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Second Thoughts
First Introductions to Philosophy
2022 || Paperback || Mareen Sie Bart Engelen || Open Press Tilburg University
An open educational and open-ended resource for whomever is interested in philosophical thinking. In this scholarly handbook you find two kinds of chapters. First, there are chapters that provide a broad introduction into a specific philosophical subdiscipline, such as political philosophy, epistemology or metaphysics. As this collection covers most of the sub-disciplines currently taught at Western philosophy departments, you can legitimately claim that you have been introduced to Western â€...
The Frontiers of Knowledge (Heruitgave)
what We Know About Science, History and the Mind - And How We Know It
2022 || Paperback || A.C. Grayling || Viking UK
'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker
In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of historical sites yet to be explored; and the new neurosciences of mind and brain are just b...
The Elements of Moral Philosophy ISE / 10th edition
2023 || Paperback || James Rachels e.a. || McGraw-Hill
The Elements of Moral Philosophy 9e by James Rachels and Stuart Rachels is a best-selling text for undergraduate courses in ethics. Thirteen thought-provoking chapters introduce readers to major moral concepts and theories in philosophy through clear, understandable explanations and compelling discussions. Chapters are written so that they may be read independently of one another thus providing greater flexibility for students and instructors.
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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.