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  • The Cost of Comfort

    par John Lachs ...
    Collections series American Philosophy
    Why do we feel empty when our lives seem so full? A philosopher's "clear, engaging reflection" on the psychic risks of today's world (John T. Lysaker, author of After Emerson).While comfort has not always reached everyone evenly, most of us who live in the United States today reap the benefits of modern life. We live longer, we eat better food, we have access to good medical care, and we can stay ... En savoir plus

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  • Stoic Pragmatism

    par John Lachs ...
    Collections series American Philosophy
    John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs ... En savoir plus

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  • Stoic Pragmatism

    par John Lachs ...
    Collections series American Philosophy
    John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs ... En savoir plus

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Philosophical I

    Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy

    par Nicholas Rescher, Sandra Harding, Douglas Kellner, Nancey Murphy, Joseph Margolis, Richard Shusterman, Bat-Ami Bar On, John J. Stuhr, Thomas E. Wartenberg, Linda Martín Alcoff, Lorraine Code, John Lachs, Paul C. Taylor, Charles W. Mills, Nancy Tuana ...
    Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Candid and philosophically insightful, these personal narratives critically call into question the belief that philosophy should be kept separate from the personal experience of philosophers. Each contributor traces the ... En savoir plus

    $63.99 CAD

  • The Cost of Comfort

    par John Lachs ...
    Collections series American Philosophy
    Philosopher John Lachs observes that humans today live lives of comfort but also sees that these comfortable lives come at a cost: our increasing unhappiness. In The Cost of Comfort, Lachs contemplates what humans need in order to live fulfilled lives in today's world. While comfort has not always reached everyone evenly, Lachs acknowledges that most of us who live in the US today reap the ... En savoir plus

    $11.19 CAD

  • A Community of Individuals

    par John Lachs ...
    Drawing on the spirit of classical American Philosophy, A Community of Individuals is an original, highly engaging, and important philosophical exploration of pressing personal and social problems. With clear, compelling, spirited writing, Lachs tackles a wide range of topics from the responsibility of educators and the role of education to the problems of aging and the desire for immortality, ... En savoir plus

    $83.81 CAD

  • George Santayana at 150

    International Intepretations

    par Jose Beltran, Michael Brodrick, Cayetano Estebanez, Michael P. Hodges, Daniel Moreno, Charles Padron, Daniel Pinkas, Herman Saatkamp, Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski, Glenn Tiller, Leonarda Vaiana, Amparo Zacares, Martin A. Coleman, David Dilworth, John Lachs ...
    Santayana at 150: International Interpretations is a collection of essays by seventeen authors celebrating the life and thought of Spanish–American philosopher George Santayana. This book appears on the occasion of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Santayana’s birth. Appropriately, the authors come from both sides of the Atlantic and put forth a range of insights that demonstrate the ... En savoir plus

    $158.99 CAD

  • Freedom and Limits

    par John Lachs ...
    Collections series American Philosophy
    Freedom and Limits is a defense of the value of freedom in the context of human finitude. A contribution to the American tradition of philosophy, it focuses attention on moral problems as we encounter them in daily life, where the search for perfection and the incessant drive to meet obligations make it difficult to attain satisfaction. The book argues that uniformity is unproductive: Human ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia

    Modifié par John Lachs, Robert B. Talisse ...
    The Encyclopedia of American Philosophy provides coverage of the major figures, concepts, historical periods and traditions in American philosophical thought. Containing over 600 entries written by scholars who are experts in the field, this Encyclopedia is the first of its kind. It is a scholarly reference work that is accessible to the ordinary reader by explaining complex ideas in simple terms ... En savoir plus

    $474.10 CAD

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  • How Should We Live?

    A Practical Approach to Everyday Morality

    par John Kekes ...
    A "lucid, careful, tenacious, and always accessible" inquiry into practical morality for everyday life by the author of The Roots of Evil ( Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews).For centuries, moral philosophers have sought a single, overriding ideal that should guide everyone, always, everywhere. And after centuries of debate we're no closer to arriving at one. In How Should We Live?, philosopher ... En savoir plus

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  • Man for Himself

    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    par Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... En savoir plus

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  • Objectivism

    The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

    par Leonard Peikoff ...
    Collections series Ayn Rand Library
    THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—The definitive statement of Ayn Rand’s philosophy as interpreted by her best student and chosen heir.This brilliantly conceived and organized book is Dr. Leonard Peikoff’s classic text on the abstract principles and practical applications of Objectivism, based on his lecture series “The Philosophy of Objectivism.” Ayn Rand said of these lectures: “Until or unless I ... En savoir plus

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