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¿Que es el Espiritismo? (Spanish) Edition - Paperback

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by Allan Kardec (Author)El espiritismo es una doctrina originada en Francia a mediados del siglo XIX, cuyo m ximo exponente ha sido Allan Kardec (1804-1869). Esta doctrina establece que los esp ritus, seres sin cuerpo material, pueden entrar en contacto con los seres humanos. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 17, 2017

The Complete Guide to Labyrinths: Tapping the Sacred Spiral for Power, Protection, Transformation, and Healing - Paperback

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by Cassandra Eason (Author)A universal symbol of transformation, the labyrinth was created in ancient times to represent humankind's search for the core of divinity. Unlike a maze, which may have a confusion of tracks leading in all directions, a labyrinth has a single, winding pathway that spirals inward to the center. In The Complete Guide to Labyrinths, renowned British psychic and folklorist Cassandra Eason explores the mystery of this sacred symbol and explains how to harness its power ...

Your Life Is Worth Living: 50 Lessons to Deepen Your Faith - Paperback

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by Fulton J. Sheen (Author), Robert Barron (Foreword by)Back in print with a new preface by Robert Barron, fifty inspiring lessons to deepen your faith from one of the leading religious figures of the twentieth century and author of the Catholic bestseller Life of Christ. For over four decades, Fulton Sheen was the face of Catholicism in America and literally received hundreds of thousands of letters from people around the world in search of truth, faith, salvation, and spiritual guidance. In...

After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher - Hardcover

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by Thomas Ward (Author) Number of Pages: 216 Publication Date: October 21, 2024

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by Plato (Author), Benjamin Jowett (Translator)2018 Reprint of 1875 Second Edition. The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, comprises Book VIII of Plato's Republic. It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter. Plato has Socrates describe a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall from objects passing in front of a fire beh...

The Art of War: Abridged Edition - Paperback

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by Sun Tzu (Author), Lionel Giles (Translator), Thomas R. Phillips (Abridged by)2018 Reprint of 1943 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Abridged by Major Thomas R. Phillips, from the classic translation by Lionel Giles. Preserved in China for more than 2,000 years before it was brought to the West by the French, this compact little book is widely regarded as the oldest military treatise in the world. Rumored to have been used by ...

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by Thomas Cleary (Translator), Sun-Tzu (Author), Thomas Cleary (Author)The most prestigious and influential book on strategy and dealing with conflict, beautifully translated for clear, accessible reading--including commentaries by other ancient Chinese philosophers and strategists. From esteemed translator Thomas Cleary and including commentary from philosophers such as Cao Cao, Du Mu, and Du You, this timeless Chinese classic captures the essence of military strategy used in ancient East A...

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by Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay (Author)What goals and principles should guide us through life's journey? In this inspirational 1893 work, Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay poses the vital question "What is Worthwhile?" to new graduates stepping into the world. With eloquence and wisdom, Lindsay leads readers through an exploration of values, ethics, and the essence of a life well lived.Writing during a transitional time for American women, Lindsay herself earned a doctorate, achieving the first P...

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by Edward Leedskalnin (Author)In "A Book in Every Home," the enigmatic Edward Leedskalnin presents a thought-provoking and unconventional exploration of relationships, love, and family dynamics. Written with a unique blend of philosophical musings and practical advice, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a self-taught genius who challenges societal norms and encourages readers to question conventional wisdom.Leedskalnin, known for his unorthodox views and magnetic experime...

Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters - Paperback

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by Robert Augustus Masters (Author)"A wonderfully significant and important book." --Ken Wilber, The Integral Vision "A timely and penetrating analysis of spirituality's shadow." --Stephen Batchelor, Buddhism without Beliefs A spiritual teacher and integral psychotherapist offers a first-of-its-kind study on how we use--and abuse--spiritual beliefs and practices, revealing how to identify and move beyond what holds us back from living life fully. Spiritual bypassing--the use of spiritual bel...

