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Report copyright infringementby John Locke (Author)As one of the early Enlightenment philosophers in England, John Locke sought to bring reason and critical intelligence to the discussion of the origins of civil society. Endeavoring to reconstruct the nature and purpose of government, a social contract theory is proposed. The Second Treatise sets forth a detailed discussion of how civil society came to be and the nature of its inception. Locke's discussion of tacit consent, separation of powe...

Is Belief Believable?: Reasoning about God from Plato and Aquinas to C. S. Lewis and Jordan Peterson

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Kaczor (Author), Robert Barron (Foreword by)Is faith just wishful thinking, or can belief in God stand up to reason? In Is Belief Believable?, Christopher Kaczor challenges the idea that faith and reason are incompatible. Drawing from philosophy, theology, and psychology, Kaczor offers clear and compelling arguments that address skepticism head-on. Whether you're wrestling with doubts, seeking answers to life's biggest questions, or looking to stren...

Sacred Wounds: Finding the Beauty, Goodness, and Truth in Our Pain

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Report copyright infringementby Dakota Hauck (Author), Bob Goff (Foreword by)Where is God in the midst of our pain? When life breaks us open-when suffering feels unbearable, when loss unravels our foundation, when old wounds linger like shadows-we're left asking the same haunting question: Where is God in all of this? The world is not as it should be. We feel it deep in our bones. But what if our wounds-rather than signs of abandonment-are invitations? In Sacred Wounds: Finding the Beauty, Go...

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Report copyright infringementby Randall Sullivan (Author)Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall SullivanThroughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves. The Devil's Best Trick is a unique and far-reaching investigation into evil and the myriad ways we attempt to understand it - particularly through the figure o...

A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion

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Report copyright infringementby Frédéric Gros (Author), Andrew James Bliss (Translator)An original reflection on shame as the central feeling of our age -- the expression of an anger that is the necessary condition for new struggles Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation. We feel ashamed of humanity for its ruthless and relentless exploitation...

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Report copyright infringementby Drew Dellinger (Author) Number of Pages: 142 Dimensions: 0.3 x 6.5 x 6.5 IN Publication Date: August 01, 2025

HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy, 2nd Edition: In-Depth Explanations and Examples Covering More Than 3,000 Entries

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Report copyright infringementby Peter A. Angeles (Author)The student of philosophy often feels bewildered by the vast terminology of the subject. HarperCollins Dictionary of Philosophy helps lessen the confusion by providing a single source of clear and understandable definitions of philosophic terms. Emphasis is on the areas most commonly covered in introductory philosophy courses: epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics and the philosophies of religion and politics.Back JacketT...

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Report copyright infringementby Francis Sanzaro (Author)From the author of The Zen of Climbing and The Craft of Bouldering, a manifesto for a new approach to connecting meaningfully with the wildness around and within us.In recent years, we have woken up to the crucial role that nature plays in our well-being. As we live increasingly urbanized lives, we seek out wilderness and green space in times of hardship and turmoil, or simply during our leisure time. In the process of exploring and unde...

The Skeptic's Paradox: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Riddles of Free Will

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Report copyright infringementby Dario Tonelli (Author)Exploring the Enigma of Free Will: A Novel Approach to Understanding Autonomy and Its Implications for Human IdentityA profound and original journey into one of the most debated philosophical questions of all time. In this compelling work, Dario Tonelli delves into the contentious debate on free will, one that has polarized thinkers and ignited impassioned discussions for centuries.Confronting the irreconcilable perspectives that have long...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexandre Lefebvre (Author)Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life--and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. Conservatives are right about one thing: liberalism is the ideology of our times, as omnipresent as religion once was. Yet, as Alexand...

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Report copyright infringementby Damon Krukowski (Author)A poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absence From the joyous communal connections fostered through shared auditory experience to the devastating impact of noise pollution in the deep sea, musician and author Damon Krukowski urges readers to reconsider the significance of sound and its role in both our personal and collective well-be...

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Report copyright infringementby Steven M. Cahn (Author)Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy provides in one volume the major writings from nearly 2,500 years of political and moral philosophy, from Plato through the twentieth century. The most comprehensive collection of its kind, it moves from classical thought (Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cicero) through medieval views (Augustine, Aquinas) to modern perspectives (Machiavelli, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Adam Smith, Kant). ...

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Report copyright infringementby Samir Chopra (Author)How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it's an essential part of being human Today, anxiety is usually thought of as a pathology, the most diagnosed and medicated of all psychological disorders. But anxiety isn't always or only a medical condition. Indeed, many philosophers argue that anxiety is a normal, even essential, part of being human, and that coming to terms with this fact is potenti...

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Report copyright infringementby David Beaver (Author), Jason Stanley (Author)A provocative case for the inherently political nature of language In The Politics of Language, David Beaver and Jason Stanley present a radical new approach to the theory of meaning, offering an account of communication in which political and social identity, affect, and shared practices play as important a role as information. This new view of language, they argue, has dramatic consequences for free speech, democra...

Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History

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Report copyright infringementby Oren Harman (Author)A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform? "How many creatures walking on this earth / Have their first being in another form?" the Roman poet Ovid asked two thousand years ago. He could not have known the full extent of the truth: today, biologists estimate a stunning three-quarters of all animal species on Earth undergo some form of metamorphosis. But why do tadpoles transform into f...

The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Dear (Author)From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science Science is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter. In this panoramic book, acclaimed historian of science Peter Dear uncovers the roots of such b...

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Greene (Author), Joost Elffers (Producer)From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a mesmerizing handbook on seduction: the most subtle and effective form of power. This is the only authorized hardcover edition in the US. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-...

