From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas.
* Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world
* Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology
* The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans
* Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world
* Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology
* The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781444330908
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-3090-8
- Verlag: Wiley
- Erscheinungstermin: 20.09.2010
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2010
- Serie: Philosophy for Everyone
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 389 g
- Seiten: 256
- Format (B x H x T): 154 x 229 x 23 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt