{"product_id":"9781444330908","title":"Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone Better Than a Lump of Coal","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePhilosophy for Everyone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChristmas - Philosophy for Everyone\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBetter Than a Lump of Coal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFritz Allhoff | Scott C. Lowe | Stephen Nissenbaum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, \u003ci\u003eChristmas - Philosophy for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott C. Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His current interest is in the political philosophy of Richard Rorty. He is the editor, along with Steven Hales, of \u003ci\u003eDelight in Thinking: An Introduction to Philosophy Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 September 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444330908\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311123722380,"sku":"9781444330908","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444330908_61fd1e6b-8543-4d96-aa5e-b63324cc7bbc.jpg?v=1780233351","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444330908","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}