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Ancient Evenings is a study of consciousness presented as a series of fictional philosophical dialogues set at the height of the Roman Empire. These dialogues — on good and evil, truth and falsehood, life and death — are historical re-enactments of what persons representing the major Hellenistic schools of philosophy might actually have said to one another in informal but serious discussion and debate. The result is a powerful unique view of the secular Hellenistic schools of antiquity, and of their continued importance to modern secular thinking about how to live in a world without divine intervention. Ancient Evenings is in the spirit of great dialogues from Plato to Cicero, and Berkeley to Hume. It brings back to life the neglected literary form of the philosophical dialogue as a potent and unique instrument of philosophical inquiry.
Jul 15, 2015

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"Wilkinson delves deep into the basis of our values, distinguishing them from laws and rights (including moral and human) and looks at the theory that values are simply based on individual preferences. I found this part of the book the most challenging, but ultimately rewarding. Firmer ground appeared for me when we looked at a foundation for values, building up from our central goal and the conditions which help to test any proposed central goal and culminating in the concept of achieving 'satisfied mind' and the skills which we would require to do so. To me this part was gold dust with clear accessible reasoning which took me through ideas which resonated and provided a basis on which I could - with practice - develop my values."

Apr 11, 2016

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'Now here's a book simply packed with pertinent and perhaps valuable information; the likes of which one doesn’t stumble upon everyday… Capitalism and Human Values is a brilliantly conceived and well written book, which loiters at the very epicentre of current-day, economic turmoil.'
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- Publication Date: 03 September 2024
- ISBN-13: 9781788361194
- Product Content: Text (eye-readable)
- Extent: Absolute page count : 240
- Code: 9781788361194
- Dimensions: 15.6 x 23.5 x 1.3 cm
- Weight: 250 grams
- Packaging Type: No outer packaging
- List Price: £14.95
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Title: Capitalism and Human Values
Author: Tony Wilkinson
Collection: Societas
Language: English
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Imprint: Societas

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