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  • Objectivity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    - Is objectivity possible? - Can there be objectivity in matters of morals, or tastes? - What would a truly objective account of the world be like? - Is everything subjective, or relative? - Are moral judgments objective or culturally relative? Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. An account is generally considered to be objective if it attempts to capture the nature ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • French Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen Gaukroger, Knox Peden ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    French culture is unique in that philosophy has played a significant role from the early-modern period onwards, intimately associated with political, religious, and literary debates, as well as with epistemological and scientific ones. While Latin was the language of learning there was a universal philosophical literature, but with the rise of vernacular literatures things changed and a ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Civilization and the Culture of Science

    Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1795-1935

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Series series Science and the Shaping of Modernity
    How did science come to have such a central place in Western culture? How did cognitive values—and subsequently moral, political, and social ones—come to be modelled around scientific values? In Civilization and the Culture of Science, Stephen Gaukroger explores how these values were shaped and how they began, in turn, to shape those of society. The core nineteenth- and twentieth-century ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • The Failures of Philosophy

    A Historical Essay

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy—and what we can learn from themPhilosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories. But, taking the long view, philosophy has actually collapsed several times, been abandoned, sometimes for centuries, and been replaced by ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • It Makes Sense

    The Handbook to Believing

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    This book is a revised and updated edition for a new generation. ‘It Makes Sense,’ first published in 1996, has sold well over 100,000 copies to date. This extremely helpful book is ideal for anyone wanting to find out exactly what Christians believe and why. It addresses questions like “What about other Religions?”, “Can Science and Faith be compatible?”, “What about all the suffering in the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Objectivity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    - Is objectivity possible? - Can there be objectivity in matters of morals, or tastes? - What would a truly objective account of the world be like? - Is everything subjective, or relative? - Are moral judgments objective or culturally relative? Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. An account is generally considered to be objective if it attempts to capture the nature ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Charles Bonnet, Analytical Essay on the Faculties of the Soul

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    In the course of the eighteenth century, understanding human cognitive life came to be construed as something to be explored in terms of the physiology of the sensory organs, the nerves, and the brain: a form of naturalization that effectively moved cognition out of the realm of philosophy as it had traditionally been understood. Bonnet's Analytical Essay on the Faculties of the Soul was at the ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

  • Knowledge in Modern Philosophy

    by Professor Stephen Hetherington ...
    The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History presents the history of one of Western philosophy's greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. Divided chronologically into four volumes, it follows conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers.This volume covers questions of science and ... Read more

    Was $66.99 USD Now $29.99 USD

  • The Soft Underbelly of Reason

    The Passions in the Seventeenth Century

    Edited by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
    This book provides a valuable understanding on the different views of the passions in the Seventeenth Century. The contributors show that fundamental questions about the nature of wisdom, goodness and beauty were understood in terms of the contrast between reason and passions in this era. Those with an interest in philosophy , the history of medicene, and women's studies will find this collection ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • First Steps

    The Handbook to Following Christ

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    A down-to-earth explanation of how to live when you make a decision to follow Christ. No heavy theology, but a practical, light approach with plenty of humour. Sound biblical teaching with street cred. Warm, positive and relevant to today’s world; an ideal book for new believers, post-Alpha and enquirers groups. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Being Baptised

    The Handbook to Believers' Baptism

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Revised and updated edition. This invaluable book is for anyone considering baptism, or leading preparation classes. A practical handbook giving a comprehensive, down to earth explanation of the meaning, biblical basis, and spiritual dimension of believer’s baptism in a practical, readable way. Plus a practical preparation section with helpful hints and tips to make the day go smoothly. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Aftermath of Syllogism

    Aristotelian Logical Argument from Avicenna to Hegel

    by Stephen Gaukroger ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition
    Syllogism is a form of logical argument allowing one to deduce a consistent conclusion based on a pair of premises having a common term. Although Aristotle was the first to conceive and develop this way of reasoning, he left open a lot of conceptual space for further modifications, improvements and systematizations with regards to his original syllogistic theory. From its creation until modern ... Read more

    $38.89 USD