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The Ethics of Digital Literacy: Developing Knowledge and Skills Across Grade Levels - Hardcover

$127.80

by Dominic P. Scibilia (Other), Kristen Hawley Turner (Editor)This book address ethical issues in the teaching of digital literacy.Author BiographyKristen Hawley Turner, PhD, is Professor and Director of Teacher Education at Drew University in New Jersey. She is the founder and director of the Drew Writing Project and Digital Literacies Collaborative. Number of Pages: 200 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 10, 2020

Seen and Not Heard: Why Children's Voices Matter - Paperback

$58.32

by Jana Mohr Lone (Author)Discussing the meaning of childhood, friendship, justice and fairness, happiness, and death, Jana Mohr Lone considers how listening to children's ideas can expand our thinking about societal issues and deepen our respect for children's perspectives. Author BiographyJana Mohr Lone is director of the Center for Philosophy for Children and affiliate associate professor of philosophy at the University of Washington, and author of The Philosophical Child, co-author of Phi...

Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy - Paperback

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by Peter Raabe (Author)In this book, Raabe argues that philosophy can effectively inform and improve conventional methods of treating mental illness. He presents clinical evidence showing that mild and so-called clinical mental illnesses can be both prevented and alleviated with philosophical talk therapy. Raabe offers concrete case examples that support his findings.Author BiographyPeter Raabe teaches a variety of philosophy courses at the University of the Fraser Valley. He is the author of...

White Privilege and Black Rights: The Injustice of U.S. Police Racial Profiling and Homicide - Hardcover

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by Naomi Zack (Author)Examining racial profiling in American policing, Naomi Zack argues against white privilege discourse while introducing a new theory of applicative justice. Deepening understanding without abandoning hope, Zack shows why it is more important to consider black rights than white privilege as we move forward through today's culture of inequality.Author BiographyNaomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon. She is author and editor of a dozen books, inclu...

Violence and Nonviolence: An Introduction - Hardcover

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by Barry L. Gan (Author)Barry L. Gan's Violence andNonviolence: An Introduction introduces readers to myths about the violence taken for granted in our daily lives, and advocates for more principled, nonviolent action on moral, ethical and philosophical grounds. Author BiographyBarry L. Gan is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Nonviolence at St. Bonaventure University. He is editor of the journal The Acorn: Journal of the Gandhi-King Society and has co-edited the antholog...

Critical Reasoning and Philosophy: A Concise Guide to Reading, Evaluating, and Writing Philosophical Works - Paperback

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by M. Andrew Holowchak (Author)Critical Reasoning and Philosophy is an innovative and clearly written handbook that teaches students how to read critically, think critically while they read, and write thoughtful, sound arguments in response.Author BiographyM. Andrew Holowchak is assistant professor of philosophy at Rider University. His research interests are principally in ancient philosophy, philosophy and history of science, Freudian psychoanalysis, critical reasoning, and philosophy of sp...

Contemporary Theories of Knowledge - Paperback

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by John L. Pollock (Author), Joseph Cruz (Author)This new edition of the classic Contemporary Theories of Knowledge has been significantly updated to include analyses of the recent literature in epistemology. Rather than merely making slight amendments to the first edition, Pollock and Cruz have undertaken a groundbreaking assessment of twentieth-century epistemology. This book is both an advanced textbook offering traditional discussions of foundationalism, coherentism, and reliabilism and a...

Philosophical Dialogues: Arne Naess and the Progress of Philosophy - Paperback

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by Nina Witoszek (Editor), Andrew Brennan (Editor), Peder Anker (Contribution by)The volume documents, and makes an original contribution to, an astonishing period in twentieth-century philosophy_the progress of Arne Naess's ecophilosophy from its inception to the present. It includes Naess's most crucial polemics with leading thinkers, drawn from sources as diverse as scholarly articles, correspondence, TV interviews and unpublished exchanges. The book testifies to the skeptical and self-cor...

The Autobiography of Philosophy: Rousseau's The Reveries of the Solitary Walker - Paperback

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by Michael Davis (Author)In making the condition for its own possibility its deepest concern, philosophy is necessarily about itself_it is autobiographical. The first part of The Autobiography of Philosophy interprets Heidegger's Being and Time, Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morals, Aristotle's Metaphysics, and Plato's Lysis as examples of the implicitly autobiographical character of philosophy. The second part is a reading of Rousseau's The Reveries of the Solitary Walker.Author BiographyM...

