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Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Questions of ethics — about how we should act, our responsibilities to our fellow man, and the difference between right and wrong — have long been debated by philosophers the world over and form the linchpin of governments, cultures and religions. Now, Ben Dupre's concise, easy-to-read chapters explain the fundamentals of this discipline, and how they are relevant to our lives today. Covering…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: At a time of corrosive popular cynicism and profound international unease, the need for clarity over the fundamental concepts of politics has never been greater: the forces of Terrorism and Fundamentalism endanger our Security, while government responses to it pose a basic threat to Liberty, Democracy and Human rights. Corruption, Spin and a suspect Political culture arouse public indignation,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains, floating in vats at the whim of some deranged puppet-master? If so, you are not alone — and what's more, you are in exalted company. For this question and other ones like it have been the stuff of philosophical rumination from Plato to Popper. In a…