PublishedIcon Books, August 2023 |
ISBN9781785789977 |
FormatHardcover, 176 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.6cm |
What is knowledge? What makes me, me? Do we have free will? People have been asking such fundamental questions about the nature of reality for centuries, but how can they help us make sense of our existence in a 21st-century world of social media, cyber wars, cloning, artificial intelligence and virtual reality?
Short Cuts: Philosophy provides the map you need to travel beyond traditional foundations and explore a diverse array of deep thinkers. Soul-searching questions prompt 'short cut' answers written by experts in their field, with each one the setting-off point for instructions that plot a path through the philosophical landscape. With 'one-stop' graphics visualizing a memorable theory or idea for each concept, and 'route map' glossaries explaining key words and their connections, Short Cuts: Philosophy will help you wrestle with the meaning of ancient and modern philosophical thought. AUTHOR: Dr Laura D'Olimpio is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham and adjunct at the Institute for Ethics and Society at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Author of the award-winning Media and Moral Education (Routledge, 2018), she is also a co-founder and co-editor of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools and regularly contributes to public philosophy outlets such as The Conversation, Philosophy Now magazine, The Ethics Centre and ABC Radio National's The Philosopher's Zone and The Minefield. Twitter @Lauradol4.
