"The Chronicles of Narnia series has entertained millions of readers, both children and adults, since the appearance of the first book in 1950. Here, scholars turn the lens of philosophy on these timeless tales. Engagingly written for a lay audience, these essays consider a wealth of topics centered on the ethical, spiritual, mythic, and moral resonances in the adventures of Aslan, the Pevensie children, and the rest of the colorful cast ..."
"3 The biographer A.N. Wilson brings The Chronicles of Narnia into the legend by
suggesting that Lewis abandoned the “adult” approach of coming to faith through
rational argument, in favor of a non-rational, fideist (purely faith-based) approach
through children's stories. In the Chronicles, he suggests, the emphasis is on
trusting faith and firm conviction, not on rational evidence. There, the great virtue
is the willingness to bel ..."
"Thanks also to Elizabeth Victoria Glass for countless happy hours of watching
ESPN together, during which she often shared her estrogen-tinged angle on the
game, though I am still not sure how she was lucky enough to pick the national
champion the very first time she filled out a tournament bracket. —JW THANKS
TO BILL Irwin, who read almost the whole book in draft and offered helpful
suggestions on every chapter. Thanks too to Jami ..."
"In revising Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction for this edition, we've tried to remain faithful to this original vision. Many passages have been rewritten to make the book clearer and (we hope) more engaging and accessible."
Environmental Ethics The Central Issues (Paperback) by GregoryBassham Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2021 by Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-62466-937-8, ISBN: 1-62466-937-9
"The book is divided into two parts.Part One deals with theoretical issues in environmental philosophy, examining a variety of ethical and environmental theories that provide diverse and thought-provoking perspectives on critical ecological ..."
Environmental Ethics The Central Issues (Hardback) by GregoryBassham Hardcover, Published 2021 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (Us) ISBN-13: 978-1-62466-938-5, ISBN: 1-62466-938-7
Environmental Ethics The Central Issues by GregoryBassham 240 Pages, Published 2020 by Hackett Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-62466-939-2, ISBN: 1-62466-939-5
"The book is divided into two parts.Part One deals with theoretical issues in environmental philosophy, examining a variety of ethical and environmental theories that provide diverse and thought-provoking perspectives on critical ecological ..."
"In a hyper-connected digital world buzzing with both information and illogic, facts and spin, critical thinking has never been more challenging or important. This popular, learner-friendly text gives today's students the critical reasoning tools they need to survive and thrive--in school, in their careers, and in life. It covers all the basics of critical thinking, using class-tested real-world examples and a proven step-by-step appro ..."
"In a hyper-connected digital world buzzing with both information and illogic, facts and spin, critical thinking has never been more challenging or important. This popular, learner-friendly text gives today's students the critical reasoning tools they need to survive and thrive--in school, in their careers, and in life. It covers all the basics of critical thinking, using class-tested real-world examples and a proven step-by-step appro ..."
"In a hyper-connected digital world buzzing with both information and illogic, facts and spin, critical thinking has never been more challenging or important."
The Philosophy Book(1st Edition) From the Vedas to the New Atheists, 250 Milestones in the History of Philosophy (Sterling Milestones) by GregoryBassham Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2016 by Sterling ISBN-13: 978-1-4549-1847-9, ISBN: 1-4549-1847-0
"Philosophy explores the deepest, most fundamental questions of reality and this accessible and entertaining chronology presents 250 milestones of the most important theories, events, and seminal publications in the field over the last 3,500 years. The brief, engaging entries cover a range of topics and cultures, from the Hindu Vedas and Plato s theory of forms to Ockham s Razor, Pascal s Wager, Hume s "A Treatise of Human Nature," exist ..."
"Bassham's popular text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. Using a proven step-by-step approach, this text covers all the basics of critical thinking in clear, reader-friendly language. The 5th edition has taken into account suggestions from users and reviewers of previous editions, and has added an Appendix, and new readings, exercises and examples throughout the text. Connect is the on ..."
"Bassham's popular text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. Using a proven step-by-step approach, this text covers all the basics of critical thinking in clear, reader-friendly language. The 5th edition has taken into account suggestions from users and reviewers of previous editions, and has added an Appendix, and new readings, exercises and examples throughout the text. Connect is the o ..."
"Bassham's popular text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. Using a proven step-by-step approach, this text covers all the basics of critical thinking in clear, reader-friendly language. The 5th edition has taken into account suggestions from users and reviewers of previous editions, and has added an Appendix, and new readings, exercises and examples throughout the text.McGraw-Hill Connec ..."
"Bassham's popular text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. Using a proven step-by-step approach, this text covers all the basics of critical thinking in clear, reader-friendly language. The 5th edition has taken into account suggestions from users and reviewers of previous editions, and has added an Appendix, and new readings, exercises and examples throughout the text. Connect is the o ..."
"And while secular writers may offer insight into Tolkien's critique, it can be
claimed that for an adequate response to the problem of fetishism a religious
dimension is important. For Tolkien, all created things are good, as he states in
the myth of creation that opens his Silmarillion. And it is evident from Tolkien's
various Indexes to the third volume of The Lord of the Rings that the world of
objects is important to him, for h ..."