Philosophy Fall 2018 Title Catalog by Cognella, Inc

PHILOSOPHY TITLE CATALOG

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GREEK NATURAL PHILOSOPHY The Presocratics and Their Importance for Environmental Philosophy J. Baird Callicott, John van Buren, and Keith Wayne Brown

ÂŠ 2018 This text presents the primary sources on the Presocratics in a straightforward way in order to tell a coherent story about the astonishing development of natural philosophy in ancient Greece and its relevance today. The text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in ancient Greek philosophy or in environmental philosophy, and will be of interest to scholars in these fields.

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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Devonya Havis

ÂŠ 2018

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This reader challenges students to develop critical and analytical thinking skills by exploring substantive primary texts in philosophy. In addition to familiar, foundational philosophy texts, the book includes sections on service learning and Jesuit tradition as a way to focus on issues of justice, social responsibility, and the role of the individual in society.

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UNIFIED PHILOSOPHY Interdisciplinary Metaphysics, Cyberethics, and Liberal Arts Michael M. Kazanjian

ÂŠ 2018

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This book presents an integrated vision of metaphysics, ethics, and philosophy and posits that philosophy is actually a form of theoretical and applied metaphysics. It opens with the general theory of metaphysics. Having identified four options for subjectobject relations, the book then applies these to examinations of linguistics, hermeneutics, determinism, the ethics of economics as cyberethics and cybereconomics, and the social sciences.

PERSPECTIVES ON HUMANITY IN THE FINE ARTS Gary Towne

ÂŠ 2018 This text takes a historical approach to the fine arts as expressions of western culture and helps readers envision times and places by studying their unique forms of artistic expression. After chapters explaining the elements of each of the fine arts, the book explores cultures from prehistory to the present as embodied in several art forms from each.

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UP TO DATE APPLIED ETHICAL ISSUES Jeremy A. Dickinson

ÂŠ 2018

This text introduces readers to a variety of recent works on applied ethical issues. While providing summaries of seminal works on applied ethics so that students are aware of the classics in the discipline, the book focuses on new ways of thinking about applied ethics that are representative of contemporary discourse.

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PHILOSOPHY FOR US Lenny Clapp

ÂŠ 2018

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This text features select papers written by contemporary, professional philosophers for introductory philosophy students. The text addresses five philosophical issues: Is there a God?; Do we have free will?; Are there objective moral truths?; What sort of thing is a person?; Is it moral to eat animals? Each section includes a brief introduction and definitions of key terms and concepts, making it ideal for introductory philosophy courses.

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PHILOSOPHY LAB An Experiential Approach to Conceptual Analysis Asher Walden

ÂŠ 2017

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This text gives students the skills and strategies needed to do philosophical work in the Analytic tradition. Readers are presented a step-by-step method for performing a preliminary conceptual analysis and practice examples to apply the method to standard philosophical problems. Each chapter features primary source material, commentary, and activity instructions.

INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Themes for Classroom and Reflection Brian D. Skelly

ÂŠ 2017

This anthology contains a series of original essays that span the breadth of topics commonly discussed in the college classroom. Designed to serve as conversation starters, the essays, addressing topics such as metaphysics, ethics, sexuality, and faith, take a reconciliatory approach to controversial issues while still challenging students to think beyond commonly held positions.

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VISIONS OF UTOPIA A Political Theory Anthology Jasper Sumner, III

ÂŠ 2017

This anthology approaches political theory through analysis of the modern ideologies that shape our experience of the world today. Students become familiar with communitarianism and the utopian universe, liberal and conservative reactions to utopianism, the feminist, environmentalist, and dystopian views of utopianism.

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READINGS IN CRITICAL THINKING Robert E. A. Shanab

ÂŠ 2017

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This text demonstrates that critical thinking skills have practical applications, and therefore, can be used to better society. Topics covered in the text include argument diagrams, deductive validity, syllogistic logic, inductive reasoning, fallacies, definitions, incomplete arguments, and reasoning schemes. The text encourages readers to find solutions to societal problems and take a stand against oppression, injustice, unnecessary wars, and other evils.

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INTRODUCING PHILOSOPHY Questions of Knowledge and Reality Peter Atterton

ÂŠ 2017

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This text, comprised of both classical and modern readings, offers an excellent introduction to many of the central issues in philosophy: whether God exists, the problem of evil, the problem of knowing the external world, mind-body dualism, the doctrine of physicalism, personal identity, the debate on free will, determinism, and compatibilism, and modern theories of human nature.

TAKING PEOPLE SERIOUSLY A Defense of Ethical Theory Linda L. Williams

ÂŠ 2017

While all ethical theories are not alike, and no single theory is problem free, ethical theories do have something in common: they are all attempts at pulling people out of their self-centeredness and shifting their focus to finding the best way to treat others. This text provides students a fresh and original answer to basic philosophical questions about human conduct.

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BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR HONEST DECISION-MAKING

Rooted in ten years of classroom implementation, this book provides students the groundwork for ethical and authentic decision-making. It shapes students’ critical thinking skills and ethics through student-centered learning activities, practical tool kits, case studies, and readings. Topics include the substance of ethics, approaches to ethics, integrative ethics, and evolving bioethics.

This book exposes readers to the ideas that have shaped the world since the time of Socrates. It challenges students’ assumptions about questions of life, death, and community. Written to be accessible and relatable for students, the book is also structured to allow professors to select the topics most applicable to their particular courses.

