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Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism - China Ancient History 3rd Grade Children's Ancient History - Paperback

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by Baby Professor (Author)The China that we know today was shaped by three big religious beliefs: Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. This book will not just differentiate the three through definitions, but it will also include historical truths to facilitate deeper understanding. Unearthing ancient history will help you to better understand China and its people today. So what are you waiting for? Get a copy now! Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.13 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: December 01...

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by Z'Ev Ben Shimon Halevi (Author)Astrology and Kabbalah is a rewrite of The Anatomy of Fate, first published in 1978. It is about astrology's place in the wider context of Existence as set out by the ancient esoteric tradition of Kabbalah.The topics to be examined are the origin of humanity and the influence of the cosmos on mankind, at both the individual and collective levels. The birth chart is looked at from a psychological and spiritual perspective, as is personal fate and transpersonal...

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by Z'Ev Ben Shimon Halevi (Author)This revised edition of The Way of Kabbalah with its enriched diagrams opens up in ancient, medieval and modern terms the inner teaching of Kabbalah. Using the Bible, metaphysics and esoteric psychology, the Way is set out for the aspirant to approach the path of development and Self-realisation. The relationship between the body, psyche and spirit to the Divine is shown in the context of the Kabbalistic tradition and how it is relevant to the present.This wi...

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by Muhammad Iqbal (Author), A. J. Arberry (Translator)Step into the celestial realm with Sir Muhammad Iqbal's Javid Nama, a narrative that transcends the ordinary and ventures into the infinite. Translated by A.J. Arberry and George Allen, this magnum opus invites readers to explore the depths of the human spirit and cosmos.Written by one of the most influential poets of the 20th century, Javid Nama is a poetic drama that takes the reader on a spiritual journey through the celestial spheres, ...

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by Ryan Patrick Hanley (Editor)Lovers know that love is both vast and intense. This would seem to make it resistant to philosophical or rational analysis. Yet love's vastness and intensity are what carry it into all spheres of our lives--ethical, political, spiritual, physical. As a result, considerations of what it means to love and to be loved, and what is worth loving and worth being, are inextricable from our most deeply-held commitments in ethics, politics, religion, and metaphysics. Lov...

Maurice Frydman: The active life of a close disciple of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj - Paperback

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by Gabriele Ebert (Author)The Pole Maurice Frydman (1894 or 1901-1976) was an important personality, although not much is known about him. He was a close disciple of Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. It is to him that we owe the compilation of Ramana's talks in "Maharshi's Gospel" as well as the well-known book "I Am That", the translation of Nisargadatta Maharaj's talks from Marathi into English, which made Nisargadatta famous. As an electrical engineer, he came to India in the 1930s...

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by Seneca (Author)The Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, also known as the Moral Epistles and Letters from a Stoic, is a letter collection of 124 letters that Seneca the Younger wrote at the end of his life, during his retirement, after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for more than ten years Number of Pages: 226 Dimensions: 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2024

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by Zina Giannopoulou (Editor)Beloved by film and art aficionados and fans of neo-noir cinema, Mulholland Drive is one of the most important and enigmatic films of recent years. It occupies a central and controversial position in the work of its director, David Lynch, who won the best director award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for the movie.Mulholland Drive in the Routledge Philosophers on Film series is the first full philosophical appraisal of Lynch's film. Beginning with an introductio...

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by Roger-Pol Droit (Author), David Streight (Translator), Pamela Vohnson (Translator)The common Western understanding of Buddhism today envisions this major world religion as one of compassion and tolerance. But as Roger-Pol Droit reveals, this view bears little resemblance to one broadly held in the nineteenth-century European philosophical imagination that saw Buddhism as a religion of annihilation calling for the destruction of the self.Originally published in France in 1997, this book tra...

Lives Of The Serbian Saints (1921) - Paperback

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by Voyeslav Yanich (Author), Cyril Patrick Hankey (Author)Lives Of The Serbian Saints is a book written by Voyeslav Yanich and published in 1921. The book is a collection of biographies of Serbian saints, including both well-known and lesser-known figures. The author provides detailed accounts of the lives and deeds of these saints, drawing on historical sources and legends. The book covers a wide range of saints, from the early Christian era to the 19th century, and includes martyrs, ascetic...

