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Are we morally obliged to accept refugees?\u003cbr\u003eIn an age of identity politics and so-called 'fake news', this book is an essential resource for reinvigorating genuine public debate - and an entertaining challenge to accepted wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43205461606578,"sku":"9781786495228","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786495228.jpg?v=1792686175"},{"product_id":"9780861543564","title":"Humanism","description":"\u003cb\u003eLife does not become empty and meaningless in a godless universe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the contention at the heart of humanism, the philosophy concerned with making sense of the world through reason, experience and shared human values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this thought-provoking introduction, Peter Cave explores the humanist approach to religious belief, ethics and politics, and addresses key criticisms. Revised and updated to confront today’s great crises – the climate emergency and global pandemics – and the future of humanism in the face of rapid technological advancement, this is for anyone wishing to better understand what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295287685493,"sku":"9780861543564","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780861543564_73a657d8-7486-4d57-b390-2523fb93f6c2.jpg?v=1786016160"},{"product_id":"9781399405959","title":"How to Think Like a Philosopher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining guide to history’s most fascinating philosophers – from Sappho to Kant, and Aristotle to Simone de Beauvoir – which seeks to help us answer life’s big questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought – and what they thought about – Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. He addresses questions such as: Is there anything ‘out there’ that gives meaning to our lives? Does reality tell us how we ought to live? What indeed is reality and what is appearance – and how can we tell the difference?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book paints vivid portraits of an assortment of inspiring thinkers: from Lao Tzu to Avicenna to Iris Murdoch; from Hannah Arendt to Socrates and Plato to Karl Marx; from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Sartre to Samuel Beckett – and let us not forget Lewis Carroll for some thought-provoking fantasies and Ludwig Wittgenstein for the anguishes of a genius. As well as displaying optimists and pessimists, believers and non-believers, the book displays relevance to current affairs, from free speech to abortion to the treatment of animals to our leaders’ moral character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCave brings to life these often prescient, always compelling philosophical thinkers, showing how their ways of approaching the world grew out of their own lives and times and how we may make valuable use of their insights today. Now, more than ever, we need to understand how to live, and how to understand the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298802282869,"sku":"9781399405959","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399405959_d9153237-4498-457b-a391-2eae5afa77d9.jpg?v=1786019212"},{"product_id":"9781780747422","title":"The Big Think Book","description":"What makes me, me - and you, you? \u003cp\u003eWhat is this thing called 'love'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes life have a point?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs 'no' the right answer to this question?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy transports us from the wonderful to the weird, from the funny to the very serious indeed. With the aid of tall stories, jokes, fascinating insights and common sense, Peter Cave offers a comprehensive survey of all areas of philosophy, addressing the big puzzles in ethics and politics, metaphysics and knowledge, religion and the emotions, aesthetics and logic. Replete with a smorgasbord of amusing and mind-boggling examples, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Think Book \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for anyone who delights in life's conundrums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303915729269,"sku":"9781780747422","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781780747422_0efef500-0f2d-42f7-b5fb-0893e3b01574.jpg?v=1786034273"},{"product_id":"9781780745763","title":"Ethics","description":"Should we aim to maximize happiness? Are there characteristics that we should foster within ourselves? Why is it important to act morally? From the ancient Greeks to Sartre, from utilitarianism to the categorical imperative, Ethics: A Beginner’s Guide presents this vital topic of philosophy via its most influential thinkers and theories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith characteristic wit, philosopher Peter Cave steers us around well known and not-so-well known ethical traps – in the private sphere, in community life, and in relation to God and religion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs well as a guide to ongoing theoretical debates, Cave shows how the discipline helps us to confront topical controversies including those of the environment, abortion, and animal welfare. For anyone who questions how we ought to live, there is no better introduction to ethics and how it relates to twenty-first-century society.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304509419893,"sku":"9781780745763","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781780745763_9981ea52-157c-4f25-bbd9-b36fae7dc59b.jpg?v=1786026065"},{"product_id":"9781851689378","title":"Philosophy","description":"Philosophy, the “love of wisdom”, is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world – the child of wonder. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental of questions: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? What is beauty? How should we live our lives? What am I?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this exhilarating tour, Peter Cave navigates all the main topics of philosophy with verve and clarity. Using witty and whimsical examples, including stoical sofas and Reg, the “regular” human, who just happens to carry his brain in a rucksack, Cave provides a welcome antidote to the dry textbook while covering everything from political philosophy to points of logic. Interspersed with helpful textboxes and underlining the enduring relevance of philosophy to us all, there is no better introduction for the aspiring sage.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308752908661,"sku":"9781851689378","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781851689378_814cd492-397a-4812-abd7-1dc0cb189a0b.jpg?v=1786029522"},{"product_id":"schooling-selves","title":"Schooling Selves – Autonomy, Interdependence, and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education","description":"Balancing the development of autonomy with that of social interdependence is a crucial aim of education in any society, but nowhere has it been more hotly debated than in Japan, where controversial education reforms over the past twenty years have attempted to reconcile the two goals. 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