Divided in three parts, this book takes on a tour of the chief religious and moral philosophies available to Western man in part I. It develops a positive viewpoint, a dynamic presentation of the elements of "the good life" in part II, and provides an arresting exposition of international problems and their intelligent solution in part III.
Unitarian Universalist minister G. Peter Fleck exploresthe role of reason and science, limits on the concept of progress, the lure of other (Eastern) religious traditions, the influence of the Judeo-Christian heritage, and the ways we can interpret that heritage to build our own spiritual home.
In a break from traditional philosophical views of sex and love, this book presents a radical defence of sexual enjoyment without love. It contains analyses of the philosophies of Sartre, Freud, Schopenhauer, Reich, Nagel, deSade, and others.
This lively introduction to the major questions of philosophy is indispensable for instructors seeking a text that explains the basic problems in clear and non-technical language. In addition to addressing the crucial question: "What is philosophy?" this book concentrates on topics most likely to be of immediate interest to the beginning student. ......
Stresses the problem of God as a logical and philosophical problem. This book offers a critically analytic perspective in the Naturalistic-Humanistic tradition. It features an issues or problems approach and is set in a historical context with quotations from Greek philosophy, the Church Fathers, the Medieval period, and from philosophers.
Presents a picture of the ideas of the early Greek philosophers men and attempts to find a balance between the scholarly paraphernalia of etymology and philology, and a stripped-down version of the ideas. This book includes testimonials by other thinkers. It also contains a guide to these testimonial sources and a bibliography for this period.
Ageing has become a high priority issue on the agenda of legislators, public forums, and human service agencies. This book helps understand the processes of ageing and their impact on society as a whole. It probes the images held about them and compares these views with their actual life styles, developmental transitions and crises.
Containing articles by sexologists, sociologists, and psychologists, this work deals with discoveries in human sexuality. It includes the topics: sexual identity and sexual roles, homosexuality, adolescent sexuality, sex and the law, prostitution, transsexual surgery, and eroticism.
