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Family Pictures: A Philosopher Explores the Familiar
Laura Kaplan
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Description for Family Pictures: A Philosopher Explores the Familiar
Paperback. Written in the genre known as narrative philosophy, this text examines philosophical snapshots of family life - showing that the ordinary journey through marriage, maturity and parenting is fraught with questions about ethics, knowledge and metaphysics. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
"Family Pictures" reveals the immediate and important application that classical philosophical questions have to our aspirations, emotional ties with others, jobs, concrete relationships, and daily routines. In this volume, a philosopher writes in the genre known as narrative philosophy. She examines philosophical snapshots of family life, showing that the ordinary journey through marriage, maturity and parenting is fraught with questions about ethics, knowledge and metaphysics. Humorous and poignant portraits of family members are placed in the context of classical philosophical questions. The reality of family life brings these questions down to earth, while an imaginative use of philosophy seeks to ... Read more
"Family Pictures" reveals the immediate and important application that classical philosophical questions have to our aspirations, emotional ties with others, jobs, concrete relationships, and daily routines. In this volume, a philosopher writes in the genre known as narrative philosophy. She examines philosophical snapshots of family life, showing that the ordinary journey through marriage, maturity and parenting is fraught with questions about ethics, knowledge and metaphysics. Humorous and poignant portraits of family members are placed in the context of classical philosophical questions. The reality of family life brings these questions down to earth, while an imaginative use of philosophy seeks to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780812693621
SKU
KEX0227686
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