An updated version of Plato's Dialogues, this adaptation takes place in contemporary times and is set at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Through the characters' central discussions of Creationist and Materialist theories of evolution, together with their moral and social implications and ramifications, the author defines philosophy and science. This fresh approach to complex philosophical subjects will be an interesting supplement to courses in philosophy.
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...anyone who reads the book will have much to gain in terms of common sense philosophy and morality and will take a new interest in working for a better America and for a better self. -- Augustine Kalberer, Seminary of Christ the King * National Catholic Register * Zeller ranges through scientific and historical knowledge with ease. Few managers of dialogue would have his store of facts and his fluency of communication. But this advantage is not so great in dialogue as is the mastery of elemental facts and a determination not to be swayed by sophistical arguments. In this too, Zeller shows himself a model. * National Catholic Register * Zeller ranges through scientific and historical knowledge with ease. Few managers of dialogue would have his store of facts and his fluency of communication. But this advantage is not so great in dialogue as is the mastery of elemental facts and a determination not to be swayed by sophistical arguments. In this too, Zeller shows himself a model. * National Catholic Register * ...anyone who reads the book will have much to gain in terms of common sense philosophy and morality and will take a new interest in working for a better America and for a better self. -- Augustine Kalberer, Seminary of Christ the King * National Catholic Register *
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-0-8191-3382-3 (9780819133823)
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Paul M. Zeller is Retired Doctor of Philosophy.