BOOKS by Israel Scheffler

Sometimes it pays off to expand your search to view all available copies of items matching your search terms.

Page 1 of 1

sort by

1	Visions of Jewish Education more books like this by Israel Scheffler (Editor), Seymour Fox (Editor), Daniel Marom (Editor) add to wishlist This book looks at the philosophical consideration of Jewish existence in our time, as reflected in Jewish education, its alternative visions, its purposes and instrumentalities, the values it should serve, and the personal and social character it ought to foster. Prevalent conceptions and practices of Jewish education are neither sufficiently ... see all copies from $26.94! new only from $31.17!
2	Teachers of My Youth, an American Jewish Experience more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist Having spent forty years teaching education and philosophy at Harvard, and publishing widely on these topics during this period, Israel Scheffler has now written a more personal book, looking at education through the prism of his own early experience, primarily of religious learning. The book consists mainly of portraits of his early teachers, ... see all copies from $47.23! new only from $47.23! \| SVS
3	The Anatomy of Inquiry: Philosophical Studies in the Theory of Science more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $4.45! new only from $23.33! \| first editions
4	Science & Subjectivity more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80! \| first editions
5	Symbolic Worlds: Art, Science, Language, Ritual more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist Symbolism is a primary characteristic of the mind, deployed and displayed in every aspect of our thought and culture. In this important and broad-ranging book, Israel Scheffler explores the various ways in which the mind functions symbolically. This involves considering not only the world of science and the arts, but also such activities as ... see all copies from $32.78! new only from $32.78! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Artistry, the Work of Artists more books like this by Israel Scheffler (Designer), V. A. Howard add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.70! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Gallery of Scholars: A Philosopher's Recollections more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist This volume offers a vivid personal account of eminent philosophers and educators with whom the author has interacted over the half century of his academic career at Harvard. It recalls the personalities and ideas of landmark thinkers of the recent past, thus counteracting the prevalent amnesia of research universities. It reflects on the ... see all copies from $34.38! new only from $34.72! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Language of Education more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $6.69! new only from $38.63! \| first editions
9	In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions and Other Essays in the Philosophy of Education more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist This collection of essays defends the ideal of rationality, but insists that rationality should not be identified with a mental faculty or a mechanism of inference, but taken rather as the capacity to grasp principles and purposes and to evaluate them in the light of relevant reasons. Topics range from computers in schools to metaphor and morality ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $34.50!
10	Conditions of Knowledge: An Introduction to Epistemology and Education more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $6.00! first editions
11	Worlds of Truth. by Israel Scheffler more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist "Worlds of Truth: A Philosophy of Knowledge" explicates and builds upon a half century of philosophical work by the noted philosopher Israel Scheffler. This book propounds a new doctrine of plurealism which maintains the existence of multiple real worlds. It offers a defense of absolute truth, which denies certainty and eschews absolutism, and ... see all copies from $60.92! new only from $62.97! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Beyond the Letter: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Ambiguity, Vagueness, and Metaphor in Language more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $8.45! first editions
13	Four Pragmatists: A Critical Introduction to Peirce, James, Mead, and Dewey more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $13.00! first editions
14	Of Human Potential more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15	Reason and teaching more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.72!
16	Inquiries: Philosophical Studies of Language, Science, & Learning more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $95.00!
17	Four Pragmatists: A Critical Introduction to Pierce, James, Mead and Dewey more books like this by Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $45.00!
18	Philosophy and education; modern readings. more books like this by Israel Scheffler (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! first editions
19	Logic & art; essays in honor of Nelson Goodman. more books like this by Nelson Goodman, Richard S. Rudner, Israel Scheffler add to wishlist see all copies from $34.95!

Page 1 of 1

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey see all from $1.99! new only from $4.94!
	In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays by Bertrand Russell, Earl see all from $5.00! new only from $14.51!
	Ways of Worldmaking by Nelson Goodman see all from $3.74! new only from $12.07!
	Ethics : subjectivity and truth by Michel Foucault, Paul Rabinow see all from $12.41! new only from $12.41!
	The Ends of Rhetoric: History, Theory, Practice by John B Bender, David Wellbery (Editor) see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	The Oxford Companion to the Mind by Richard L Gregory (Editor) see all from $1.99! new only from $7.92!