Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Families
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Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Families
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Author : Stanley Vodraska
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Families written by Stanley Vodraska and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Philosophy categories.
In Philosophical Essays concerning Human Families, Stanley Vodraska describes a principle of moral practice that he calls “the principle of familial preference.” In ordinary circumstances, a moral agent should persistently provide preferential treatment to members of his or her family and should not pursue the good of extra-familial persons to such an extent as to disadvantage or neglect his or her family. The essays uncover this principle in human practices of love or charity, mercy, justice, and prudence, and measure its weight in religion, moral philosophy, and the political order.
Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Georg Olms Publishers
Release Date : 1986-01-01
Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and has been published by Georg Olms Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Ethics categories.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-12
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-12 with Philosophy categories.
One of philosophy's most widely read books and the best introduction to Hume's other works, this 1748 treatise offers an accessible account of the author's provocative notions about the limitations of the mind. Topics include the logical coexistence of free will and determinism and the deficiencies of religious doctrine.
The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer On Human Nature
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Author : Arthur Schopenhauer
language : en
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Release Date : 2023-05
The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer On Human Nature written by Arthur Schopenhauer and has been published by Double 9 Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05 with categories.
"The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: On Human Nature" is a collection of philosophical essays written by German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The book contains a series of essays on various aspects of human nature, including love, sex, and morality. Schopenhauer's philosophy is heavily influenced by Eastern thought, particularly Buddhism, and he believes that the fundamental nature of existence is suffering. In the essays on love and sex, Schopenhauer provides a critical analysis of romantic relationships and argues that they are often driven by self-interest and the desire for personal gratification. He also presents a bleak view of human morality, suggesting that most people are motivated by egoism and self-preservation rather than a genuine concern for others. Overall, "The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: On Human Nature" provides a challenging and thought-provoking critique of human nature, encouraging readers to question their own assumptions about the nature of existence and the human condition.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding With A Letter From A Gentleman To His Friend In Edinburgh And An Abstract Of A Treatise Of Human Nature
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 1993-01-01
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding With A Letter From A Gentleman To His Friend In Edinburgh And An Abstract Of A Treatise Of Human Nature written by David Hume and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
A landmark of enlightenment though, HUme's An Enquiry Concerning Human understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentlemen to His Friend in Edinburgh, hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme scepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of HUman Nature, which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry. In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book 1 of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature.
Adoption Matters
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Author : Sally Anne Haslanger
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2005
Adoption Matters written by Sally Anne Haslanger and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Family & Relationships categories.
"As a social and legal institution of family formation, and as a personal experience of members of the adoption triad, adoption provides a fresh vantage point on an important set of philosophical and feminist issues. The family is often thought to be the basic and natural form of social life for human beings; adoption, however, highlights the powerful role that law and politics play in shaping families and our ideas about families. As a result, attention to the practices of adoption sheds light upon deeply held, but often tacit assumptions about what is natural and what is social in human life."--from the IntroductionThe institution of adoption has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as the adoption world has undergone seismic shifts: the rise in international and transracial adoptions and the effects of global economics; adoption by gays and lesbians; increasing openness in the adoption process; and changes in domestic welfare policy on adoption. Adoption Matters adds to our understanding of reproduction, parenting, familial bonds, personal identity, self-knowledge, and contemporary social policy. The contributors to Adoption Matters explore a range of related topics, such as the manner in which interracial or international adoption affects the way we perceive the relationships among race, ethnicity, and culture and how class affects one's life prospects and choices. "In this distinctive collection of essays, the authors illuminate adoption by bringing feminist theory to bear on it, and they expand and enrich feminist theory by making it respond to their own personal experience as adoptive parents or as adoptees."--Joan Heifetz Hollinger, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, editor of Adoption Law and Practice and coeditor of Families by Law: An Adoption Reader "Adoption Matters courageously examines how adoption influences and challenges our society's understanding of the intersection of family and identity 'an intersection that is both deeply personal and highly political.'"--Abigail Garner, author of Families Like Mine: Children of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is
The Good Life And Other Philosophical Essays On Human Nature
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Author : Robert Craig
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Release Date : 2014-10-14
The Good Life And Other Philosophical Essays On Human Nature written by Robert Craig and has been published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Philosophy categories.
I believe my long essay, �The Good Life,� and the companion essays contain important insights into understanding the difficulties in setting specific prescriptions and proscriptions for normative behavior, for understanding our nature and what is meant by virtuous behavior, and for leading the Good Life. The discussion is developed along five human life modes: health, need to work to satisfy our basic and secondary needs, morality and its quest for equality or fairness, political implementation, and aesthetic and religious experience. It is couched in the understanding that our Good Life must be consistent with our nature, in the Classical Greek sense. My acceptance of rationality, free will, and a moral sense is basic to the discussion, as reason cannot prove reasonableness, and normative discourse cannot occur without this moral sense. I show conflicts among the five categories with examples such as that between the ethical dictum not to kill, and our need to protect our family and us from harm. These conflicts also occur among our virtues, for example that between courage and prudence, and between unrestricted liberty and the quest for equality. The conflicts are confounding, but they do not preclude our elucidating how they ought to be resolved.
Essays And Treatises On Philosophical Subjects
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date : 2013-05-06
Essays And Treatises On Philosophical Subjects written by David Hume and has been published by Broadview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-06 with Philosophy categories.
This is the first edition in over a century to present David Hume’s Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Dissertation on the Passions, Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, and Natural History of Religion in the format he intended: collected together in a single volume. Hume has suffered a fate unusual among great philosophers. His principal philosophical work is no longer published in the form in which he intended it to be read. It has been divided into separate parts, only some of which continue to be published. This volume repairs that neglect by presenting the four pieces that Hume in later life desired to "alone be regarded as containing [his] philosophical sentiments and principles" in the format he preferred, as a single volume with an organization that parallels that of his early Treatise of Human Nature. This edition’s introduction comments on the historical origins and evolution of the four parts and draws attention to how they mutually inform and support one another. The text is based on the first (1758) edition of Hume’s Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. Notes advise the reader of the changes made in the final (1777) edition. Excerpts from the work of some of Hume’s most important contemporary critics are included as appendices. Hume’s abundant references to ancient historians, geographers, poets, and philosophers—many of them now quite obscure—are rendered accessible in this volume through extensive textual notes and a bibliography of online sources.
Selected Essays
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008-06-12
Selected Essays written by David Hume and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-12 with History categories.
In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Moral, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), which was even more popular than his famous Treatise of Human Nature, comprehensively shows how far he succeeded. From `Of Essay Writing' to `Of the Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences' Hume embraces a staggering range of social, cultural, political, demographic, and historical concerns. With the scope typical of the Scottish Enlightenment, he charts the state of civil society, manners, morals, and taste, and the development of political economy in the mid-eighteenth century. These essays represent not only those areas where Hume's arguments are revealingly typical of his day, but also where he is strikingly innovative in a period already famous for its great thinkers. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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Author : David Hume
language : en
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
Release Date : 2004-04-15
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding written by David Hume and has been published by Barnes & Noble Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-15 with Philosophy categories.
Presents the thesis of a thinker who was a scientist, psychologist, metaphysician, and skeptic. The product of both youthful fire and mature consideration, this title contains everything of Consequence relating to the understanding. It endeavors to be nothing less than the construction of an anatomy of human nature.