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by Alvin Plantinga (Author)This is the third volume in a trilogy on the notion of warrant, which the author defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true belief. In this volume, he examines warrant's role in theistic belief, tackling the questions of whether it is rational, reasonable, justifiable and warranted to accept Christian belief, and whether there is something epistemically unacceptable in doing so. He contends that Christian beliefs are warranted to the extent that they ar...

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by Shashi Tharoor (Author)A revelatory and original contribution to our understanding of the role of religion in society and politics. India's leading public intellectual, Shashi Tharoor, lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts, major texts and everyday Hindu beliefs and practices, from worship to pilgrimage to caste. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremism and unequivocal in his belief that what makes India a distinctive nation with a unique culture will be imper...

The Way of Kinship: The Art of Living from the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Jones (Author)What if spiritual wisdom didn't require belief in the supernatural? What if meaning, purpose, and connection could be cultivated through a deep attunement to nature, relationship, and the present moment? The Way of Kinship invites readers into a fresh engagement with the ancient Chinese classic, the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), offering a naturalist perspective grounded in science.Drawing on decades of study, personal transformation, and philosop...

Intimacy and Intelligibility: Word and Life in Augustine's

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Report copyright infringementby Erika Kidd (Author)Intimacy and Intelligibility is a paradigm-shifting exploration of De magistro, Augustine's overlooked and misunderstood dialogue about words and signs.Erika Kidd's fresh approach to Augustine's De magistro (On the Teacher) fills a gap in the emerging conversation about Augustine's early dialogues, while avoiding the disincarnate bias of existing interpretations of this essential work. Kidd's reading situates the dialogue within a broadly Aug...

Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Samuelson (Author)A reflection on the role of suffering in human existence. It's right there in the Book of Job: "Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward." Suffering is an inescapable part of the human condition--which leads to a question that has proved just as inescapable throughout the centuries: Why? Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point to our pain, physical or emotional? Do horrors like hurricanes have meaning? I...

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Report copyright infringementby Rach Cosker-Rowland (Author)Gender Identity: What It Is and Why It Matters is the first book in philosophy to focus on gender identity and transgender rights. To be trans is to have a gender identity different from the gender you were assigned at birth. But what is it to have a gender identity? In the first part of the book, Rach Cosker-Rowland develops a new account of our gender identities as the genders that seem to best fit us. Supported by trans testimony,...

Dreaming: A Conceptual Framework for Philosophy of Mind and Empirical Research

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer M. Windt (Author)A comprehensive proposal for a conceptual framework for describing conscious experience in dreams, integrating philosophy of mind, sleep and dream research, and interdisciplinary consciousness studies. Dreams, conceived as conscious experience or phenomenal states during sleep, offer an important contrast condition for theories of consciousness and the self. Yet, although there is a wealth of empirical research on sleep and dreaming, i...

Algorithms for the People: Democracy in the Age of AI

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Report copyright infringementby Josh Simons (Author)How to put democracy at the heart of AI governance Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping our world. Police forces use them to decide where to send police officers, judges to decide whom to release on bail, welfare agencies to decide which children are at risk of abuse, and Facebook and Google to rank content and distribute ads. In these spheres, and many others, powerful prediction tools are changing how decisions are ma...

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Report copyright infringementby Leo Tolstoy (Author), David Patterson (Translator)In "Confession" Tolstoy poses the question: Is there any meaning in my life that will not be destroyed by my death?In 1879 the fifty-year-old author of "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" came to believe that he had accomplished nothing in life. Either of these magnificant novels would have assured Tolstoy's permanent place in the annals of world literature, yet his achievement was not enough to give his life me...

The Book of Urizen: Fully Illustrated Edition

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Report copyright infringementby William Blake (Author)The Book of Urizen by William Blake Fully Illustrated Edition The Book of Urizen is one of the major prophetic books of the English writer William Blake, illustrated by Blake's own plates. It was originally published as The First Book of Urizen in 1794. Later editions dropped the "First." The book takes its name from the character Urizen in Blake's mythology, who represents alienated reason as the source of oppression. The book describes U...

