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by Ren? Descartes (Author)Meditations on First Philosophy is a philosophical treatise by Ren? Descartes first published in 1641. The book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things that are not absolutely certain, and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. He wrote the meditations as if he had meditated for six days: each meditation refers to the last one as yesterday. (In fact, Descartes began work on the Meditations in 1639.) One of th...
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by Alex Foster (Author)"Daily Stoic Meditations Building Resilience Every Day" is a transformative guide that provides 365 meditations inspired by the wisdom of Stoic philosophers, including Marcus Aurelius, to help readers cultivate resilience and inner strength. Each day's meditation presents a thought-provoking passage accompanied by a reflection that connects ancient Stoic insights to contemporary life challenges. The book emphasizes building resilience by encouraging readers to focus on ...
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by Alexander Dugin (Author)According to Alexander Dugin, the twenty-first century will be defined by the conflict between Eurasianists and Atlanticists. The Eurasianists defend the need for every people and culture on Earth to be allowed to develop in its own way, free of interference, and in accordance with their own particular values. Eurasianists thus stand for tradition and for the blossoming variety of cultures, and a world in which no single power holds sway over all the others. Opposin...
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by Kenneth Quandt (Author)Fifth Century Athens, in its Golden Age, was at once the most powerful and the most democratic of the Greek city-states: this precarious combination called into being a new art, the art of oratory, whereby the wealth and prominence of a political career could be won by mere speech. Itinerant teachers of these new techniques of persuasion bedazzled up-and-coming men with the prospect of power and fame, and taught them for a significant fee. Of these the most dazzling ...
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by Jedediah Purdy (Author)In A Tolerable Anarchy, Jedediah Purdy traces the history of the American understanding of freedom, an ideal that has inspired the country's best--and worst--moments, from independence and emancipation to war and economic uncertainty. Working from portraits of famous American lives, like Frederick Douglas and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Purdy asks crucial questions about our relationship to liberty: Does capitalism perfect or destroy freedom? Does freedom mean following tra...
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by Fosca Mariani Zini (Editor)The Legacy of Aristotelian Enthymeme provides a historical-logical analysis of Aristotle's rhetorical syllogism, the enthymeme, through its Medieval and Renaissance interpretations. Bringing together notions of credibility and proof, an international team of scholars highlight the fierce debates around this form of argumentation during two key periods for Aristotle's beliefs.Reflecting on medieval and humanist thinkers, philosophers, poets and theologians, this v...
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by Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (Author)A collection of essays exploring the problem of interpersonal violence and the potential of nonviolence as a solution. Drawing on personal experiences and philosophical insights, the book examines nonviolence through ethics, spirituality, love, and political philosophy.Author BiographyAndrew Fitz-Gibbon is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Cortland.
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Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: Februar...
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by Charles Abbott (Author)Embark on a life-changing journey with this 120-day Stoic journal, a meticulously crafted guide that brings the enduring wisdom of Marcus Aurelius directly into your daily life. This is not just a journal; it's a transformative experience, a bridge to a happier, more purposeful existence.Whether you're seeking to develop personal virtue, transform your mindset, find contentment in simplicity, or lead with integrity, this journal provides the tools and insights for yo...
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by Bertram F. Malle (Editor), Philip Robbins (Editor)The Cambridge Handbook of Moral Psychology is an essential guide to the study of moral cognition and behavior. Originating as a philosophical exploration of values and virtues, moral psychology has evolved into a robust empirical science intersecting psychology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and neuroscience. Contributors to this interdisciplinary handbook explore a diverse set of topics, including moral judgment and decision making,...
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by Theresa V. O'Brien (Author)Following the 81-chapter model of the Tao Te Ching, this book explores the ineffable, indefinable spirit of Daytona Beach, Florida, and what it means to be a Daytona sage. Although there are moments of humor, The Tao of Daytona is just as serious, mystical, and centering as the famed Tao. It is a way of life for men and women of varying shades of skin who live in one inimitable place that is often caricatured but rarely understood. One part Hillbilly Elegy, one p...
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by Torkil Lauesen (Author)The Long Transition Towards Socialism and the End of Capitalism is the latest work from renowned revolutionary Torkil Lauesen, whose decades of activism and scholarship have made him a leading voice in global anti-imperialist movements. Drawing on his deep involvement in revolutionary struggles, Lauesen offers a comprehensive analysis of socialism's long, unfolding transition. By examining pivotal moments-from the 1848 revolutions to China's market reforms-Lauesen re...
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by Jeffrey Hann (Author)Are you prepared to challenge everything you've been taught about government, freedom, and authority? This thought-provoking and eye-opening work doesn't just question; it reveals uncomfortable truths about the systems that govern our lives and the endless march toward Tyranny.Through critical analysis, this book exposes the idea of government as a benevolent and needed force as a logical fallacy. It covers the government's duty to protect and serve, engineered consent...
