Why things matter
Subtitle: the place of value in science, psychoanalysis and religion
By: David M. Black
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780415493703; 9780415493710
Subjects: Values; Philosophy and religion; Psychoanalysis and philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: science and values; title: Consciousness: 'a fact without parallel'; title: Value-free science?: Galileo and Darwin; title: Sympathy as a capacity; title: How religions work: a comparison with psychoanalysis; title: The ownership of consciousness and the uniqueness of subjects; title: Mapping a detour: why did Freud speak of a death drive?; title: An outline of a 'contemplative position'; title: Selves and no-selves; title: The basis of responsible commitment.