Making Sense: Philosophy Behind the Headlines
In Making Sense, Julian Baggini examines the philosophical issues and disputes that lie behind such news stories as the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, the war against terrorism, the siege at Waco, genetically modified foods, and advances in human therapeutic cloning. Baggini, founding editor of the highly popular Philosopher's Magazine, shows how we can use the techniques of philosophy and the insights of its greatest practitioners to understand the issues behind the headlines. He explains the proper role of philosophy in such inquiries, showing both thelimits and the reach of the philosophical analysis of current affairs, and also argues that appl…
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-280506-5
- EAN: 9780192805065
- Produktnummer: 22670785
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Masse: H19.3 cm x B13.9 cm x D2.7 cm 348 g
- Gewicht: 348
Über den Autor
Julian has both an academic and journalistic background. He was awarded a PhD in philosophy from University College London in 1997 for his thesis on personal identity. However, he decided not to then embark on an academic career and focused instead on The Philosophers' Magazine. He has published as a freelance, with his reviews and comment pieces appearing in, among others, the Independent, Independent on Sunday, Times Educational Supplement and New Humanist. He alsohas a regular column in The Skeptic
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