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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...

Más Allá del Orden: 12 Nuevas Reglas Para Vivir / Beyond Order - Paperback

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by Jordan B. Peterson (Author)Con Más allá del orden Jordan B. Peterson se consolida como el ensayista más influyente y polémico del momento. Cuáles son las reglas esenciales para vivir que todos deberíamos conocer? Tras el éxito de 12 reglas para vivir, llega la obra que nos da el perfecto equilibrio entre orden y caos. El intelectual más influyente del momento en Occidente. The New York TimesEn 12 reglas para vivir, obra de la que se han vendido más de cinco millones de ejemplares y que h...

The One Thing Is Three: How the Most Holy Trinity Explains Everything - Paperback

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by Michael E. Gaitley (Author)With humor and ease, Father Michael Gaitley, MIC, deftly unlocks the "one thing," the key to the Church's wisdom, and the greatest mystery of the Catholic faith: the Most Holy Trinity. Far from being a scholarly or academic read, The "One Thing" is Three makes deep theology accessible to every-day Catholics. What's more, it makes even what's familiar or forgotten appear in a way that's new, exciting, and relevant. Thus, The "One Thing" is Three brings its readers...

In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon - Paperback

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by Bodhi (Author), Dalai Lama (Foreword by)This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marri...

Mental Manipulation: 2 Books in 1: Discover Manipulation Techniques And Discover Dark Psychology

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Report copyright infringementby Jake Bishops (Author)Do you want to learn the games of dark psychology?Maybe you are afraid of being manipulated but you don't know how to protect yourself. Making use of techniques that have been developed by politicians, advertisers, thieves and other masters of their own universe, when well applied, can help you analyze everyone around you or in your life. If the answer is YES, read on.While trying to live life in silence and without illusions, some people ...

The 21st Century Self: Belief, Illusion, and the Machinery of Meaning

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Saltzman (Author) Number of Pages: 244 Dimensions: 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: July 01, 2025

The Purpose of All Activity A Scientific Theory of Human Behavior

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Report copyright infringementby Walter S. Foster (Author)If we think about our species compared to all other species there is clearly no comparison. In the past 8,000 years we have increased in number from 8 million (8,000,000) to over 8 billion (8,000,0000,000) an increase of 1,000 times. During the same period, our life expectancy has tripled form 25 years to over 75 years. From space our alterations to our environment to improve our lifestyle are infinitely greater than the alterations to ...

Commentaries on Living: First Series: First Series: First Series

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Report copyright infringementby J. Krishnamurti (Author)J. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) has been called an educator, a philosopher, a spiritual teacher, but in reality he cannot be limited to any of these descriptions. Speaking to millions of people in his lifetime, Krishnamurti adamantly rejected any role as authority, leader, or guru, precisely because he saw that this was a major impediment in people finding truth for themselves. There is no path to truth. Truthmust be discovered, but there is...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Lindsay (Author)What does university teaching - as a craft - look like? What changes does a craft perspective suggest for higher education? The Craft of University Teaching addresses these questions in both a general sense - What does the act of teaching become when treated as a craft? What changes to a professor's educational philosophy does it require? - and with respect to the practical, everyday tasks of university professors, such as the use and mis...

Socioeconomic And Philosophical Observations

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Report copyright infringementby Keshav Sadashiv Sapru (Author)Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance highlights the danger of unconditionally accepting intolerant views, which, if unchecked, could destroy the very fabric of a tolerant society. This principle extends beyond tolerance itself and can be seen in a broader paradox within Liberalism. As faith in progress-a cornerstone of Liberal thought-diminishes, particularly in parts of the West, stagnation may follow. The erosion of this belief ris...

Discourse on Metaphysics: a Translation From the French Based on the Diplomatic Edition;

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Report copyright infringementby Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr Leibniz (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, that ...

Educational complex in the discipline 'Philosophy' for students with Russian language of instruction

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Report copyright infringementby G a Tokhtasunova (Author), F Yuldasheva (Author)It is said that the most significant area of spiritual activity is education. Developing general competence to plan and carry out one's own professional and personal development is the goal of the "Philosophy" discipline. The discipline's content addresses a wide range of topics, including the philosophical challenges of nature and society, the place of man in the universe, the meaning of life and the purpose of h...

Placeness and the Performative Production of Space

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Report copyright infringementby Aleksandar Sasha Dundjerovic (Author), María José Martínez Sánchez (Author)How can performance create and transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creation of community? These are some of the questions addressed in this study of the relationship of performance to urban space. Marrying theory with a series of international case studies of performance practice and interviews with practitioners, this interdiscipl...

Kant's Reason: The Unity of Reason and the Limits of Comprehension in Kant - Hardcover

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by Karl Schafer (Author)Kant's Reason develops a novel interpretation of Kant's conception of reason and its philosophical significance. Karl Schafer argues that Kant presents a powerful model for understanding the unity of theoretical and practical reason as two manifestations of a unified capacity for theoretical and practical understanding (or "comprehension"). This model allows us to do justice to the deep commonalities between theoretical and practical rationality, without reducing eithe...

The Art of Quiet Influence: Timeless Wisdom for Leading Without Authority - Paperback

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by Jocelyn Davis (Author)Anyone can be a quiet influencer. But not everyone knows how. "A tremendous and relevant read!" -Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust Drawing on the enduring wisdom of the Buddha, Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi and others, The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life. Through the classic wi...

Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Meaning: To Follow a Rule Blindly - Hardcover

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by Alexander Miller (Author)Wittgenstein and the Possibility of Meaning develops a new, non-reductionist, response to the sceptical argument about meaning famously developed in Saul Kripke's book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language. Inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, it begins by outlining an intuitive notion of following a rule, explaining its relationship to the notions of linguistic meaning and intentional content. It then gives an outline and development of Kripke'...

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by Benedict De Spinoza (Author), Edwin Curley (Translator), Stuart Hampshire (Introduction by)A profoundly beautiful and uniquely insightful description of the universe, Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics is one of the masterpieces of Enlightenment-era philosophy. Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work - an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived from first principles, providing a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical ...

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author), Larzer Ziff (Editor), Larzer Ziff (Introduction by)An indispensible look at Emerson's influential life philosophy Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson 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 o...

Leadership for the Soul: A Guide for Personal Transformation and Collective Evolution

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Report copyright infringementby Tanya Yamanaka (Author) Number of Pages: 196 Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 14, 2026

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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by Shunryu Suzuki (Author)Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice) A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity."In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous open...