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by Christopher Rowe (Author)Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics was until recently treated as a poor cousin of the better-known Nicomachean Ethics - poor enough even to have to borrow its three central books (IV-VI) from the latter. The work has now emerged from its relative obscurity; many scholars, indeed, now claim - on the basis of what appear to be sound statistical arguments - that it is the Nicomachean Ethics that has to borrow its Books V-VII from the Eudemian. This critical edition of Aristo...

The Aristotelian Tradition in Early Modern Protestantism: Sixteenth- And Seventeenth-Century Commentaries on the Ethics and the Politics - Hardcover

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by Manfred Svensson (Author)Aristotle's moral and political thought formed the backbone of education in practical philosophy for centuries during the classical and medieval periods. It has often been presumed, however, that with the advent of the Protestant Reformation, this tradition was broken. Originally a topic belonging to Roman Catholic polemics, this interpretation of Protestant relations with Aristotle gradually became a part of the Protestant self-understanding as well. Lack of engag...

The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Birch (Author)This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Can octopuses feel pain and pleasure? What about crabs, shrimps, insects or spiders? How do we tell whether a person unresponsive after severe brain injury might be suffering? When does a fetus in the womb start to have conscious experiences...

Augustine: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Henry Chadwick (Author)Augustine was arguably the greatest early Christian philosopher. His teachings had a profound effect on Medieval scholarship, Renaissance humanism, and the religious controversies of both the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation. Here, Henry Chadwick places Augustine in his philosophical and religious context and traces the history of his influence on Western thought, both within and beyond the Christian tradition. A handy account to one of the greatest religious ...

Free Will: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Thomas Pink (Author)Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of choices: some trivial, others so consequential that they change the course of one's life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free, or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling that we could have made different decisions just an illusion? And if our choices are not free, is it legitimate to hold people morally responsible for their actions?Thomas Pink lo...

The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy - Hardcover

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by Samuel Ely Bagg (Author)The Dispersion of Power is an urgent call to rethink centuries of conventional wisdom about what democracy is, why it matters, and how to make it better. Drawing from history, social science, psychology, and critical theory, it explains why elections do not and cannot realize the classic ideal of popular rule, and why prevailing strategies of democratic reform often make things worse. Instead, Bagg argues, we should see democracy as a way of protecting public power ...

Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Patrick Gardiner (Author)Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him chiefly in connection with the development of existentialist philosophy in this century. In a short and unhappy life, he wrote many books and articles on literary, satirical, religious and psychological themes, but the diversity and idiosyncratic style of his writing have contributed to a misunderstanding of his ideas. In this book--the only introduction to the full range of Kierkegaard's though...

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet - Hardcover

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER"When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth... We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collecti...

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by Patrick Lin (Editor), Keith Abney (Editor), Ryan Jenkins (Editor)The robot population is rising on Earth and other planets. (Mars is inhabited entirely by robots.) As robots slip into more domains of human life--from the operating room to the bedroom--they take on our morally important tasks and decisions, as well as create new risks from psychological to physical. This makes it all the more urgent to study their ethical, legal, and policy impacts. To help the robotics industry and broader...

Passion: An Essay on Personality - Paperback

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by Roberto Mangabeira Unger (Author)From Simon & Schuster, Passion: An Essay on Personality is Roberto Mangabeira Unger's famous thesis. Passion: An Essay on Personality examines the modern view of human nature and analyzes the desire to be accepted by other people. It's one not to miss from any fans of philosophy and those interested in reading one of most impressive modern thinkers of our time.Author BiographyRoberto Mangabeira Unger is a philosopher and politician. His work is in the t...

The Question Concerning Technology: And Other Essays - Paperback

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by Martin Heidegger (Author)As relevant now as ever before, this accessible collection is an essential landmark in the philosophy of science from "one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century" (New York Times).The advent of machine technology has given rise to some of the deepest problems of modern thought. Featuring the celebrated essay "The Question Concerning Technology," this prescient volume contains Martin Heidegger's groundbreaking investigation into the pervasive "enfram...

The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness, 1680-1790 - Paperback

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by Ritchie Robertson (Author)"[Mr. Robertson] is [a] splendid writer, astoundingly versed in European letters and gifted at vividly sketching the views of the "Enlighteners."... Robertson, armed with a prodigious knowledge of the Enlightenment's literary output, has captured the tone and spirit of this milieu." -- Wall Street JournalNow in paperback, a magisterial history that recasts the Enlightenment as a period not solely consumed with rationale and reason, but rather as a pursuit of pract...

