{"product_id":"9781408809532","title":"Thinking of Answers: Questions in the Philosophy of Everyday Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his acclaimed columns in the London \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e, A. C. Grayling often responds to provocative questions posed by editors and readers. These questions serve as the basis for the essays in \u003ci\u003eThinking of Answers\u003c\/i\u003e, among them searching examinations of the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Are human beings especially prone to self-deception? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- If beauty existed only in the eye of the beholder, would that make it an unimportant quality? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Are human rights political? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Can ethics be derived from evolution by natural selection? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- If both sides in a conflict passionately believe theirs is a just cause, does this mean the idea of justice is empty? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Does being happy make us good? And does being good make us happy? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in his previous books on philosophy for the general public, including \u003ci\u003eMeditations for the Humanist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife, Sex and Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than presenting a set of categorical answers, Grayling offers suggestions for how to think about every aspect of the question at hand and arrive at one's own conclusion. Nobody can read \u003ci\u003eThinking of Answers \u003c\/i\u003ewithout being fully engaged, for Grayling challenges with his intellect and inspires with his humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028057080048,"sku":"9781408809532","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408809532_p0.jpg?v=1763720709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408809532","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}