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The Good, the True and the Beautiful Professor Michael Boylan

The Good, the True and the Beautiful By Professor Michael Boylan

The Good, the True and the Beautiful by Professor Michael Boylan


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Offers an introduction to philosophy, exploring issues to do with ethics, knowledge and aesthetics and how they relate to our everyday lives. This book proposes an understanding of the good, the true and the beautiful that seeks to answer many of the questions that have traditionally occupied philosophers.

The Good, the True and the Beautiful Summary

The Good, the True and the Beautiful: A Quest for Meaning by Professor Michael Boylan

This book provides an exciting and stimulating introduction to some of the central questions in philosophy.Why should we be good? How do we know what is true? What is it all about? The Good, the True and the Beautiful asks crucial questions about who we are and what makes life worthwhile. Michael Boylan offers an accessible and stimulating introduction to philosophy, exploring issues to do with ethics, knowledge and aesthetics and how they relate to our everyday lives. He proposes a highly original understanding of the good, the true and the beautiful that seeks to answer many of the questions that have traditionally occupied philosophers. Using thought experiments to engage the reader in 'doing' philosophy, Boylan explores what it means to be good, true and beautiful in today's world. Get your ticket now for a fascinating journey of self-discovery.

The Good, the True and the Beautiful Reviews

Mention -Book News, February 2009
'Accessible in style, sophisticated in content, Michael Boylan's The Good, the True and the Beautiful is an excellent guide to philosophical reflection on the most important of life's questions. The author's good nature comes through on every page, as readers are challenged and coaxed to become better and more thoughtful people.' Jeffrey Reiman, William Fraser McDowell Professor of Philosophy, American University, USA.
'This book is a triumph: it opens deep philosophical thought to every reader. Through his conversational style, Boylan invites us to take a fresh look at central subjects in philosophy--the good, the true, and the beautiful.' Robert Paul Churchill, professor of Philosophy, George Washington University, USA
'In combining philosophical argumentation with observations from the social world, politics and the arts the book goes far beyond a scholarly investigation of a perennial topic of philosophy. Even for readers without background in the history of philosophy the book will make those fundamental questions accessible.'Professor, Marcus Duwell, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
In his concise account of the major theories of art, he accomplishes the remarkable feat of explaining Heidegger in simple language. All in all, Boylan displays a thorough knowledge of both classical and modern views. Highly recommended for all philosophy collections. - David Gordon, Library Journal, October 1, 2008 -- David Gordon * Library Journal *

About Professor Michael Boylan

Michael Boylan is professor and chair in philosophy at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. His most recent books are: The Extinction of Desire (2007), a philosophical novel and A Just Society (2004), a monograph on ethics and political philosophy.

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I: The Good; 1. Being Good; 2. The Self and Others; 3. Self-fulfillment; Part II: The True; 4. Finding Out What is True; 5. Scepticism, Illusion and the Sources of Knowledge; 6. Integrating Truth into the Quest; Part III: The Beautiful; 7. Finding Out What is Beautiful: Ancient Theories; 8. Finding Out What is Beautiful: Modern and Contemporary Theories; 9. The Quest for the Beautiful; Glossary; Index.

Additional information

GOR002055643
9781847061577
1847061575
The Good, the True and the Beautiful: A Quest for Meaning by Professor Michael Boylan
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20080601
256
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