Philosophy Social Aspects category: 5622 books
God's Gravediggers
Why No Deity Exists
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Few can offer a more experienced view on religion than Ray Bradley. Having been raised as a ‘winner of souls for Christ’ in the 1940s, he spent the next 40 years as an atheist professor of philosophy and an outspoken critic /debater of religion.
Revered for his work in logic and...
In Defence Of The School
A Public Issue
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
As a painfully outdated institution the school is accused of: being alienating, closing itself off to society and to the needs of young people; reproducing social inequality and consolidating existing power relations; demotivating youth; showing a lack of effectiveness and having great difficulty...
Philosophy of Science
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
So the world didn’t end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking. Examining core philosophical issues facing scientists, Geoffrey Gorham probes such controversial issues as the Large Hadron Collider, intelligent design, the prospect of human extinction, space colonization,...
Is Water H2O?
Evidence, Realism and Pluralism
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
This book exhibits deep philosophical quandaries and intricacies of the historical development of science lying behind a simple and fundamental item of common sense in modern science, namely the composition of water as H2O. Three main phases of development are critically re-examined, covering the...
Dewey and European Education
General Problems and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Although John Dewey's ideas have been of central interest in Anglo-Saxon philosophy and history of education, it is only recently that similar interest has developed in continental Europe.
Deweyan philosophy of education has had to pass through national filters, which meant that it was received in...
Philosophy and Educational Policy
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2004
What are the concepts and theories behind current debates about education?
This comprehensive introduction to philosophy of education discusses issues that are of current public interest and debate. It locates education at the heart of questions concerned with culture, ethics, politics, economics...
Explaining Games
The Epistemic Programme in Game Theory
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2010
Does game theory - the mathematical theory of strategic interaction - provide genuine explanations of human behaviour? Can game theory be used in economic consultancy or other normative contexts? Explaining Games: The Epistemic Programme in Game Theory - the first monograph on the philosophy of game...
Digital Education
Opportunities for Social Collaboration
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2011
A collection of content-based chapters and case studies examining the pedagogical potential and realities of digital literacies in education. The book aims to examine a number of foundational aspects of Web 2.0 technologies and social media applications and to understand the implications for teaching, learning, and professional development.
by Ryan C. McIlhenny
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Reforming the Liberal Arts, published on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, provides a nuanced account of the religious nature of higher learning. Drawing together studies in neuroscience, contemporary mysticism, and best practices in higher education, McIlhenny artfully argues that...
The Methodological Dilemma
Creative, critical and collaborative approaches to qualitative research
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2008
This thought-provoking book challenges the way research is planned and undertaken and equips researchers with a variety of creative and imaginative solutions to the dilemmas of method and representation that plague qualitative research.
Fascinating and inspiring reading for any researcher in...
by Laurence Scott
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
You are a four-dimensional human.
Each of us exists in three-dimensional, physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of...
The If Odyssey
A Philosophical Journey Through Greek Myth and Storytelling for 8 - 16-Year-Olds
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
The If Odyssey draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's
epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus,
but also to that other great Ancient Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with
Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas,...
Neglected or Misunderstood
The Radical Feminism of Shulamith Firestone
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2018
Shulamith Firestone’s The Dialectic of Sex proved immediately controversial upon its publication in 1970. The book’s thesis is that the origins of women’s oppression lie in biology: in the fact that it is women and not men who conceive and give birth to children. Firestone’s solution is revolutionary:...
Søren Kierkegaard
Educating for Authenticity
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
This book is a succinct guide to Søren Kierkegaard’s contribution to educational thought. Kierkegaard is not usually known as an educational thinker, but the book shows how his key notions and ideas are nevertheless highly relevant to educational theory and practice. It places them within the context...