philosophy

Attempts to answer the question of what mathematics really is, arguing that mathematics must be understood as a human activity, a social phenomenon, part of human culture, historically evolved, and intelligible only in a social context.

A tenth-anniversary edition of John Gatto's essays and speeches in which the New York City teacher explains why he believes public schools are failures, and discusses what children need to get a valuable education. Includes a new foreword, introduction, and afterword.

Explores the impact the high-stakes testing movement and the race to wireless classrooms have had on preschoolers, discussing how educational reforms are stunting children's intellects, block in brain development, and fueling mental illness.

A collection of interviews on race from such major thinkers as bell hooks, Judith Butler, Cornel West, and Noam Chomsky, who probe the historical origins, social constructions, and lived realities of systemic racism along political and economic lines.

"Delivers an impassioned critique of our contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who we are and what we are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite our errors and depredations"--Amazon.com.

An exploration into how nature trails help us understand the world, from tiny ants to hiking paths that span continents.

Examines various philosophical topics in the context of The Legend of Zelda; covering topics such as the rules of logic; Link's personality; the search for meaning and morality; and good and evil.