right depth of detail to provide a big picture contextualization of changing media practices grounded in...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-10-05
Collection :
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series
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This volume contains essays that offer both historical and contemporary views of nature, as seen through a hermeneutic, deconstructive, and phenomenological lens. It reaches back to Ancient Greek conceptions of physis in Homer and Empedocles, encompasses 13th century...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-10-04
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The author presents a number of strategies for making decisions based on desires or values which are incompatible or which conflict with one another in various ways. Cases discussed include conflicts of first and second order desires, conflicts between desires for...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-09-27
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In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Our attachment to the vita activa creates an imperative to work...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-09-25
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How did we find ourselves in a "post-truth" world of "alternative facts"? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2017-09-21
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Many consider the nature of human consciousness to be one of the last great unsolved mysteries. Why should the light turn on, so to speak, in human beings at all? And how is the electrical storm of neurons under our skull connected with our consciousness? Is the self...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-09-18
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THE TIMES BOOK OFTHE YEARDAILY TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOKS OFTHE YEARLONGLISTED FORTHE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OFTHE YEAR 2017What is being on form? How does it relate to feeling 'in the zone'? Are these states in the lap of the gods, a matter of which side of the bed we...
Editeur :
Little, Brown Book Group
Parution :
2017-09-07
ePub
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Essays on Husserl’s Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics sets out to fill up a lacuna in the present research on Husserl by presenting a precise account of Husserl’s work in the field of logic, of the philosophy of logic and of the philosophy of mathematics. The aim is...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-07
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This book examines two main concepts – harmony and exchange – in relation to the social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of human life. As such, what differentiates humans from other living species are the possibility of understanding a context and the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-09-06
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Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO’s chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust’s anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the ‘flat circle’. The first book dedicated to...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-09-05
Collection :
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
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This book is an exploration and defense of the coherence of classical theism’s doctrine of divine aseity in the face of the challenge posed by Platonism with respect to abstract objects. A synoptic work in analytic philosophy of religion, the book engages discussions in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-05
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In this highly original book, Russell Blackford discusses the intersection of science fiction and humanity’s moral imagination. With the rise of science and technology in the 19th century, and our continually improving understanding of the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-05
Collection :
Science and Fiction
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The present collection represents an attempt to bring together several contributions to the ongoing debate pertaining to supervenience of the normative in law and morals and strives to be the first work that addresses the topic comprehensively. It addresses the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-04
Collection :
Law and Philosophy Library
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This book discusses the profound philosophy and practical psychology behind yoga, beyond its popular body-culture aspect. It pays particular attention to the psychological principles involved and their implications for the consummate understanding of human nature. It...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-09-04
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This monograph analyzes Nicholas Rescher’s system of pragmatic idealism. It also looks at his approach to prediction in science. Coverage highlights a prominent contribution to a central topic in the philosophy and methodology of science. The author offers a full...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-08-30
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This authoritative collection surveys the teachings of Confucius, and illustrates his importance throughout Chinese history in one focused and incisive volume. A Concise Companion to Confucius offers a succinct introduction to one of East Asia’s most widely-revered...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-08-30
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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This book employs a new eco-cognitive model of abduction to underline the distributed and embodied nature of scientific cognition. Its main focus is on the knowledge-enhancing virtues of abduction and on the productive role of scientific models. What are the distinctive...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-08-29
Collection :
Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
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This book presents the theory of anticipation, and establishes anticipation of the future as a legitimate topic of research. It examines anticipatory behavior, i.e. a behavior that ‘uses’ the future in its actual decisional process. The book shows that anticipation...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-08-28
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Das zentrale Anliegen des Buches ist es zu zeigen, dass die Phänomenologie nicht nur aus dem Krisis-Denken entstanden ist, sondern, dass dieses es ihr auch ermöglicht hat, sich immer weiter zu entwickeln. Dadurch ist eine Vielzahl an phänomenologischen Richtungen und...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-24
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