History Of The Welsh Baptists: From The Year Sixty-Three To The Year 1770 (1835) - Paperback

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by Jonathan Davis (Author)""History Of The Welsh Baptists: From The Year Sixty-Three To The Year 1770"" is a book written by Jonathan Davis and published in 1835. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Welsh Baptists from the year 63 AD to the year 1770. It covers the origins of the Baptist movement in Wales, the development of Baptist churches and their growth over time. The book also explores the role of key figures in the Baptist movement, including William Wroth, ...

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by Tertullian (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 48 Dimensions: 0.1 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN Pu...

Neues Organon - Große Erneuerung der Wissenschaften: Hauptwerk der Philosophie: Neues Werkzeug der Kenntnisse - Erkenntniskritisches Konzept des Empir - Paperback

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by Francis Bacon (Author)Neues Organon / Das Novum organum scientiarum, ist das wissenschaftstheoretische philosophische Hauptwerk von Francis Bacon. Es gilt als Wendepunkt in der Kulturgeschichte zwischen mittelalterlichem Denken und neuzeitlicher methodischer Forschung, die auf Fortschritt und damit Gemeinwohl ausgerichtet ist. Als Idolenlehre wird das in diesem Werk von Francis Bacon entwickelte erkenntniskritische Konzept des Empirismus bezeichnet. Mit diesem Vorgehen sollen Trugschl sse ...

The Yoga System of Health and Relief From Tension - Paperback

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by Yogi Vithaldas (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reprod...

Twenty-Four Aspects of Mother Kali - Hardcover

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by Babaji Bob Kindler (Author)Who could forget their own mother, what to speak of the Mother of all souls? Kali, the Divine Mother of the Universe, emerges from these pages to engulf one with infinite love in this extraordinary description of Her many divine aspects.Mother Kali is the Universal Archetype, the primeval Matriarch, the all-pervasive, indivisible ocean of pure Consciousness which is simultaneously Transcendent, Immanent, and Absolute. Twenty-Four Aspects of Mother Kali represents...

The Political Economy of Distributism: Property, Liberty, and the Common Good - Paperback

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by Alexander W. Salter (Author)"Explores the political economy of distributism, an alternative to capitalism and socialism formulated in the early 20th century by prominent Catholic intellectuals such as Hilaire Belloc and G. K. Chesterton. Distributism emphasizes the importance of widely dispersed property ownership for human flourishing. Suggests that distributists' claims about markets and government that must be revised in light of contemporary social science but judges positively their i...

The Moral Prerequisites of the Criminal Law - Paperback

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by Ambrose Y. K. Lee (Author), Alexander F. Sarch (Author)Modern states criminalise many actions that intuitively do not seem morally wrong, particularly in the context of regulating complex industries or activities. Are mala prohibita offences of this kind fundamentally mistaken? Many criminal law scholars have thought so and argued that conduct must be morally wrong to be legitimately criminalised. This Element examines the longstanding debates about whether this idea is right, and what we ...

A Philosophy of Faith: Belief, Truth and Varieties of Commitment - Paperback

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by Finlay Malcolm (Author), Michael Scott (Author)Faith occupies an important place in human lives. It can be directed towards God, friends, political systems and sports teams, and is said to help people through crises and to motivate people to achieve life goals. But what is faith? Philosophers and theologians have, for centuries, been concerned with questions about the rationality of faith, but more recently, have focussed on what kind of psychological attitude faith is. The authors of this...

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by Abelard Podgorski (Author)We often care not only about what happens to us, but when it happens to us. We prefer that good experiences happen sooner, rather than later, and that our suffering lies in our past, rather than our future. Common sense suggests that some ways of caring about time are rational, and others are not, but it is surprisingly challenging to provide justifying explanations for these tendencies. This Element is an opinionated, non-technical guided tour through the main ph...

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by Fabrice Correia (Author)The concept of grounding - of a fact obtaining in virtue of other facts - has been a topic of intensive philosophical and logical investigation over roughly the past two decades. Many philosophers take grounding to deserve a central place in metaphysical theorizing, in great part because it is thought to do a better job than other concepts - e.g., reduction and supervenience - at capturing certain phenomena. Studies on the logic of grounding have largely been conduc...

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by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney (Author)"Nature" as a concept and word is extremely elusive, yet it is commonly taken for granted that "the pristine nature" is "out there." This book explores the factors that have naturalized the idea of nature as "pristine" into our psyche, and as something that has a spatial, visual, and temporal dimension for "seasons". Much emphasis is given to the inhabitants demonstrating the dynamic characteristic of nature. As a study done over a long period of history, Repre...