Living with the Invisible Hand: Markets, Corporations, and Human Freedom - Hardcover

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by Waheed Hussain (Author), Arthur Ripstein (Editor), Nicholas Vrousalis (Editor)Author BiographyWaheed Hussain (1972-2021) was Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and previously taught at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a Doctorate from Harvard University and was a fellow at the Center for Human Values at Princeton. He wrote influential papers on consumer power, rivalry, and corporations. Arthur Ripstein is Professor of Law and Philo...

Schaum's Easy Outline of Logic - Paperback

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by John Nolt (Author), Dennis Rohatyn (Author), Achille Varzi (Author)If you are looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, turn to Schaum's Easy Outlines Schaum's Easy Outline of Logic is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused review of the topic. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, it features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form. Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, ...

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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Walter Kaufmann (Introduction by), Walter Kaufmann (Translator)The works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. As Walter Kaufmann, one of the world's leading authorities on Nietzsche, notes in his introduction, "Few writers in any age were so full of ideas," and few writers have been so consistently misinterpreted. The Portable Nietzsche includes Kaufmann's de...

Aesthetics Equals Politics: New Discourses across Art, Architecture, and Philosophy - Paperback

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by Mark Foster Gage (Editor)How aesthetics--understood as a more encompassing framework for human activity--might become the primary discourse for political and social engagement. These essays make the case for a reignited understanding of aesthetics--one that casts aesthetics not as illusory, subjective, or superficial, but as a more encompassing framework for human activity. Such an aesthetics, the contributors suggest, could become the primary discourse for political and social engagement....

Ethics in Clinical Practice: An Inter-Professional Approach - Paperback

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by Georgina Hawley (Author)An easy to understand text, which at the same time reflects contemporary health care practice, emphasising inter-professional care and cultural sensitivity to clients or patients. Discussing common ethical problems in all aspects of interdisciplinary clinical practice and presents both sides of any ethical issue.Case studies throughout make ethical issues applied and relevant to your clinical practice, so that you can understand how you can apply ethics in everyday ...

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by Michael Murphy (Author)"...for golf's soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- Golf A spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy--John Updike called this unique novel "a golf classic if any exists in our day." Now for the 50th anniversary, a beautiful new design and an introduction from Michael Murphy himselfPaired with a mysterious teacher named Shivas Irons, Michael Murphy is led through a round of phenomenal golf, swept into a world where ex...

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by Deborah Boyle (Author)Scottish philosopher Lady Mary Shepherd (1777-1847) wrote two books that she conceived as one unified project: Essay Upon the Relation of Cause and Effect (1824) and Essays on the Perception of an External Universe (1827). While they were well received in her day, Shepherd's insightful philosophical writings have been neglected for some 150 years and are only now receiving the scholarly attention they deserve. Mary Shepherd: A Guide by Deborah Boyle, part of the Oxfor...

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature - Paperback

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by William James (Author), Martin E. Marty (Editor), Martin E. Marty (Introduction by)Standing at the crossroads of psychology and religion, this catalyzing work applied the scientific method to a field abounding in abstract theory. William James believed that individual religious experiences, rather than the precepts of organized religions, were the backbone of the world's religious life. His discussions of conversion, repentance, mysticism and saintliness, and his observations on actual, pe...

The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music - Paperback

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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), Shaun Whiteside (Translator), Michael Tanner (Editor)The first book by the author of the classic philosophical text Beyond Good and Evil. The youthful faults of this work were exposed by the author himself in the brilliant Attempt at a Self-Criticism, which he added to the new edition of 1886. But the book, whatever its excesses, remains one of the most relevant statements on tragedy ever penned. It exploded the conception of Greek culture that was prevalent ...

Wanderlust: A History of Walking - Paperback

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by Rebecca Solnit (Author)A passionate, thought-provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of Orwell's Roses Drawing together many histories--of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores--Rebecca Solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and...