Ebook: The stone reader modern philosophy in 133 arguments
Author: Catapano Peter, Critchley Simon
- Tags: Newspapers--Sections columns etc.--Philosophy, Philosophy Modern, Philosophy Modern--21st century, New York times, Philosophy Modern -- 21st century, Newspapers -- Sections columns etc. -- Philosophy
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
- City: London;New York
- Edition: First edition
- Language: English
- epub
A timeless volume to be read and treasured, The Stone Reader provides an unparalleled overview of contemporary philosophy.
Once solely the province of ivory-tower professors and college classrooms, contemporary philosophy was finally emancipated from its academic closet in 2010, when The Stone was launched in The New York Times. First appearing as an online series, the column quickly attracted millions of readers through its accessible examination of universal topics like the nature of science, consciousness and morality, while also probing more contemporary issues such as the morality of drones, gun control and the gender divide.
Now collected for the first time in this handsomely designed volume, The Stone Reader presents 133 meaningful and influential essays from the series, placing nearly the entirety of modern philosophical discourse at a reader's grasp. The book, divided into four broad sections—Philosophy, Science, Religion and Morals, and...