Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: michael boylan

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  • BASIC ETHICS
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    Basic Ethics presents for a wide range of students and other interested readers the questions raised in thinking about ethical problems, the answers offered by moral philosophy, and the means to better integrate into both the reader’s world and personal life. It takes up what the author calls a "worldview theory," which shows readers how to begin with the values and understandi...

    $1,340.00

  • THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENT
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    The Process of Argument: An Introduction is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to engage in successful persuasion: To organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is both comprehensive and accessible: An authoritative guide to logical thinking and effective communication. The book begins with techniques to improve reading comprehension, including guides on navigatin...

    $1,100.00

  • FICTIVE NARRATIVE PHILOSOPHY
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    What is the philosophical voice within literature? Does literature have a voice of its own? Can this voice really be philosophical in its own right? In this book, Michael Boylan argues that some literary works indeed can make their own unique claims in different areas of philosophy. He calls this method fictive narrative philosophy. The first part of the book presents an overvi...

    $1,240.00

  • THE MORALITY AND GLOBAL JUSTICE READER
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    This cutting-edge volume of original essays features a diverse, international team of prominent scholars examining issues of morality and justice within a global perspective. The chapters are grouped according to an integrative design that progresses from normative principles to normative theories to normative applications. Applications chapters address current significant and ...

    $1,600.00

  • MORALITY AND GLOBAL JUSTICE
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    In this concise, single-authored text, renowned scholar and professor Michael Boylan examines the moral justifications underlying key global justice issues and provides students with the analytical tools to approach those issues critically. Introductory chapters establish a thorough but accessible foundation in theory and moral justification, and subsequent chapters apply those...

    $1,320.00

  • PHILOSOPHY
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    Philosophy: An Innovative Introduction features a unique, engaging approach to introduce students to philosophy. It combines traditional readings and exercises with fictive narratives starring central figures in the history of the field from Plato to Martin Luther King, Jr. The book makes innovative use of compelling short stories from two writers who have prominently combined ...

    $1,800.00

  • CRITICAL INQUIRY
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    This informative book is a necessary companion for anyone seeking to uncover the secret of successful persuasion: to organize, construct, and communicate arguments. It is at once comprehensive and accessible, an authoritative guide to logical thinking and effective communication. First, the text defines the nature and uses of argument, explaining how to read argument carefully....

    $1,160.00

  • THE ETHICS OF TEACHING
    MICHAEL A. BOYLAN
    Education is at a crossroads. While bureaucrats and teachers fight over the best way to structure and deliver education to students, much of the friction generated relates to the different conceptions of what education is about in the first place. The crisis in education is therefore of key importance and demands careful attention in order to formulate the best possible respons...

    $1,240.00

  • THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK SCIENCE
    MICHAEL BOYLAN
    This book examines the origins of ancient Greek science using the vehicles of blood, blood vessels, and the heart. Careful attention to biomedical writers in the ancient world, as well as to the philosophical and literary work of writers prior to the Hippocratic authors, produce an interesting story of how science progressed and the critical context in which important methodolo...

    $1,240.00

  • REACH FOR ME
    MICHAEL A. BOYLAN
    Parents and related caregivers of children with special needs have been handed lifelong challenges that test their very fabric as people. Continuous stress, worry and anxiety can be the norm throughout their lives. It's hard to relax. Imagine that—not being able to relax or take a break. Every parent of a special-needs child should read this story. It will bring them hope and e...

    $119.00