Dating: Flirting with Big Ideas (Philosophy for Everyone)
Kristie Miller
Language: English
Pages: 252
ISBN: 2:00254233
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Progressing from the first flirtatious moment of eye contact to the selection of a "mate," this enlightening book offers playful philosophical explorations of the dating game for anyone who has dated, is dating, or intends to date again.
Offers amusing and enlightening philosophical insights into the dating game
Helps demystify coupling in the 21st century for those young daters just entering the fray, and those veterans returning to the game
Features contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, communications, theology, economics, health sciences, professional ethics, and engineering and applied sciences
Opens with Carrie Jenkins' ground-breaking essay, The Philosophy of Flirting, first published in The Philosopher's Magazine
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