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by Anthony Kenny (Author)The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as "wonderfulauthoritativehugely rewarding" (Times Higher Education Supplement) and "genial and highly accessible" (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the great thought of the Western world. Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the histo...
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by Antonio Damasio (Author)A "clear, accessbile" investigation into the philosophical and scientific foundations of human life, from one of the world's leading neuroscientists (San Francisco Chronicle).Joy, sorrow, jealousy, and awe--these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza devoted much of his life's work examining how these emotions supported human survival, yet hundreds of years later the biological roots of what we feel ...
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by Friedrich Nietzsche (Author)Es un libro escrito entre 1883 y 1885 por el fil sofo alem n Friedrich Nietzsche, considerado su obra maestra. La obra contiene las principales ideas de Nietzsche, expresadas de forma po tica: est compuesta por una serie de relatos y discursos que ponen en el centro de atenci n algunos hechos y reflexiones de un profeta llamado Zaratustra, personaje inspirado en su tocayo fundador del zoroastrismo. Compuesta principalmente por episodios m s o menos independient...
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by Clare Galbo (Illustrator), David A. White (Author)Reality is everywhere. Metaphysics, or how to describe reality, has fascinated philosophers for almost 3,000 years. Babies (and other young people)--unvarnished observers of and participants in what they experience--are natural metaphysicians. "Metaphysics for Babies" combines seemingly simple sentences about reality with illustrations which make the abstractness of these sentences come to life. Young minds (and the occasional adventurous a...
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by José Ingenieros (Author)El autor de este libro se propuso estigmatizar las funestas lacras morales que se llaman rutina e hipocres a y servilismo, deseando ser til a los j venes que, estando en edad propicia para evitarlas, puedan formarse ideales y ennoblecer su vida.
Number of Pages: 290
Dimensions: 0.61 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: July 02, 2016
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by Immanuel Kant (Author)Immanuel Kant (* 22. April 1724 in K nigsberg, Preu en; + 12. Februar 1804 ebenda) war ein deutscher Philosoph der Aufkl rung. Kant z hlt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern der abendl ndischen Philosophie. Sein Werk Kritik der reinen Vernunft kennzeichnet einen Wendepunkt in der Philosophiegeschichte und den Beginn der modernen Philosophie. Kant schuf eine neue, umfassende Perspektive in der Philosophie, welche die Diskussion bis ins 21. Jahrhundert ma geblich beeinfluss...
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by Albert Camus (Author)En su novela "El Extranjero" Albert Camus describe en forma muy detallada la carencia de valores del mundo contempor neo como consecuencia de la frustraci n y la desesperanza en la que Europa qued sumergida despu s de la guerra. Meursault, el protagonista refleja la filosof a del absurdo, la sensaci n de alienaci n, de desencanto frente a la vida. El aburrimiento, la cotidianidad lo van haciendo insensible, indiferente y hasta casi despiadado. Parecer a que da lo mism...
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by Kenneth Andrade (Editor), Kenneth Andrade (Translator), Hipócrates (Author)Hip crates de Cos (Cos, c. 460 a. C. - Tesalia c. 370 a. C.) fue un m dico de la Antigua Grecia que ejerci durante el llamado siglo de Pericles. Est clasificado como una de las figuras m s destacadas de la historia de la medicina y muchos autores se refieren a l como el padre de la medicina1 2 3 en reconocimiento a sus importantes y duraderas contribuciones a esta ciencia como fundador de la escuela que lleva su ...
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by H. G. Dakyns (Translator), The Perfect Library (Editor), Xenophon (Author)"On Horsemanship", by Xenophon. Xenophon was a greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher (430B.C.-534B.C.).
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.1 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: December 23, 2014
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by Aristotle (Author)OUR next task is to study coming-to-be and passing-away. We are to distinguish the causes, and to state the definitions, of these processes considered in general-as changes predicable uniformly of all the things that come-to-be and pass-away by nature. Further, we are to study growth and 'alteration'.
