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Author:   Linda Wiener ,  Ramsey Eric Ramsey ,  David Edward Shaner
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.218kg
ISBN:  

9780791463147

ISBN 10:   0791463141
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   06 January 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. A Place to Begin Curiosity and Wonder A Place to Begin Mistaking the Abstract for Concrete Today's Popular Science The Spirit of Socrates 2. The Persistence of a Question Some Background Questions Kant and the Enlightenment The Emergence of Evolutionary Theory The Promotion of Human Sociobiology 3. What Darwin and Nietzsche Saw Some Background on Darwin and Nietzsche Darwin's Descent of Man: The Evolution of Morality Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals: The Evolution of (A Different) Morality Nietzsche's Differences with Darwin 4. Provoking Thought Heidegger and the Distinction between Ways of Thinking Merleau-Ponty and the Importance of Embodied Experience 5. The Limits of Science and the Danger of Scientism: Drawing Out the Consequences for Thinking Faces that Launched a Thousand Web Site Hits A More Serious Concern 6. Leaving Us to Wonder The Difficulty Begins Here Thinking Beyond and Otherwise Turning to the Public Sphere Desire for Public Dialogue Leaving Us to Wonder Notes Bibliography Index

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Linda Wiener is Faculty with Tenure at St. John's College at Santa Fe. Ramsey Eric Ramsey is a philosopher and Associate Dean of The Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University West.

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