Classical Indian Philosophy: An Introductory Text - Paperback

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by J. N. Mohanty (Author)Renowned philosopher J. N. Mohanty examines the range of Indian philosophy from the Sutra period through the 17th century Navya Nyaya. Instead of concentrating on the different systems, he focuses on the major concepts and problems dealt with in Indian philosophy. The book includes discussions of Indian ethics and social philosophy, as well as of Indian law and aesthetics.Author BiographyJ. N. Mohanty is professor of philosophy at Temple University. He is the author o...

Civil Society, Constitution, and Legitimacy - Paperback

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by Andrew Arato (Author)Spurred by recent governmental transitions from dictatorships to democratic institutions, this highly original work argues that negotiated civil society-oriented transitions have an affinity for a distinctive method of constitution making- one that accomplishes the radical change of institutions through legal continuity. Arato presents a compelling argument that this is the preferred method for rapidly establishing viable democratic institutions, and he contrasts the n...

Ways of Wisdom: Readings on the Good Life - Paperback

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by Steve Smith (Author)Images of living well of happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, personal well-being) are the heart of this book. Drawn from classical and contemporary authors of both Eastern and Western traditions, they are organized around prominent motifs of the good life: Number of Pages: 312 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6.42 IN Publication Date: August 15, 1983

Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness - Paperback

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by Nancy McCagney (Author)In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.Author BiographyNancy McCagney is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.76 x 9.38 x 6.42 IN Publication Date: September 04, 1997

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by Harry J. Gensler (Author)The A to Z of Logic introduces the central concepts of the field in a series of brief, non-technical, cross-referenced dictionary entries. The 352 alphabetically arranged entries give a clear, basic introduction to a very broad range of logical topics. Entries can be found on deductive systems, such as propositional logic, modal logic, deontic logic, temporal logic, set theory, many-valued logic, mereology, and paraconsistent logic. Similarly, there are entries on ...

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by Carol Diethe (Author)The A to Z of Nietzscheanism helps bring the many ideas and concepts developed by the 19th Century philosopher together in one single volume reference. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, a glossary, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on his major writings, his contemporaries, and his successors.Author BiographyCarol Diethe is former professor at Middlesex University, specializing in History of Nietzsche and European F...

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by Martin Heidegger (Author)To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Number of Pages: 104 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: December 01, 1956

Who Will Remember You?: A Philosophical Study and Theory of Memory and Will - Paperback

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by Israel B. Bitton (Author)This interdisciplinary work is premised on a holistic account of the historical, philosophical, neuroscientific, and sociocultural aspects of memory that yields a novel theory: the primary human drive is not to "power" or "pleasure" but to significance and memorability. Above all, we want to be cosmically important and remembered.Author BiographyIsrael B. Bitton is Executive Director of Americans Against Antisemitism, a nonprofit that counters social hatred through...

Starting with Whitehead: Raising Children to Thrive in Treacherous Times - Hardcover

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by Lynn Sargent de Jonghe (Author)Parents and teachers want to give children the best opportunities for success in life. But opinions may vary vehemently about the methods for accomplishing these aims. Starting with Whitehead begins with the premise that today's children will need skills and values to live in a world of fast-paced, turbulent change: creativity, problem solving ability, attitudes of life-long learning, emotional resilience, and appreciation of different perspectives. As we see...

Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide - Paperback

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by Jacob E. Van Vleet (Author)Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide is a systematic and concise introduction to more than fifty logical fallacies. This revised edition includes updated examples, exercises, and a new chapter on non-Western logical fallacies.Author BiographyJacob E. Van Vleet is professor of philosophy at Diablo Valley College. Number of Pages: 134 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 29, 2021

Human Dignity and World Order: The Holistic Foundations of Global Democracy - Paperback

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by Ervin Laszlo (Foreword by), Glen T. Martin (Author)This book investigates the concept of human dignity in relation to our present world system of wars, economic injustice, and pervasive environmental destruction. It shows how and why an understanding of human dignity grounded on dignity can truly transform our human condition into one of freedom, peace, justice, and sustainabilityAuthor BiographyGlen T. Martin is professor emeritus of philosophy at Radford University in Virginia. He is rec...

Materialism, Minds, and Cartesian Dualism - Paperback

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by Robert Francis Almeder (Author)Materialism, Minds, and Cartesian Dualism offers a history of how philosophers and scientists have thought about mind/body problems, especially as it concerns the question of consciousness after death. This book interrogates the last thirty years of scientific research on reincarnation, considering a series of case studies impossible to explain in any other way than persisting consciousness after death. Although this book does not attempt to argue why or how ...

