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The Stone reader : modern philosophy in 133 arguments / edited and introduced by Peter Catapano and Simon Critchley.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New York times.
- Philosophy, Modern--21st century.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc--Philosophy.
- Newspapers.
- Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.
- Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 794 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
- Summary:
- A collection of influential pieces originally published in the popular "New York Times" column explores subjects ranging from consciousness and morality to the gender divide and gun control, with an introduction about the column's founding and editorial process.
- Contents:
- Philosophy. New impressions of an old profession ; The geography of philosophy ; Rethinking thinkers ; Old problems, new spins
- Philosophy, literature, and life
- Science. Can science explain everything? ; The evolution of right and wrong ; Where is my mind? ; Blinded by neuroscience? ; The social impact of science ; Can we live with uncertainty?
- Religion and morals. What is faith? ; The varieties of religious disagreement ; Morality's God problem ; Some hard moral cases
- Society. Economics and politics ; Black, white, or other ; Freedom from the barrel of a gun ; This American life.
- Notes:
- Essays selected from the New York Times' column, The Stone.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1631490710
- 9781631490712
- OCLC:
- 902661498
- Publisher Number:
- 99965484784
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