The essays in this book consist of revised versions of Victor Cook Memorial Lectures delivered in the universities of St Andrews, London (Kings College), Cambridge, Aberdeen, Oxford, Glasgow and Leeds.
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This work contains essays in moral and political philosophy.
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Philosophers sometimes complain of not being heeded by others who, they believe, should be interested in their reflections, for example scientists, theologians, sociologists, art and literary theorists and policy makers; and they occasionally add that the trouble lies with the fact that most people are not philosophically minded. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Education Act, Great Debate, Lord Quinton, John Stuart Mill, Secretary of State, Peter Atkins, David Hume, Hebrew Bible, John Dewey, Matthew Arnold, Richard Rorty, Schools Council, United States, University of Oxford, Adam Ferguson, Edinburgh Review, Nicomachean Ethics, Theory of Everything New!
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Philosophers sometimes complain of not being heeded by others who, they believe, should be interested in their reflections, for example scientists, theologians, sociologists, art and literary theorists and policy makers; and they occasionally add that the trouble lies with the fact that most people are not philosophically minded. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
educational traditionalism, vocational preparation, human enquiry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Education Act, Great Debate, Lord Quinton, John Stuart Mill, Secretary of State, Peter Atkins, David Hume, Hebrew Bible, John Dewey, Matthew Arnold, Richard Rorty, Schools Council, United States, University of Oxford, Adam Ferguson, Edinburgh Review, Nicomachean Ethics, Theory of Everything New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- On Liberty by John Stuart Mill on 5 pages
- The Nicomachean Ethics (Oxford World's Classics) by Aristotle on 4 pages
- RC Series Bundle: Science and Poetry (Routledge Classics) by Mary Midgley in Front Matter, page 219, and Back Matter
- The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on page 245, page 254, and Back Matter
- Science for the Citizen by L. Hogben on page 250, page 254, and Back Matter
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- Philosophy and Its Public Role (St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy & Public Affairs) by William Aitken in Front Matter, and page 1
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Utility: Happiness in Philosophical and Economic Thought (St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs) by Charles Kenny in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Institution of Intellectual Values (St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy & Public Affairs) (St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs) by Gordon Graham in Front Matter
- Relativism and the Foundations of Liberalism (St. Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs) by Graham Long in Front Matter
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