This book uses recently released, well-received movies to explore answers to classic questions in philosophy in an approachable yet philosophically rigorous manner. Amy Karofsky uses one or more films in each chapter to examine one longstanding philosophical question and assess some of the best solutions to it that have been offered.

Philosophical Writing: An Introduction, 4th Edition, features numerous updates and revisions to A. P. Martinich’s best-selling text that instructs beginning philosophy students on how to craft a well-written philosophical essay.

Features an entirely new chapter on how to read a philosophical essay, new sections on quantification and modality, and rhetoric in philosophical writing, as well as more updated essay examplesIncludes many new essay examples and an accompanying website with further...

This accessible book is invaluable to anyone coming to social and political philosophy for the first time. It provides a broad survey of key social and political questions in modern society, as well as clear discussions of the philosophical issues central to those questions and to political thought more generally. Unique among books of this kind is a sustained treatment of specifically social philosophy, including topics such as epistemic injustice, pornography, marriage, sexuality, and the f...

Philosophical Writing helps students to think clearly and analytically, improve their essay-writing skills, and present their knowledge and thoughts in a precise and coherent manner. Acclaimed for its accessible, highly practical approach, this bestselling textbook emphasizes what students should do in crafting a philosophical essay, as well as other types of essays that analyze concepts across a variety of disciplines. Tracing the evolution of a good philosophical essay from the draft stage ...

A panoramic overview of recent and classical debates on the meaning of democracy as a philosophical ideal. A perfect introduction to the philosophical analysis of democracy, Maskivker also offers her own novel insights regarding the value of democracy and its distinct interpretations.

A courageous and exciting reconsideration of self, experience and reality and its implications for doing social research differently

The most widely read anthology for the study of modern philosophy, this volume provides key works of philosophers and other leading thinkers of the period, chosen to enhance the reader's understanding of modern philosophy and its relationship to the natural sciences of the time. The third edition incorporates important contributions of women and minority thinkers into the canon of the modern period, while retaining all of the material of the previous edition. Included are works by Princess El...

The ever increasing ability of medical technology to reshape the human body in fundamental ways - from organ and tissue transplants to reconstructive surgery and prosthetics - is something now largely taken for granted. But for a philosopher, such interventions raise fundamental and fascinating questions about our sense of individual identity and its relationship to the physical body. Drawing on and engaging with philosophers from across the centuries, Jenny Slatman here develops a novel argu...

Spirituele intelligentie is een wezenlijk kenmerk van ieder mens, zij het dat men zich daar niet altijd van bewust is. Het treedt steeds verder op de voorgrond. Dit boek beschrijft mijn reis. Het is een autobiografisch verhaal. Niet bedoeld om te vertellen hoe jij het moet doen, wel om verslag te doen van mijn ontdekkingstocht naar mijn ziel. Misschien inspireert het jou ook die reis aan te gaan en te ontdekken wat jij vormt en hoe je authentieke zelf zich manifesteert.

You deserve to allow yourself to feel good now. When you send positive energy and are ready to receive providence gets into action. You don't need to understand how this happens, just to trust the universe is at work and will rearrange itself to make the right things happen for you. Trust in the magic of life to aid you in picking up the pieces and the Journey back you yourself.

Chapters can change in an instant. Trust that soon you will be telling a different story. A story about how your mi...