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Is Birdsong Music?: Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird by Hollis Taylor (Editor); Philip Kitcher (Foreword by)
Category: Nature | Series: Music, Nature, Place Ser.
How and when does music become possible? Is it a matter of biology, or culture, or an interaction between the two? Revolutionizing the way we think about the core values of music and human exceptionalism, Hollis Taylor takes us on an outback road trip to meet the Australian pied butcherbird. Recognized ...Show more
Life After Faith: The Case for Secular Humanism by Philip Kitcher
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: The Terry Lectures
Although there is no shortage of recent books arguing against religion, few offer a positive alternative--how anyone might live a fulfilling life without the support of religious beliefs. This enlightening book fills the gap. Philip Kitcher constructs an original and persuasive secular perspective, one ...Show more
'Seasons Alter : How to Save Our Planet in Six Acts' by Philip Kitcher; Evelyn Fox Keller
Category: Science
As the icecaps melt and the sea levels rise around the globe--threatening human existence as we know it--climate change has become one of the most urgent and controversial issues of our time. For most people, however, trying to understand the science, politics, and arguments on either side can be dizzyi ...Show more
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