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  • William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life

    by Jacob L. Goodson, Guy Axtell, Gregory Eiselein, Amy Kittelstrom, Joseph D. John, Roger Ward, Neal A. Tognazzini, Scott F. Aikin, Robert B. Talisse, Scott R. Stroud0, Jaishikha Nautiyal1, Anthony Karlin2, G. Scott Davis3, Eric Silverman4, Lee Yearley5, Frederick J. Ruf6, Gary S. Slater7, Pamela Crosby8, David O’Hara9, Ermine L. Algaier IV0, D. Micah Hester1, John R. Shook2, Sami Pihlström3, Seth Vannatta4 ...
    Series series American Philosophy Series
    Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find his way into these conversations, there is uncertainty about where his thinking fits. While utilitarianism has ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Problems of Religious Luck

    Assessing the Limits of Reasonable Religious Disagreement

    by Guy Axtell ...
    To speak of being religious lucky certainly sounds odd. But then, so does “My faith holds value in God’s plan, while yours does not.” This book argues that these two concerns — with the concept of religious luck and with asymmetric or sharply differential ascriptions of religious value — are inextricably connected. It argues that religious luck attributions can profitably be studied from a number ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Objectivity

    by Guy Axtell ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Philosophy
    What do you find more trustworthy, experts or numbers, personal �know-how� or �objective facts�? Can science claim special authority based on the objectivity of its methods? Are our ethical decisions always better when we strive to be impartial and unbiased? Why should we value objectivity, and is it achievable anyway?These are a few of the thought-provoking questions Guy Axtell asks in this ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

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  • Language, Truth and Logic

    by A.J. Ayer ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    If you can't prove something, it is literally senseless - so argues Ayer in this irreverent and electrifying book. Statements are either true by definition (as in maths), or can be verified by direct experience. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. Ayer was only 24 when he finished LANGUAGE, TRUTH & LOGIC, yet it shook the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • I Am Not I

    by Jacob Needleman ...
    In this “striking” meditation on the relationship between the adult self and the inner child, Jacob Needleman presents excitingly “original positions” on age old spiritual and philosophical questions—Ken WilburSeeking to reconcile the split between our inner child and our adult self, eminent philosopher and religious scholar Jacob Needleman evokes the ancient spiritual tradition of a deep dialogue ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Theaetetus

    Translated by John McDowell ...
    by Lesley Brown, Plato ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'What exactly is knowledge?' The Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge, and is acknowledged as one of Plato's finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a clever but modest student, Theaetetus, it explores one of the key issues in philosophy: what is knowledge? Though no definite answer is reached, the discussion is penetrating and wide-ranging, covering the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • Transformative Experience

    by L. A. Paul ...
    As we live our lives, we repeatedly make decisions that shape our future circumstances and affect the sort of person we will be. When choosing whether to start a family, or deciding on a career, we often think we can assess the options by imagining what different experiences would be like for us. L. A. Paul argues that, for choices involving dramatically new experiences, we are confronted by the ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Probability

    by Darrell P. Rowbottom ...
    Series series Key Concepts in Philosophy
    When a doctor tells you there�s a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices.In this engaging and highly accessible introduction to the philosophy of probability, Darrell Rowbottom ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • The Mirror of the World: Subjects, Consciousness, and Self-Consciousness

    by Christopher Peacocke ...
    Series series Context And Content
    Christopher Peacocke presents a philosophical theory of subjects of consciousness, together with a theory of the nature of first person representation of such a subject of consciousness. He develops a new treatment of subjects, distinct from previous theories, under which subjects were regarded either as constructs from mental events, or fundamentally embodied, or Cartesian egos. In contrast, his ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental

    by M. Gerken ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental integrates the epistemology of reasoning and philosophy of mind. By examining the fundamental competencies involved in reasoning, Gerken argues that reasoning depends on the external environment in ways that are both surprising and epistemologically important. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Philosophy of Science

    A Unified Approach

    by Gerhard Schurz ...
    Philosophy of Science: A Unified Approach combines a general introduction to philosophy of science with an integrated survey of all its important subfields. As the book’s subtitle suggests, this excellent overview is guided methodologically by "a unified approach" to philosophy of science: behind the diversity of scientific fields one can recognize a methodological unity of the sciences. This ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • The English Utilitarians - Volume I

    by Leslie Stephen ...
    The English Utilitarians of whom I am about to give some account were a group of men who for three generations had a conspicuous influence upon English thought and political action. Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill were successively their leaders; and I shall speak of each in turn. It may be well to premise a brief indication of the method which I have adopted. I have devoted a ... Read more

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