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The Little Blue Book aka El Librito Azul: Metaphysics in Simple Terms - Paperback

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by Alio Publishing Group (Author), Conny M駭dez (Author)(El Librito Azul English edition) Conny Mendez firmly believed in metaphysics for everyone, and dedicated a significant portion of her life to teaching spiritual truths in plain simple terms that anybody can begin to apply in everyday life. One of her most important, prized, and popular books is El Librito Azul, or The Little Blue Book. It is a compact, concise read that is designed to be carried and read on a regular basis, until its law...

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by Alan Watts (Author)Drawing on ancient and modern sources, "a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language [that's] profound, reflective, and enlightening." --Boston Globe According to Deepak Chopra, "Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest." Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watt...

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Report copyright infringementby William O. Stephens (Author)The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher. This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Philosopher William O. Stephens explores Marcus's reluctant rise to power, his marriage, and his efforts to mold his son into a just successor. He examines Marcus's Stoic tenets as he describes the struggles of dealing with a fifteen-year pandemic, the ...

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Jason Deantonis (Illustrator)The latest book in the bestselling How To series: simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us inspiration and tools for transforming our suffering and cultivating happiness In inspiring passages and simple exercises, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us what he calls "the art of suffering." He gives us teachings and tools for transforming suffering as well as ways to touch moments of happiness and smile even w...

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering - Paperback

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author)The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we're able to face our suffering, we can't be present and available to life, and happiness...

Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening - Paperback

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by Stephen Batchelor (Author)A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand the nature of anguish, let go of its origins, and bring into being a way of life that is available to us all. The concepts and practices of Buddhism, says Batchelor, are not s...

NKJV, Holy Bible, Soft Touch Edition, Imitation Leather, Brown, Comfort Print - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)The full NKJV text with added features is a great value for a new Christian or someone interested in learning more about God.The accuracy of the New King James Version is now available in a stylishly classic look with soft and flexible covers and the exclusive Thomas Nelson NKJV Comfort Print(R) typeface - a typeface designed to honor the beauty of the NKJV while providing a particularly smooth reading experience for longer engagement in God's Word. Thomas Nelson's NK...

Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek - Paperback

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by Alan Watts (Author)In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Perhaps more than any other teacher in the West, this celebrated author, former Anglican priest, and self-described spiritual entertainer was responsible for igniting the passion of countless wisdom seekers to the spiritual and philosophical delights of India, China, and Japan. With Out of Your Mind, you are invited to immerse yourself in six of this legendary thinker's mo...

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...

The Ages of Man: A Study in Medieval Writing and Thought - Paperback

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by J. A. Burrow (Author)A profoundly organic view of humanity in nature, the concept of ages of man made itself felt in nearly all forms of medieval discourse--sermons, Bible commentaries, moral and political treatises, encyclopedias and lexicons, medical and astrological handbooks, didactic and courtly poems, andeven stained glass windows. J.A. Burrow's analysis ranges over the many manifestations of this idea, and considers the ways in which such ideas of natural order entered into medieval...

The Humanism of Coluccio Salutati - Paperback

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by B. L. Ullman (Author) Number of Pages: 364 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 07, 2008

Problems from Philosophy: An Introductory Text - Paperback

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by James Rachels (Author), Stuart Rachels (Author)James and Stuart Rachels introduce students to timeless philosophical problems such as the existence of God, the nature of the mind, human freedom, the limits of knowledge, and the truth about ethics. The fourth edition features revisions on discussions of free will, artificial intelligence, idealism, and Kantian ethics. Author BiographyJames Rachels (1941-2003) wrote The End of Life: Euthanasia and Morality (1986), Created from Animals: The M...

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Haidt (Author)Why can't our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition--the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel li...

Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution - Paperback

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by Carl R. Trueman (Author), Ryan T. Anderson (Foreword by)From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of "expressive individualism." Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde...

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by Charles Taylor (Author)A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA Globe and Mail Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Tablet Best Book of the YearWinner of a Christianity Today Book Award "One finds big nuggets of insight, useful to almost anybody with an interest in the progress of human society." --The EconomistWhat does it mean to say that we live in a secular age? Almost everyone would agree that we--in the West, at...

The Birth of Tragedy & the Genealogy of Morals - Paperback

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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author)Skillful, sophisticated translations of two of Nietzsche's essential works about the conflict between the moral and aesthetic approaches to life, the impact of Christianity on human values, the meaning of science, the contrast between the Apollonian and Dionysian spirits, and other themes central to his thinking. The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book, The Geneology of Morals (1887) one of his last. Though they span the career of this controversi...

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by Guy Debord (Author)The Das Kapital of the 20th century. An essential text, and the main theoretical work of the situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960's up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late 20th century. This is the original translation by Fredy Perlman, kept...

Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha - Paperback

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by Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Nguyen Thi Hop (Illustrator)Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the yes of the Buddha himself. Old Path White Clouds is destined to become a classic of r...

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Report copyright infringementby J. R. (James Russell) 1840-1 Miller (Created by)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, th...