This book explores topics related to marginalized members of society and uses this exploration as a new way to enter into the study of philosophy. Within the anthology, the city serves as both a microscope through which to examine the metaphor of “urban” in America and as a frame through which to view philosophical thinking and matters of race, gender, poverty, and the environment.

CONVERSATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Michael Stout and Jim Ottea

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This text introduces students to important concepts in the biological sciences and explores the intersection of these concepts with philosophy, ethics, religion, politics, and public policy. Readings are organized by topic and include selections from a variety of sources and perspectives. With brief introductions to each topic, the book delivers a thought-provoking and engaging reading experience.

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APPROACH TO GOOD REASONING

This text teaches critical thinking skills that students can then apply to potential solutions to societal problems. Students will explore deductive, inductive, and syllogistic reasoning as well as enthymemes and fallacies. Each of the nine chapters features high-interest and challenging activities that allow for immediate application of the target skills.

This text includes a mixture of classic readings from the great figures in science and in the philosophy of science, as well as practical essays on scientific methodology, ethics and pseudoscience. It will give the student tools to reflect on the ethical implications of scientific discovery. Students will be introduced to the scientific world view: its sphere and limitations.

GREAT IDEAS OF SCIENCE

This book recognizes that science forms a seamless web of knowledge about the universe, and a few overarching concepts unify astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. The goal is to serve the educational needs of people who will not be scientists but who need some knowledge of science to function as citizens.

BIOETHICS

This text introduces students to the most relevant historical, epistemological, methodological, and practical aspects of bioethics. The book encourages students to think objectively and impartially in order to resolve the ethical dilemmas that stem from biotechnological empowerment and biomedical techniques.

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Focusing on experiences and stories, this text is designed to help students develop a personal philosophy of sport, movement activity, exercise, play, and games. The text addresses both the values that make the movement profession an exciting one and the ethics that help professionals deal with daily questions of right and wrong. Students will have the opportunity to develop and write a personal movement philosophy to apply and rely on.

The four sections of this book address religious morality and transcendence, virtue ethicists, rational norms and secular morality, and ethics and social change. As students engage with these overarching concepts, they are exposed to the writings of great philosophical thinkers ancient and contemporary, including Aristotle, Maimonides, Avicenna, Bentham, Rand, Marx, King, Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama.

This text gives students a concise synopsis of the Catholic and Franciscan ethical traditions. The chapters examine the two separately, yet also show how they are historically entangled and related and how together they create a rich, multidimensional ethical framework.

In recognition of the fact that peace is much more than the absence of war, this book gives readers new insights into the causes of international conflict. The reading selections examine peace, conflict, violence, and power as essential elements, at both the micro- and macro- levels, in determining the course of events. The selected readings pose fresh questions, and respond to standard questions in new ways.

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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

This text features the writing of some of the greatest political philosophers from ancient times to the present, along with concise introductions that highlight and explain the major points of each selection. Readers are introduced to the ideas of Socrates and Plato, Aristotle’s writing on politics and ethics, and the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.

This book is a concise overview of developments in Iranian philosophy from ancient times to the seventeenth century. The material offers valuable insight into contemporary events through chapters addressing the meeting of east and west. The text places Iranian philosophy within the framework of Islamic philosophy.

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN

This anthology presents philosophy and thought as interactive human experiences, motivating people to ask the questions they have been socially, culturally, religiously, and politically conditioned to avoid. Through primary source material from great thinkers, students will explore cultural identity, religion, society, politics, economics, ethics, the idea of “self” and scientific thought.

INTRODUCTORY LOGIC FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHAT IS A GOOD ARGUMENT?

This high-interest and student-friendly text engages readers, and challenges them to apply what they are learning through exercises and problems that are both interesting and academically rigorous. Teaching students logical principles and argument forms in an accessible and understandable way, the book effectively uses explanations, illustrations, and examples.

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TEN PHILOSOPHIES THAT SHOOK THE WORLD AN ECONOMICAL INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

This book begins with two brief selections that provide insight into the value of philosophical ideas, and address how best to read and understand the readings. The organization of the book is chronological, allowing students to embark on a journey of philosophical time travel accompanied by the greats including Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Marx and Engels.

MORE THAN THE LOVE OF WISDOM AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WHOLE OF PHILOSOPHY

This book begins by introducing, and rejecting, many popular but ill-informed responses to the question of what philosophy actually is. Subsequent material addresses the various parts of philosophy, and its history, paving the way for readers to explore philosophy as an inquiry into the most general and fundamental concepts, principles, and features of the world.

IT BEGINS WITH A QUESTION AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

By combining innovative learning through technology with the traditional content of introductory philosophy courses, this book teaches classical content in a modern, high-interest, and student-friendly way. Students learn about seminal philosophers including Plato and Socrates, Parmenides, St. Anselm, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Immanuel Kant.

THINKING INDEPENDENTLY AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

This anthology familiarizes students with some of the great works and ideas in the history of philosophy. It helps students learn how to discern and evaluate the arguments that are contained in texts. The book shows students how even the most abstract philosophical questions can arise in the course of reflection about how to live our lives.

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This book delivers concise, yet insightful summaries of the crucial political systems and the ideas of prominent political philosophers throughout history. It is designed to provide students new to the field with a familiarity of the various political viewpoints, as a matter of conscientious citizenship.

This text provides readers with a solid foundation concerning the nature and method of philosophical reasoning. It approaches an introductory philosophy course focusing on traditional questions such as: Can we prove God’s existence? What is morality? Can we know the external world? What is reality?

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