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by Mark Coeckelbergh (Author)This overview of the ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence moves beyond hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions--offering a compelling, necessary read for our ChatGPT era. Artificial intelligence powers Google's search engine, enables Facebook to target advertising, and allows Alexa and Siri to do their jobs. AI is also behind self-driving cars, predictive policing, and autonomous weapons that can kill without human intervention. The...

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Report copyright infringementby Neve Sullivan (Author)Are you fascinated by Greek mythology but feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of gods, heroes, and myths? Do you ever question how these ancient tales could possibly be relevant to the 21st century?Wandering through the labyrinth of Greek mythology can be daunting, especially when you're just starting out. But it doesn't have to be.If you want to discover this vast world and its relevance to modern-day life through manageable, bite-size c...

Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey - Hardcover

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by Jay Nelson (Author), Lindy Nelson (Author), Kevin Cuellar (Illustrator)With a feverish pace and a candid eye for story, Consciousness in a Nutshell delivers an unforgettable account of what it means to be alive while, at the very same time, answering the question of all questions, once and for all: What is consciousness?Consciousness in a Nutshell is a work of psychological mastery. A 21st century portrait of Nature, Nirvana, and what it means to be a human being. Written in the style of c...

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by Plato (Author), W. H. D. Rouse (Translator), Matthew S. Santirocco (Introduction by)"Plato is philosophy, and philosophy, Plato."--Emerson The Republic and other great dialogues by the immortal Greek philosopher Plato are masterpieces that form part of the most important single body of writing in the history of philosophy. Beauty, love, immortality, knowledge, and justice are discussed in these dialogues, which magnificently express the glowing spirit of Platonic philosophy. Translated by ...

True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock and Impress Your Friends - Hardcover

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by Shane Carley (Author)Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 true trivia facts that sound absurd. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t!Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night, or start the most interesting conversation ever with real facts that are hard to believe. This book is loaded with mind-blowing facts that are sure to keep you wondering, "How are these even true?" while equipping you to outsmart everyone around...

Consciousness in a Nutshell: A Psychonautical Odyssey - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Jay Nelson (Author), Lindy Nelson (Author), Kevin Cuellar (Illustrator)With a feverish pace and a candid eye for story, Consciousness in a Nutshell delivers an unforgettable account of what it means to be alive while, at the very same time, answering the question of all questions, once and for all: What is consciousness?Consciousness in a Nutshell is a work of psychological mastery. A 21st century portrait of Nature, Nirvana, and what it means to be a human b...

No Exit and Three Other Plays - Paperback

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by Jean-Paul Sartre (Author)NOBEL PRIZE WINNER - Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known play, as well as three other brilliant, thought-provoking works: the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict, and an arresting attack on American racism.Front Jacket4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electr...

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by Sian Miles (Editor)Philosopher, theologian, critic, sociologist, political activist -- Simone Weil was among the foremost thinkers of our time. Best known in this country for her theological writing, Weil wrote on a great variety of subjects ranging from classical philosophy and poetry, to modern labor, to the language of political discourse. The present anthology offers a generous collection of her work, including essays never before translated into English and many that have long been ou...

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, the famed philosopher unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony with, rather than domestication of, nature, and for a reliance on individual integrity, rather than on materialistic institutions, is echoed in many of the great American philosophical and literary works of his time...

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by Ai Weiwei (Author), Larry Warsh (Editor)The quotable Ai Weiwei This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A master at communicating powerful ideas in astonishingly few words, Ai Weiwei is known for his innovative use of social media to disseminate his views. The short quotations presented here have been carefully selected from articles, tweets, and interviews given by this acclaimed Chinese artist and...

By the Light of the Moon: Candrakä«rtiâs Präsaá¹gika Madhyamaka

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Report copyright infringementby Jay L. Garfield (Author), Sonam Thakchöe (Author)Much of the commentary and scholarship on Candrakirti-whether canonical or contemporary-has been concerned with the question of whether Candrakirti is a radical nihilist who denies the possibility of any knowledge and the reality of both the external world and of the mind. Eminent Tibetan exegetes have argued that this is the correct understanding of Candrakirti and of Madhyamaka itself, and that Madhyamaka so un...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward W. Said (Author)From one of the world's most beloved and outspoken public intellectuals comes an illuminating book on the nature of criticism "Readers will be surprised, stimulated, instructed, impressed."―The New Yorker "What is a beginning? What must one do in order to begin? What is special about beginning as an activity or a moment or a place?" So begins Beginnings, a scintillating work of criticism by Edward W. Said, author of Orientalism, The Quest...

