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It's Good Business
Ethics and Free Enterprise for the New Millennium
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 358 Pages, Published 1997 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-8804-3, ISBN: 0-8476-8804-6

"Tackling the most pressing challenges the global world of business will provide in the next millennium, internationally recognized philosopher Robert C. Solomon takes a hard look at the responsibilities and concerns of corporations, employees, and consumers. Solomon considers the demands of balancing profit making with social responsibility, the pressures of addressing sexual harassment and affirmative action in the workplace, and strat ..."

From Africa to Zen(2nd Edition)
An Invitation to World Philosophy
by Janet Mccracken, Oliver Leaman, Roy Perrett, Jacqueline Trimier, Graham Parkes, Robert C. Solomon, Eric Ormsby, Jorgevaladez, Kathleen M. Higgins, Roger T. Ames, David L. Hall, J. Baird Callicott, Robert A. Mcdermott, Professor Eric Ormsby, Peter D. Hershock, Professor Stephen H. Phillips, Thomas W. Overholt, Homayoon Sepasi-Tehrani, Contributor-Peter Hershock, Kathleen Marie Higgins, Professor Robert C. Solomon, Solomon/Higgins
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2003 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1350-1, ISBN: 0-7425-1350-5

"In the second edition of this groundbreaking text in non-Western philosophy, fifteen experts introduce some of the great philosophical traditions in the world. The dozen essays collected here unveil exciting, sophisticated philosophical traditions that are too often neglected in the western world. The contributors include the leading scholars in their fields, but they write for students coming to these concepts for the first time. Build ..."

From Rationalism to Existentialism(2nd Edition)
The Existentialists and Their Nineteenth-century Backgrounds
by Robert C. Solomon, Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 364 Pages, Published 2001 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1241-2, ISBN: 0-7425-1241-X

"I borrow this example from Roderick Chisholm's introduction to his Realism and the Background ot Phenomenology (New York: Free Press, 1960), and from G. Nakhnikian's Introduction to Husserl's Idea of Phenomenology, trans. Alston and Nakh- nikian (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1964), p. x ft.; hereafter all future references to Idea ot Phenomenology refer to this translation and edition. 12. Frege, Grundlagen der Arithmetic (Halle, 1892): The ..."

About Love(1st Edition)
Reinventing Romance for our Times
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2006 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-857-5, ISBN: 0-87220-857-5

"A reprint of the 1994 Rowman & Littlefield edition. 'About Love' is a refreshingly reasonable and engagingly readable study of the phenomenon of romantic love. Offering insightful observations from a broad range of sources -- literary, historical, and personal -- Robert Solomon explores the crucial ingredients of time and sex in contemporary relationships and discusses whether love 'at first sight' is possible, and whether love that las ..."

A Better Way to Think About Business(1st Edition)
How Personal Integrity Leads to Corporate Success
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516733-7, ISBN: 0-19-516733-3

"Excellence in business depends on "integrity, values and virtues" as much as profits, says philosopher Robert C. Solomon. In A Better Way to Think About Business, Solomon says that business leaders shouldn't be torn between doing what is right and doing what is necessary to make money. "This is not only personally painful, but it is also bad for business. It leads to inefficiency and distrust. It leads to poor morale, bitterness a ..."

The Joy of Philosophy(1st Edition)
Thinking Thin versus the Passionate Life
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516540-1, ISBN: 0-19-516540-3

"The Joy of Philosophy is a return to some of the perennial questions of philosophy--questions about the meaning of life; about death and tragedy; about the respective roles of rationality and passion in the good life; about love, compassion, and revenge; about honesty, deception, and betrayal; and about who we are and how we think about who we are. Recapturing the heart-felt confusion and excitement that originally brings us all to phi ..."

The Passions(2nd Edition)
Emotions and the Meaning of Life
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Rc Solomon
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1993 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Abridged
ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-226-9, ISBN: 0-87220-226-7

"It is because of this history of the word "passion," embodying within it everything I wish to argue against (look at those dictionary entries again), that I have chosen it as the generic term to cover the entire range of those phenomena (a neutral word for the moment) that may be said to "move" us. The other side of this traditional image is the idea that, were it not for the passions, t See, for example, Theodule Ribot, Essai sur ..."

THE BIG QUESTIONS, 5E(5th Edition)
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Robert J. Fogelin, Robert Soloman
Hardcover, 388 Pages, Published 1997 by Wadsworth Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-503686-4, ISBN: 0-15-503686-6

"Written by a well-known and respected scholar, this best-selling Introduction to Philosophy text has a student-friendly style and organization. Topics are arranged under big questions (see contents) with each chapter's discussion of the selected big question self-contained so instructors can choose which, and in what order, topics are presented. The writing style is concise and accessible, and coverage is comprehensive without being int ..."

What Nietzsche Really Said(1st Edition)
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Kathleen Marie Higgins
Paperback, 263 Pages, Published 2001 by Schocken
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-8052-1094-1, ISBN: 0-8052-1094-6

"Kathleen Higgins and Robert Solomon's comprehensive, lucid, and often humorous overview of Nietzsche's philosophy sings with the joy of his own work--a joy, the authors point out, that is often misunderstood or overlooked. Central to Nietzsche's thought is the call to celebrate life for its own sake. Yet, as Nietzsche himself realised, this often requires provocation. Through both the style and substance of his work, Nietzsche sought to ..."

