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Saved by Philosophy - A Novel about Philosophy, and the Amor Dei Intellectualis (Paperback)
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Saved by Philosophy - A Novel about Philosophy, and the Amor Dei Intellectualis (Paperback)
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Hypatia Washington is 22 years old; an unemployed widow, living on
welfare, and estranged from her four-year old daughter, she is
profoundly alienated from life-when she enrolls in a community
college course in Philosophy . thus beginning a profound journey of
the mind and heart. She debates skeptics as well as Christian
apologists about Evolution, Islam, Womanism, and God, while
lecturing about ethics, science, consciousness, and the meaning of
human history. She analyzes not only philosophers such as Russell,
Rawls, Wittgenstein, and Sartre, but wrestles with such questions
as: Which famous philosophers were racists? Was Heidegger a Nazi?
Was Wittgenstein homosexual? Did Foucault know he had AIDS? Were
any important philosophers women? Or black? Professor Washington is
no "ivory tower" philosopher: she agonizes over the Rodney King
trial and its aftermath; The O.J. Simpson verdict; the death of
Tupac Shakur; the "Black Athena" controversy, and the publication
of The Bell Curve-as well as the horrors of September 11, 2001, and
its consequences. Join Hypatia, in her pursuit of the Amor Dei
Intellectualis ("intellectual love of God").
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Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2007 |
First published: |
February 2007 |
Authors: |
Steven H Propp
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
724 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-595-42963-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
General
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LSN: |
0-595-42963-7 |
Barcode: |
9780595429639 |
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