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Critical Theory and Independent Living - Hardcover

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by Teodor Mladenov (Author)This book explores intersections between contemporary critical theory and the disabled people's Independent Living movement. The book helps strengthen critiques of the state, the market, and the family by grounding them in the struggles of disabled people for self-determination.Back JacketCritical theory and Independent Living explores the intersections between contemporary critical theory and disabled people's struggle for self-determination. The book sheds new lig...

Star Trek and the Philosophy of Entertainment: Beauty, Justice, and Popular Culture - Hardcover

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by George A. Gonzalez (Author)Drawing on Hegel's model of aesthetics and beauty to analyze the Star Trek franchise, this book puts justice at the center of the "beauty"--and entertainment value--of popular culture. The author, George A. Gonzalez, shows that plot--revolving around justice and injustice--often determines the artistic success and popularity of TV and films. He argues that Star Trek is the most popular franchise in history because it puts the pursuit of justice, and therefore bea...

Excessive Flashpoints, Solitary Demands, Darkest Corners: Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Critical Theory, and Me - Hardcover

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by Bob Nowlan (Author)In Excessive Flashpoints, Solitary Demands, Darkest Corners: Ian Curtis, Joy Division, Critical Theory, and Me I inquire into issues of fundamental and ultimate concern: the meaning, value, and purpose of existence; our responsibility to and for others; human beings as complex, multiple, contradictory, and dynamic; the challenge of intimacy and the power of love; the quest for authenticity and the struggle for integrity; what it means to be included and excluded along wi...

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by Thomas Hobbes (Author), Noel Malcolm (Author)'He that is to govern a whole Nation, must read in?himself, not this, or that particular man; but Man-kind.' Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan?is not just one of the greatest philosophical?texts in the English language; it is one of the most important works in the?history of Western political thought. Almost every major tradition in the?centuries after Hobbes - from radical democracy to authoritarianism - has?been influenced by its arguments. Written in...

The U.S. Naval Institute on Leadership Ethics: U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Book - Paperback

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by Timothy J. Demy (Editor)This volume focuses on naval leadership and ethics with respect to the individual leader and how his or her values and actions affect military cohesion, mission success, and the profession of arms. Moving beyond the "right and wrong" of personal ethics to examine the broader field of professional military ethics, this carefully selected collection of relevant materials from the Naval Institute's vast collection of articles recognizes the range of experience, perspec...

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by Jennifer K. Clark (Author)Why would anyone write a book about suffering? Earnest in her pursuit, Dr. Jennifer Clark draws upon her near 25 years of practice as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine physician to convince us otherwise. Clark adeptly navigates the ups and downs, the twists and turns, and the pitfalls and plateaus of human development, asking us to reimagine the pilgrimage of the human condition. With suffering as her compass, Clark takes us on a journey through the difficult ter...

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by James R. Hallam (Author)IntroductionYou have amazing gifts. You possess the power to bring light, hope and compassion to yourself and your human family, to make the world a more loving, caring, peaceful place. We all do. Too often, however, our gifts go unacknowledged and unused. Life can be busy and difficult. We have conflicting priorities. We are overwhelmed by our personal problems and the problems of the world. We don't have time or energy to think about our gifts let alone cultivate ...

God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology - Paperback

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by Steven J. Duby (Author)How do we know God? Can we know God as he is in himself?These longstanding questions have been addressed by Christian theologians throughout the church's history. Some, such as Thomas Aquinas, have argued that we know God through both natural and supernatural revelation, while others, especially Karl Barth, have argued that we know God only on the basis of the incarnation. Contemporary discussions of these issues sometimes give the impression that we have to choose b...

Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God - Paperback

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by Greg Graffin (Author), Steve Olson (Author)"Take one man who rejects authority and religion, and leads a punk band. Take another man who wonders whether vertebrates arose in rivers or in the ocean, is fascinated by evolution, creativity, and Ice Age animals. Put them together, what do you get? Greg Graffin, and this uniquely fascinating book." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and SteelAnarchy Evolution is a provocative look at the collision between religion and science, by an author...

Talking Across the Divide: How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Even Change the World - Paperback

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by Justin Lee (Author)A guide to learning how to communicate with people who have diametrically opposed opinions from you, how to empathize with them, and how to (possibly) change their minds America is more polarized than ever. Whether the issue is Donald Trump, healthcare, abortion, gun control, breastfeeding, or even DC vs Marvel, it feels like you can't voice an opinion without ruffling someone's feathers. In today's digital age, it's easier than ever to build walls around yourself. You f...

Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master - Paperback

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by Amy Schmidt (Author), Sharon Salzberg (Foreword by), Jack Kornfield (Afterword by)This biography of one of the few women in her generation to devote herself entirely to the pursuit of meditation also includes Dipa Ma's spiritual teachings, which have made her a major figure in contemporary Buddhism.Author BiographyAmy Schmidt is a resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts; a cofounder of Southwest Sangha, a self-retreat center in southern New Mexico; a lice...

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)A collection of essays from the father of the American transcendentalism, including "Nature," "Self-Reliance," "Love," and "Art."Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay "Nature" declared that understanding nature was the key to understanding God and reality, and laid the groundwork for transcendentalism. His legacy of boldly questioning the doctrine of his day and connecting with nature will resonate with today's readers in search of meaning and enlightenment.Essays ...

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by G. W. F. Hegel (Author), A. V. Miller (Author), J. N. Findlay (Foreword by)This brilliant study of the stages in the mind's necessary progress from immediate sense-consciousness to the position of a scientific philosophy includes an introductory essay and a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of the text to help the reader understand this most difficult and most influential of Hegel's works.Back Jacket'Hegel's Phenomenology was written, so the story goes, on the eve of Napoleon's destruction o...

The Socratic Method: A Practitioner's Handbook - Hardcover

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by 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. "A wonderful book."--Rebecca Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex. About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates in conversatio...

Original I Ching: An Authentic Translation of the Book of Changes - Hardcover

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by Margaret J. Pearson (Author)First among the ancient classics, the I Ching or Book of Changes is one of the world's most influential books, comparable to the Bible, the Koran, and the Upanishads. The I Ching's purpose is universal: to provide good counsel to its users in making decisions during times of change. Since its origins about 3,000 years ago, it has become a compendium of wisdom used by people of many cultures and eras. This groundbreaking new translation by Dr. Margaret Pearson is...

The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health, and Enlightenment - Paperback

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by Wong Kiew Kit (Author)The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu is the ultimate guide to Kung Fu, from theory to practical application. This unique martial arts book, by a renowned Grandmaster, is a complete and comprehensive introduction to Kung Fu and all other aspects of ancient Shaolin wisdom. You will learn the ancient art of the Shaolin monks from the famous Shaolin monastery. It will prove invaluable to everyone interested in martial arts, chi kung, and meditation, showing how Kung Fu and other Sh...

Personal Identity and the Self - Paperback

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by Rory Madden (Author)What are we? What owns our thoughts and experiences? Are we anything at all? After an introduction, Section 2 assesses a 'no-bearer' theory of experience, and the 'no-self' contention that self-representations are about no real entity, before introducing a positive hypothesis about the objects of our self-representations: the 'animalist' claim that we are biological organisms. Section 3 discusses the classic challenge to animalism that brain transplantation is something...

Introducing the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice - Paperback

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by Jessica Carter (Author)This Element introduces a young field, the 'philosophy of mathematical practice'. We first offer a general characterisation of the approach to the philosophy of mathematics that takes mathematical practice seriously and contrast it with 'mathematical philosophy'. The latter is traced back to Bertrand Russell and the orientation referred to as 'scientific philosophy' that was active between 1850 and 1930. To give a better sense of the field, the Element further contai...

Diario Para Padres Estoicos (the Daily Dad Spanish Edition): 365 Meditaciones Sobre Crianza, Amor Y Educación de Los Hijos - Hardcover

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Dimensions: 1.5 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN Publication Date: March 19, 2024

The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius - Paperback

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by David Hinton (Translator)Discover four seminal masterworks of Chinese thought--Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius--presented in one volume for the first time in nearly two centuries.Award-winning translator David Hinton offers fresh insights on the most influential texts on Taoism, Zen Buddhism, Chinese philosophy, and more. Hinton's award-winning experience translating a wide range of ancient Chinese poets makes these books sing in English a...

The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology - Paperback

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by Giovanni Stanghellini (Author), Matthew Broome (Author), Anthony Vincent Fernandez (Author)The field of phenomenological psychopathology (PP) is concerned with exploring and describing the individual experience of those suffering from mental disorders. Whilst there is often an understandable emphasis within psychiatry on diagnosis and treatment, the subjective experience of the individual is frequently overlooked. Yet a patient's own account of how their illness affects their thoughts, val...

