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This book examines the importance of work in human well-being, addressing several related philosophical questions about work and arguing on the whole that meaningful work is central in human flourishing. Work impacts flourishing not only in developing...

We live in an age of economics. We are encouraged not only to think of our work but also of our lives in economic terms. In many of our practices, we are told that we are consumers and entrepreneurs. What has come to be called neoliberalism is not...

An inquiry into the phenomenology of "woman" based in the relationship between lived time and sexual violence Feminist phenomenologists have long understood a woman's life as inhibited, confined, and constrained by sexual violence. In this important...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998280578Author Christopher ConeFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Exegetica Publishing & Biblical ResourcesPublisher Exegetica Publishing & Biblical...

With twenty-five essays, seven of which are new to this edition, this best-selling volume examines the nature, morality, and social meanings of contemporary sexual phenomena. Topics include sexual desire, masturbation, sex on the Internet, homosexuality,...

A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues - drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781015636217Author Johann Valentin AndreäFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 449g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781015631212Author Johann Valentin AndreäFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 626g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781015627284Author Bertrand RussellFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 426g

The philosophy of the social sciences considers the underlying explanatory powers of the social (or human) sciences, such as history, economics, anthropology, politics, and sociology. The type of questions covered includes the methodological (the nature...

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This fact-filled book on polygamy and plural unions around the world supports an in-depth consideration of policy options for Western countries. Polygamy and plural marriage have become front-and-center issues in Europe, Canada, and the United States,...

Patricia Illingworth's short, powerful and passionate book argues that "social capital" should be an essential ethical concept guiding our actions, and explains how one might go about implementing this idea in a positive way.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578227863Author John G MentzosFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint U.R.R. PublishingPublisher U.R.R. PublishingWeight(grams) 345g

Restoring Layered Landscapes brings together historians, geographers, philosophers, and interdisciplinary scholars to explore ecological restoration in landscapes with complex histories shaped by ongoing interactions between humans and nature. For many...

A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues - drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478743149Author Jack O'FieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 209g

The twentieth century's greatest American dissenter has written a study of the five men whose own dissents helped shape the western world -- Socrates, Galileo, Tom Paine, Wendell Phillips, and Gandhi. Conformity to custom, Mr. Thomas believes, is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992778200Author J,T. CoombesFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint J. T. Coombes LtdPublisher J. T. Coombes LtdWeight(grams) 439g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995904200Author John LefebvreFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint John Lefebvre PressPublisher John Lefebvre PressWeight(grams) 218g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988402720Author John Wylie ForcumFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint John W ForcumPublisher John W ForcumWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992778217Author John Trevor CoombesFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint J T Coombes LtdPublisher J T Coombes LtdWeight(grams) 140g

In this historically informed work in moral psychology, Rick Anthony Furtak develops a conceptual account of the emotions that addresses the conventional idea that reason and emotion stand in sharp opposition. Furtak begins with a critical examination of...

Basing his discussion on everyday life in France, Lefebvre shows the degree to which our lived-in world and sense of it are shaped by decisions about which we know little and in which we do not participate.>Book InformationISBN 9780826467416Author Henri...

Throughout its ten related essays, Imagining the Real contrasts our abstract imaginings about the human world with the imaginative insights provided by art and experience. It questions, variously, the relevance of game theory and sociobiology to...

This book shows how a good schmooze can be turned to social benefit, without the humiliation of "sucking up" or the hypocrisy of the "the hard sell." The good schmooze is talk about life itself: the good, the bad, and the ugly-a...

America Against Itself is an in-depth, multi-faceted analysis of the pervasive cultural warfare that threatens to undermine the American social structure. Partly autobiographical, slightly polemical, and thoroughly challenging, America Against Itself is...

Forms of Truth and the Unity of Knowledge addresses a philosophical subject-the nature of truth and knowledge-but treats it in a way that draws on insights beyond the usual confines of modern philosophy. This ambitious collection includes contributions...

This collection of new essays examines philosophical issues at the intersection of feminism and autonomy studies. Are autonomy and independence useful goals for women and subordinate persons? Is autonomy possible in contexts of social subordination? Is...

This second volume of Christopher Isherwood's remarkable diaries opens on his fifty-sixth birthday as the fifties give way to the decade of social and sexual revolution. Isherwood takes the reader from the bohemian sunshine of Southern California to a...

This volume presents new essays on the theory and practice of recognition. In order to retain its overall plausibility as a critical social theory, contemporary recognition theory needs to be able to successfully combine theory with real-life...

In a divided world, empathy is not the solution, it is the problem; a source of prejudice, not kindness. We think of empathy - the ability to feel the suffering of others for ourselves - as the ultimate source of all good behaviour. But while it inspires...

A GUARDIAN BEST HOLIDAY READ 2017‘Brilliant. One of those rare books that forces you to ask what the hell you’re doing with your life.’ George Monbiot, GuardianExistentialism is backCarpe diem – ‘seize the day’ – is one of the oldest pieces of life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845401313Author Yannis AndrocopoulosFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm)...

This book directly addresses the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It does so by focusing on both the immediate effects during the pandemic and the lockdowns, as well as the issues related to the long-term social consequences...

Facebook and Philosophy is an entertaining, multi-faceted exploration of what Facebook means for us and for our relationships. With discussions ranging from the nature of friendship and its relationship to "friending," to the (debatable)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478767190Author Bob BognerFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478785248Author Andrew RodriguezFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 73g

An essential read for anyone who has encountered a crisis of confidence. Where does self-confidence come from? How does it work? Why are some people more confident than others? On the surface, these seem like simple questions - but answers can feel hard...

"This translation offers a fresh and vital encounter with Thomas More's Utopia for a twenty-first century audience."-Elizabeth McCutcheon, Utopian Studies Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism and serves as...