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by Byung-Chul Han (Author), Alain Badiou (Foreword by)An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the Other.Byung-Chul Han is one of the most widely read philosophers in Europe today, a member of the new generation of German thinkers that includes Markus Gabriel and Armen Avanessian. In The Agony of Eros, a bestseller in Germany, Han considers the threat to love and desire in today's society. For Han, love requires the courage to accept self...
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by Aaron Garrett (Editor), James A. Harris (Editor)A History of Scottish Philosophy is a series of collaborative studies by expert authors, each volume being devoted to a specific period. Together they provide a comprehensive account of the Scottish philosophical tradition, from the centuries that laid the foundation of the remarkable burst of intellectual fertility known as the Scottish Enlightenment, through the Victorian age and beyond, when it continued to exercise powerful intellectual i...
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by Angela Hunter (Editor), Angela Hunter (Translator), Rebecca Wilkin (Editor)The eighteenth-century text Work on Women by Louise Dupin (also known as Madame Dupin, 1706-1799) is the French Enlightenment's most in-depth feminist analysis of inequality--and its most neglected one. Angela Hunter and Rebecca Wilkin here offer the first-ever edition of selected translations of Dupin's massive project, developed from manuscript drafts. Hunter and Wilkin provide helpful introductions to the four se...
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by Aaron Stauffer (Author)Broad-based community organizing (BBCO) is perhaps the most widely used form of political participation supported by American religious institutions today. As organizing groups become more religiously diverse, however, so do the conceptions of sacred value that ground organizing in the first place. In today's political climate what we hold most dear, those sacred values such as human life, a land, or a natural resource may seem to only further entrench us in our encl...
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by Nancy E. Snow (Editor)What is hope? In the history of western philosophy to the present day, there is tremendous disagreement about the answer to this seemingly simple question. Contemporary philosophical literature on the subject is robust, complex, and full of interesting debates. Whether hope is good or bad, and whether we should focus not on hope, but on hopes, hoping, or hopefulness, as some contemporary philosophers argue, are contested questions. This volume features eleven chapters...
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by Tim Rayborn (Author), Rebecca Pry (Illustrator)From cubed wombat poop to mantis shrimp eyesight, impress your friends with More True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!Learn the weirdest things about planet earth with this hilarious guide to all things bizarre. Challenge your friends, puzzle your family, and troll social media with true-or-false questions sure to stump even the most experienced fact guru. The perfect gift for trivia experts and internet searchers alike, with 500 odd-but-true f...
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by Taoist Master Alfred Huang (Author)A revised edition of the definitive translation of the world's most important book of divination - The first English translation from within the tradition by a Chinese Taoist Master - Includes translations of the Ten Wings--the commentaries by Confucius essential to the I Ching's insights Translated by the eminent Taoist Master Alfred Huang, The Complete I Ching has been praised by scholars and new students of the I Ching since its first edition. A native...
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by David R. Hawkins (Author)The now widely known Map of calibrated levels of Consciousness was presented in Power vs. Force in 1995 and has been translated into all the world's major languages. This was followed by The Eye of the I (2001), I: Reality and Subjectivity (2003), and Truth vs. Falsehood (2005), which explored the levels of Truth reflected throughout society. Transcending the Levels of Consciousness returns to the exploration of the ego's expressions and inherent limitations and gi...
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by Steven M. Cahn (Author)In this remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy, Steven M. Cahn brings together a rich, balanced, and wide-ranging collection of fifty-two readings on ethical theory and contemporary moral issues. He has carefully edited all the articles to ensure that they will be exceptionally clear and understandable to undergraduate students. The selections are organized into three parts--Challenges to Morality, Moral Theories, and Moral Prob...
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by Thomas Hobbes (Author), Christopher Brooke (Editor), Christopher Brooke (Introduction by)"During the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called Warre" Written during the turmoil of the English Civil War, Leviathan is an ambitious and highly original work of political philosophy. Claiming that man's essential nature is competitive and selfish, Hobbes formulates the case for a powerful sovereign--or "Leviathan"--to enforce peace a...
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by M. K. Gandhi (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 this work is important enough to be preserved, repr...
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by Karen Horn (Editor), Stefan Kolev (Editor), Julian F. M?ller (Editor)Populism has taken root almost everywhere in the West. It is crucial to understand how it has come about, where its antagonistic worldview, its nativism, its illiberalism and its anti-pluralism will take us, and how we should seek to fend off this threat to liberal democracy. In particular, what could liberal answers look like? This book is a collection of essays written by young and senior scholars in various fields fro...
