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Debate / Philosophy
How to start debating in the philosophy classroom
2022 || Hardcover || Floris Velema || ISVW Uitgevers || met inkijkexemplaar
From Plato’s dialogues to medieval scholasticism to John Stuart Mill’s defense of free speech, there is an intimate historical relation between debate and philosophy. So why have debate clubs and philosophy classrooms become such separate worlds in contemporary schools?
This book presents a method that combines the argumentative skills of debate education with central concepts in political philosophy, such as freedom, justice and equality. A practical guide for high school teachers that o...
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Debating Ethical Dilemmas in the Classroom
2023 || Hardcover || Floris Velema e.a. || ISVW Uitgevers
This book is a valuable resource for educators looking to foster critical thinking and ethical reasoning in their students. It presents a variety of thought-provoking ethical dilemmas and offers structured debate frameworks to help students develop the skills to articulate and defend their viewpoints. While debating values, principles, harms and benefits, students will not only learn how to analyze and evaluate ethical issues, but also how to respect and consider the perspectives of others.
The Continental Aesthetics Reader / 2nd edition
2017 || Hardcover || Clive Cazeaux || Taylor & Francis
The Continental Aesthetics Reader brings together classic and contemporary writings on art and aesthetics from the major figures in continental thought. The second edition is clearly divided into seven sections: Nineteenth-Century German Aesthetics Phenomenology and Hermeneutics Marxism and Critical Theory Excess and Affect Embodiment and Technology Poststructuralism and Postmodernism Aesthetic Ontologies. Each section is clearly placed in its historical and philosophical context, and each ph...
What Kind of Death
The Ethics of Determining One's Own Death
2022 || Hardcover || Govert den Hartogh || Taylor & Francis
This book offers an examination of physician-assisted death, but it also extends the discussion to a broader range of end-of-life decisions including suicide, palliative care and sedation until death.
Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo
2017 || Hardcover || Plato || Harvard University Press
Works in this volume recount the circumstances of Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC. Euthyphro attempts to define holiness; Apology is Socrates' defense speech; in Crito he discusses justice and defends his refusal to be rescued from prison; Phaedo offers arguments for the immortality of the soul.
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The sexual system
Hardcover || Dik Brummel || NVSH
This is not just another book about sex and sexuality, but a description of the sexual system, in which sex difference, sexual desire, reproduction and the family form a coherent whole.
The sexual system is the foundation of our lives and of society as a whole. It provides an explanation for such diverse problems as the inadequacy of human relationships, injustice, hunger and war. Religion, language, politics and culture also appear in a new light if they are regarded as embodiments of the se...
The Stoic Mindset
10 Ancient Lessons for Modern Life
2024 || Hardcover || Mark Tuitert || Penguin Life
Discover how the ancient wisdom of the Stoics provides the essential tools you need to navigate the modern world.
'Relatable and inspiring ... Get ready to be motivated to live a more Stoic life' - Donald Robertson, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Elite sportsman Mark Tuitert used the principles of Stoic philosophy to become an Olympic gold medallist, champion athlete and successful entrepreneur, overcoming a series of challenges in his professional and private life. Now, in this ...