Description
Why care for the weak and vulnerable if survival is all that matters? Why are people so concerned with fashions and the labels on clothes? Isn't religion just a matter of being conditioned by your parents? How do we explain the Big Bang? What is love? Philosopher and theologian Dr Peter Vardy has collected 54 of the best questions about life asked by his young daughters Petra and Thora, attempted to answer them himself and gathered additional answers from leading figures in a variety of fields from across the world. The Philosophers' Daughters is illustrated by Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
About the Author
was vice-principal of Heythrop College, University of London and now runs the largest conferences for students of Philosophy and Religious Studies in Britain. Peter was awarded an honorary doctorate for services to education in October 2021.
Reviews
'The questions put by the Philosophers' daughters are thrilling in their vitality and fearless curiosity. It is a hugely stimulating book. I know of nothing else quite like it.' -- Professor Christopher Insole, University of Durham and Australian Catholic University
'An informative and challenging book.' -- Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
'A thoroughly accessible gem that will stretch your thinking and stir your imagination.' -- Dr. Anna Abrams, Principal, Margaret Beaufort Institute
'Read this book and remind yourself that the big questions matter and that loyalty to the future depends on us taking them seriously.' -- Dr. Mark Oakley, Dean of St John's College, Cambridge
Book Information
ISBN 9781915412218
Author Peter Vardy
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Publisher Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
About the Author
was vice-principal of Heythrop College, University of London and now runs the largest conferences for students of Philosophy and Religious Studies in Britain. Peter was awarded an honorary doctorate for services to education in October 2021.
Reviews
'The questions put by the Philosophers' daughters are thrilling in their vitality and fearless curiosity. It is a hugely stimulating book. I know of nothing else quite like it.' -- Professor Christopher Insole, University of Durham and Australian Catholic University
'An informative and challenging book.' -- Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
'A thoroughly accessible gem that will stretch your thinking and stir your imagination.' -- Dr. Anna Abrams, Principal, Margaret Beaufort Institute
'Read this book and remind yourself that the big questions matter and that loyalty to the future depends on us taking them seriously.' -- Dr. Mark Oakley, Dean of St John's College, Cambridge
Book Information
ISBN 9781915412218
Author Peter Vardy
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
Publisher Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd
