Böcker av Brandon Robshaw

Have you ever had a thought that really blew your mind?Like, am I in a video game right now?If my body is constantly changing, am I still me?Would I rather be a happy pig or an unhappy human?If you have, then you are part of a LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS history of great thinkers who have pondered these very questions.From Pluto's cave to Descartes' I think therefore I am, this clever little book will introduce you to every big philosophical thought that the most brilliant minds have puzzled over, and encourage you to think up some answers of your own.Written by philosophy lecturer Dr Brandon Robshaw, this is the perfect introduction to big thinking for curious kids aged 9-12.

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

Debates about whether the Wahhabist practice of face-veiling for women should be banned in modern liberal states tend to generate more heat than light. This book brings clarity to what can be a confusing subject by disentangling the different strands of the problem and breaking through the accusations of misogyny and Islamophobia. Explaining and expounding the ideas of giants of the liberal tradition including Locke, Mill, and Rawls as well as contemporary thinkers like Nussbaum, Kymlicka and Oshana, the book considers a variety of conceptions of liberalism and how they affect the response to the question. Directly addressing issues facing many of today's societies, it unpicks whether paternalism on grounds of welfare can be justified within liberalism, the value of personal autonomy and the problem of whether a socially influenced choice counts as a genuine preference. Covering the role of multiculturalism, gender issues and feminism, this comprehensive philosophical study of a major political question gets to the heart of whether a ban could be justified in principle, and also questions whether any such ban could prove efficacious in achieving its end.

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