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  • Virtuous Responses to Suffering, Tragedy, and Evil

    Edited by Eric J. Silverman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
    Suffering and tragic situations have always been a part of human experience. This book features essays from varying philosophical views on responses to tragedy, suffering and evil.Many conflicting strategies for addressing such situations have been proposed in response to such tragedies. Both Stoic acceptance and cathartic lament have been advocated. Embracing skepticism—especially religious ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Virtuous and Vicious Expressions of Partiality

    Edited by Eric J. Silverman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
    This volume gathers essays from leading scholars to discuss partiality in ethics. The chapters examine the virtuous and vicious ways in which we relate to those close to us.There has long been a puzzle in ethics concerning the balance between our general moral obligations to everyone and our specific moral obligations to a smaller subset of people: our family, our nation, and our friends. There ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • The Supremacy of Love

    An Agape-Centered Vision of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics

    by Eric J. Silverman ...
    Thirty-five years ago Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue established virtue ethics as a major challenger to competing visions of morality, but there is still considerable disagreement concerning which version of virtue ethics provides the best approach. The Supremacy of Love describes and advocates an agape-centered vision of Aristotelian virtue ethics that portrays love as the most important moral ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • Paradise Understood

    New Philosophical Essays about Heaven

    Edited by T. Ryan Byerly, Eric J. Silverman ...
    Paradise Understood: New Philosophical Essays about Heaven systematically investigates heaven, or paradise, as conceived within theistic religious traditions such as Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It considers a variety of topics concerning what life in paradise would, could, or will be like for human persons. The collection offers novel approaches to questions about heaven of ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Prudence of Love

    How Possessing the Virtue of Love Benefits the Lover

    by Eric J. Silverman ...
    The Prudence of Love: How Possessing the Virtue of Love Benefits the Lover focuses upon the intersection of philosophical, theological, and psychological issues concerning love. Eric Silverman advocates an account of the virtue of love derived from Thomas Aquinas's account of charity and makes three claims concerning love's effect on a person's happiness.First, he argues that there are at least ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy

    You Think or Die

    Edited by Eric J. Silverman, Robert Arp ...
    Series Book 105 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy treats fans to dozens of new essays by experts who examine philosophical questions raised by the Game of Thrones story. This ultimate analysis provides the most comprehensive discussion to date and engages the Game of Thrones universe through the end of Season Six of the HBO series.Ned Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, Joffrey, Cersei, Brienne, Arya, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe

    by Erik J. Wielenberg ...
    Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people can do whatever they want, and that the notions of virtue and vice and good and evil have no place. Erik J. Wielenberg believes this view to be mistaken and in this book he explains why. He argues that even if God does not exist, human life can have meaning, we do have ... Read more

    $30.39 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility

    Edited by Maximilian Kiener ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy
    The philosophical inquiry of responsibility is a major and fast-growing field. It not only features questions around free will and moral agency but also addresses various challenges in thesocial, institutional, and legal contexts in which people are being held responsible.The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Responsibility is an outstanding survey and exploration of these issues. Comprised of ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying

    Classical and Contemporary Perspectives

    Edited by Travis Timmerman ...
    Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives is the first book to offer students the full breadth of philosophical issues that are raised by the end of life. Included are many of the essential voices that have contributed to the philosophy of death and dying throughout history and in contemporary research. The 38 chapters in its nine sections contain classic ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Anger and Forgiveness

    Resentment, Generosity, Justice

    by Martha C. Nussbaum ...
    Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to vindicate their own self-respect or to move beyond an injury without anger. To not feel anger in those cases would be considered suspect. Is this how we should think about anger, or is anger above all ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Ethics

    The Fundamentals

    by Julia Driver ...
    Series series Fundamentals of Philosophy
    Ethics: The Fundamentals explores core ideas and arguments in moral theory by introducing students to different philosophical approaches to ethics, including virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, divine command theory, and feminist ethics.The first volume in the new Fundamentals of Philosophy series.Presents lively, real-world examples and thoughtful discussion of key moral philosophers and their ideas ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

  • Life's Ultimate Questions

    An Introduction to Philosophy

    by Ronald H. Nash ...
    Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts.Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and ... Read more

    $22.99 USD