FOR vs. TO: How Treatment Propels Us or Imperils Us

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Report copyright infringementby Mace Vaughan (Author)Why do some people inspire trust and compassion, while others trigger fear and resentment? The answer might lie in two simple words: FOR and TO. Drawing from over 90 years of life experience and decades of leadership coaching, Mace Vaughan offers a powerful lens for understanding human behavior, relationships, and social responsibility.Through honest stories, sharp insights, and real-world observations, this book explores how the way we tre...

The Imitation of Christ (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas À. Kempis (Author)The Imitation of Christ is a Christian devotional text divided into four books, which provide detailed spiritual instructions: "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life," "Directives for the Interior Life," "On Interior Consolation," and "On the Blessed Sacrament." The books are characterized by their emphasis on the interior life and withdrawal from the world, as opposed to an active imitation of Christ by friars.The Imitation is perhaps...

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Report copyright infringementby Chantal Mouffe (Author)A new understanding of democracy that acknowledges the inescapable and essential antagonism in its workings, by one of today s foremost radical political theorists.Author BiographyChantal Mouffe is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include The Return of the Political; Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Ernesto Laclau); The Dimensions of Radical Democracy; Grams...

Anselm of Canterbury: The Major Works - Paperback

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by St Anselm (Author), Brian Davies (Editor), G. R. Evans (Editor)Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion. He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question, to think, and to learn; and he devoted his life to confronting and understanding the most elusive aspects of Christianity. His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make Anselm one of the greatest theo...

Marx: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Peter Singer (Author)Karl Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories have shaped and directed political, economic, and social thought for 150 years. Considering Marx's life and impact, renowned philosopher Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought, enabling us to grasp Marx's views as a whole. Presenting Marx as a philosopher primarily concerned with human freedom, rather than as an economist or a social scientist, Singer expla...

Kant: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Roger Scruton (Author)Immanuel Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but is also one of the most difficult. In this illuminating Very Short Introduction, Roger Scruton--a well-known and controversial philosopher in his own right--tackles his exceptionally complex subject with a strong hand, exploring the background to Kant's work and showing why Critique of Pure Reason has proved so enduring. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very...

The Hummingbird Principle: Seven Lenses for Becoming More Human - Hardcover

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by Chris Burke (Author), Anne de Wild (Author)Know Who You Are and Do What You Can Can it really be that simple? With all of the challenges we face in our daily lives-both at home and out in the world--it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. But what if each one of us-yes, including you-has a unique role to play in creatively solving these problems? The Hummingbird Principle is about peeling back the layers of who you have been, who you think you should be, and what you think you can and cannot d...

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by R. L. Wing (Author)An important, new interpretation of the I Ching, the 5,000-year-old Chinese book of wisdom, in a unique workbook format designed to help truth-seekers find new meaning and enlightenment in its ancient lore. Designed for those actively exploring this ancient system in order to better understand their lives, The I Ching Workbook serves as a simple guide to the study and interpretation of the I Ching's advice. It provides a format for each of the 64 hexagrams that allows on...

Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Michael Ferber (Author)In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Ferber explores Romanticism during the period of its incubation, birth, and growth, covering the years roughly from 1760 to 1860. This is the only introduction to Romanticism that incorporates not only the English but the Continental movements, and not only literature but music, art, religion, and philosophy. Balancing lively details with intriguing topics, it sheds light on such subjects as the "Sensibility" movement, which p...

The Urgency of Indigenous Values - Paperback

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by Philip P. Arnold (Author)In this book, Philip Arnold utilizes a collaborative method, derived from the "Two-Row Wampum" (1613) and his 40 year relationship with the Haudenosaunee, in exploring the urgent need to understand Indigenous values, support Indigenous Peoples, and to offer a way toward humanity's survival in the face of ecological and environmental catastrophe. Indigenous values connect human beings with the living natural world through ceremonial exchange practices with non-human...