A Lachs, John. creator text bibliography nyu New York Routledge 2003 monographic eng

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221 p. ; 24 cm. Intellectuals and courage -- Reflections on philosophy -- Teaching as a calling -- Education in the twenty-first century -- What humans did not make -- Valuational species -- Improving life -- Transcendence in philosophy and everyday life -- The vague hope of immortality -- Both better off and better : moral progress amid continuing carnage -- The significance of purposes for bioethics -- Grand dreams of perfect people -- Researchers and their subjects as neighbors -- Dying old as a social problem -- The insignificance of individuals -- Santayana as pragmatist -- Neoplatonic elements in the spiritual life -- Peirce : inquiry as social life -- Peirce and Santayana on purposes -- Metaphysics and the social construction of human nature. John Lachs. This collection of philosophical essays discusses a range of key personal and social issues relevant to professionals and academics alike. Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-217) and index. Communities Philosophy Individualism Philosophy, American Comunidades Filosofía Individualismo Filosofía americana HM 756 L138c 2003 0415941725 0415941733 (pbk.) 2003268750 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0651/2003268750-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2003268750-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0651/2003268750-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2003268750-b.html PIT 030307 20230410115820.0 116226