Thinking of Answers Questions in the Philosophy of Everyday Life |
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| Author:
| Grayling, A. C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8027-1972-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Walker & Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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In his acclaimed columns in the LondonTimesandProspect, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays inThinking of Answers, among them searching examinations of the following:
- Are human beings especially prone to self-deception?
- If beauty existed only in the eye of the beholder, would that make it an unimportant quality?
- Are human rights...
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In his acclaimed columns in the LondonTimesandProspect, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays inThinking of Answers, among them searching examinations of the following:
- Are human beings especially prone to self-deception?
- If beauty existed only in the eye of the beholder, would that make it an unimportant quality?
- Are human rights political?
- Can ethics be derived from evolution by natural selection?
- If both sides in a conflict passionately believe theirs is a just cause, does this mean the idea of justice is empty?
- Does being happy make us good? And does being good make us happy?
As in his previous books on philosophy for the general public, includingMeditations for the HumanistandLife, Sex and Ideas, rather than presenting a set of categorical answers, Grayling offers suggestions for how to think about every aspect of the question at hand and arrive at one's own conclusion. Nobody can readThinking of Answerswithout being fully engaged, for Grayling challenges with his intellect and inspires with his humanity.