{"product_id":"cases-and-maps-paperback","title":"Cases and Maps - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Coppenger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChad Nuss\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHarrison Watters\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dying man hires the services of a cannibal; a customs official insults a world-class sculptor; a farmer complains that low-flying bombers are killing his chickens; two rock groups claim the same name; a monkey takes a selfie; and a minister with mail-order credentials performs a wedding. The resulting court cases (and sixteen others) serve to introduce a wide range of philosophical notions (such as libertarianism, speciesism, and speech acts). Next, a subway employee draws a revolutionary map; a mountain loses its name; a strange cineplex puts people in each others' movies; the art museums of Madrid loom over neighboring buildings; a nautical chart guides seamen into a Connecticut port; and Jerusalem stands \"\"due north\"\" of the Mediterranean. These maps (twenty-three in all), whether real or imaginary, introduce yet other philosophical notions (such as pragmatism, universals, and paradigms). Along the way in both sections, we meet a wide range of thinkers, from Plato to Aquinas to Hume to Kant to Searle. The explanations and discussion questions are written from a Christian perspective, inviting believers to join in the perennial dialogue with the conviction that if you don't have philosophical and theological positions sorted out, then they will have you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Coppenger is Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMoral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and editor of \u003ci\u003eA Skeptic's Guide to Arts in the Church \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). Before seminary, he taught philosophy at Wheaton College. His written work has appeared in a variety of periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eTeaching Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, and the online editions of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41861085921415,"sku":"9781532655449","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/de61428aa9ac4f37d117c721fa196c35.webp?v=1734081590","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cases-and-maps-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}