What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is 'identity' now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms? In a climate of instant information, free markets and possible ecological disaster, how do we define 'rights', self-interest and civic duties?
Introducing Ethics confronts these dilemmas, tracing the arguments of the great moral thinkers, including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Kant, and brings us up to date with postmodern critics.Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical symbolism.
Introducing Logic follows the historical development of logic, explains the symbols and methods involved and explores the phi
| ISBN: | 9781848318670 |
| Publication date: | 2nd October 2014 |
| Author: | Dave Robinson, Dan Cryan, Sharron Shatil |
| Illustrator: | Chris Garratt, Bill Mayblin, Judy Groves |
| Publisher: | Icon Books an imprint of Icon Books Ltd |
| Format: | Book |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Series: | Graphic Guides |
| Genres: |
Philosophy |
What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is 'identity' now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms?
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Introducing Graphic Guide Box Set - Think for Yourself was written by Dave Robinson, Dan Cryan, Sharron Shatil and published by Icon Books an imprint of Icon Books Ltd
Introducing Graphic Guide Box Set - Think for Yourself has 528 pages
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