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Applies Dogen Kigen's religious philosophy and the philosophy of
Nishida Kitaro to the philosophical problem of personal identity,
probing the applicability of the concept of non-self to the
philosophical problems of selfhood, otherness, and temporality
which culminate in the conundrum of personal identity.
Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's
most influential philosopher Peter Singer is often described as the
world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most
controversial. The author of important books such as Animal
Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The
Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective
altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics.
Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a
master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred
words. In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial
ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty,
animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports
doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and
ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are
people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult
siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case
against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his
arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he
explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest
philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters
and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The
collection also includes some more personal reflections, like
Singer’s thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and
an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a
holiday feast. Provocative and original, these essays will
challenge—and possibly change—your beliefs about a wide range
of real-world ethical questions.
The Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series,
previously known as SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth
Century), has published over 500 peer-reviewed scholarly volumes
since 1955 as part of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of
Oxford. International in focus, Oxford University Studies in the
Enlightenment volumes cover wide-ranging aspects of the eighteenth
century and the Enlightenment, from gender studies to political
theory, and from economics to visual arts and music, and are
published in English or French.
One of first books on extremely topical and relevant newsworthy
subject Alt-Right in America and Generation Identity in Europe have
both in the news frequently Will appeal to general readers and
those interested in current affairs Books on right-wing social and
political movements are consistently popular and interest in the
area is growing
A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only
to find love but to make it last. Few things promise us greater
happiness than our relationships - yet few things more reliably
deliver misery and frustration. Our error is to suppose that we are
born knowing how to love and that managing a relationship might
therefore be intuitive and easy. This book starts from a different
premise: that love is a skill to be learnt, rather than just an
emotion to be felt. It calmly and charmingly takes us around the
key issues of relationships, from arguments to sex, forgiveness to
communication, making sure that success in love need never again be
just a matter of luck. Part of a new essential paperback series
from The School of Life, covering a range of emotional lessons
needed in order to lead fulfilled and happy lives. PRAISE FOR
RELATIONSHIPS: 'A simple and honest book about what love and
relationships really are instead of what we think they should be.'
'This book really does challenge stereotypes of love. It opens your
eyes to how you have been influenced by romantic love stories
unknowingly. Would definitely recommend.'
In the revised and updated second edition of The Tone of Teaching,
bestselling author Max van Manen defines sound pedagogy as the
ability to distinguish effectively between what is appropriate, and
what is less appropriate in our communications and dealings with
children and young people as parents and educators. The author:
-Shows how tactful educators develop a caring attentiveness to the
unique; to the uniqueness of children, and to the uniqueness of
their individual lives-Describes how this "tone" of teaching can be
sustained by the cultivation of a certain kind of seeing,
listening, and responding to each child in each particular
situation-Offers practical insights for both educators and parents
'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous
boundaries between art and life' JENNY OFFILL 'An incredible book,
the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time' NICK
HORNBY 'Wise and bold and full of the kind of gravitas that might
even rub off' LISA TADDEO A passionate, provocative and
blisteringly smart interrogation of how we experience art in the
age of #MeToo, and whether we can separate an artist's work from
their biography. What do we do with the art of monstrous men? Can
we love the work of Roman Polanski and Michael Jackson, Hemingway
and Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special
dispensation? What makes women artists monstrous? And what should
we do with beauty, and with our unruly feelings about it? Claire
Dederer explores these questions and our relationships with the
artists whose behaviour disrupts our ability to understand the work
on its own terms. She interrogates her own responses and behaviour,
and she pushes the fan, and the reader, to do the same. Morally