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by Bernie Koenig (Author)This book addresses the processes behind how we resolve moral issues and the factors that can impact that such as differing values and cultures.Author BiographyBernie Koenig is a retired professor of music and philosophy from Fanshawe College. Number of Pages: 170 Dimensions: 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 23, 2021

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by Jacob E. Van Vleet (Author)This is a systematic and concise introduction to more than forty fallacies, from anthropomorphism and argumentum ad baculum, to reductionism and the slippery slope argument. With helpful definitions, relevant examples, and thought-provoking exercises, the author guides the reader through the realms of fallacious reasoning and deceptive rhetoric.Author BiographyJacob E. Van Vleet teaches philosophy at Diablo Valley College in the San Francisco Bay Area. Number of ...

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by Daniel Putman (Author)While the virtues of physical courage and moral courage have a long history in ethics, the courage to face personal psychological problems has never been fully integrated into the discipline. Psychological Courage explores the ethical dimension and multiple facets of the virtue of "psychological courage," as dubbed by author Daniel Putman. In this book, Putman outlines three forms of courage: physical, moral, and psychological. He defines psychological courage as the ...

Reflections on the Social Thought of Allama M.T. Jafari: Rediscovering the Sociological Relevance of the Primordial School of Social Theory - Paperback

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by Seyed Javad Miri (Author)When one speaks of sociology, places such as the US, UK, Germany, and France come to mind. To western or even eastern students of social sciences, the very idea that outside Europe and America one could come across sociological debates or theoretical debates on socio-cultural issues comes as a surprise, to say the least. In this work, the author presents the work of Allama M.T. Jafari, an Iranian, contemporary social thinker who worked within the parameters of Prim...

Ancient Science and Dreams: Oneirology in Greco-Roman Antiquity - Paperback

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by M. Andrew Holowchak (Author)In Ancient Science and Dreams, M. Andrew Holowchak analyzes the ancient notion of science of dreams throughout Greco-Roman antiquity, from the Classical Greece in the fifth century B.C. to the Roman Republic in the fourth century A.D. Holowchak investigates psycho-physiological accounts, interpretation of prophetic dreams, and the use of dreams in secular and non-secular medicine.Author BiographyM. Andrew Holowchak is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Departme...

Magic and Witchcraft in the Dark Ages - Paperback

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by Eugene D. Dukes (Author)This book looks at explanations of the black arts as they existed during early medieval centuries in Western Europe. It objectively examines the historical development of magic and witchcraft and emphasizes the reality of these black arts.Author BiographyEugene D. Dukes, now retired, is former Director of the Girard Free Library and served as a professional librarian for 19 years. Number of Pages: 322 Dimensions: 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: March 19, 1996

Introduction to Ethics: A Reader - Paperback

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by Andrew Dell'olio (Editor), Caroline J. Simon (Editor)As the perfect companion to introduction to ethics courses, Dell'Olio and Simon's reader includes the most influential ethical theories without overwhelming the beginning student. It contains a variety of readings encompassing contemporary and classic philosophers, male and female perspectives of both western and non-western ethical traditions, and readings in both theoretical and applied ethics as well as a section on 'living the good l...

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by Naomi Zack (Author)Ethics for Disaster addresses the moral aspects of the aftermath of natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornadoes. The book explores how these catastrophes illuminate the existing inequalities in society, combining a unique philosophical approach with new moral thinking. Zack stresses the obligation of both individuals and government in preparing for and responding to dangerous times, forcefully arguing for the preservation of normal moral principles e...

The Bow and the Lyre: A Platonic Reading of the Odyssey - Paperback

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by Seth Benardete (Author)In this interpretation of the Odyssey, Seth Benardete suggests that Homer may have been the first to philosophize in a Platonic sense. He argues that the Odyssey concerns precisely the relation between philosophy and poetry and, more broadly, the rational and the irrational in human beings.Author BiographySeth Benardete was professor of classics at New York University. He was the author of The Being of the Beautiful, The Rhetoric of Morality and Philosophy, Socrates'...

Outline of a Phenomenology of Right - Paperback

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by Alexandre Kojève (Author), Bryan-Paul Frost (Editor), Robert Howse (Editor)Alexandre Koj_ve offers a systematic discussion of key themes such as right, justice, law, equality, and autonomy in which he presages our contemporary world of economic globalization and international law. Edited and translated (with Robert Howse) by Bryan-Paul Frost, this is the authoritative English language edition of a monumental work in political philosophy.Author BiographyAlexandre Koj_ve (1902-1968) was the ...

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by Philip Cafaro (Editor), Ronald Sandler (Editor)The first on the topic of environmental virtue ethics, this book seeks to provide the definitive anthology that will both establish the importance of environmental virtue in environmental discourse and advance the current research on environmental virtue in interesting and original ways. The selections in this collection, consisting of ten original and four reprinted essays by leading scholars in the field, discuss the role that virtue and cha...