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  • William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life

    by Jacob L. Goodson, Guy Axtell, Gregory Eiselein, Amy Kittelstrom, Joseph D. John, Roger Ward, Neal A. Tognazzini, Scott F. Aikin, Robert B. Talisse, Scott R. Stroud0, Jaishikha Nautiyal1, Anthony Karlin2, G. Scott Davis3, Eric Silverman4, Lee Yearley5, Frederick J. Ruf6, Gary S. Slater7, Pamela Crosby8, David O’Hara9, Ermine L. Algaier IV0, D. Micah Hester1, John R. Shook2, Sami Pihlström3, Seth Vannatta4 ...
    Series series American Philosophy Series
    Virtue theory, natural law, deontology, utilitarianism, existentialism: these are the basic moral theories taught in “Ethics,” “History of Philosophy,” and “Introduction to Philosophy” courses throughout the United States. When the American philosopher William James (1842 – 1910) find his way into these conversations, there is uncertainty about where his thinking fits. While utilitarianism has ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • A Cultural History of Jewish Dress

    by Eric Silverman ...
    Series series Dress, Body, Culture
    A Cultural History of Jewish Dress is the first comprehensive account of how Jews have been distinguished by their appearance from Ancient Israel to the present. For centuries Jews have dressed in distinctive ways to communicate their devotion to God, their religious identity, and the proper earthly roles of men and women. This lively work explores the rich history of Jewish dress, examining how ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling

    With Applications for the Social Sciences

    by Eric Silverman, Daniel Courgeau, Robert Franck, Jakub Bijak, Jason Hilton, Jason Noble, John Bryden ...
    Series Book 13 - Methodos Series
    This open access book examines the methodological complications of using complexity science concepts within the social science domain. The opening chapters take the reader on a tour through the development of simulation methodologies in the fields of artificial life and population biology, then demonstrates the growing popularity and relevance of these methods in the social sciences. Following an ... Read more

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  • 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

    $47.79 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

  • Mortuary Dialogues

    Death Ritual and the Reproduction of Moral Community in Pacific Modernities

    Edited by David Lipset, Eric K. Silverman ...
    Series Book 7 - ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology
    Mortuary Dialogues presents fresh perspectives on death and mourning across the Pacific Islands. Through a set of rich ethnographies, the book examines how funerals and death rituals give rise to discourse and debate about sustaining moral personhood and community amid modernity and its enormous transformations. The book’s key concept, “mortuary dialogue,” describes the different genres of talk ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • 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

    $64.99 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

    $14.39 USD

  • Knots

    Ethnography of the Moral in Culture and Social Thought

    Edited by David Lipset, Eric K. Silverman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology
    Knots are well known as symbols of moral relationships. This book develops an exciting new view of this otherwise taken-for-granted image and considers their metaphoric value in and for moral order. In chapters that focus on Japan, China, Europe, South America and in several Pacific Island societies, granular ethnography depicts how knots are deployed to express unity in daily and ritual ... Read more

    $57.99 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

    $107.99 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 Donkey in the Lion's Skin

    A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    by Eric Blair ...
    Illustrated by Dianne Silverman ...
    Series series Read-It! Readers: Fables
    After putting on a lion disguise, a silly donkey amuses himself by frightening all of the animals in the forest until he meets a clever fox. ... Read more

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