wise, deeply considered and sharply written, Monsters gets to the
heart of one of our most pressing conversations. 'A blisteringly
erudite and entertaining read . . . It's a book that deserves to be
widely read and will provoke many conversations' NATHAN FILER
'Fascinating . . . Dederer poses so many topical questions, plays
with so many pertinent ideas, that I'm still thinking about this
book long after I finished it' CLAIRE FULLER
The first full-length study of Francesco Patrizi—the most
important political philosopher of the Italian Renaissance before
Machiavelli—who sought to reconcile conflicting claims of liberty
and equality in the service of good governance. At the heart of the
Italian Renaissance was a longing to recapture the wisdom and
virtue of Greece and Rome. But how could this be done? A new school
of social reformers concluded that the best way to revitalize
corrupt institutions was to promote an ambitious new form of
political meritocracy aimed at nurturing virtuous citizens and
political leaders. The greatest thinker in this tradition of virtue
politics was Francesco Patrizi of Siena, a humanist philosopher
whose writings were once as famous as Machiavelli’s. Patrizi
wrote two major works: On Founding Republics, addressing the
enduring question of how to reconcile republican liberty with the
principle of merit; and On Kingship and the Education of Kings,
which lays out a detailed program of education designed to instill
the qualities necessary for political leadership—above all,
practical wisdom and sound character. The first full-length study
of Patrizi’s life and thought in any language, Political
Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy argues that Patrizi is a thinker
with profound lessons for our time. A pioneering advocate of
universal literacy who believed urban planning could help shape
civic values, he concluded that limiting the political power of the
wealthy, protecting the poor from debt slavery, and reducing the
political independence of the clergy were essential to a
functioning society. These ideas were radical in his day. Far more
than an exemplar of his time, Patrizi deserves to rank alongside
the great political thinkers of the Renaissance: Machiavelli,
Thomas More, and Jean Bodin.
What are the limits of language? How to bring philosophy closer to
everyday life? What is a good human being? These were among the
questions that philosophers wrestled with in mid-twentieth-century
Britain, a period shadowed by war and the rise of fascism. In
response to these events, thinkers such as Gilbert Ryle, J. L.
Austin, Elizabeth Anscombe and Iris Murdoch aspired to a new level
of watchfulness and self-awareness about language. Being vigilant
about their words was their way to keep philosophy true to everyday
experience. A Terribly Serious Adventure traces the friendships and
the rivalries, the shared preoccupations and the passionate
disagreements of Oxford's most brilliant thinkers. Far from being
stuck in a world of tweed, pipes and public schools, the Oxford
philosophers drew on their wartime lives as soldiers and spies,
conscientious objectors and prisoners of war in creating their
greatest works, works that are original in both thought and style,
true masterpieces of British modernism. Nikhil Krishnan brings his
knowledge and understanding of philosophy to bear on the lives and
intellectual achievements of a large and lively cast of characters.
Together, they stood for a compelling moral vision of philosophy
that is still with us today.
The definitive guide to yoga in everyday life from B.K.S. Iyengar,
the world's most respected yoga teacher. B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted
his life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S. Iyengar's
unique teaching style, bringing precision and clarity to the
practice, as well as a mindset of 'yoga for all', which has made it
into a worldwide phenomenon. His seminal book, 'Light on Yoga', is
widely called 'the bible of yoga' and has served as the source book
for generations of yoga students around they world. In 'Tree of
Yoga', the collected wisdom of his many years of practical practice
and its application in real life are brought into a single-volume
work. A collected philosophy for life researched through decades of
practice by B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga
teacher. These are his core teachings and advice for living a long,
healthy, happy life. Using the tree as a structural metaphor for
both life and yoga practice, the essays cover many aspects of life
and practice which are vital to health and happiness and in need of
care. This includes: * Yoga and health * Yoga as part of daily life
* Childhood and parenthood * Love * Death * Faith - hope and
spirituality * Teachers and teaching
What's the point of studying philosophy when we have theology? Is
philosophy anything more than a preparation for apologetics? Often
called "theology's handmaid," philosophy has sometimes suffered
from an inferiority complex in the church. Many Christians see
little point in it at all. But as Paul Copan contends, it is
possible to affirm theology's preeminence without diminishing the
value and contribution of philosophy. In A Little Book for New
Philosophers, Copan offers a concise introduction to the study of
philosophy. Aimed at newcomers, this brief overview is both a
survey of philosophy's basic aims and categories and an apology for
its proper function in the life of the Christian. "By God's grace,"
Copan writes, "philosophy can enhance our understanding and worship
of God . . . and assist us in defending the coherence of our faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ."
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