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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
by Matthew B. Crawford
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One of the most engaging, thought-provoking books I've read in a long time. Matthew Crawford has delivered an accessible, carefully reasoned examination of work and America's evolving ideas about it, addressing a host of important subjects — for... ( read more)
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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
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A typically bold and incisive book from one of our great science writers, The God Delusion pulls no punches. I gave a hardcover copy to my cousin last year, and he hasn't stopped citing passages since. "There are lots of people out there," Dawkins notes... ( read more)
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Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy
by Jostein Gaarder
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One day when Sophie comes home from school, she finds two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?"
Before she knows it, she is pondering all the great questions of Western philosophy (from the Greeks to Kant, to Marx... ( read more)
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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
by David Foster Wallace
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Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in This Is Water.
How does one keep from going through... ( read more)
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Introduction To Logic : Propositional Logic, Revised Edition / With CD-rom (3RD 00 Edition)
by Howard Pospesel
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Designed to make logic interesting and accessiblewithout sacrificing content or rigorthis classic introduction to contemporary propositional logic explains the symbolization of English sentences and develops formal-proof, truth-table, and truth-tree... ( read more)
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The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (Oxford Paperback Reference)
by Simon Blackburn
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The Gambler's Fallacy, the Dirty Hands Argument, Pascal's Wager, Buridan's Ass, Wittgenstein's Beetle in the Box--philosophical terms can be both intriguing and baffling. Now, eminent philosopher Simon Blackburn offers the most authoritative and up-to... ( read more)
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Hatred of Capitalism: A Semiotext(e) Reader
by Chris Kraus
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Compiled in 2001 to commemorate the passing of an era, Hatred of Capitalism brings together highlights of Semiotext(e)'s most beloved and prescient works. Semiotext(e)'s three-decade history mirrors the history of American thought. Founded by French... ( read more)
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The Continental Aesthetics Reader
by Clive Cazeaux
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art and visual studies, "The Continental Aesthetics Reader" provides a thorough and much-needed introduction to the field.... ( read more)
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Kant: Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
by Immanuel Kant
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Immanuel Kant was actively concerned with issues in the philosophy of natural science throughout his career. The Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science presents his most mature reflections on these themes in the context of both his critical... ( read more)
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Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings
by Robert Solomon
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Based on the idea that philosophy is a truly exciting and accessible subject, this engaging text acquaints students with the core problems of philosophy and the many ways in which they have been answered. It acknowledges that philosophy is very much... ( read more)
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Original Essays | June 16, 2009
By Robert Wright
On September 11, 2001, I was scheduled to start teaching a graduate seminar at Penn called "Religion and Human Nature." But religion and human...
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Powell's Q&A, Q&A | May 17, 2009
By Huston Smith
Describe your latest project. Having just completed my autobiography, Tales of Wonder, I am now returning to work on my next book-in-progress, The...
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