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6Comment on Dr Fairhurst's PaperJournal of Philosophy of Education 14 (2): 254-255. 1980.David E Cooper; Comment on Dr Fairhurst's Paper, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 14, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 254–255, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1.
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5Experience and the Growth of UnderstandingJournal of Philosophy of Education 14 (1): 97-103. 1980.David E Cooper; Experience and the Growth of Understanding, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 14, Issue 1, 30 May 2006, Pages 97–103, https://doi.org/1.
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5Blackwell Companion to Aesthetics (edited book)Wiley. 2009.A COMPANION TO AESTHETICS This second edition of A Companion to Aesthetics examines questions that were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers, such as the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art, while also addressing a host of new issues prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, including coverage of non-Western art traditions and of everyday and environmental aesthetics. The volume also canvases debates regarding the nature of representati…Read more
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4A Companion to Aesthetics (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 1992.In this extensively revised and updated edition, 168 alphabetically arranged articles provide comprehensive treatment of the main topics and writers in this area of aesthetics. Written by prominent scholars covering a wide-range of key topics in aesthetics and the philosophy of art Features revised and expanded entries from the first edition, as well as new chapters on recent developments in aesthetics and a larger number of essays on non-Western thought about art Unique to this edition are six …Read more
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4Grammar and the Possession of ConceptsJournal of Philosophy of Education 7 (2): 204-222. 1973.David E Cooper; Grammar and the Possession of Concepts, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 7, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 204–222, https://doi.org/10.11.
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4Authenticity, life and liberal educationIn Paul Heywood Hirst & Patricia White (eds.), Philosophy of Education: Major Themes in the Analytic Tradition, Routledge. pp. 32--67. 1998.
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4Genealogy and TruthPhilosophie Et Culture: Actes du XVIIe Congrès Mondial de Philosophie 2 859-863. 1988.
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4Spirit of the Environment: Religion, Value and Environmental Concern (edited book)Routledge. 1998._Spirit of the Environment_ brings spiritual and religious concerns to environmental issues. Providing a much needed alternative to exploring human beings' relationship to the natural world through the restrictive lenses of 'science', 'ecology', or even 'morality', this book offers a fresh perspective to the field. _Spirit of the Enironment_ addresses: * the environmental attitudes of the major religions; * the relationship between art and nature; * the Gaia hypothesis; * the non-instrumental va…Read more
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3Søren KierkegaardIn Robert C. Solomon & David Sherman (eds.), The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy, Blackwell. 2003.This chapter contains sections titled: “The Category of my Whole Authorship” “The Father of Existentialism” “Becoming a Subject” “Stages on Life's Way”
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3World PhilosophiesWiley-Blackwell. 1995.This volume is the first introduction to all the main philosophical systems of the world, written by a highly successful textbook author. It is the ideal textbook for use on all courses in comparative philosophy, multicultural philosophy, and the history of philosophy. Unique in its breadth, World Philosophies introduces philosophy from the time of Ancient India, China and Greece up to the present day. These philosophical systems are viewed as attempts to provide integrated accounts of the place…Read more
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3The Reach of the Aesthetic: Collected Essays on Art and Nature (review)Philosophy 77 (2): 283-296. 2002.
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3European and American PhilosophersIn Robert L. Arrington (ed.), A Companion to the Philosophers, Blackwell. 2017.Peter Abelard (1079–1142 ce) was the most wide‐ranging philosopher of the twelfth century. He quickly established himself as a leading teacher of logic in and near Paris shortly after 1100. After his affair with Heloise, and his subsequent castration, Abelard became a monk, but he returned to teaching in the Paris schools until 1140, when his work was condemned by a Church Council at Sens. His logical writings were based around discussion of the “Old Logic”: Porphyry's Isagoge, aristotle'S Categ…Read more
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2A companion to aesthetics, second editionIn Dennis M. Patterson (ed.), A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Blackwell. 1996.
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2Learning in the Plural: Essays on the Humanities and Public LifeMichigan State University Press. 2014.Can civic engagement rescue the humanities from a prolonged identity crisis? How can the practices and methods, the conventions and innovations of humanities teaching and scholarship yield knowledge that contributes to the public good? These are just two of the vexing questions David D. Cooper tackles in his essays on the humanities, literacy, and public life. As insightful as they are provocative, these essays address important issues head-on and raise questions about the relevance and roles of…Read more
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2Islamic and Jewish PhilosophersIn Robert L. Arrington (ed.), A Companion to the Philosophers, Blackwell. 2017.Averroes is the Latin name of Abu'l Walid ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Rushd (1126–1198 ce), who was born in Cordoba, Spain. He was a public official, serving as both royal physician and judge, but his political career was often difficult, and by the time of his death he had suffered banishment to North Africa. He is an outstanding representative of the great cultural achievements of Muslim Spain, and produced philosophical works which came to resonate through the West for many centuries after his…Read more
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2PostmodernismIn Randall Curren (ed.), A Companion to the Philosophy of Education, Blackwell. 2003.This chapter contains sections titled: “The Postmodern Condition” Postmodernism Postmodernism and Education Questioning Postmodernism “The Last Word”
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2Understanding as PhilosophyJournal of Philosophy of Education 17 (2): 145-153. 1983.David E Cooper; Understanding as Philosophy, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 17, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 145–153, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-
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2El pensamiento indio del siglo XXIn Manuel Garrido (ed.), El Legado Filosófico y Científico Del Siglo Xx, Cátedra. pp. 957--972. 2005.
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2A Companion to Aesthetics: The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 1992.
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