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Is Political Authority an Illusion?
A Debate
Av Michael Huemer, Daniel Layman
Häftad, 2021
505 kr
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What gives some people the right to issue commands to everyone else and force everyone else to obey them? And why should people obey the commands of those with political power? These two key questions are the heart of the issue of political authority, and, in this volume, two philosophers debate …
Is There a God?
A Debate
Av Graham Oppy, Kenneth L. Pearce
Häftad, 2021
505 kr
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Bertrand Russell famously quipped that he didn’t believe in God for the same reason that he didn’t believe in a teapot in orbit between the earth and Mars: it is a bizarre assertion for which no evidence can be provided. Is belief in God really like belief in Russell’s teapot? Kenneth L. Pearce …
Can We Know Anything?
A Debate
Av Bryan Frances, Michael Huemer
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether – and how – we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds. Starting with opening statements, the debate moves through two rounds of replies.Frances argues that we lack knowledge because, for example, we cannot rule out the …
Can We Know Anything?
A Debate
Av Bryan Frances, Michael Huemer
Häftad, 2023
475 kr
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In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether – and how – we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds. Starting with opening statements, the debate moves through two rounds of replies.Frances argues that we lack knowledge because, for example, we cannot rule out the …
Is There a God?
A Debate
Av Graham Oppy, Kenneth L. Pearce
Inbunden, 2021
2525 kr
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Bertrand Russell famously quipped that he didn’t believe in God for the same reason that he didn’t believe in a teapot in orbit between the earth and Mars: it is a bizarre assertion for which no evidence can be provided. Is belief in God really like belief in Russell’s teapot? Kenneth L. Pearce …
Do We Have Free Will?
A Debate
Av Robert Kane, Carolina Sartorio
Häftad, 2021
505 kr
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In this little but profound volume, Robert Kane and Carolina Sartorio debate a perennial question: Do We Have Free Will? Kane introduces and defends libertarianism about free will: free will is incompatible with determinism; we are free; we are not determined. Sartorio introduces and defends …
Do We Have Free Will?
A Debate
Av Robert Kane, Carolina Sartorio
Inbunden, 2021
2525 kr
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In this little but profound volume, Robert Kane and Carolina Sartorio debate a perennial question: Do We Have Free Will? Kane introduces and defends libertarianism about free will: free will is incompatible with determinism; we are free; we are not determined. Sartorio introduces and defends …
What is Consciousness?
A Debate
Häftad, 2023
549 kr
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What is consciousness and why is it so philosophically and scientifically puzzling? For many years philosophers approached this question assuming a standard physicalist framework on which consciousness can be explained by contemporary physics, biology, neuroscience, and cognitive science. This book …
Do We Have a Soul?
A Debate
Häftad, 2023
490 kr
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Are we made entirely of matter, like sticks and stones? Or do we have a soul—a nonphysical entity—where our mental lives take place?The authors Eric T. Olson and Aaron Segal begin this accessible and wide-ranging debate by looking at the often-overlooked question of whether we appear in ordinary …
Can War Be Justified?
A Debate
Av Andrew Fiala, Jennifer Kling
Häftad, 2023
490 kr
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Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified.In this book, two philosophers debate …
Can War Be Justified?
A Debate
Av Andrew Fiala, Jennifer Kling
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified.In this book, two philosophers debate …
Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
A Debate
Av Steven McMullen, James R. Otteson
Häftad, 2022
505 kr
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A central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not …
Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
A Debate
Av Steven McMullen, James R. Otteson
Inbunden, 2022
2144 kr
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A central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not …
Do Numbers Exist?
A Debate about Abstract Objects
Av Peter van Inwagen, William Lane Craig
Häftad, 2024
461 kr
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In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Craig take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract objects, whereas Van Inwagen argues that there are. Their exchange explores various arguments about the …
Do Numbers Exist?
A Debate about Abstract Objects
Av Peter van Inwagen, William Lane Craig
Inbunden, 2024
2144 kr
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In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Craig take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract objects, whereas Van Inwagen argues that there are. Their exchange explores various arguments about the …
Is Political Authority an Illusion?
A Debate
Av Michael Huemer, Daniel Layman
Inbunden, 2021
2525 kr
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What gives some people the right to issue commands to everyone else and force everyone else to obey them? And why should people obey the commands of those with political power? These two key questions are the heart of the issue of political authority, and, in this volume, two philosophers debate …
Must Beliefs and Evidence Agree?
A Debate
Av Scott Stapleford, Elizabeth Jackson
Häftad, 2025
651 kr
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Should our beliefs be proportioned to our evidence? Are we doing something wrong in believing with little or no evidence? And may our beliefs be based partly or wholly on moral or practical considerations? These questions are harder than you think. Scott Stapleford and Elizabeth Jackson agree on …
Must Beliefs and Evidence Agree?
