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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Paperback

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by Pema Chodron (Author)Pema Ch dr n's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library. How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart--when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Ch dr n suggests, might be just the opposite of ...

Stoic Foundations: The Cornerstone Works of Stoicism - Paperback

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by Marcus Aurelius (Author), Seneca (Author), Epictetus (Author)An essential guide to the core texts of Stoic philosophy, featuring a new introduction from Massimo Pigliucci, author of How To Be A Stoic Stoicism is a philosophy, a worldview, and a transformational practice. Throughout the centuries everyone from kings and presidents to Silicone Valley entrepreneurs have drawn inspiration and wisdom from Stoicism. The best way to learn about Stoic philosophy is always to go back to the founda...

Abductive Reasoning in Science - Paperback

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by Finnur Dells?n (Author)This Element gives an opinionated overview of both accounts of abductive reasoning that have been proposed and the problems that have motivated them. It evaluates these accounts towards a systematic view of the nature and purpose of abductive reasoning in science. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Number of Pages: 82 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 17, 2024

The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life - Paperback

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by Sun-Tzu (Author), John Minford (Translator), John Minford (Introduction by)The world's most famous military treatise, in an acclaimed translation by the award-winning translator of the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics and management strategies. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whethe...

Living Light Book Two In the three-volume series The Way of Light - Paperback

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by John Scott Lecky (Author)This may be a very common concern: we do not want to be forgotten. Many go to great lengths to be remembered, creating the larger cemetery monuments, establishing endowments in their names, and seeing to it that named bridges, roads, and buildings continue their memory. And who intends to forget them? But it often happens, nonetheless."Living Light" is a focus of writing to preserve memory, specifically on what made each of the strongest influences in my life most ...

Taoism for Beginners: A Guide to Balanced Living - Hardcover

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by C. Alexander Simpkins (Author), Annellen Simpkins (Author)Taoism for Beginners is a practical guide to applying the key notions, concepts and beliefs underlying Taoism's various branches and schools. Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway to a life more in balance. This b...

Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words - Paperback

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by David Whyte (Author)With the imagery of a poet and the reflection of a philosopher, David Whyte turns his attention to 52 ordinary words, each its own particular doorway into the underlying currents of human life. Beginning with Alone and closing with Work, each chapter is a meditation on meaning and context, an invitation to shift and broaden our perspectives on the inevitable vicissitudes of life: pain and joy, honesty and anger, confession and vulnerability, the experience of feeling be...

The Complete Courage to Be Disliked Duology Boxed Set: The Courage to Be Disliked and the Courage to Be Happy - Paperback

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by Ichiro Kishimi (Author), Fumitake Koga (Author)In this beautiful boxed set, the internationally bestselling TikTok sensations and transformative guidebooks by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga reveal how to discover your genuine self and find true personal happiness in life--based on the theories of psychologist Alfred Adler. In The Courage to Be Disliked, a dialogue between a philosopher and a young man effortlessly reveals how we can each unlock our full potential and change our lives fo...

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by Giovanni Aloi (Editor in Chief), Spela Petrič (Author), Chris Hunter (Author)Notwithstanding its significance, data presents a great deal of uncertainty. From a material standpoint, it is both real and invisible; it is something that, in the process of being understood, both shapes and renders the world. Some see it as the pinnacle of human intellect, while others regard it as nothing more than an exploitative and monitoring system.Antennae's 'Dataism' focuses on the impact AI and other fo...

The Competency Crisis: How the West is Failing Itself - Paperback

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by Will Stickle (Author)In an age of eroding values and triumphant mediocrity, has the West lost the very essence of what once made it great?In The Competency Crisis, Will Stickle lays bare the forces driving Western civilization's precipitous decline. From the collapse of meritocracy to the glorification of envy, from the spread of entitlement culture to the chilling echoes of Soviet and Maoist experiments, Stickle offers a sobering account of how these trends threaten our future. With a cri...

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by Andrew Cooper (Author)Amalia Holst's trailblazing book On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education (1802) dropped a bomb on the German speaking states-a bomb that failed to detonate. In one of the first works of philosophy in German published under a woman's name, Holst declares that it is time a member of the female sex spoke out about the plight of women in Germany. Despite her bold attempt to ignite a new movement of women's education, her book was harshly reviewed by male...

Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals: Towards Future Animal Rights Declarations - Hardcover

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by Doris Schneeberger (Author)This book presents an ethical discussion of the possible future Universal Declarations of (diverse specific nonhuman) Animal Rights. It contributes to a basis for a discussion about (nonhuman) animal rights concerning diverse aspects and quality of (nonhuman) animal life. Doris Schneeberger deals with the interpretation and justification of animal rights, and argues that because (nonhuman) animals are individuals whose lives are intrinsically and inherently valua...

Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World: The Alchemy Lecture - Paperback

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by Phoebe Boswell (Author)The second annual Alchemy Lecture brought together five artists, thinkers, and writers who proposed new ways of being and discussed radical visions for the future. Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World captures and expands these lectures to illuminate our path toward this possible beautiful world. Joseph M. Pierce (Cherokee Nation) asserts that "for this decolonial future to become possible, the guiding force must no longer be capital but relations." Film curator J...

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by Stephen Mulhall (Author)The first edition of Stephen Mulhall's acclaimed On Film was a study of the four Alien films, and made the highly original and controversial argument that films themselves can philosophise. In its second edition, On Film increased its breadth and vision considerably to encompass films such as the Mission: Impossible series and Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.In this significantly expanded third edition Stephen Mulhall adds new chapters on the Jason Bourne films, ...

On the Colors of Vowels: Thinking Through Synesthesia - Paperback

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by Liesl Yamaguchi (Author)Treatments of synesthesia in the arts and humanities generally assume a clear distinction between the neurological condition and the literary device. Synesthetes' descriptions of colors seen in connection with music, for example, are thought to differ fundamentally from common expressions that rely on transpositions across sensory dimensions ("bright vowels"). This has not always been the case. The distinction emerged over the course of the twentieth century, as sci...

Critical Thinking: Developing an Effective Worldview - Paperback

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by Gary Jason (Author)This is a text intended for use by undergraduates in critical thinking classes, and for lay readers who want to learn that subject. In the first part of the text, basic logical concepts are covered. These include statements, questions, answers, single arguments, multiple arguments, and the distinction between validity and inductive strength. In the second part of the text, the basic criteria for an effective world view are discussed. These include: clarity and various pi...

Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion - Paperback

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by Chad Meister (Editor), Paul Copan (Editor)The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, Second edition is an indispensable guide and reference source to the major themes, movements, debates and topics in philosophy of religion. Considerably expanded for the second edition, over seventy entries from a team of renowned international contributors are organized into nine clear parts: philosophical issues in world religions key figures in philosophy of religion religious diversity the the...

Friendship in an Age of Economics: Resisting the Forces of Neoliberalism - Paperback

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by Todd May (Author)Friendship in an Age of Economics is the first book not only to detail the relationships neoliberalism encourages us to have, but also to see how friendship can provide a bulwark of resistance to them. Written in an engaging style, it will be understandable to political theorists, philosophers, social scientists, and cultural theorists.Author BiographyTodd May is Class of 1941 Memorial Professor of the Humanities at Clemson University. Number of Pages: 164 Dimensions: 0.5...

The Olavo de Carvalho Reader - Hardcover

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by Olavo de de Carvalho (Author)The Olavo de Carvalho Reader, a far-reaching selection of philosophical essays by the celebrated Brazilian philosopher available for the first time in English, presents indispensable writings that have generated an intellectual revival in Brazil and beyond. Following Carvalho's definition of philosophy as the "search for unity of knowledge in the unity of consciousness, and vice-versa," it lays out the historical roots of the current cultural crisis in the West...

Laozi's DAO de Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time - Paperback

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by Laozi (Author), Ken Liu (Author)A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics--the foundational work of Daoism--by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi's Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experience. By speaking out against the clevernes...

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by Slavoj Zizek (Author)To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Zizek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are constantly besieged by doomers, degrowthers and disorienting relativisms can we make any headway at all in the face of unprecedented ecological, social and political crises?In thir...

