Copyright
Luc BovensPublished On
2021-12-02ISBN
Language
- English
Print Length
172 pages (x+162)Dimensions
Weight
Media
Funding
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Programme: Parr Center for Ethics
OCLC Number
1288423145LCCN
2020447505BIC
- HPQ
- HPC
- YQZ
BISAC
- PHI005000
- PHI031000
- EDU040000
LCC
- BF335
Keywords
- philosophical essay
- life’s challenges
Coping
A Philosophical Guide
- Luc Bovens (author)
- Fiorella Lavado (illustrator)
Coping and Philosophy is a collection of philosophical essays on how we deal with life’s challenges. We hope for better times, but what is hope and is it a good thing to hope? How do we look back and make sense of our lives in the face of death? What is the nature of love and how do we deal with its hardships? What makes for a genuine apology and is there too much or too little apologizing in this world? Can we effect changes in ourselves to adapt to our circumstances? And how can we sense of all the counsel that people have: be grateful, don’t cry over spilled milk, eat well, …
This volume is a perfect companion text for courses such as Philosophy of Life, The Meaning of Life, or for a moral psychology component in an Ethics course. The material is written for readers who are new to philosophy and progresses in short blog-style sections. It draws on literature, music, podcasts, and news items. Each chapter has a set of questions for discussion or essay writing and suggestions for material to explore the topic further.
Endorsements
Many if not most areas of our lives call for coping responses or mechanisms. In this wonderfully concise, lively and wise book, Luc Bovens shows us how philosophy can aid our self-understanding and better prepare us for the challenges that face us.
Gerald Lang
University of Leeds
Contents
1. Hope
(pp. 6–27)- Luc Bovens
2. Death
(pp. 28–43)- Luc Bovens
3. Love
(pp. 44–67)- Luc Bovens
4. Reconciliation
(pp. 68–83)- Luc Bovens
5. Self-Management
(pp. 84–101)- Luc Bovens
6. Counsel
(pp. 102–116)- Luc Bovens
Final Words
(pp. 117–118)- Luc Bovens
Additional Teaching Materials
(pp. 119–120)- Luc Bovens
Discussion Questions
(pp. 121–128)- Luc Bovens
Links
(pp. 129–154)- Luc Bovens
Why This Book?
(pp. 1–5)- Luc Bovens
Contributors
Luc Bovens
(author)Luc Bovens is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he teaches in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program. He is a joint author with Stephan Hartmann of Bayesian Epistemology (Oxford University Press 2003) and has collaborated with Fiorella Lavado on the TESS (Teaching Ethics with Short Stories) website (2018). His current interests are in moral psychology and philosophy & public policy. He has held previous appointments in the University of Colorado at Boulder (1990–2003) and in the London School of Economics and Political Science (2004–2017).
Fiorella Lavado
(illustrator)Fiorella Lavado is a Peruvian British artist living and working in London. She has collaborated with scientists, philosophers, and journalists on various art projects, finding the intersection between art and science a rich source of inspiration. Her work has been exhibited in prestigious institutions such as the Royal Astronomical Society in London, the Schering Foundation in Berlin, and the Benaki Museum in Athens.