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by Kim Eyvonne Porter (Author)Rooted in Power: A Metaphysical Guide for Black LiberationIn a world that often dismisses the unseen forces shaping our lives, Rooted in Power offers a transformative exploration of metaphysics, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom-specifically for Black Americans seeking liberation, empowerment, and deeper self-awareness.This book is more than theory; it is a practical guide to reclaiming the knowledge that has been suppressed, forgotten, or misrepresented. Throug...
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by Joseph Masheck (Author), David Carrier (Editor), Tiziana Andina (Editor)Metaphysical thought has been excluded from much of the discourse on modern art, especially abstract painting. By connecting ideas about faith with the initiators of abstract painting, Joseph Masheck reveals how an underlying religiosity informed some of our most important abstract painters. Covering Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and El Lissitzky, Masheck shows how 'revealed religion' has been an ...
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by Patricia Glazebrook (Editor), Susanne Claxton (Editor)Heidegger, Dasein, and Gender takes Heidegger to task on gender by assessing his views on women as thinkers and exploring what his work offers to contemporary LGBTQ+ and women's studies. Scholars come together whose Heidegger research engages bioethics, pregnancy, motherhood and maternal Dasein; whether Dasein can be gender neutral or non-binary, and what it means when 'neutrality' and gender are defined by patriarchy rather than the sp...
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by Frances Yates (Author)It is hard to overestimate the importance of the contribution made by Dame Frances Yates to the serious study of esotericism and the occult sciences. To her work can be attributed the contemporary understanding of the occult origins of much of Western scientific thinking, indeed of Western civilization itself. The Occult Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age was her last book, and in it she condensed many aspects of her wide learning to present a clear, penetrating, and, ...
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by David Benatar (Author)Are our lives meaningful, or meaningless? Is our inevitable death a bad thing? Would immortality be an improvement? Would it be better, all things considered, to hasten our deaths by suicide? Many people ask these big questions -- and some people are plagued by them. Surprisingly, analytic philosophers have said relatively little about these important questions about the meaning of life. When they have tackled the big questions, they have tended, like popular writers,...
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by Bertrand Russell (Author)Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell's most definitive essays written between 1903 and 1959. First published in 1961, this remarkable collection is a testament to a philosopher whom many consider to be one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. This is an essential introduction to the brilliance ...
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by Roger Scruton (Author)Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He identifies all the principal figures as well as outlines of the ma...
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by Jhayne S. Santucci Jd Cpa Cgma (Author)"When History Class Is Limited To Government-Approved Discourse, It Is Not History. It is Indoctrination" All TRUTH passes through three stages according to Arthur Schopenhauer. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. So, let me ask you this... WHAT IF our entire lives are based on LIES because our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents raised and taught us what they knew and learned...
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by Aaron James (Author)Jean-Paul Sartre once declared waterskiing to be "the ideal limit of aquatic sports." Aaron James, who is both an avid surfer and a professor of philosophy, vigorously disagrees. In these pages, he presents his surfer's worldview as a foil to Sartre's, along the way elucidating such philosophical categories as freedom, being, phenomenology, morality, epistemology, and even the emerging values of what he terms "leisure capitalism." In developing his unique surfer's phil...
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by John Stuart Mill (Author)'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.' -John Stuart Mill On Liberty presented one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom in nineteenth-century social and political philosophy and is today perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty. Mill's passionate advocacy of spontaneity, individuality, and diversity, along with his contempt for compulsory uniformity and the despotism of popular ...
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by Jessica Flanigan (Author)Grammatical errors and orthographic mishaps are often played for laughs, but this subtle sanctioning by the sticklerocracy can have real social consequences too. Attention to prescriptive spelling and grammar rules is insidious and harmful.As Jessica Flanigan argues in Why It's OK to Have Bad Spelling and Grammar, grammarianism often maintains hierarchies, entrenches the advantages of privileged groups, and imposes arbitrary barriers to knowledge production and inn...
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by Raymond Angelo Belliotti (Author)Happiness Is Overrated highlights the greatest thinking on the concept of happiness from classical philosophers such as Plato, to contemporary sociologists and psychologists. It includes practical advice on how to attain happiness, but argues that happiness is not the greatest personal good. Ultimately, the greatest personal good is realized in leading a robustly meaningful, valuable life.Author BiographyRaymond Angelo Belliotti is Distinguished Teaching Pr...
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by Timothy Snyder (Author)A brilliant exploration of freedom--what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival--by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny "Much like life itself, freedom needs to be defined and redefined. On Freedom offers fresh insight into essential aspects of human existence--the values and obligations inherent in every individual's life."--Ai Weiwei Timothy Snyder has been called "the leading...
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by Karen Armstrong (Author)From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of climate change.... But Armstrong's book is both more personal and more profound. Its urgent message is that hearts and minds need to change if we are to once more learn to revere our beautiful and fra...
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by Giovanni Casini (Editor), Livio Robaldo (Editor), Leendert van der Torre (Editor)The Handbook of Legal Artificial Intelligence presents a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art and trends in the research field of legal AI. The handbook provides a solid introduction to the essentials of the field for newcomers and a selection of advanced issues as a base for future research directions.As the law gets more complex, conflicting, and ever-changing, more advanced methods, most of them c...
