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  • One Soldier

    Vietnam in 1968

    by John H. Shook ...
    Who, or what, was the real enemy in Vietnam? The ever-elusive, jungle-wise Viet Cong and their NVA allies? The oppressive heat and torrential rains? The leeches, mosquitoes, and the jungle itself? Or the army whose regulations made you carry a .45 even though the firing pin was broken? Perhaps, each in their own way, they all were... and John Shook battled them all.In One Soldier, he recounts his ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Pragmatism

    by John R. Shook ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    A concise, reader-friendly overview of pragmatism, the most influential school of American philosophical thought.Pragmatism, America’s homegrown philosophy, has been a major intellectual movement for over a century. Unlike its rivals, it reaches well beyond the confines of philosophy into concerns and disciplines as diverse as religion, politics, science, and culture. In this concise, engagingly ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Bioethics and Brains

    A Disciplined and Principled Neuroethics

    by John R. Shook, James Giordano ...
    Series series Basic Bioethics
    How neuroethics can be increasingly relevant and informative for inclusive social policy and political discourse about brain science and technologies.Neuroethics, a field just over two decades old, addresses both ethical issues generated in and by brain sciences and the neuroscientific studies of moral and ethical thought and action. These foci are reciprocally interactive and prompt questions of ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • Systematic Atheology

    Atheism’s Reasoning with Theology

    by John R. Shook ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Religion
    Atheology is the intellectual effort to understand atheism, defend the reasonableness of unbelief, and support nonbelievers in their encounters with religion. This book presents a historical overview of the development of atheology from ancient thought to the present day. It offers in-depth examinations of four distinctive schools of atheological thought: rationalist atheology, scientific ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • The God Debates

    A 21st Century Guide for Atheists and Believers (and Everyone in Between)

    by John R. Shook ...
    The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and appreciation of religion?s conceptual foundations.Explains key arguments for and against God's existence in clear ways for readers at all levelsBrings theological debates up to the present with current ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Transformers and Philosophy

    More than Meets the Mind

    Edited by John R. Shook, Liz Stillwaggon Swan ...
    Series series Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games - its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range second only to that of Star Wars. Here, in Transformers and Philosophy, a dream team of philosophers pursues the fascinating questions posed by humankind’s encounter with an artificially intelligent ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Pragmatism

    by John R. Shook ...
    Narrated by Steve Menasche ...
    Series series MIT Press Essential Knowledge

    Unabridged

    7 hours 21 min

    A concise, accessible overview of pragmatism, the most influential school of American philosophical thought.Pragmatism, America's homegrown philosophy, has been a major intellectual movement for over a century. Unlike its rivals, it reaches well beyond the confines of philosophy into concerns and disciplines as diverse as religion, politics, science, and culture. In this concise, engagingly ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Neuroscience, Neuroculture, and Neuroethics

    A Broad Overview

    by James Giordano, Roland Benedikter, John R. Shook ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Contemporary brain research is challenging Western societal norms by questioning basic cornerstones such as individuality, freedom, rationality, solidarity, and the concept of the human being in general. It is giving way to profound changes in Western concepts of culture and civilization. This volume provides a broad overview of the cultural changes incurred by neuroscience and neurotechnology, ... Read more

    $68.99 CAD

  • Dictionary of Early American Philosophers

    Edited by Dr John R. Shook ...
    The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers, which contains over 400 entries by nearly 300 authors, provides an account of philosophical thought in the United States and Canada between 1600 and 1860. The label of "philosopher" has been broadly applied in this Dictionary to intellectuals who have made philosophical contributions regardless of academic career or professional title. Most figures ... Read more

    $929.19 CAD

  • The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America

    From 1600 to the Present

    Edited by Dr John R. Shook ...
    For scholars working on almost any aspect of American thought, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia to Philosophers in America presents an indispensable reference work.Selecting over 700 figures from the Dictionary of Early American Philosophers and the Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, this condensed edition includes key contributors to philosophical thought. From 1600 to the present day, ... Read more

    $158.99 CAD

  • Essential William James

    Edited by John R. Shook, University at Buffalo SUN ...
    William James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that had a wide-ranging impact on both psychology and philosophy. His Principles of Psychology was the most important English-language work on the mind since Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Abduction in Cognition and Action

    Logical Reasoning, Scientific Inquiry, and Social Practice

    Edited by John R. Shook, Sami Paavola ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book gathers together novel essays on the state-of-the-art research into the logic and practice of abduction. In many ways, abduction has become established and essential to several fields, such as logic, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy of science, and methodology. In recent years this interest in abduction’s many aspects and functions has accelerated. There are ... Read more

    $140.99 CAD