“Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage people with opposed ideologies in fruitful debate. The lively narratives, based on the author's experiences of working with various groups interested in using philosophical tools to clarify their thought and action, will engage a wide range of readers.” PeopleThinkingWayImportantShowsProblemActionGroupsTeachingParticularReaderFindingsToolsPhilosophicalVariousWideDebateIdeologyNarrativeRangeTopicsPlatoPalestineLivelyThoughts And ActionsPhilosophical Thinking Author:Gary Gutting
“I want to say that I really appreciate that readers are willing to work with my tendency to write in several different genres and for different age groups.” WantWritingDifferentAgeGroupsWillingReaderAppreciateTendenciesGenreDifferent GenresDifferent Ages Author:Melissa Marr
“I seem to have three categories of readers. The first is nonbelievers who are glad that I am reading the Bible so they don't have to bother. The second group, which is quite large, is very Biblically literate Jews. And the third, which is also very large, is Christians, most of them evangelical. The evangelical readers and the Jewish readers have generally been very encouraging, because they appreciate someone taking the book they love so seriously, and actually reading it and grappling with it.” FirstsBookSeemsChristianThreeReadingGroupsReaderAppreciateThirdsJewGladBotherCategoriesEvangelicalGrapplingReading The Bible Author:David Plotz
“A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual, and only the individual reader is important to me. I don't give a damn for the group, the community, the masses, and so forth.” GivingArtImportantIndividualCommunityGroupsReaderMassImportanceDamnWorks Of ArtDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“If poems very different from my own bring pleasure to a group of readers, who am I to say that the poems should have been written differently?” IfsShouldHas BeensDifferentMy OwnPleasureWrittenGroupsReaderShould HaveShould Have Been Author:James Arthur
“The BBC's aim, along with schools, libraries and literacy groups, to involve more people in reading groups is an exciting idea and one that I hope will keep readers all over the UK exploring and sharing the wonderful world of books.” PeopleWorldBookIdeasSchoolReadingWonderfulGroupsReaderExcitingAimLibraryExploringLiteracySchool LibraryWonderful World Author:Tessa Jowell
“I meet a lot of readers who first encountered my work in school. And I can only assume there is another group who would run away very fast if they saw me coming, for exactly the same reason. Reading is individual, and not all tastes are alike.” IfsFirstsI CanReasonRunningSchoolReadingIndividualSawsGroupsReaderTasteAssumingRunning Away Author:Margaret Atwood
“Every novel deals with social problems. It can't help it because the protagonist must come in conflict with his group. So the author has to offer an analysis of how the group and the protagonist fit. Otherwise, the reader will just say, "This makes no sense," and will put it away.” HelpingProblemSocialDealsNovelGroupsReaderFitOffersConflictAnalysisProtagonistsSocial Problems Author:Jane Smiley