Oxford Philosophy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved
Ursula Goodenough
The second edition of ‘The Sacred Depths of Nature’ by Ursula Goodenough lifts up the synergies between a religious naturalist orientation and traditional and indigenous #religions. Now including a new chapter on #Ecomorality. See more: https://t.co/QJp92iRQnv #PhilosophyInFocus https://t.co/hoWuJvEnCx
Hardcover, 2023
$31.99Member price:$31.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives
Ronald M. Baecker
We recommend reading ‘Computers and Society’ by Ronald M. Baecker which gives a broad and comprehensive look at digital #technologies and their impact on human life. See more here: https://t.co/pdwyAMyhbX https://t.co/gc3RKKsQg3
Paperback, 2019
$70.00Member price:$70.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Euthyphro
Plato
“Is the holy holy because the gods love it or do the gods love it because it is holy?” Explore this question with Dorothea Frede’s article ‘The Holy and the God-Loved: The Dilemma in Plato’s Euthyphro’ currently free to read in our #religion focus: https://t.co/x8WynTnbzU https://t.co/GWJLyrb18Y
Hardcover, 2025
$34.99Member price:$31.49 + Free shipping10% off
Are We Bodies or Souls?
Richard Swinburne
‘Are We Bodies or Souls?’ In this revised edition, Richard Swinburne offers a powerful new account of what it is like to be human, a controversial rejection of #materialism. Read now while we focus on #religion: https://t.co/F08h5R66wh https://t.co/AzRDzP48GE
Hardcover, 2019
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Space Between: How Empathy Really Works
Heidi L. Maibom
'Is Your Empathy Biased?' @GreaterGoodSC asks OUP author @MaibomHeidi of 'The Space Between: How Empathy Really Works' this question who discusses how we can understand other people better if we learn to use empathy wisely. Read on here: https://t.co/ZIRaISnrsb
Hardcover, 2022
$40.99Member price:$40.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Black Health: The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People's Health
Keisha Ray
'Black Health' by @DrKeishaRay publishes today and is the first book in our Bioethics for Social Justice Series. It highlights the lived experience of Black people and the relations between their health and institutions -- a timely and humanizing book: https://t.co/WYpfATZ2E3 https://t.co/fDibzG4ltL
Paperback, 2023
$41.99Member price:$41.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad
Emily Thomas
‘The Meaning of Travel’ is recommended amongst our #PhilosophyInFocus on Women in the History of Philosophy. Read this ground-breaking book, the first on this topic: https://t.co/PcpzZc0QpV https://t.co/PzDfdCi3Nr
Paperback, 2022
$16.98Member price:$16.98 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Beyond Chance and Credence: A Theory of Hybrid Probabilities
Wayne C. Myrvold
Explore the #APAEastern23 book list featuring top philosophy research from authors such as Wayne C. Myrvold. You can read a free chapter from his book ‘Beyond Chance and Credence’, free for a limited time. Explore here: https://t.co/PXqrnIEKkJ https://t.co/Qw8ByFnyLh
Hardcover, 2022
$110.00Member price:$110.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Why? the Purpose of the Universe
Philip Goff
“Why are we here? What's the point of existence?” @Philip_Goff’s book, ‘Why? The Purpose of the Universe’ provides a radical new approach to the big questions of the meaning of life and the purpose of existence. Pre-order while we focus on #religion: https://t.co/vrl0Of90LG https://t.co/G6tvGT69Vu
Hardcover, 2023
$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chains of Being: Infinite Regress, Circularity, and Metaphysical Explanation
Ross P. Cameron
#APACentral23 Author Meets Critics session with Ross P. Cameron OUP author of ‘Chains of Being’ takes place on 23 February 02:00 – 3:50PM MST @apaphilosophy. Find out more about the book being discussed in advance: https://t.co/tXaa3qMqyZ https://t.co/xeFJZThnLg
Hardcover, 2022
$100.00Member price:$100.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)