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6Lisa Marie Anderson, Hamann and the Tradition (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 2012). David Appelbaum, À Propos, Levinas (Albany: SUNY Press, 2012). Alain Badiou, The Adventure of French Philosophy, trans. Bruno Bosteels (New York: Verso Press, 2012) (review)Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal 33 (2). 2012.
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11The Irrelevance to Religion of Philosophic Proofs for the Existence of GodAmerican Philosophical Quarterly 6 (2). 1969.
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Two concepts of affrmative actionIn Exploring ethics: an introductory anthology, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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1Does God know the future?In Exploring philosophy of religion: an introductory anthology, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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10Happiness and immoralityIn Exploring ethics: an introductory anthology, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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1Two concepts of affrmative actionIn Exploring ethics: an introductory anthology, Oxford University Press. 2009.
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7God and moralityIn Steven M. Cahn (ed.), Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, Oxford University Press Usa. 2000.
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2Freedom or determinism?In Steven M. Cahn (ed.), Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, Oxford University Press Usa. 2000.
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Concepts of affirmative actionIn Steven M. Cahn (ed.), Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, Oxford University Press Usa. 2000.
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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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40Knowledge and Reality: Classic and Contemporary ReadingsPearson. 2003.A handy collection of readings regarding the philosophical areas of Epistemology and Metaphysics that includes both historical and contemporary works, this book gives the reader a sense of how philosophical issues have evolved over time. Forty-eight selections from over 30 philosophers past and present deal with topics such as a priori knowledge, skepticism, foundationalism versus coherentism, universals, identity and change, causation, and the relationship between perception and the external wo…Read more
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17Philosophical Horizons: Introductory Readings (edited book)Cengage. 2012.Under the experienced editorial guidance of Steven M. Cahn and Maureen Eckert, PHILOSOPHICAL HORIZONS introduces your students to the central issues of philosophy through an engaging combination of classic and contemporary sources. Placing a premium on accessibility for today’s beginning philosophy students, the editors have put together over seventy non-technical readings, many of which have been edited for maximum comprehensibility. Unlike any other introductory anthology of past and present r…Read more
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3Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2002.
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44Classics of Modern Political Theory: Machiavelli to Mill (edited book)Oup Usa. 1997.Classics of Modern Political Theory: Machiavelli to Mill brings together the complete texts or substantial selections from the masterpieces of modern political theory. The most comprehensive anthology of its kind, this volume includes well-known works by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx, and significant contributions from Spinoza, Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, Kant, Burke, Bentham, and Tocqueville. A distinctive feature of this collection is the inclusion of the Declaration of Independe…Read more
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41The Elements of Philosophy: Readings From Past and Present (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2007.The Elements of Philosophy: Readings from Past and Present offers an extensive collection of classic and contemporary readings, organized topically into five main sections: Religion and Belief, Moral and Political Philosophy, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind and Language, and Life and Death. Within these broad areas, readings are arranged in clusters that address both traditional issues--such as the existence of God, justice and the state, knowledge and skepticism, and free will-…Read more
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11The Meaning of Life: A Reader (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2007.Featuring nine new articles chosen by coeditor, Steven M. Cahn, the third edition of E. D. Klemke's The Meaning of Life offers twenty-two insightful selections that explore this fascinating topic. The essays are primarily by philosophers but also include materials from literary figures and religious thinkers. As in previous editions, the readings are organized around three themes. In Part I the articles defend the view that without faith in God, life has no meaning or purpose. In Part II the sel…Read more
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19Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2002.Philosophy for the 21st Century, an introductory anthology, is an extraordinarily comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary readings. It covers all major fields, including not only metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion, but also philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, political philosophy, and philosophy of art. This volume is unique in drawing on the judgments of a new generation of scholars, each of whom has chosen the articles a…Read more
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80Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2006.Ethics: History, Theory, and Contemporary Issues, Fifth Edition, features sixty-nine selections organized into three parts, providing instructors with great flexibility in designing and teaching a variety of courses in moral philosophy. Spanning 2,500 years of ethical theory, the first part, Historical Sources, ranges from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. It moves from classical thought through medieval views to modern theories, culminating with leading nineteenth- and twentieth-century …Read more
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59Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2002.Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy provides in one volume the major writings from nearly 2,500 years of political and moral philosophy, from Plato through the twentieth century. The most comprehensive collection of its kind, it moves from classical thought through medieval views to modern perspectives. It includes major nineteenth-century thinkers and considerably more twentieth-century theorists than are found in competing volumes. Also included are numerous essays from The Federalist P…Read more
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1Portraits of American Philosophy (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2013.In Portraits of American Philosophy, eight of America’s most prominent philosophers offer autobiographical narratives that remind us that the life of a scholar is both a tale of personal struggle and an adventure in ideas.