Strange Tastes: Aesthetics and the Public in Latin American and Latinx Feminisms

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Report copyright infringementby Monique Roelofs (Author)Strange Tastes is a philosophical excursion into aesthetic experience and the public through the works of contemporary Latin American and Latinx women writers and artists. In a careful study of this revelatory archive, Monique Roelofs shows how life lived aesthetically can embrace public space instead of surrendering it to the constrictive forces of gendering and racial capital. Joining notions of sensibility grounded in Enlightenment ae...

Aesthetics and the Work of Art: Adorno, Kafka, Richter

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Report copyright infringementby A. Regier (Editor), Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor)This is the first major response to the new challenge of neuroscience to religion. There have been limited responses from a purely Christian point of view, but this takes account of eastern as well as western forms of religious experience. It challenges the prevailing naturalistic assumption of our culture, including the idea that the mind is either identical with or a temporary by-product of brain activity. It also...

A Short Introduction to the Philosophy of Santarakshita - Paperback

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by Marie-Louise Friquegnon (Author)Originally published by Wadsworth Press in 2001 under the title: On Shantarakshita. Number of Pages: 140 Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 17, 2012

The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction - Paperback

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by Laura Burges (Author)An accessible, compassionate guide to Buddhist principles and practices that can help support recovery from addictions and addictive behaviors--written by an experienced lay teacher with long-term recovery. For anyone struggling with addiction, Buddhism offers powerful, grounding wisdom and tools to help support recovery. In The Zen Way of Recovery, Laura Burges shares her experience as a dedicated Zen practitioner who came to terms with her own addiction to alcohol an...

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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by Thomas S. Kuhn (Author), Ian Hacking (Introduction by)A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were--and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book. When it was first published in 1962, it was a landmark event in the history and philosophy of sci...

Hannah Arendt: The Origins of Totalitarianism Expanded Edition (Loa

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Report copyright infringementby Hannah Arendt (Author), Jerome Kohn (Editor), Thomas Wild (Editor)A deluxe expanded edition of the masterpiece of political philosophy that transformed how the world thinks about fascism and authoritarianism Includes two fascinating chapters that were later cut and are available in no other edition In 1951, a monumental book by a relatively unknown German-Jewish ?migr? addressed the terrifying new mode of political organization underlying the twin horrors of St...

How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer - Paperback

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by Sarah Bakewell (Author)Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, from the author of Humanly PossibleHow to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love--such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: How do you live? This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, considered by many to be the first truly modern individual. He wrote free-roamin...

Readings in Epistemology: From Aquinas, Bacon, Galileo, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant.

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Report copyright infringementby Vincent G. Potter (Author)Available in a new digital edition with reflowable text suitable for e-readers A companion volume to On Understanding Understanding, this second edition incorporates corrections to the previous text and includes new readings. The works collected in this volume are mainly from the British Empiricists. The breadth of the selection is not so diverse that the pieces cannot be readily understood by a newcomer to Epistemology, they have a lo...

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by Marie Friquegnon (Translator), Palden Sherab (Translator), Tsewang Dongyal (Translator)Scripture, without a logic that is based on the evidence of things, will not satisfyeven faithful followers. -ShantarakshitaShantarakshita follows in the footsteps of Buddha Shakyamuni who stated that no one should accept his view without testing it as a goldsmith tests gold. In this seminal 8th century text he deconstructs, illucidates and defends Madhayamaka as the essence and central philosophical b...

Time of the Magicians: Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy - Paperback

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by Wolfram Eilenberger (Author), Shaun Whiteside (Translator)"[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians' thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too many intellectual conjuring tricks." --Wall Street Journal A grand narrative of the intertwining lives of Walter Benjamin, Martin Heidegger, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Ernst Cassirer, major philosophers whose ideas shaped the t...

Putting Properties First: A Platonic Metaphysics for Natural Modality - Hardcover

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by Matthew Tugby (Author)Putting Properties First considers the metaphysics of natural science. It develops and defends a contemporary metaphysical theory of natural modality called 'Modal Platonism', which puts properties first in the metaphysical hierarchy. According to this theory, natural properties-such as mass and charge-are fundamental entities which ground the laws of nature and the behavioural dispositions of physical things. This theory differs from other 'properties-first' approach...

Women and Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Germany - Hardcover

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by Corey W. Dyck (Editor)Women and Philosophy in Eighteenth-Century Germany showcases the vibrant and diverse contributions on the part of women in eighteenth-century Germany and explores their under-appreciated influence upon philosophical debate in Germany in this period. Among the women profiled in this volume are Sophie of Hanover, Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, Johanna Charlotte Unzer, Wilhelmina of Bayreuth, Amalia Holst, Henriette Herz, Elise Reimarus, and Maria von Herbert. Their contr...

Caregiving and the Art of Presence: A Zen Nun's Journey of Love and Letting Go

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Report copyright infringementby Tue Nghiem (Author)In this tender, candid memoir looking back over the last seven years of her mother's life, a Vietnamese American Zen teacher shares the deep challenges, unexpected gifts, and the pathways she found through the responsibilities of caregiving and the long-term aftermath of loss. Ordaining as a Buddhist nun right after university, the young Sister Tuệ Nghiêm (Sister Insight) set out to study and practice mindfulness under the tutelage of the cel...