Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff
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Category: Philosophy
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? For those who are unsatisfied by the answers of traditional religion, and equally by the lack of answers from atheism, Philip Goff opens up a path between the two. He argues for cosmic purpose: the idea that the universe is directed towards certain goals, ...Show more
Republic by Plato
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- The Republic (Politeia; Latin: De Re Publica) is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man-for this reason, ancient readers used the name ...Show more
New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny
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Category: Philosophy | Series: A\New History of Western Philosophy Ser.
This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy--the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment into the modern world. He introduces us ...Show more
Justice for Earthlings: Essays in Political Philosophy by David Miller
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Category: Philosophy
In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed j ...Show more
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Any Baedeker will tell us "where" we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us "how" and "why. "With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life," "de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of notici ...Show more
101 Dilemmas for the Armchair Philosopher by Eric Chaline
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Category: Philosophy
In a democracy, should everyone--absolutely everyone--get a vote? Does it really matter if tigers become extinct? Why does murder carry a heavier penalty than attempted murder? If you don't like the socks your grandma gives you for Christmas, should you tell her so? Packed with moral dilemmas, thought ...Show more
Intellectuals and the Decline of Religion: Essays and Reviews by Paul Crook
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Category: Philosophy
These authors range from John Henry Newman in the nineteenth century to Joseph Needham, who died in 1995, and include G. K. Chesterton, Arnold Toynbee, R. H. Tawney, Malcolm Muggeridge, T. S. Eliot and C. S Lewis. Their reactions vary from mild complacency to prophesy of the death of civilisation, with ...Show more
The Metaphysics by Aristotle
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
The Soul of the Marionette - A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom by John Gray
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
In The Soul of the Marionette, John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every actio ...Show more
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo by Plató; G. M. A. Grube (Translator); John M. Cooper (Revised by)
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography.
For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women by Deirdre English; Barbara Ehrenreich
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: General Adult
From the bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed and a former editor in chief Mother Jones, this women's history classic brilliantly uncovers the constraints imposed on women in the name of science. Since the nineteenth century, professionals have been invoking scientific expertise to prescribe what wome ...Show more
Ethics in the Real World by Peter Singer
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Category: Philosophy
"In this book of brief essays, Singer 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 whethe ...Show more