A Community of Individuals (Routledge American Philosophy Series) - Hardcover

Lachs, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415941725 ISBN 13: 9780415941723

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Drawing on the spirit of classical American Philosophy, A Community of Individuals is an original, highly engaging, and important philosophical exploration of pressing personal and social problems. With clear, compelling, spirited writing, Lachs tackles a wide range of topics from the responsibility of educators and the role of education to the problems of aging and the desire for immortality, from genetic engineering and biomedical research to genocide and moral progress. The work also includes new, significant discussion of major American thinkers. The common theme running through the book is the complex relationships between individuality and community, and how we might think through their competing demands to live better lives.

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About the Author

John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. He has been President of the Society of the Advancement of American Philosophy, the C.S. Peirce Society, and the Metaphysical Society of America, and served on the national board of the American Philosophical Association. Lachs has written numerous books on a wide range of philosophical topics, including recently In Love with Life(1998).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415941725
• ISBN 13: 9780415941723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230