本书为英语原版,精装本,原定价89.95美元,净重400克,馆藏。【图书分类:哲学、宗教 > 欧洲哲学 > 十九世纪后期~二十世纪哲学】What Philosophers Think is a collection of interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers and intellectuals evolution, free will, technology, politics, faith, determination, language, freedom, God, sex, consciousness, and music. These interviews reveal the core ideas and viewpoints of these great thinkers and how they apply them the largest questions in life. Inside you'll find lively, provocative discussions such as: Helena Cronin on evolutionary psychology: Men "are built to play a high-risk, higher-stakes game....[they] are more likely to die heroically, win a Nobel prize, drive too fast, [and] commit murder." John Searle on metaphysics: "in intellectual life you should never be just satisfied with bits and pieces of information and understanding. You want to know how it all hangs together. That is one of the great achievements of Western civilzation." Simon Blackburn on the philosophy of language: Realizing the state of your language is a very important device for realizing the state of your culture at this time in history, and in politics." Whether you're new to modern philosophy or are already familiar with the subject, What Philosophers Think is a wonderfully stimulating collection of interviews that challenge how we make sense both of the world around us and of our own beliefs.
What does evolution mean today? Do we have free will? How is technology changing the way we understand life? Where is God? Does art have a value? Is science the new philosophy? What are the ethics of making war? How does language hold meaning? Is freedom possible? These are only some of the questions addressed in this collection of interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers and intellectuals. The interviews cover a wide range of themes, including sex, religion, politics, language, consciousness, evil, feminism and art. They offer an insight into the minds behind the great ideas of today.
About the Author: The editors of What Philosophers Think, Julian Baggini and Jeremy Stangroom, are editors of The Philosophers' Magazine (www.philosophers.co.uk) and New British Philosophy: The Interviews.
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