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130Political philosophy: the essential texts (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2005.Ideal for survey courses in social and political philosophy, this volume is a substantially abridged and slightly altered version of Steven M. Cahn's Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy (OUP, 2001). Offering coverage from antiquity to the present, Political Philosophy: The Essential Texts is a historically organized collection of the most significant works from nearly 2,500 years of political philosophy. It moves from classical thought (Plato, Aristotle) through the medieval period (Aquin…Read more
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19Now even more affordably priced in its second edition, Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education is ideal for undergraduate and graduate philosophy of education courses. Editor Steven M. Cahn, a highly respected contributor to the field, brings together writings by leading figures in the history of philosophy and notable contemporary thinkers. The first section of the book provides material from nine classic writers, while the second section presents twenty-one recent sele…Read more
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8Philosophical explorations: freedom, God, and goodness (edited book)Prometheus Books. 1989.No Marketing Blurb
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69Living wellThink 13 (38): 13-23. 2014.What is living well? We describe two contrasting lives and ask whether one is better lived than the other. Many philosophers, among them Susan Wolf, Richard Kraut and Stephen Darwall would say so. We criticize their position, which views certain activities as intrinsically more worthy than others. Instead, we conclude that persons are living well if they act morally and find long-term satisfaction, regardless of the pursuits they choose
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27Ten Essential Texts in Philososphy of Religion: Classics and Contemporary Issues (edited book)Oup Usa. 2004.Ten of the most widely read works on philosophy of religion are collected in this volume. Structured around these classic texts, this book includes a number of essays to provide students with a sense of the way philosophers think today about the central issues of philosophy of religion.
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18Saints and Scamps: Ethics in AcademiaRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1993.An incisive and witty probe into ethics of the academic world.
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20Contemporary philosophy of religion (edited book)Oxford University Press. 1982.This collection of twenty-one essays brings together some of the finest recent contributions to philosophy of religion. Most of the selection appeared during the past decade and have not been reprinted previously. The author include many distinguished contemporary philosophers of religion, some sympathetic to religion, others sharply critical.
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1A supreme moral principle?In Steven M. Cahn (ed.), Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, Oxford University Press Usa. 2000.
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153Books for review and for listing here should be addressed to Emily Zakin, Review Editor, Department of Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056Teaching Philosophy 25 (4): 403. 2002.
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5New studies in the philosophy of John Dewey (edited book)Published for the University of Vermont by the University Press of New England. 1977.
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