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Thinking about ordinary things : a short invitation to philosophy /

How to teach philosophy to young dissidents, excluded from higher education by the communist regime? The author of this book, Czech philosopher, former dissident, software developer and occasional politician, tries to carry over this experience into his university lectures. It is not a talk about ph...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sokół, Jan (Author)
Other Authors: Jirsová, Alena (Editor), Serých, Jan (Cover designer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Prague [Czech Republic] : Karolinum, 2013.
Edition:First English edition.
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505 0 |a Introduction; 1. Philosophy: between Science, Art and Myth; 2. How We See and Hear; 3. Perception and Attention; 4. Things, Words and Names; 5. Language and Thought; 6. Man in the World; 7. Holiday and Everyday, Myth and Logos; 8. You and I; 9. Action and Freedom; 10. Play; 11. Language as Play; 12. Time; 13. Science and Knowledge; 14. Truth; 15. Scale and Ratio; 16. Likeness and Imitation; 17. Life; 18. Nature; 19. Necessity and Chance ; 20. Technique and Technology; 21. Society, Institutions and State; 22. Values and Money; 23. Custom and Society; 24. Morality and Ethics; 25. Law. 
505 8 |a 26. Text and Interpretation27. The City; 28. History; 29. What Happens in History?; 30. Civilisation, Culture, and Religion; 31. Tolerance and Pluralism; 32. Man and the World. 
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