The Self: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Marya Schechtman (Author)Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring 'Know thyself' is said to have been one of the maxims carved into the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. On the face of it, this does not seem like a very difficult task. My self is with me at every moment of every day, I have access to its inner thoughts and feelings, and I am hardly liable to mistake someone else for me. At the same time, however, the self is surprisingly elusive and opaque. What, after all, is a sel...

Why the Church?: Self-Optimization or Community of Faith - Paperback

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by Hans Joas (Author)Why did Christianity produce the special organizational form "church" in the first place? Is it possible to be a Christian without the church? To what extent is Christian faith in community with other believers an alternative to the mere self-optimization of individuals? In this accessible and questioning new work, Hans Joas traverses theological, church-historical, sociological, and ethical territory in search of a viable conception of the church adequate to contemporary...

Identity: Discovering Who You Are in Christ - Paperback

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by Lindsey Anne Carlson (Author) Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.51 x 5.56 IN Publication Date: October 23, 2024

On the Soul: And Other Psychological Works - Paperback

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by Aristotle (Author), Fred D. Miller Jr (Translator)"...the more honourable animals have been allotted a more honourable soul..." What is the nature of the soul? It is this question that Aristotle sought to answer in De Anima (On the Soul). In doing so he offers a psychological theory that encompasses not only human beings but all living beings. Its basic thesis, that the soul is the form of an organic body, sets it in sharp contrast with both Pre-Socratic physicalism and Platonic dualism. O...

Kant's Critiques: The Critique of Pure Reason, the Critique of Practical Reason, the Critique of Judgement - Hardcover

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by Immanuel Kant (Author)Collected in this 3-in-one omnibus edition are Kant's ground breaking critiques. The Critique of Pure Reason The Critique of Practical Reason and The Critique of Judgement. The Critique of Pure Reason is one of the most influential philosophy books of all times. Kant's influence on modern perception of reason cannot be over estimated. Here Kant redefines reason and gives us the tools to understand reason on two levels: the empirical and the metaphysical. The Critique ...

Masters of Life on Transforming Earth into Heaven: Conversations between Tom, Guru Dick and Guru Harry - Paperback

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by Tommy S. W. Wong (Author)This book is a sequel to "Masters of Life on Meaningful Living" and "Masters of Life on Good Life and Good Society". Moving beyond good society, this book explores how to transform Earth into heaven. In this book, a young man, Tom, has conversations with two masters of life, Guru Dick and Guru Harry. Guru Dick epitomizes someone from a worldly society who emphasizes on the importance of money and power. Guru Harry epitomizes someone from a spiritual society who con...

Selected Philosophical Writings - Paperback

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by Thomas Aquinas (Author), Timothy McDermott (Translator)St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) saw religion as part of the natural human propensity to worship. His ability to recognize the naturalness of this phenomenon and simultaneously to go beyond it--to explore, for example, spiritual revelation--makes his work as fresh and readable today as it was seven centuries ago.This accessible new translation offers thirty-eight substantial passages not only from the indispensable Summa Theologicae, but...

Fully Human / Fully Alive: A Human Model: A Human Model: A Human Model - Paperback

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by Lyle L. Simpson (Author)"Fully Human/Fully Alive: A Human Model" by Lyle L. Simpson delves into some of life's most profound questions, providing a comprehensive exploration from a humanist psychological standpoint. This enlightening book seeks to address timeless queries such as: Why are we here? How do we face our own mortality? Why do we need others? How can we make our lives meaningful?Simpson combines insights from psychology, philosophy, and humanism to offer readers a thoughtful and...

Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny - Paperback

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by Kate Manne (Author)Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist - or increase - even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics by the moral philosopher and writer Kate Manne. It argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel...

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by Aristotle (Author), W. Rhys Roberts (Translator)One of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle's Rhetoric vastly influenced all subsequent thought on the subject -- philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight both practical and aesthetic elements and their proper combination in an effective presentation, oral or written. He also emphasizes the role ...

The Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of One Turbulent Season with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls - Paperback

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by Sam Smith (Author)Sam Smith's seminal, New York Times bestselling "eye-opener" (The San Diego Union-Tribune) on Michael Jordan and the 1990-1991 Chicago Bulls team--perfect for fans of ESPN's hit documentary series The Last Dance. This is the book that changed the way the world viewed Michael Jordan, while delivering nonstop excitement, tension, and thrills. The Jordan Rules chronicles the season that changed everything for Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. After losing in the playoff...