How to play philosophy

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How to play philosophy

Michael Picard

Hamilton Books, c2022

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217), discography (p. 219), and index

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Description

Philosophy can transform your life. But the only philosophy that can save you is your own. Yet how do you find your own in an age of misinformation and unbridled spin, when truth is unfashionable and hype hyper-attractive. Where is the air needed to breathe the honest spirit of inquiry? How to Play Philosophy is a breezy array of lyrical, creative essays that explore timeless and timely ideas about who we are, how we live and what we think. MIT-trained philosopher Michael Picard gives airing to numerous philosophers from conflicting traditions and builds an intellectual background to enable readers to draw their own conclusions. Written in a spirit of free and playful inquiry, the essays were composed originally to support public participatory philosophy, or Cafe Philosophy, which the author has facilitated for decades. Subjects include Play it With Feeling (Desire, Stress, Anger); Games We Play (Intimacy, Loyalty, Betrayal) and Playing Fair (Values, Good, Integrity), alongside epistemological topics including Truth (Knowledge, Certainty, Objectivity) and the perennial metaphysical quandaries (Human Nature, The Sacred, God). Written for everyone interested in exploring age-old subjects in an age of disposable content, How to Play Philosophy offers playful provocations with the aim of enabling independent thinking and deeper public conversations.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Playtime Chapter 2:Playing Me Chapter 3: Play It With Feeling Chapter 4: Games We Play Chapter 5: Playing Fair Chapter 6: Truth Sports Chapter 7: Playing for Keeps Chapter 8: Playing (With) God Bibliography Discography About the Author Index

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  • NCID
    BC17460397
  • ISBN
    • 9780761873068
  • LCCN
    2021056011
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lanham
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 235 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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