ETHICS AND REALITY : collected essays.: collected essays. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Teichman, Jenny
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Against Scepticism; 1. Sceptics and scepticism; 2. Berkeley's incompatible predicates; 3. Nietzsche and scepticism; 4. Richard Rorty and the philosophy of We; 5. Deconstruction and aerodynamics; 6. An empiricist dream; 7. A false pregnancy; 8. Nihilism refuted? Wilson's attempt; 9. Thomas Nagel's last word; 10. Susan Haack: on the side of truth; 11. The flights of the enchanter; 12. The Niagara of philosophy; 13. Moral truth and moral tradition Part II: Ethics and Reality: Sex and Gender, Life and Death14. Sex and gender; 15. The intellectual capacity of David Stove; 16. Intention and sex; 17. Illegitimacy and literature; 18. Love on the couch; 19. 'The grisly science of embryo cloning'; 20. Bio-ethics and utility; 21. The false philosophy of Peter Singer; 22. Free speech and the public platform; 23. The uses and abuses of philosophy; 24. What is sacred?; 25. Life and its meanings; Part III: Ethics and Reality: Tyranny and Terrorism, War and Peace; 26. Politicians; 27. On Hannah Arendt; 28. 'Your terrorist is my freedom fighter' 29. How to define terrorism30. The just war; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : ROUTLEDGE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume)
• Subjects: 170; Skepticism; Ethics; Reality; Ethics; Reality; Skepticism; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY / Social; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429863752; 0429863756
• Related ISBNs: 1138624764; 9781138624764
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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