A Debate
Av Scott Stapleford, Elizabeth Jackson
Inbunden, 2025
2525 kr
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Should our beliefs be proportioned to our evidence? Are we doing something wrong in believing with little or no evidence? And may our beliefs be based partly or wholly on moral or practical considerations? These questions are harder than you think. Scott Stapleford and Elizabeth Jackson agree on …
Do We Have a Soul?
A Debate
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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Are we made entirely of matter, like sticks and stones? Or do we have a soul—a nonphysical entity—where our mental lives take place?The authors Eric T. Olson and Aaron Segal begin this accessible and wide-ranging debate by looking at the often-overlooked question of whether we appear in ordinary …
Should You Choose to Live Forever?
A Debate
Av Stephen Cave, John Martin Fischer
Inbunden, 2023
2525 kr
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Should You Choose to Live Forever?: A Debate addresses a centuries old question in philosophy, but also one with increasing relevance as scientists now see the real possibility of extending people’s lives for many hundreds of years.This accessible yet profound debate from two leading researchers in …
Should You Choose to Live Forever?
A Debate
Av Stephen Cave, John Martin Fischer
Häftad, 2023
490 kr
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Should You Choose to Live Forever?: A Debate addresses a centuries old question in philosophy, but also one with increasing relevance as scientists now see the real possibility of extending people’s lives for many hundreds of years.This accessible yet profound debate from two leading researchers in …
Does Tomorrow Exist?
A Debate
Av Nikk Effingham, Kristie Miller
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist. Two very different views are explored. According to one of these views (presentism), advanced by Nikk Effingham, the present is special. Effingham argues that only present things exist, but which things those are changes as …
Does Tomorrow Exist?
A Debate
Av Nikk Effingham, Kristie Miller
Häftad, 2023
490 kr
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This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist. Two very different views are explored. According to one of these views (presentism), advanced by Nikk Effingham, the present is special. Effingham argues that only present things exist, but which things those are changes as …
What Should Individuals Do about Climate Change?
A Debate
Av Marion Hourdequin, Dan C. Shahar
Häftad, 2025
651 kr
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Climate change is a pressing problem. Does each of us have a moral responsibility to help tackle it? In this volume, Marion Hourdequin and Dan Shahar debate the timely issue of individual behavior and climate change, examining what it takes to live morally in a warming world.Hourdequin argues there …
What Should Individuals Do about Climate Change?
A Debate
Av Marion Hourdequin, Dan C. Shahar
Inbunden, 2025
2525 kr
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Climate change is a pressing problem. Does each of us have a moral responsibility to help tackle it? In this volume, Marion Hourdequin and Dan Shahar debate the timely issue of individual behavior and climate change, examining what it takes to live morally in a warming world.Hourdequin argues there …
Is It Wrong to Buy Sex?
A Debate
Av Holly Lawford-Smith, Angie Pepper
Häftad, 2024
462 kr
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Is it wrong for a man to buy sex from a woman? In this book, Holly Lawford-Smith argues that it is wrong: commercial sex is quintessentially hierarchical sex, and it is wrong both to have, and to perpetuate a market in, hierarchical sex. Angie Pepper argues that it isn’t wrong: men are permitted to …
Is It Wrong to Buy Sex?
A Debate
Av Holly Lawford-Smith, Angie Pepper
Inbunden, 2024
2454 kr
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Is it wrong for a man to buy sex from a woman? In this book, Holly Lawford-Smith argues that it is wrong: commercial sex is quintessentially hierarchical sex, and it is wrong both to have, and to perpetuate a market in, hierarchical sex. Angie Pepper argues that it isn’t wrong: men are permitted to …
Does Faith Belong in Politics?
A Debate
Av Paul Billingham, Marilie Coetsee
Häftad, 2026
641 kr
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Can religious citizens live cooperatively and justly with others in a pluralistic polity? Can religious arguments play a role within healthy democratic deliberation?In this volume, Paul Billingham and Marilie Coetsee debate these timely issues, examining what responsible democratic citizenship …
Does Faith Belong in Politics?
A Debate
Av Paul Billingham, Marilie Coetsee
Inbunden, 2026
2489 kr
Kommande
Can religious citizens live cooperatively and justly with others in a pluralistic polity? Can religious arguments play a role within healthy democratic deliberation?In this volume, Paul Billingham and Marilie Coetsee debate these timely issues, examining what responsible democratic citizenship …
Is Morality Real?
A Debate
Häftad, 2023
488 kr
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In this book, Spencer Case and Matt Lutz debate whether objective moral facts exist. We often say that actions like murder and institutions like slavery are morally wrong. And sometimes people strenuously disagree about the moral status of actions, as with abortion. But what, if anything, makes …
