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James Campbell attempts to 'recover' Benjamin Franklin's role as philosopher. In the eighteenth-century understanding of the term 'philosopher', Franklin qualifies as one. But since the beginning of the twentieth century, the meaning of the term has narrowed. What should be said about Franklin as philosopher in the current sense of the word

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James Campbell attempts to 'recover' Benjamin Franklin's role as philosopher. In the eighteenth-century understanding of the term 'philosopher', Franklin qualifies as one. But since the beginning of the twentieth century, the meaning of the term has narrowed. What should be said about Franklin as philosopher in the current sense of the word

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This volume is a study of an ancient Chinese text called "the Xunzi", attributed to and named after Xun Kuang, or Xunzi (ca. 310-210 B.C.). It is divided into four chapters, covering: self-cultivation and the mind; heaven; ritual and music; and language and the way.

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The bestselling series continues as third-grader Robert returns to school from a fun ski vacation with his family and investigates the disappearance of Sally, the snake from his classroom. Illustrations.

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Third-grader Robert is back and learns some wacky facts when he and his friend Paul start training to be contestants on a game show. When Robert discovers that he's too young to be on the show, he submits his teacher's name. Nothing goes as planned after that, but Robert tries his best to set matters straight. Illustrations.

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The essays written for this volume reflect the scope of Professor Fingarette's scholarship, which ranges from social philosophy to Confucian thought, and the essential unity in his concern with what it means to live a personal life.

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In drawing upon sources from his "Notebook for an Ethics", and the unpublished manuscript on a lecture delivered in 1964, this is a study of Sartre's first and second ethics. Anderson evaluates Sartre's arguments and concludes that his second ethics are more advanced than his first.

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This is a personal history of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the United World Colleges (UWC), by educator Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. There are two new chapters providing updates on the progress of the IB and UWC and a list of all IB and UWC schools.

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Written between 1972 and 1999 by the late Professor, this collection of essays deals with controversial and topical issues in philosophy of science, education, and morality. It also features exchanges between the author and other leading philosophers, including a dialogue with Eger's colleague and friend, the eminent philosopher, Abner Shimony.

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A team of philosophical writers examines the startling ideas and arguments of this pundit of persuasion.

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"Seek" is a novel in dialogue that can be read or performed. Newbery Award winner Fleischman creates a symphonic weave of voices and memories that traces a 17-year-old boy's search for his father.

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A collection of essays that shows that Sherlock Holmes sees things others don't. It explores the source of Holmes' faculty of observation and facility for deduction: Is it systematic training (as Watson surmises), genetics, or is he just really lucky

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What does it really mean to be a football fan (and why should we count Aristotle as one) Why do great players such as Cristiano Ronaldo count as great artists This title explores the complex and often hidden contours of the world's most popular game.

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This work, asking, "What is solitude", draws upon a corpus of literary reflections on the subject - Lao Tze, Sappho, Plotinus, Seneca, Augustine, Petrarch, Montaigne, Goethe and others. It concludes that both solitude and encounter are primary modes of human experience, and equally essential.

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Looking at Contemporary Heroes, Myths, and Monsters.

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This book contains spoilersas well as entertaining and thoughtful analysis of them.