"Thinking About Stories" explores philosophical questions surrounding narrative fiction, engaging readers with a range of genres from classic literature to contemporary media like Netflix shows. It's a fun and thought-provoking introduction to the complexities of storytelling.
This book introduces the vibrant and growing field. Readers will be guided through an exploration of classic and contemporary arguments for and against theism. In addition it looks to probe deeper into the nature and value (or dis-value) of religion itself. It engages with diverse religious traditions from Quakerism to Jainism.
What makes a belief or a lifestyle rational? How much evidence do you need before deciding to act on a belief? If your religious beliefs are tightly bound up with your particular experiences and upbringing, doesn't that undermine their reliability? All these questions, and more, come to the fore in Samuel Lebens' A Guide for the Jewish Undecided. Bringing cutting-edge philosophy, science, and decision theory into conversation with Jewish tradition, this book makes the case that Jews today have cogent reasons to embrace Judaism and its practices. Moreover, this embrace is the most viable way in which they can answer the call to human responsibility.