Dream Weaver One Boy's Journey Through the Landscape of Reality

Name: Dream Weaver One Boy's Journey Through the Landscape of Reality
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ISBN: 9780205528868

ISBN-10: 0205528864

ISBN-13: 9780205528868

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Anniversary)

Authors: Jack Bowen

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Description:

This fictional approach to introduction to philosophy covers the major topics in philosophy (e.g. identity, knowledge, God, free will, etc.) through the strange experiences of a 14-year-old protagonist, Ian, and his mentor, the Old Man. One side of each issue is introduced in the first half of a chapter (eg. we do not have free will); the second half questions the position (e.g. do we have free will?). This allows the student to see how positions are both developed and defended and leaves them with an opportunity to draw their own conclusions. Each chapter includes annotations, allowing the reader to connect the ideas in the story with contemporary thinkers. The reader encounters each…

Book details

List price: $27.60
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/12/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Note to Reader


Chronological List of Philosophers Encountered by Ian


Prologue: This Is the Title of the Prologue


A Note from the Old Man



Knowledge


What Really Really Happened



Self, Mind, Soul


What's in a Name?



Science


We Are It



The Liar, Motion, and a "Surprise"


Silent Lonesome Tree



God


The Purpose of Meaning



Evil


The Price of a Paper and a Paper for a Price



Going East


No Thing


The Problem with Solutions



Faith and Reason


Why He Loves Her



Free Will


The Power of the Hill



Selfishness (and Science Revisited)


The Power of the Quill



Heaps and Eggs


The Hanging Town



Society, Politics, and Money


If Only



Ethics and Morality


Can You (Not) Believe It?



The Final Excursion



The Words After All Previous Words: Souls (Revisited) and Brains (Visited)... and Humans


Afterword: The "First" Excursion-The Author Authors


Reading Group Discussion Questions


KQED's Forum with Michael Krasny: Interview with Jack Bowen


Lyrics to "Beautiful Colors" by Matt and Jack Bowen


Questions for Discussion


Index