Buddhism: A Journey Through History - Hardcover

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by Donald S. Lopez (Author)One of the world's leading scholars of Buddhism presents the story of its dramatic journey across the globe, from 2,500 years ago to the present day Over the course of twenty-five centuries, Buddhism spread from its place of origin in northern India to become a global tradition of remarkable breadth, depth, and richness. In this ambitious book, Donald S. Lopez Jr. draws on the latest scholarship to construct a detailed and innovative history of Buddhism--not just a...

Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great - Hardcover

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by Paul Strathern (Author)A sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how--although it was a time of great progress--it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost. During the 1600s--between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment--Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory, and economics. However, all this was ac...

Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers - Paperback

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by Massimo Pigliucci (Author), Gregory Lopez (Author), Meredith Alexander Kunz (Author)What is a good life? And how can we create that life in a world filled with uncertainty? Beyond Stoicism invites you to find your own answers to these big questions with help from thirteen of the most prominent Greco-Roman philosophers--many of whom inspired, or were inspired by, the Stoics. By taking cues from the lives and ideas of the Cynics, Epicureans, and others, you'll learn to: Seek pleasure with A...

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by Russ Shafer-Landau (Author)In The Fundamentals of Ethics, author Russ Shafer-Landau employs a uniquely engaging writing style to introduce students to the essential ideas of moral philosophy. Offering more comprehensive coverage of the good life, normative ethics, and metaethics than any other text of its kind, this book also addresses issues that are often omitted from other texts, such as the doctrine of doing and allowing, the doctrine of double effect, ethical particularism, the desir...

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by Jos? Eduardo Porcher (Author)This Element introduces Afro-Brazilian religions and underscores the necessity for an expanded methodological framework to encompass these traditions in the philosophy of religion. It emphasizes the importance of incorporating overlooked sources like mythic narratives and ethnographies while acknowledging the pivotal role of material culture in cognitive processes. Furthermore, it advocates for adopting an embodiment paradigm to facilitate the development of a ...

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by William Rory Dickson (Author)Dissolving into Being is an introduction to Sufi philosophy, a tradition based on theteachings of Ibn 'Arabi (d.1240), Sufism's most influential master. His voluminouswritings offer a treasury of wisdom, yet their vintage and complexity can limit theirpurview to experts. To help bridge the gap between specialized studies of Sufiphilosophy and a broader readership, Dissolving into Being offers a moderncommentary on key passages of Ibn 'Arabi's foremost work, The...

Ordinary Goodness: The Surprisingly Effortless Path to Creating a Life of Meaning and Beauty - Paperback

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by Edward Viljoen (Author)A call to action to live a life full of goodness and purpose People often struggle to find a life filled with passion, happiness--and just plain goodness. This struggle drives many to depression and addictive tendencies. Author and New Thought minister Edward Viljoen argues that the struggle need not be an arduous or painful one--that through everyday acts of kindness, faith, and compassion we can create peaceful and contented lives. Using personal stories, practica...

Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One - Paperback

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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author), R. J. Hollingdale (Translator), R. J. Hollingdale (Introduction by)Friedrich Nietzsche's most accessible and influential philosophical work, misquoted, misrepresented, brilliantly original and enormously influential Nietzsche was one of the most revolutionary and subversive thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most famous and influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude ...

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life - Hardcover

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by David Brooks (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Character explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world. "Deeply moving, frequently eloquent and extraordinarily incisive."--The Washington Post Every so often, you meet people who radiate joy--who seem to know why they were put on this earth, who glow with a kind of inner light. Life, for thes...

What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters - Paperback

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by Valerie Tiberius (Author)A short guide to living well by understanding better what you really value--and what to do when your goals conflict What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money--or work for justice? To run marathons--or sing in a choir? To have children--or travel the world? The things we care about in life--family, friendship, leisure activities, work, our moral ideals--often conflict, preventing us from doing what matters most to us. Even worse, we don't always know what...

The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic ACT - Paperback

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by Fredric Jameson (Author)In this ground-breaking and influential study Fredric Jameson explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. At the time Jameson was actually writing the book, in the mid to late seventies, there was a major reaction against deconstruction and poststructuralism. As one of the most significant literary theorists, Jameson found himself in the unenviable position of wanting to defend his intellectual past yet keep an eye on the future. With this ...