Product Description: Though both pundits and politicians stress the need for maintaining certain core values as the guiding principles of moral conduct, in the welter of our postmodern era there is no consensus as to what those values should be. Generally, it is up to the individual to decide what he or she ought to value...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Reese opens with a discussion of personal freedom and control, and then examines the definitions of freedom in light of decision-making, want and obligation, and internal (personal) factors. A discussion of definitions leads to a single, concluding, workable definition and the placement of personal freedom within that definition...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

First published in 1980, and now substantially revised and enlarged, this panoramic survey of philosophic and religious thought, both ancient and modern, provides access to a wide array of ideas. More than just a dictionary, this well-designed reference work contains analytical commentary and historical accounts on a vast range of topics, select bibliographies attached to many of the entries, and considerable cross-referencing. The cross-references run from philosophic movements, to technical terms, to the positions of individual philosophers, thus encouraging a personal exploration of the themes, movements, and thinkers of any particular school of thought. The end result is a reasonably compact single volume with many of the features of a multivolume encyclopedia.Reese covers both analytic and Continental philosophy, and includes a good deal of the history of philosophy. There are biographical entries for more than 900 ancient, medieval, and modern philosophers, for a total number of entries of over 4000. This new edition expands on the original treatment of religion and Asian philosophy and includes enlarged perspectives on Continental philosophy.Named "Outstanding Reference Work" by the American Library Association, the first edition was a Book-of-the-Month science pick and a selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club. Authoritative, comprehensive, clear, and interesting, The Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion will benefit the nonspecialist and specialist alike. (view table of contents)