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Lost Souls (Hardcover)
Nobile Dave Robert Nobile Dave Robinson, Robert Nobile; Dave Robinson
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Our knowledge comes primarily from experience - what our senses
tell us. But is experience really what it seems? The experimental
breakthroughs in 17th-century science of Kepler, Galileo and Newton
informed the great British empiricist tradition, which accepts a
'common-sense' view of the world - and yet concludes that all we
can ever know are 'ideas'. In Introducing Empiricism: A Graphic
Guide, Dave Robinson - with the aid of Bill Mayblin's brilliant
illustrations - outlines the arguments of Locke, Berkeley, Hume,
J.S. Mill, Bertrand Russell and the last British empiricist, A.J.
Ayer. They also explore criticisms of empiricism in the work of
Kant, Wittgenstein, Karl Popper and others, providing a unique
overview of this compelling area of philosophy.
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Price of Imperium
Dave Robinson
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R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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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.
"Introducing Plato" begins by explaining how philosophers like
Socrates and Pythagoras influenced Plato's thought. It provides a
clear account of Plato's puzzling theory of knowledge, and explains
how this theory then directed his provocative views on politics,
ethics and individual liberty. It offers detailed critical
commentaries on all of the key doctrines of Platonism, especially
the very odd theory of Forms, and concludes by revealing how
Plato's philosophy stimulated the work of important modern thinkers
such as Karl Popper, Martha Nussbaum, and Jacques Derrida.
Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He tackled
many puzzles--how our minds work, how we experience the world, and
what the true nature of meaning is. In"Introducing Bertrand
Russell"we meet a passionate eccentric, active in world politics,
who had outspoken views on sex, marriage, religion, and
education.
What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a
post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is
"identity" now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms
and competing fundamentalisms? In a climate of instant information,
free markets and possible ecological disaster, how do we define
"rights", self-interest and civic duties? What are the acceptable
limits of scientific investigation and genetic engineering, the
rights and wrongs of animal rights, euthanasia and civil
disobedience?"Introducing Ethics" confronts these dilemmas, tracing
the arguments of the great moral thinkers, including Socrates,
Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Kant, and brings us up to date with
postmodern critics.
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Lost Souls (Paperback)
Nobile Dave Robert Nobile Dave Robinson, Robert Nobile; Dave Robinson
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R492
Discovery Miles 4 920
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"With Our Own Four Hands" is the account of how a young couple,
grubbing away with hand tools back in the 1940's, brought reality
to their wartime dream of creating a ski area for western New York
skiers. It also touches on the history of skiing and the
development of ski equipment starting with a single toe strap to
hold the boot against the ski.The book is also an authentic chapter
in history of the hamlet of Swain in Allegany County which had been
largely by-passed by 20th century developments. It describes the
actions of the real people who contributed to the project in
various ways, and the effects, both good and bad, of the ski area
on the community itself.Also covered are formation on one of the
oldest ski patrols in the country and the launching of an Olympic
gold medal winner plus a Ski Hall of Fame World Cup Champion along
with the actions - some heroic, some hilarious - of more ordinary
mortals.The couple's four children have each contributed a chapter
of some of their recollections (which run the gamut from endearing
to humorous to hair-raising) of growing up on the ski area. The
book starts with an account of "the early years" that Dave wrote in
response to a request from newer members of the ski patrol for
information about the area's origins. Realizing that she was the
last person alive to know the whole story, Bina has tried to put it
all together: the ski area, the community and its people.
Rene Descartes is famous as the philosopher who was prepared to
doubt everything- even his own physical existence. Most people know
that he said 'I think, therefore I am', even if they are not always
sure what he really meant by it. Introducing Descartes explains
what Descartes doubted, and why he is usually called the father of
modern philosophy. It is a clear and accessible guide to all the
puzzling questions he asked about human beings and their place in
the world. Dave Robinson and Chris Garratt give a lucid account of
Descartes' contributions to modern science, mathematics, and the
philosophy of mind- and also reveal why he liked to do all of his
serious thinking in bed.
Illustrated guide to the crucial French philosopher who denied
bring a philosopher at all. 'I am like no one else in the whole
world ...' Thus begins Jean-Jacques Rousseau's defiant Confessions
- an autobiography of astounding psychological insight. Musician,
poet, novelist and botanist, but above all, a philosopher who
firmly denied being one, Rousseau was the first to ask: "What is
the value of civilization?" His answer - that civilization corrupts
natural goodness and increases social inequalities - shocked his
Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. Did
Rousseau inspire the French Revolution? Can Romanticism,
psychoanalysis and Existentialism all be traced back to him?
Introducing Rousseau presents a maverick thinker whose ideas
revolutionized our understanding of childhood, education,
government, language and much else. Dave Robinson's clear and
concise account of Rousseau's ideas, engagingly dramatized by Oscar
Zarate's illustrations, guides the reader through Rousseau's
turbulent life of lost innocence, persecution and paranoia.
Father of existentialism or the Eeyore of philosophy? Known as the
first modern theologian, Soren Kierkegaard was a prolific writer of
the Danish 'golden age'. A philosopher, poet and social critic, his
key concepts of angst, despair, and the importance of the
individual, influenced many 20th-century philosophers and
literature throughout Europe. Dave Robinson and Oscar Zarate's
brilliant graphic guide explains what Kierkegaard means by
'anti-philosophy', and tells an illuminating story of the strange
life and ideas of a man tortured by his attempts to change the very
priorities of Western thought.
Ethical philosophy has a long and distinguished history, but how can you apply it to your life?
This Practical Guide explores the alternative ethical philosophies and how we can all use these to aid us with everyday dilemmas. Introducing Ethics for Everyday Life provides advice on whether human beings really are selfish and greedy, why you might want to be a good person, and how to pick an ethical philosophy that works for you.
Free of jargon but full of straightforward advice, case studies and step-by-step instructions, this is the perfect concise introduction to using ethics to help you make decisions.
Dave Robinson has taught philosophy for many years, and is the author of Introducing Ethics.
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