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by Jina Dcruz (Author)Lightning in a Bottle captures the essence of a reticent poet's introspective journey, unraveling the complex emotions and curiosities that shape our lives. Each poem invites you to pause, refl ect, and engage with themes that challenge the ordinary and explore the extraordinary. It's a collection that will stir your imagination, spark deep contemplation, and leave you with a sense of wonder about the world around you. An evocative blend of thought and feeling, this book...
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by Hamid Dabashi (Author)Using Iran as an example of an ancient civilization with a sustained course of continuity all the way to the present time, this book moves towards a philosophical reflection on the relationship between what we see and feel today when engaging with art, literature and film and what we have otherwise deeply buried in the forgotten layers of our collective consciousness from time immemorial.Author BiographyHamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and...
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by Michael J. McNeal (Editor)This anthology broadly examines the interrelated roles of art, science, and experimentation in Nietzsche's philosophical project. It is divided into two parts, the first organized around the theme of experimentally reconceiving our world, the second investigating the aforementioned subjects in Nietzsche's "free spirit" or "middle period" works. Together, the essays comprising the book underscore Nietzsche's concern that experimentation with values ultimately provi...
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by Mari Ruti (Author), Gail M. Newman (Author)"Be the best you can be!" Practically from the moment we are born, we are taught to optimize our lives--to devote ourselves to increasing our productivity and efficiency, which, we are told, will make us happier and more successful. The imperative of constant self-improvement, however, drains us dry even as it promises to build us up. The Creative Self delves into the hegemony of neoliberal self-optimization and turns to psychoanalysis in search o...
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by Gary Cox (Author)The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the other great existentialist philosophers. An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. By revealing that we are all inescapably free and responsible...
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by Admire T. Kadenge (Author)Why call me Black, when it means Nigger and 'like the Devil'? Black is not a race, but a camouflaged, sugar-coated curse that is just encoded as the word 'evil ' in 'Devil' . We need to break, reject and obliterate it.
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Dimensions: 0.28 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: November 18, 2024
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by Hue Woodson (Author)This book explores bell hooks' trajectory of work and cohesiveness of thought about the meaning and meaningfulness of black womanhood in terms of a Black Marxist feminism, which uniquely confronts the dimensions of feminism and womanism; the relations between the secular and the religious; the problems of gender and sexism; and the structural and systemic issues of oppression, domination, white supremacy, and capitalism. In making sense of black womanhood in its philoso...
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by Marco Aurelio (Author)La edici?n de lujo, maravillosamente ilustrada, del bestseller m?s estoico. Una invitaci?n a desprendernosde lo incontrolable y tomar las riendas de lo que s? depende de nosotros para convertirnos en «escultores de nuestros pensamientos, nuestros juicios y nuestros deseos. Escritas en griego por un emperador romano e intelectual que no ten?a intenci?n alguna de publicarlas, estas p?ldoras de sabidur?a pr?ctica, repletas de encanto y expresividad, han sido consult...
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by Red Pine (Author)The three most venerated sutras of Zen in a true pocket-sized edition from a legendary practitioner and translator of Buddhist teachings. These three Sutras, often linked to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries, are now available together in this single volume. Red Pine, whose acclaimed translations these particular Buddhist texts are considered canon, provides a sensitive and assured treatment of the classic triumvirate in a gift-sized vol...
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by David Schiller (Author)A taste of Zen for the seeker and the curious alike. This small but wise book collects Eastern and Western sayings, haiku, poetry, and inspiring quotations from ancient and modern thinkers. Its aim is not to define Zen or answer its famous koan--What is the sound of one hand clapping?--but rather to point to a fresh way of looking at the world: with mindfulness, clarity, and joy. "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought" --Bashō N...
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by Scott Waltman (Author), R. Trent Codd (Author), Kasey Pierce (Author) "To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." --Socrates What's the secret to lasting happiness? How do you gain the resilience needed to weather life's inevitable storms? What can you do when you're feeling anxious, depressed, stressed, or burned out by life? For ancient philosophers like Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Zeno, and Epictetus, these questions were more than mere musings--they were key elements of a school of th...
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by Brian Thomas Swimme (Author)From the host and cocreator of PBS's Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced contemporary consciousness The understanding that the universe has been expanding since its fiery beginning 14 billion years ago and has developed into stars, galaxies, life, and human consciousness is one of the most significant in human history. It is taught throughout the world and has become our common creation ...