The Complete Philosophy Files

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781444003345
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Philosophy Files written by Stephen Law and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliantly entertaining THE PHILOSOPHY FILES and THE PHILOSOPHY FILES 2 in one omnibus edition.

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1444006525
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Philosophy Files written by Stephen Law and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a God, should I eat meat, where does the universe come from, could I live for ever as a robot? These are the big questions readers will be wrestling with in this thoroughly enjoyable book. Dip into any chapter and you will find lively scenarios and dialogues to take you through philosophical puzzles ancient and modern, involving virtual reality, science fiction and a host of characters from this and other planets. The text is interspersed on every page with lively cartoons, and there is a list of philosophical jargon at the end.. Stephen Law has a gift for communicating complex ideas. He offers few answers, but his unstuffy, highly personal approach will have the reader thinking and arguing with as much pleasure as he does himself.

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9780753813874
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy Files written by Stephen Law and published by Orion. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a God? Should I eat meat? Where does the universe come from? Could I live forever as a robot? These are the questions readers will wrestle with in this book. Dipping into any chapter, children will find lively scenarios and dialogues which take them through philosophical puzzles ancient and modern, involving virtual reality, cloning, science fiction and a host of characters from this and other planets. The text is interspersed on every page with lively cartoons, and there is a useful list of philosophical jargon at the end.

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9781842555255
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy Files 2 written by Stephen Law and published by Orion. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Law follows THE PHILOSOPHY FILES with a second book of philosophical conundrums for teenagers. This time he asks such questions as Do Miracles Happen? Why Do These Words Mean Something? and Do I Know the Sun will Rise Tomorrow? You can dip into the arguments that interest you, in eight chapters where the themes are set up in witty scenarios and then debated. There are wacky thought experiments to work out and a variety of characters appear ¿ some of them Martians. As in THE PHILOSOPHY FILES, there are hundreds of lively cartoons running through the book. Stephen Law is a brilliant communicator with a passion to make young people think for themselves. As the GUARDIAN said: 'It's philosophy in action rather than philosophy in aspic. . . a real philosophy book for kids ¿ which students and adults could enjoy too ¿ finally exists'.

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy Files written by Stephen Law and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312314521
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy Gym written by Stephen Law and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique and accessible explanations to some of life's biggest questions, obtained through a series of irresistable mental challenges

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 1780222610
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Xmas Files written by Stephen Law and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosophical but fun look at the meanings of Christmas myths and rituals, from carving the turkey to why Santa wears red. Picture the scene: Aunt Gertrude has just given you the most appalling Christmas tie, complete with snow-flecked kittens in a bowler hat. Do you smile, nod, and confine it to the bottom drawer? Or do you tell the truth and spare yourself future ties from hell? Kant would say that we must, at all costs, tell the truth - whilst Mill would insist that we should think of the consequences. THE XMAS FILES is a philosophical meander though the myths and rituals of Christmas today, asking such important questions as does Santa exist? What's wrong with Christmas kitsch? Is it all just a commercial racket? What was Augustine's attitude to 'peace on earth'? And what would David Hume have to say about the virgin birth? For underneath all the festive fun, the way we celebrate Christmas does raise serious questions about the beliefs that sustain us, and the ways in which we still value ritual and tradition as a means of coming together.

Author : Dean A. Kowalski
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813138701
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steven Spielberg and Philosophy written by Dean A. Kowalski and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-11-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This lively collection of essays on the ideas underpinning his films enriches and enlarges our understanding of Spielberg’s complex body of work.” —Joseph McBride, author of Steven Spielberg: A Biography Few directors have had as powerful an influence on the film industry and the movie-going public as Steven Spielberg. Whatever the subject—dinosaurs, war, extra-terrestrials, slavery, the Holocaust, or terrorism—one clear and consistent touchstone is present in all of Spielberg’s films: an interest in the human condition. In movies ranging from Jaws to Schindler’s List to Amistad to Jurassic Park, he has brought to life some of the most popular heroes—and most despised villains—of all time. In Steven Spielberg and Philosophy, Dean A. Kowalski and some of the nation’s most respected philosophers investigate Spielberg’s art to illuminate the nature of humanity. The book explores rich themes such as cinematic realism, fictional belief, terrorism, family ethics, consciousness, virtue and moral character, human rights, and religion in Spielberg’s work. Avid moviegoers and deep thinkers will discover plenty to enjoy in this collection.

Author : Law Stephen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788888821306
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9780753813874
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy Files written by Stephen Law and published by Orion. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a God? Should I eat meat? Where does the universe come from? Could I live forever as a robot? These are the questions readers will wrestle with in this book. Dipping into any chapter, children will find lively scenarios and dialogues which take them through philosophical puzzles ancient and modern, involving virtual reality, cloning, science fiction and a host of characters from this and other planets. The text is interspersed on every page with lively cartoons, and there is a useful list of philosophical jargon at the end.