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  • The Ethical Project

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    Principles of right and wrong guide the lives of almost all human beings, but we often see them as external to ourselves, outside our own control. In a revolutionary approach to the problems of moral philosophy, Philip Kitcher makes a provocative proposal: Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Is Birdsong Music?

    Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird

    by Hollis Taylor ...
    "A ground-breaking study of the songs of the pied butcherbird . . . intellectually engaging and also very entertaining as a fieldwork memoir." — The Music TrustHow and when does music become possible? Is it a matter of biology, or culture, or an interaction between the two? Revolutionizing the way we think about the core values of music and human exceptionalism, Hollis Taylor takes us on an ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Science, Truth, and Democracy

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    Series series Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
    Striving to boldly redirect the philosophy of science, this book by renowned philosopher Philip Kitcher examines the heated debate surrounding the role of science in shaping our lives. Kitcher explores the sharp divide between those who believe that the pursuit of scientific knowledge is always valuable and necessary--the purists--and those who believe that it invariably serves the interests of ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Life After Faith

    The Case for Secular Humanism

    by Mr. Philip Kitcher ...
    Series series The Terry Lectures Series
    Although there is no shortage of recent books arguing against religion, few offer a positive alternative—how anyone might live a fulfilling life without the support of religious beliefs. This enlightening book fills the gap. Philip Kitcher constructs an original and persuasive secular perspective, one that answers human needs, recognizes the objectivity of values, and provides for the universal ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Moral Progress

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    Series series Munich Lectures in Ethics
    This inaugural volume in the Munich Lectures in Ethics series presents lectures by noted philosopher Philip Kitcher. In these lectures, Kitcher develops further the pragmatist approach to moral philosophy, begun in his book The Ethical Project. He uses three historical examples of moral progress--the abolition of chattel slavery, the expansion of opportunities for women, and the increasing ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

  • Finding an Ending

    Reflections on Wagner's Ring

    by Philip Kitcher, Richard Schacht ...
    Few musical works loom as large in Western culture as Richard Wagner's four-part Ring of the Nibelung. In Finding an Ending, two eminent philosophers, Philip Kitcher and Richard Schacht, offer an illuminating look at this greatest of Wagner's achievements, focusing on its far-reaching and subtle exploration of problems of meanings and endings in this life and world. Kitcher and Schacht plunge the ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • The Rich and the Poor

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    The Rich and the Poor is part chronicle, part analysis of a disturbing sea-change: the abandonment of ethics in public policy. Seventy years ago, it was possible for serious thinkers, including some in the governments of affluent nations, to consider policies for raising living standards worldwide. Today, by contrast, the principal policy questions revolve around how to stay on top in a dog-eat ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Living with Darwin

    Evolution, Design, and the Future of Faith

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    Series series Philosophy in Action
    Charles Darwin has been at the center of white-hot public debate for more than a century. In Living With Darwin, Philip Kitcher stokes the flames swirling around Darwin's theory, sifting through the scientific evidence for evolution, Creation Science, and Intelligent Design, and revealing why evolution has been the object of such vehement attack. Kitcher first provides valuable perspective on the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • What's the Use of Philosophy?

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    What's the use of philosophy? Philip Kitcher here grapples with an essential philosophical question: what the point of philosophy is, and what it should and can be. Kitcher's portrait of the discipline is not a familiar defense of the importance of philosophy or the humanities writ large. Rather, he is deeply critical of philosophy as it is practiced today, a practice focused on narrow technical ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Joyce's Kaleidoscope

    An Invitation to Finnegans Wake

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    James Joyce's Ulysses, once regarded as obscure and obscene, is now viewed as one of the masterpieces of world literature. Yet Joyce's final novel, Finnegans Wake, to which he devoted seventeen years, remains virtually unread, except by scholarly specialists. Its linguistic novelties, apparently based on an immense learning that few can share, make it appear impenetrable. Joyce's Kaleidoscope ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Preludes to Pragmatism

    Toward a Reconstruction of Philosophy

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    In these essays, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher argues for a reconstruction of philosophy along the lines of classical Pragmatism ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Joyce's Kaleidoscope

    An Invitation to Finnegans Wake

    by Philip Kitcher ...
    James Joyce's Ulysses, once regarded as obscure and obscene, is now viewed as one of the masterpieces of world literature. Yet Joyce's final novel, Finnegans Wake, to which he devoted seventeen years, remains virtually unread, except by scholarly specialists. Its linguistic novelties, apparently based on an immense learning that few can share, make it appear impenetrable. Joyce's Kaleidoscope ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD