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Beyond Price - Essays on Birth and Death (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): J. David Velleman Beyond Price - Essays on Birth and Death (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
J. David Velleman
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Foundations for Moral Relativism - Second Expanded Edition (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): J. David Velleman Foundations for Moral Relativism - Second Expanded Edition (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
J. David Velleman
R1,050 Discovery Miles 10 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
On Being Me - A Personal Invitation to Philosophy (Hardcover): Emily Bernstein On Being Me - A Personal Invitation to Philosophy (Hardcover)
Emily Bernstein; J. David Velleman
R322 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R51 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A moral philosopher's meditations on some of life's most important questions We've all had to puzzle over such profound matters as birth, death, regret, free will, agency, and love. How might philosophy help us think through these vital concerns? In On Being Me, renowned moral philosopher J. David Velleman presents a concise, accessible, and intimate exploration into subjects that we care deeply about, offering compelling insights into what it means to be human. Each of Velleman's short, personal chapters begins with a theme: "Being Glad I Was Born," "Wanting to Go On," "Fearing the End," "Regretting What Might Have Been," "Aspiring to Authorship," "Making Things Happen," and "Wanting to Be Loved." Reflecting on how daily life presents us with thorny riddles that need working out, Velleman arrives at unexpected conclusions about survival and personal identity, the self and its future, time and morality, the rationality of regret, free will and personal efficacy, and goodness and love. He shows that we can rely on our own powers of thought to arrive at a better understanding of the most fundamental parts of ourselves-and that the methods of philosophy can help get us there. Beautifully illustrated by New Yorker contributing artist Emily Bernstein, On Being Me invites us to approach life philosophically.

Self to Self: Selected Essays - Second Edition (Paperback): J. David Velleman Self to Self: Selected Essays - Second Edition (Paperback)
J. David Velleman
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Foundations for Moral Relativism - Second Expanded Edition (Paperback): J. David Velleman Foundations for Moral Relativism - Second Expanded Edition (Paperback)
J. David Velleman
R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beyond Price - Essays on Birth and Death (Paperback): J. David Velleman Beyond Price - Essays on Birth and Death (Paperback)
J. David Velleman
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Possibility of Practical Reason (Paperback, 2nd ed.): J. David Velleman The Possibility of Practical Reason (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
J. David Velleman
R692 Discovery Miles 6 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How We Get Along (Hardcover): J. David Velleman How We Get Along (Hardcover)
J. David Velleman
R2,495 Discovery Miles 24 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In How We Get Along, philosopher David Velleman compares our social interactions to the interactions among improvisational actors on stage. He argues that we play ourselves not artificially but authentically, by doing what would make sense coming from us as we really are. And like improvisational actors, we deal with one another in dual capacities: both as characters within the social drama and as players contributing to the shared performance. In this conception of social intercourse, Velleman finds rational grounds for morality, though not a rational guarantee. He maps a middle course between skepticism and rationalism, arguing that practical reasoning is "pro-moral' without requiring moral action. The result is what he calls a "Kinda Kantian metaethics." Written in an accessible and engaging style, How We Get Along is the summation of Velleman's thinking to date, incorporating and unifying previous work on agency, the self, the emotions, narrative, and Kantian moral theory.

Self to Self - Selected Essays (Hardcover): J. David Velleman Self to Self - Selected Essays (Hardcover)
J. David Velleman
R3,269 Discovery Miles 32 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Self to Self brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions by the distinguished philosopher J. David Velleman. Although each of the essays was written as an independent piece, they are unified by an overarching thesis, that there is no single entity denoted by 'the self', as well as by themes from Kantian ethics, psychoanalytic theory, social psychology, and Velleman's work in the philosophy of action. Two of the essays were selected by the editors of Philosophers' Annual as being among the ten best papers in their year of publication. Aimed primarily at professional philosophers and advanced students, Self to Self will also be of interest to psychologists and others who theorize about the self.

Self to Self - Selected Essays (Paperback): J. David Velleman Self to Self - Selected Essays (Paperback)
J. David Velleman
R1,502 Discovery Miles 15 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Self to Self brings together essays on personal identity, autonomy, and moral emotions by the distinguished philosopher J. David Velleman. Although each of the essays was written as an independent piece, they are unified by an overarching thesis, that there is no single entity denoted by 'the self', as well as by themes from Kantian ethics, psychoanalytic theory, social psychology, and Velleman's work in the philosophy of action. Two of the essays were selected by the editors of Philosophers' Annual as being among the ten best papers in their year of publication. Aimed primarily at professional philosophers and advanced students, Self to Self will also be of interest to psychologists and others who theorize about the self.

How We Get Along (Paperback): J. David Velleman How We Get Along (Paperback)
J. David Velleman
R802 Discovery Miles 8 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In How We Get Along, philosopher David Velleman compares our social interactions to the interactions among improvisational actors on stage. He argues that we play ourselves not artificially but authentically, by doing what would make sense coming from us as we really are. And like improvisational actors, we deal with one another in dual capacities: both as characters within the social drama and as players contributing to the shared performance. In this conception of social intercourse, Velleman finds rational grounds for morality, though not a rational guarantee. He maps a middle course between skepticism and rationalism, arguing that practical reasoning is "pro-moral' without requiring moral action. The result is what he calls a "Kinda Kantian metaethics." Written in an accessible and engaging style, How We Get Along is the summation of Velleman's thinking to date, incorporating and unifying previous work on agency, the self, the emotions, narrative, and Kantian moral theory.

Practical Reflection (Paperback, New edition): J. David Velleman Practical Reflection (Paperback, New edition)
J. David Velleman
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Out of stock

"What do you see when you look at your face in the mirror?" asks J. David Velleman in introducing his philosophical theory of action. He takes this simple act of self-scrutiny as a model for the reflective reasoning of rational agents: our efforts to understand our existence and conduct are aided by our efforts to make it intelligible. Reflective reasoning, Velleman argues, constitutes practical reasoning. By applying this conception, "Practical Reflection" develops philosophical accounts of intention, free will, and the foundation of morals. This new edition of "Practical Reflection" contains the original 1989 text along with a new introduction and is the latest entry in the "David Hume Series of Philosophy" and "Cognitive Science Reissues", which keeps in print previously published indispensable works in the area of cognitive science.

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