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"Philosophy begins in wonder. Philosophy begins in suffering." So begins this exploration of the mystery of the universe and its implications for our lives. A central theme is that what we normally consider to be reality is an illusion. Our most fundamental beliefs are false - about God, morality, free will, the self, even the familiar features of everyday life. Quoting the book: "Not a single headline in the newspaper, not a single utterance about the most commonplace circumstance, not a single perception, not a single feeling is what it seems." What then? The book's conclusion is that a more clear-eyed view of the world, while not promising ultimate salvation from the tragedies and burdens of life, does have certain practical advantages for lessening them, and also offers the "philosophical consolation" that the universe is wondrous.
About the Author: Joel Marks is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of New Haven. He received the B.A. in psychology from Cornell University and the M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Connecticut. Between his stints at UConn and UNH, Marks also taught at the Portland (Maine) School of Art, St. John Fisher College, and the University of Rochester. Marks has edited two books of philosophical psychology - The Ways of Desire: New Essays in Philosophical Psychology on the Concept of Wanting (Precedent, 1986) and (with Roger T. Ames) Emotions in Asian Thought: A Dialogue in Comparative Philosophy (State University of New York Press, 1995) - and is the author of five books on ethics - Moral Moments: Very Short Essays on Ethics (University Press of America, 2000), Ought Implies Kant: A Reply to the Consequentialist Critique (Lexington Books, 2009), Ethics without Morals: In Defense of Amorality (Routledge, 2013), It's Just a Feeling: The Philosophy of Desirism (CreateSpace, 2013), and Bad Faith: A Philosophical Memoir (CreateSpace, 2013). He also edited (with David E. E. Sloane) a scholarly Festschrift of the musical humorist Gerard Hoffnung (Essays in Arts and Sciences, vol. 21, 1992). Marks has also written numerous articles for professional journals and hundreds of op-eds and columns for newspapers and magazines. In addition to his own speaking engagements, Marks has organized and chaired scores of symposia, panels, and colloquia. For many years Marks also hosted an interview program on radio station WNHU, 88.7 FM, West Haven, Connecticut. Marks's main areas of scholarly interest are theoretical and applied ethics, most recently with special emphasis on animal ethics. He has also been giving increasing attention to planetary defense against asteroids and comets. Marks is currently a Bioethics Center Scholar at Yale University. His Website is www.docsoc.com.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781539801788
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 92
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Philosopher Considers the World as Illusion
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1539801780
  • Publisher Date: 31 Oct 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 195 gr


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