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2War: An EnquiryYale University Press. 2017._A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more_ For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply considered book, A. C. Grayling examines, tests, and challenges the concept of war. He proposes that a deeper, more accurate understanding of…Read more
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2War: An EnquiryYale University Press. 2017._A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more_ For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply considered book, A. C. Grayling examines, tests, and challenges the concept of war. He proposes that a deeper, more accurate understanding of…Read more
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1Wittgenstein on scepticism and certaintyIn Hans-Johann Glock (ed.), Wittgenstein: A Critical Reader, Blackwell. pp. 305--321. 2001.
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1Towards the light: the story of the struggles for liberty and rights that made the modern WestBloomsbury Academic. 2007.In Towards the Light, A.C. Grayling tells the story of the long and difficult battle for freedom in the West, from the Reformation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the battle for the vote to the struggle for the right to freedom of conscience. As Grayling passionately affirms, it is a story - and a struggle - that continues to this day as those in power use the threat of terrorism in the 21st century to roll-back the liberties that so many have fought and died to win for us. In…Read more
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1EpistemologyIn A. C. Grayling (ed.), Philosophy 1: A Guide Through the Subject, Oxford University Press. 1998.
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1RussellOxford University Press USA. 1996.Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, andsexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the prime movers of Analytic Philosophy, and with having played a part in the revolution in social attitudes witnessed throughout the twentieth-century world.…Read more
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1Philosophy and social scienceIn Antony Grayling, Andrew Pyle & Naomi Goulder (eds.), Continuum Encyclopaedia of British Philosophy, . 2006.The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy" employs a wide construal of 'philosophy' that was common in former centuries. Its biographical entries include writers on mainstream philosophical topics whose individual contribution was small (for example, writers of textbooks or minor critics of major figures). But the encyclopedia also includes celebrated figures from other intellectual domains (e.g. poets, mathematicians, scientists and clergymen), who had something to say on topics that cou…Read more
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1Modern Philosophy: An Introduction and SurveyViking Adult. 1994.Philosopher Roger Scruton offers a wide-ranging perspective on philosophy, from logic to aesthetics, written in a lively and engaging way that is sure to stimulate debate. Rather than producing a survey of an academic discipline, Scruton reclaims philosophy for worldly concerns.
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1Philosophy. A guide through the SubjectRevue Philosophique de la France Et de l'Etranger 187 (4): 481-482. 1997.
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Modern philosophy II: the empiricistsIn Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject, Oxford University Press. pp. 484--544. 1995.
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Epistemic Finitude and the Framework of InferenceIn Stephen Hetherington (ed.), Epistemology Futures, Oxford University Press. pp. 169. 2006.
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Modern Philosophy II: The EmpiricistsIn Philosophy 1: A Guide Through the Subject, Oxford University Press. 1998.
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Humanism, Religion, and EthicsIn Dolan Cummings (ed.), Debating Humanism, Imprint Academic. pp. 26--47. 2006.
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Human rights : past and futureIn Steven Lecce, Neil McArthur & Arthur Schafer (eds.), Fragile Freedoms: The Global Struggle for Human Rights, Oup Usa. 2017.
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