Newburyport Public Library

I think, therefore I draw, understanding philosophy through cartoons, Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

eng

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

I think, therefore I draw

1022212502

Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein

understanding philosophy through cartoons

" ... Introduces all the major debates in philosophy through history and the present, including dozens of philosophers ..."--Back cover

What's it all about, Alfie? (The meaning of life) -- Is it now yet? (The philosophy of time) -- Is there really any difference between girls and boys? (The new world of gender philosophy) -- If it works, it's right, right? (The epistemology of pragmatism) -- What is the fairest way to divvy up goods? (Capitalism, Marxism, and Libertarianism) -- You call this living? (Hedonism, Stoicism, and mindful living) -- A technical question: is technology ruining humankind? (Artificial intelligence, naturalism, functionalism, and the concept of self) -- Is there a cosmic scheme, and who's asking? (Cosmology and other metaphysics) -- What do you mean, "mean"? (Language, truth, and logic) -- What makes you think you know what you think you know? (Theories of knowledge) -- What's the best way to organize society, and what's in it for me? (Social and political philosophy) -- Who are you to question authority? (The philosophy of law and moral authority) -- Who says I'm responsible? (Determinism, free will, and existentialism) -- What went wrong with right and wrong? (The philosophy of ethical behavior) -- What if your right is my wrong? (Moral relativity) -- Is love all there is? (Eros and beyond) -- Why won't God tell us whether he or she exists? (Theism, proofs, and strategies) -- Philosophy, schmolosophy, who needs it? (Metaphilosophy)