Number of Pages: 68
Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 03, 2018
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by Mohandas K. Gandhi (Author)My first acquaintance with the Gita began in 1888-89 with the verse translation by Sir Edwin Arnold known as the Song Celestial. On reading it, I felt a keen desire to read a Gujarati translation. And I read as many translations as I could lay hold of. But all such reading can give me no passport for presenting my own translation. Then again my knowledge of Sanskrit is limited, my knowledge of Gujarati too is in no way scholarly. How could I then dare present the...
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by William B. Irvine (Author)Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. We often think that these responses are hardwired, but fortunately this is not the case. Stoicism offers us an alternative approach. Plumbing the wisdom of one of the most popular and successful schools of thought from ancient Rome, philosopher William B. Irvine teaches us to turn any challenge on its head. The Stoic Challenge, then, is the ultimate guide to improving your quality of life through tacti...
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by Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche (Author), Milarepa Yogi (Author), Longchen Rabjam (Author)For practitioners on the paths of Dzogchen and Mahamudra, one of the greatest joys is to personally receive oral instructions from a realized teacher. The excitement of being able to train based on that advice is further enhanced by the stimulation and support that guidance manuals provide. All of the selections presented in Perfect Clarity offer incredible teachings that are inspiring and vital. Pith ins...
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by Bruce Weinstein (Author)Emotionally intelligent people are aware of how they and others feel. Ethically intelligent people know how to use this awareness the right way. Being ethically intelligent doesn't just mean knowing what is right; it also means having the courage to do what is right. Ethical intelligence may be the most practical form of intelligence there is -- and the most valuable. In these pages, ethicist Bruce Weinstein boldly declares that your ethical intelligence determines ...
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by Michael Freeden (Author)Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations. Its history carries a crucial heritage of civilized thinking, of political practice, and of philosophical-ethical creativity. This Very Short Introduction unpacks the concept of liberalism and its various interpretations through three diverse approaches. Looking at its historical and theoretical developme...
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by Voltaire (Author), John Fletcher (Author), Nicholas Cronk (Author)Here is the only available English translation of one of the landmarks of European Enlightenment thought, Voltaire's 1764 edition of A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary. Highly entertaining and still highly relevant, the "dictionary" actually consists of a sequence of short essays, arranged in alphabetical order, covering everything from Apocalypse and Atheism to Tolerance and Tyranny. The unifying thread of these articles is ...
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by Simon Glendinning (Author)Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher, wrote such famed works as Writing and Difference, Speech and Phenomena, and On Grammatology, has made important contributions to both post-structuralism and post-modern philosophy, and indeed has challenged some of the unquestioned assumptions of our philosophical tradition. But he is most renowned--or condemned--for his critical technique known as "deconstruction." In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Glendinning explore...
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by Desh Subba (Author)In philosophy and language, for the first time relativity theory, time travel, and law of motions, is applied in this book. "The 17th century was the century of mathematics; The 18th century that of physics; The 19th century of biology and The 20th century is the century of fear", said by Albert Camus but The 21st century and afterwards is time for Trans Philosophism. It contradicts classical Marxism and postmodernism. It combines materialism and idealism to shape the un...
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by Desh Subba (Author)In philosophy and language, for the first time relativity theory, time travel, and law of motions, is applied in this book. "The 17th century was the century of mathematics; The 18th century that of physics; The 19th century of biology and The 20th century is the century of fear", said by Albert Camus but The 21st century and afterwards is time for Trans Philosophism. It contradicts classical Marxism and postmodernism. It combines materialism and idealism to shape the un...
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by Machteld Venken (Other), Simon Lewis (Translator), Joanna Wawrzyniak (Author)In the vast literature on how the Second World War has been remembered in Europe, research into what happened in Poland, a country most affected by the war, is surprisingly scarce. This book fills this gap by explaining how the post-war institutionalization of veterans' and victims' movements took place in the People's Republic of Poland.Author BiographyJoanna Wawrzyniak is Deputy Director of the Institute of Soci...
