{"product_id":"john-lachss-practical-philosophy-critical-essays-on-his-thought-with-replies-and-bibliography-9789004361775","title":"John Lachs's Practical Philosophy: Critical Essays on His Thought with Replies and Bibliography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Lachs (1934-) has been one of the most interesting American philosophers for nearly sixty years. His philosophical, educational, and public activity has been an attempt to show the relevance of philosophy to life. This is the first book dedicated to his thought. International scholars have proposed different themes in Lachs’ philosophy, so as to present its enormous potential. Lachs’ responses to his critics shows that dialogue with his critics is an inspirational activity for both sides. Lachs’ way of philosophizing can be seen as exemplary for those who want to unify and present a clear and understandable articulation of moral and philosophical messages to everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński  Acknowledgments  Notes on Contributors  Introduction   Herman Saatkamp Jr.  Prologue   John Lachs     Part 1: The Practice of Philosophizing  1 Lachs on Transcendence: Art’s Relation to the Life of Reason   Michael Hodges   Reply to Michael Hodges  2 Thinking in the World: Expanding the Practical Uses of Philosophy   Kelly A. Parker   Reply to Kelly Parker  3 Practical Posthumanism in the Philosophy of John Lachs   Phillip McReynolds   Reply to Phillip McReynolds  4 John Lachs’s Relativism in Philosophical Education as Seen from a Practical Perspective   Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński   Reply to Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński  5 John Lachs, Meaningful Effort, and the Broken World   Charles Padrón   Reply to Charles Padrón    Part 2: Philosophical Relationships  6 Lachs, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness   Andrew Fiala   Reply to Andrew Fiala  7 Lachs vs. Santayana   Richard Rubin   Reply to Richard Rubin  8 The Unadulterated Joy and the Pressure of Obligations in John Lachs’s Philosophy   Nóra Horváth   Reply to Nóra Horváth    Part 3: Stoic Pragmatism  9 How Stoic is Lachs’ Pentapharmakos?   Daniel Pinkas   Reply to Daniel Pinkas  10 Toward an Ontology for Stoic Pragmatism   Griffin Trotter   Reply to Griffin Trotter  11 Self-Respect, Positive Power, and Stoic Pragmatism: Rawls, Dewey, and Lachs on Justice and Happiness   Eric Thomas Weber   Reply to Eric Thomas Weber  12 ‘Raisins in the Bread of Life’: On the Practical Joys of Lachs’s Stoic Pragmatism   Shannon Sullivan   Reply to Shannon Sullivan    Part 4: Anthropology, Social Ethics, and Bioethics  13 The Unlived Life: The Main Nemesis of the Examined Life   Vincent Colapietro   Reply to Vincent Colapietro  14 Are Acts of Institutions Really Fully Analyzable into the Constituent Actions of Human Beings?   Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley   Reply to Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley  15 Mediation and Its Discontents   Michael Brodrick   Reply to Michael Brodrick  16 Facing Death: Preparing for Dying as a Social Process   Patrick Shade   Reply to Patrick Shade  17 John Lachs on Happiness and Individuality   Matthew Caleb Flamm   Reply to Matthew C. Flamm    Part 5: Addendum  18 Immediacy and the Future   Phil Oliver   Reply to Phil Oliver  19 Death and Self-Importance   John Lachs    Part 6: Comprehensive Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources  Articles and Shorter Pieces   Books   Secondary Bibliography   Directed Dissertations at Vanderbilt University   Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210747142487,"sku":"9789004361775","price":86.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-lachss-practical-philosophy-critical-essays-on-his-thought-with-replies-and-bibliography-9789004361775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}