Thinking Ethically: A Handbook for Making Moral Choices

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Gelfand (Author)Shared morals are key to a functioning society--and important for all of our relationships. But what happens if society no longer seems to share the same ethical views or beliefs? Do we really need to be divided from those whose opinions are different from our own? And are there ways that we can overcome these differences and divisions? Exploring a variety of moral issues through engaging, real-life examples--including promise keeping, lyi...

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Report copyright infringementby Elad Lapidot (Author)State of Others: Levinas and Decolonial Israel explores the relations between post-Holocaust Jewish thought and postcolonial thought through the work of Emmanuel Levinas. In the last decade, thinkers have criticized Levinas for his Eurocentrism; however, author Elad Lapidot argues that Levinas anticipated this critique and, from the 1960s onward, began setting the foundations for decolonial Jewish thought-and for decolonial Zionism.State of...

The Propeller Theory of Motivation and Inner peace

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Report copyright infringementby Wikus Vermeulen (Author)About the BookVermeulen's Propeller Theory of Motivation and Inner Peace explores the six driving forces that propel human behaviour-Pay, Prestige, Power, Play, Passion, and Progression-through the metaphor of a spinning aircraft propeller. Blending humour, philosophy, personal stories, and psychological insight, the book reflects on how balance across these blades can help individuals achieve resilience and inner peace. From operating t...

Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons

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Report copyright infringementby Igor Stravinsky (Author), Vijay Iyer (Foreword by), George A. Seferis (Preface by)Timeless lessons on the pleasures of listening, the dilemmas of composition, and the meaning of artistic freedom from a founder of musical modernism. In October 1939, Igor Stravinsky took the stage at Harvard not as a conductor but as a speaker. Invited to deliver the prestigious Norton Lectures, he had departed Europe just days after the outbreak of war, leaving behind not only a...

Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life

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Report copyright infringementby Viktor E. Frankl (Author), Alexander Vesely-Frankl (Foreword by)A highly anticipated, rediscovered collection from Viktor Frankl, published for the first time in the United States, exploring freedom, responsibility, and how we can draw meaning from the temporary nature of our lives From the bestselling author of Man's Search for Meaning, which has sold over 18 million copies The Library of Congress lists Man's Search for Meaning as one of the ten most influenti...

Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need

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Report copyright infringementby David Edmonds (Author)From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer's controversial "drowning child" thought experiment--and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you m...

The Socratic Method: A Practitioner's Handbook

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Report copyright infringementby Ward Farnsworth (Author)"Remarkable."--Wall Street Journal A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life's big questions. About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates in conversation. The way Socrates asks questions, and the re...

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Report copyright infringementby Steven Swarbrick (Author)The Earth Is Evil examines the connection between subjectivity and lack, arguing for a destituent ecology that sees lack as the universalist core of social, political, and environmental struggles. Steven Swarbrick maintains that psychoanalysis does not simply help us integrate our desires into a constituency of multispecies actors. Instead, psychoanalysis destitutes our fantasies of ecological and psychic wholeness. That destitution, he...

How to Be Caring: An Ancient Guide to a Compassionate Life

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Report copyright infringementby Shantideva (Author), Jay L. Garfield (Editor), Jay L. Garfield (Translator)A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk Written by the medieval Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the most beloved and frequently taught works in Buddhism and a favorite of the Dalai Lama. An inspiring and powerful poem that uses a gripping, first-person, confess...

From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith

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Report copyright infringementby Louis Markos (Author)Discover how Aristotelian thought has shaped Christianity through history and remains relevant for Christians todayWhen Christians of any age, country, or denomination debate the nature of the good life, the soul, free will, or design, Aristotle lies behind their logic as well as their rhetoric. Although Aristotle did not have access to the Bible's special revelation, he made full use of general revelation to arrive at deep truths about the...

How to Cope: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship

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Report copyright infringementby Boethius (Author), Philip Freeman (Editor), Philip Freeman (Translator)A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy--a moving classic about facing life's worst events with courage and hope What do you do when your life has fallen apart? Fifteen hundred years ago, a Roman nobleman named Boethius (ca. 480-524 CE) asked this question as he was sitting in a prison cell waiting to die, accused--probably unj...

This Unexpected Jewel: Reading the Diamond Sutra

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Report copyright infringementby Ken McLeod (Author) Number of Pages: 72 Dimensions: 0.17 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: September 10, 2025

Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World

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Report copyright infringementby Deepak Bhargava (Author), Stephanie Luce (Author)"A vital resource for progressives who want to win." -Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal "Progressive activists will want to dog-ear, underline, and pore over this well-conceived handbook." --Kirkus Reviews How do underdogs, facing far stronger opponents, sometimes win? In the tradition of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals and Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce's Practical Radicals offers win...

Is It God's Will?: Making Sense of Tragedy, Luck, and Hope in a World Gone Wrong

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Report copyright infringementby Brandon Ambrosino (Author)From an acclaimed journalist and a rising star in theological academia, a provocative book about human and divine agency in an era of political extremism, climate catastrophe, and rising violence. In the wake of two foiled assassination attempts while Donald Trump was campaigning for President, many of his supporters claimed Trump's survival was an act of Divine intervention, and a sign that Trump was favored by God. In his victory sp...

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Report copyright infringementby Lloyd Gerson (Editor), Lloyd Gerson (Translator), George Boys-Stones (Translator)Plotinus' Enneads is a work which is central to the history of philosophy in late antiquity. This is the second edition of the first English translation of the complete works of Plotinus in one volume in seventy years, which also includes Porphyry's Life of Plotinus. Led by Lloyd P. Gerson, a team of experts present up-to-date translations which are based on the best available text...