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by Gautama Buddha (Author)Here are the words of the Buddha himself setting forth his core beliefs. This books leads us to the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. Here is the guide to the Nirvana. This books is the most important document of the Buddhism religion. Experience all 423 verses of the Buddha and discover the essence of enlightenment. Number of Pages: 64 Dimensions: 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 21, 2024

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by Dan Zahavi (Author)Phenomenology: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to one of the important philosophical movements of the twentieth century and to a subject that continues to grow and diversify. Yet it is also a challenging subject, the elements of which can be hard to grasp.This lucid book provides an introduction to the core ideas of phenomenology and to the arguments of its principal thinkers, including Husserl, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. Written by a leading expert ...

Focused Manifesting: 11 Laws of Manifestation to Master Your Mind and Attention - Stay Consistent and Attract Success in a Universe of Dist - Hardcover

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by Ryuu Shinohara (Author)Why distractions are blocking your manifestation results-and how to fix it.You have the tools. You've read the books, tried the techniques, and set your goals. Yet, every day feels like a struggle to stay consistent with your practice.Sound familiar?Here's the truth: Distraction is the silent killer of your manifesting power. We live in a world full of noise-constant demands on your attention that steal your focus and make it almost impossible to manifest consistentl...

Calm Breathing Calm Hearts: Social and Emotional Learning for School and Life - Paperback

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by Kelly Wood (Author)Yoga mindfulness methods, different from what is commonly assumed, transform classroom learning by developing the well-being of teachers, as well as the positive attitudes of students.If students are unable to pay attention, how can they achieve academic success? Even if students manage to focus, is that enough for optimal learning, or is a particular feeling state needed? Do they know that managing emotions proactively instead of reactively helps them in school and life...

Tradition: A Critical Primer - Hardcover

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by Steven Engler (Author)This book looks at the concept of tradition in the study of religion. It examines the history of the concept, uses in the discipline, theoretical perspectives (including Indigenous and post/decolonial studies, cognitive science and hermeneutics), and critical perspectives on key thinkers (Halbwachs, Gadamer, Ricoeur, J & A Assmann, Boyer, Morin) and recommendations for clearing the air of a key theoretical tension surrounding the concept of the invention of tradit...

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by Scott M. Williams (Author) Number of Pages: 80 Dimensions: 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 16, 2025

Christianity Contested: Replies to Critics' Toughest Objections - Paperback

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by Paul Copan (Editor), Stewart E. Kelly (Editor)Although Christianity has significantly influenced many of Western civilization's cherished ideals and values, it faces ongoing criticism regarding its truth, goodness, and beauty. Critics argue that Christianity is at odds with science, human flourishing, and the dignity of women; that it is disconnected from modern views on sexuality; and that its Scriptures support slavery and genocide. They also claim that the historical evidence for Jesus'...

Christian Theology in a Pluralistic Age - Hardcover

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by David H. Jensen (Editor)How does today's context of radical pluralism affect Christian theology? Can Christian theologians be claimed by more than one religious tradition? What makes constructive interreligious dialogue possible? The authors of this volume explore the challenges and opportunities of religious diversity and religious non-affiliation for Christian faith. By exploring the ways in which engagement of other traditions changes them, these theologians offer hopeful reflections fo...

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by S. Matthew Liao (Author)S. Matthew Liao argues here that children have a right to be loved. To do so he investigates questions such as whether children are rightholders; what grounds a child's right to beloved; whether love is an appropriate object of a right; and other philosophical and practical issues. His proposal is that all human beings have rights to the fundamental conditions for pursuing a good life; therefore, as human beings, children have human rights to the fundamental conditi...

Doing and Being: An Interpretation of Aristotle's Metaphysics Theta - Paperback

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by Jonathan Beere (Author)Doing and Being confronts the problem of how to understand two central concepts of Aristotle's philosophy: energeia and dunamis. While these terms seem ambiguous between actuality/potentiality and activity/capacity, Aristotle did not intend them to be so. Through a careful and detailed reading of Metaphysics Theta, Beere argues that we can solve the problem by rejecting both "actuality" and "activity" as translations of energeia, and by working out an analogical conc...

A Crow Text: With Grammatical Notes - Paperback

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by Robert H. Lowie (Author)""A Crow Text: With Grammatical Notes"" is a linguistic work by Robert H. Lowie that focuses on the Crow language, a Native American language spoken by the Crow people in Montana. The book includes a text written in the Crow language, along with grammatical notes and explanations to help readers understand the language. The text is accompanied by an English translation, making it accessible to readers who are not fluent in Crow. The book is intended for linguists, a...