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Can War Be Justified? - A Debate by Jennifer Kling; Andrew Fiala
Category: World | Series: Little Debates about Big Questions Ser.
Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances, when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited, wars can be justified. In this book, two philosophers debate this q ...Show more
Can We Know Anything?: A Debate by Bryan Frances, Michael Huemer
Category: Philosophy | Series: Little Debates about Big Questions Ser.
In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether - and how - we can gain knowledge of the world outside of our own minds. Starting with opening statements, the debate moves through two rounds of replies. In this book, Michael Huemer and Bryan Frances debate whether – and how – we can gain k ...Show more
Do Numbers Exist?: A Debate about Abstract Objects by Peter van Inwagen, William Lane Craig
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Little Debates about Big Questions Ser.
In Do Numbers Exist? William Lane Craig and Peter van Inwagen take opposite sides on whether there are abstract objects, such as numbers and properties. Craig argues that there are no abstract objects, whereas Van Inwagen argues that there are. In Do Numbers Exist? Peter van Inwagen and William Lane Cra ...Show more
Should Wealth Be Redistributed? - A Debate by Steven McMullen; James R. Otteson
Category: Environment | Series: Little Debates about Big Questions Ser.
A central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not alte ...Show more
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