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The Relevance of Philosophy to Life /
The primary purpose of philosophy is to help us better understand the critical issues in life. Sadly, in this modern world we often relegate philosophy to the ivory tower and to dusty tomes forgotten on the library shelf. With The Relevance of Philosophy to Life, eminent American philosopher John La...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Nashville :
Vanderbilt University Press,
1995.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| 505 | 0 | |t Series Editor's Preface -- |t Introduction -- |g 1 |t The Relevance of Philosophy to Life |g (starting p. 3) -- |g 2 |t Reflections on Current French Philosophy |g (starting p. 11) -- |g 3 |t Relativism and Its Benefits |g (starting p. 19) -- |g 4 |t Values and Relations |g (starting p. 29) -- |g 5 |t How Relative Are Values? or Are Nazis Irrational and Why the Answer Matters |g (starting p. 40) -- |g 6 |t A Community of Psyches: Santayana on Society |g (starting p. 50) -- |g 7 |t Dogmatist in Disguise |g (starting p. 62) -- |g 8 |t Grand History and Ordinary Life |g (starting p. 70) -- |g 9 |t Aristotle and Dewey on the Rat Race |g (starting p. 83) -- |g 10 |t Violence as Response to Alienation |g (starting p. 98) -- |g 11 |t Persons and Technology |g (starting p. 113) -- |g 12 |t Professional Advertising in an Ignorant World |g (starting p. 126) -- |g 13 |t Education and the Power of the State: Reconceiving Some Problems and Their Solutions |g (starting p. 133) / |r John Lachs, Shirley M. Lachs -- |g 14 |t Law and the Importance of Feelings |g (starting p. 152) -- |g 15 |t Questions of Life and Death |g (starting p. 163) -- |g 16 |t Humane Treatment and the Treatment of Humans |g (starting p. 170) -- |g 17 |t Resuscitation |g (starting p. 176) -- |g 18 |t Active Euthanasia |g (starting p. 181) -- |g 19 |t When Abstract Moralizing Runs Amok |g (starting p. 188) -- |g 20 |t On Selling Organs |g (starting p. 195) -- |g 21 |t Personal Relations Between Physicians and Patients |g (starting p. 199) -- |g 22 |t The Element of Choice in Criteria of Death |g (starting p. 209) -- |g 23 |t Human Natures |g (starting p. 228) -- |g 24 |t The Philosophical Significance of Psychological Differences Among Humans |g (starting p. 243) -- |g 25 |t Persons and Different Kinds of Persons |g (starting p. 254) -- |t Epilogue: To Have and To Be |g (starting p. 265) -- |t Index |g (starting p. 273) | |
| 520 | |a The primary purpose of philosophy is to help us better understand the critical issues in life. Sadly, in this modern world we often relegate philosophy to the ivory tower and to dusty tomes forgotten on the library shelf. With The Relevance of Philosophy to Life, eminent American philosopher John Lachs reminds us that philosophy is not merely a remote subject of academic research and discourse, but an ever-changing field which can help us navigate through some of the chaos of late twentieth-century living. Utilizing an American pragmatism grounded in the works of Dewey, James, and Santayana, Lachs insists on both the personal and the social significance of philosophy. Tackling controversial topics such as dogmatism, the relativity of values, resuscitation, euthanasia, the right to die, violence, education, technological advancement and dominance, and individual integrity in bureaucratic structures, Lachs argues that value is relative to human nature and that human nature is not one but many "human natures." He sheds light on complicated issues in a way that informs the most sophisticated reader while also making the issues, his reasoning, and his solutions accessible to the general public. This important new book challenges readers to apply ethical principles and philosophical understanding more consistently in their own lives. It will be a timely addition to the libraries and reading lists of many professionals, students, and individuals seeking a fuller appreciation of philosophy's relevance to our own times. | ||
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