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Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of Coal

By Lowe , Scott C(Editor);Nissenbaum , Stephen(Foreword);Allhoff , Fritz(Series Editor)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2010
ISBN
9781444330908, 144433090X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
722 kB (739656 bytes)
Series
Philosophy for everyone
Pages
256\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:17:48
Philosophy;Religion

Description

From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth,Christmas - Philosophy for Everyoneexplores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans

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