Today, scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods, reasoning, and concepts that is appropriate for any beginning college student. It is designed to be adaptable to a wide variety of different kinds of courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning or critical thinking, philosophy of science, and science education.

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This book offers an examination of physician-assisted death, but it also extends the discussion to a broader range of end-of-life decisions including suicide, palliative care and sedation until death.

Weaving together multiple voices and all of the era's vibrant areas of debate, this volume sets a new agenda for studying modern philosophy. It includes a wide range of readings from 36 thinkers, integrating essential works from all of the canonical writers along with the previously neglected philosophers.

An ideal introduction for those coming to philosophy, ethics or public policy for the first time, and a vital resource for anyone grappling with the moral complexity underlying policy debates. The 2nd edition includes four new chapters and has been revised and updated throughout.

This GuideBook introduces and assesses Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, arguably the single most important work in western philosophy. It is ideal for newcomers to Kant's thought.

Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, and considers how we should think about the meaning of life. This new edition highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, and how this relates to our modern world of eroding trust.

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of its...

De vrije markt is inmiddels overal en haar rol in onze samenleving en persoonlijke leven lijkt groter dan ooit. De voordelen daarvan zijn moeilijk te overschatten: we zijn rijker en hebben meer individuele vrijheid dan ooit tevoren. Tegelijkertijd lijkt er op veel vlakken iets uit de hand te lopen. Ongelijkheid neemt toe, veel mensen raken psychologisch in de problemen en er dreigt een ecologische crisis. En dan is er nog een coronavirus dat onze economie aan een stresstest onderwerpt. Volgen...