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by Philipp Gonon (Other), Anja Heikkinen (Other), Olav Eikeland (Author)Aristotle has been continuously at the frontier of philosophical reflection for almost 2400 years. Throughout the 20th century the influence of his practical philosophy has been growing. His non-modernist concept of phrónêsis or practical wisdom is attracting increasing interest as an alternative to both modernism and post-modernism. This book is a meticulous study of Aristotle's phrónêsis and its applications to the fiel...
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by Ann Grogan (Author)ABOUT THE POETRY ANTHOLOGY: In great joy, excitement, and curiosity Ann describes a newly rediscovered world of sound and music after she retired from busy careers in trial law and a fashion corset business. Seeking solace during the pandemic lockdown and in her late 70s, one day she noticed her spinet piano sitting untouched since graduation from high school, and decided to take lessons again. She began lessons by reviewing elementary piano books and a year later the t...
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by C. Alexander Simpkins (Author), Annellen Simpkins (Author)For those searching for mindful moments or for a more engaged way of navigating life in the twenty-first century, Buddhism for Beginners opens the door to understanding Buddhism's key concepts and practices. The authors tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to bring readers a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the pathway to enlightenme...
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by John Dunn (Author)John Locke (1632-1704) one of the greatest English philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, argued in his masterpiece, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, that our knowledge is founded in experience and reaches us principally through our senses; but its message has been curiously misunderstood. In this book John Dunn shows how Locke arrived at his theory of knowledge, and how his exposition of the liberal values of toleration and responsible...
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by Tony Peluso (Author)Tony Peluso began having migraines as a child but developed headaches every day in the year 2000, which have persisted to the present day. Living a life in and out of hospitals since he was a teenager. It is a life so surreal it is hard to imagine, and words are the only thing that can illuminate the invisible curse of chronic migraines, a disease for which the only diagnostic tool for any doctor will only ever be the patient's voice. His disability covers the first qua...
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by Legacy Russell (Author)A New York Times Best Art Book of 2020 A new manifesto for cyberfeminism: finding liberation in the glitch between body, gender, and technology The divide between the digital and the real world no longer exists. We are connected all the time. How do we find out who we are in this digital era? Where do we create the space to explore our identity? How can we come together in solidarity? A glitch is normally thought of as an error, a faulty overlaying, but, as Legacy...
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by Heather Lende (Author)As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Heather Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she's distilled what she's learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It's that simple--and that hard. Quirky and profound, individual and universal, Find the Good offers up short chapters that help us unlearn the habit--and it is a habit--of see...
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by Benjamin Jowett (Translator), Plato (Author)The Cratylus has always been a source of perplexity to the student of Plato. While in fancy and humour, and perfection of style and metaphysical originality, this dialogue may be ranked with the best of the Platonic writings, there has been an uncertainty about the motive of the piece, which interpreters have hitherto not succeeded in dispelling. We need not suppose that Plato used words in order to conceal his thoughts, or that he would have bee...
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by Dev Bhattacharyya (Author)Cause Divine explores the history of vedic thought on a subject that has globally perplexed man - the first cause, the first principle. The book exploits Brahma Sutra as the central theme wherein began the formal quest for the first divine cause. Extracts from Vedas and Upanishads supports the topic, providing a genuine insight into questions around the birth of this universe, our role on this planet and thereafter, oneness of god in everything and the true yoga o...
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by Aristóteles (Author)En el libro I el autor sostiene que el bien supremo para el ser humano no es el bien en general, ni el bien divino, sino un bien concreto, que no es otro que la felicidad, la cual es un bien en s mismo completo. Sin embargo, esta felicidad requiere de algunos bienes externos. El alma tiene una excelencia o virtud propia, que es el vivir bien. La felicidad humana es la actividad perfecta del alma en un tiempo pleno. Las virtudes se exponen, como en otras obras aristot l...
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by Signet Il Y' Viavia Daniel (Author)The Akshaya Patra series is written as a book to augment books of philosophical inquiry; and to assist true inquiry in such a way, so as to inspire the Mysteries that unfold on the path of initiation. Let us begin by breaking bread together, by this first step, that we may destroy the tome of ignorance with that first principle in prayer saying; "A house that is loved is always satisfied." This house is the Temple of Self; inspired by life and the touch o...