Introductory Philosophy, 6/E(6th Edition)
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 896 Pages, Published 1997 by Harcourt College Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-503038-1, ISBN: 0-15-503038-8

"Philosophy is an exciting and accessible subject, and this engaging text acquaints students with the core problems of philosophy and the many ways in which they are and have been answered. Introducing Philosophy: A Text with Integrated Readings, Eighth Edition, insists both that philosophy is very much alive today and that it is deeply rooted in the past. Accordingly, it combines substantial original sources from significant works in th ..."

A Short History of Philosophy(1st Edition)
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Kathleen Marie Higgins, Robert C. Solomoan
Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 1996 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-508647-8, ISBN: 0-19-508647-3

"Philosophy is a singularly expansive enterprise, a fascinating outgrowth of a human nature that demands we question who and why we are. In A Short History of Philosophy, the most accessible concise portrait of philosophy in seventy years, Robert Solomon and Kathleen Higgins meet the challenge of accurately and engagingly describing it all, revelling in philosophy as "the art of wonder," the search for meaning, a gripping, dramatic endea ..."

The Big Questions(4th Edition)
A Short Introduction to Philosophy
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Robert J. Fogelin
Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1993 by Harcourt College Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-500377-4, ISBN: 0-15-500377-1

About Love
Reinventing Romance for Our Times (Hardback)
by Robert C. Solomon
Library, 349 Pages, Published 2007 by Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
ISBN-13: 978-0-87220-858-2, ISBN: 0-87220-858-3

Not Passion's Slave(1st Edition)
Emotions and Choice (The Passionate Life)
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517978-1, ISBN: 0-19-517978-1

"The idea that we are in some significant sense responsible for our emotions is an idea that Robert Solomon has developed for almost three decades. Here, in a single volume, he traces the development of this theory of emotions and elaborate it in detail. Two themes run through his work: the first presents a "cognitive" theory of emotions in which emotions are construed primarily as evaluative judgments. The second proposes an "existenti ..."

Spirituality for the Skeptic(Updated)
The Thoughtful Love of Life
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Robert C., University Of Texas
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-531213-3, ISBN: 0-19-531213-9

"Is it possible to be spiritual and yet not believe in the supernatural? Can a person be spiritual without belonging to a religious group or organization? In Spirituality for the Skeptic, philosopher Robert Solomon philosopher Robert Solomon explores what it means to be spiritual in today's pluralistic world. Based on Solomon's own struggles to reconcile philosophy with religion, this book offers a model of a vibrant, fulfilling spiritua ..."

Living with Nietzsche(Updated)
What the Great "Immoralist" Has to Teach Us
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-530677-4, ISBN: 0-19-530677-5

"Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most popular and controversial philosophers of the last 150 years. Narcissistic, idiosyncratic, hyperbolic, irreverent―never has a philosopher been appropriated, deconstructed, and scrutinized by such a disparate array of groups, movements, and schools of thought. Adored by many for his passionate ideas and iconoclastic style, he is also vilified for his lack of rigor, apparent cruelty, and disdain for ..."

The Age of German Idealism(Updated)
Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 6 (Volume 7)
by Robert C. Solomon, Kathleen M. Higgins, Kathleen Marie Higgins, Robert Charles Solomon
Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 2003 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-30878-6, ISBN: 0-415-30878-X

Spirituality for the Skeptic(1st Edition)
The Thoughtful Love of Life
by Professor Robert C. Solomon
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-513467-4, ISBN: 0-19-513467-2

"Is it possible to be spiritual and yet not believe in the supernatural? Can a person be spiritual without belonging to a religious group or organization? In this book, philosopher Robert Solomon offers challenging answers to these questions as he explodes commonly held myths about what is means to be spiritual in today's pluralistic world. Based on Solomon's own struggles to reconcile philosophy with religion, Spirituality for the ..."

Phenomenology and Existentialism(2nd Edition)
by Robert C. Solomon, Professor Robert C. Solomon
Paperback, 542 Pages, Published 2001 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1240-5, ISBN: 0-7425-1240-1

"This anthology of classic essays focuses on the philosophy of Edmund Husserl and the philosophical movement to which his writings gave impetus: phenomenology. Sixty contributions from a wide variety of scholars provide an introduction to phenomenology and existentialist phenomenology. Sections include OGeneral Introduction: What Is Phenomenology,' OThe Phenomenology of Edmund Husserl,' OExistential Phenomenology,' and OSelf and Others.O ..."

Wicked Pleasures(176th Edition)
Meditations on the Seven 'Deadly' Sins
by Professor Robert C. Solomon, Don Herzog, William Gass, Jerry Neu, James Ogilvy, Thomas Pynchon, Elizabeth Spelman, William Miller, Mr William Miller
Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2000 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-0845-3, ISBN: 0-7425-0845-5

"The seven deadly sins have provided gossip, amusement, and the plots of morality plays for nearly fifteen hundred years. In Wicked Pleasures, well-known philosopher, business ethicist, and admitted sinner Robert C. Solomon brings together a varied group of contributors for a new look at an old catalogue of sins. Solomon introduces the sins as a group, noting their popularity and pervasiveness. From the formation of the canon by Pope G ..."

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