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26The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 13, 1925 - 1953: 1938-1939, Experience and Education, Freedom and Culture, Theory of Valuation, and Essays (review)Southern Illinois University Press. 1988.This volume includes all Dewey's writings for 1938 except for Logic: The Theory of Inquiry, as well as his 1939 Freedom and Culture, Theory of Valuation, and two items from Intelligence in the Modern World. Freedom and Culture presents, as Steven M. Cahn points out, the essence of his philosophical position: a commitment to a free society, critical intelligence, and the education required for their advance.
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10From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a ProfessorColumbia University Press. 2008.Steven M. Cahn's advice on the professorial life covers an extensive range of critical issues: how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to navigate a job interview; how to improve teaching performance; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for tenure. He deals with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether you are beginning graduate study, ho…Read more
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6The Affirmative Action Debate (edited book)Routledge. 1995.Contributors: Steven M. Cahn, James W. Nickel, J. L. Cowan, Paul W. Taylor, Michael D. Bayles, William A. Nunn III, Alan H. Goldman, Paul Woodruff, Robert A. Shiver, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Robert Simon, George Sher, Robert Amdur, Robert K. Fullinwider, Bernard R. Boxhill, Lisa H. Newton, Anita L. Allen, Celia Wolf-Devine, Sidney Hook, Richaed Waaserstrom, Thomas E. Hill, Jr., John Kekes
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9Neutrality and the Academic EthicRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1994.In Neutrality and the Academic Ethic, distinguished philosopher Robert L. Simon explores the claim that universities can and should be politically neutral. He examines conceptual questions about the meaning of neutrality, distinguishes different conceptions of what neutrality involves, and considers in what sense, if any, institutional neutrality is both possible and desirable. In Part II, a collection of original and previously published essays provides different views on these and related issu…Read more
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1Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected EssaysLexington Books. 2002.A revised edition of Steven Cahn's book of short philosophical essays
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7Political Philosophy in the Twenty-First Century: Essential Essays (edited book)Westview Press. 2012.Moving beyond the work of Rawls and his critics, this concise collection contains critical essays in contemporary political philosophy. All have been chosen for their importance and accessibility, and some have been edited by their authors for inclusion in this work. Political Philosophy in the Twenty-First Century covers five main topics: equality, justice, liberty, democracy, and human rights. To assist readers, the editors have also provided section introduction and study questions as well as…Read more
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1Saints and Scamps: Ethics in AcademiaRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1993.An incisive and witty probe into ethics of the academic world.
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168Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2010.In 1962, the philosopher Richard Taylor used six commonly accepted presuppositions to imply that human beings have no control over the future. David Foster Wallace not only took issue with Taylor's method, which, according to him, scrambled the relations of logic, language, and the physical world, but also noted a semantic trick at the heart of Taylor's argument. _Fate, Time, and Language_ presents Wallace's brilliant critique of Taylor's work. Written long before the publication of his fiction …Read more
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165Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology (edited book)Oxford University Press USA. 2000.Extensively revised and expanded in this fourth edition, Exploring Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology is a uniquely accessible and engaging introduction to philosophy. Steven M. Cahn brings together exceptionally clear recent essays by noted philosophers and supplements them with influential historical sources. Most importantly, the articles have been carefully edited to make them understandable to every reader. The topics are drawn from across the major fields of philosophy and include knowl…Read more
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