Philosophy for Life Applying Philosophy in Politics and Culture

by Read, Rupert; Lavery, M. A.

• ISBN13: 9780826496096
• ISBN10: 0826496091
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-30
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Explores important contemporary political and cultural issues from a philosophical perspective in a highly accessible style and format.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Editor's Introduction
Environment	p. 1
Editor's Introduction	p. 3
We Are Part of Our Ecosystem	p. 5
The Cost of Growth: Climate Change, Crisis, and Chaos	p. 23
Religion	p. 39
Editor's Introduction	p. 41
Religion Without Belief: the Example of Quakerism's Political 'Consequences'	p. 44
Which is Worse: Death or Dying?	p. 57
(How) Is Forgiveness Possible?	p. 66
Politics	p. 89
Editor's Introduction	p. 91
How I Learned to Love Noam Chomsky	p. 93
Rings, Power, Fear and Politics	p. 110
Art	p. 119
Editor's Introduction	p. 121
Eliot for Art's Sake (or: The Ideal of an 'Actual Art')	p. 123
Conclusion: Philosophy for Life	p. 135
Further Reading	p. 140
Bibliography	p. 155
Index	p. 163
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