Philosophy Books

Outside all the science we know and as unlikely as that makes it; in a 'time out of time' when there was no space-time -- we are talking 'before' the Big Bang -- could there have been a God? Indeed, this is against all science but science...

Shankara said awakening could only be achieved through direct experience. This is the story of the author's first four decades towards attaining that supreme state through meditation, starting at an uncommonly young age in a small logging and fishing...

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Race provides up-to-date explanation and analyses by leading scholars of contemporary issues in African American philosophy and philosophy of race. These original essays encompass the major topics and approaches in...

As children, we learn life is unfair: bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. So, it is natural to ask, "Why play fairly in an unfair world? If being immoral will get you what you want and you know you can't get caught, why...

Happiness in life is about more than what's in your bank account or stock portfolio. Success is more than achieving power and respect. Each one of us has a responsibility for changing the world in a positive, significant, and enduring way--and the...

A Monumental Figure of Western Thought Wrestles with the Question of GodImmanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western philosophy. His contributions have had a profound impact on almost every philosophical...

It needs immense focus and determination to write a memoir, not to mention the discipline and a routine. However, the most difficult part of writing a memoir is coming to terms with the self. And discovering the self is such a complex process. There are...

Metaphysics and Mystery: The Why Question East and West is a critical analysis, comparison, and evaluation of philosophical answers, Western and Asian, to the question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" The question, first posed by the...

THE REDWOODS OF GAIA, a New Age Mirror of the Soul, was intended to be a lecture to be given at some future date.  Its thesis is that when ancient human beings developed their neurologically complex brain functioning, the Cosmic Creator bestowed the...

This book is a series of stories, poems, and essays that attempt to reveal a self-examined life lived in different places and at different times.

William Moreira doesn't appreciate hearing the theories of geniuses like Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.Their ideas make him feel like he's back in kindergarten listening to big-mouthed kids calling attention to themselves while mocking others...

This book is perfect for your next trip to a coffee shop, for your next airplane ride, or just to leave in your bathroom. It's a feel-good companion, a box of chocolates for the mind! A follow-up to 365 Random Thoughts. This book has jokes & comics and...

I am upset by the total blindness and suppression that others assume is experienced by women who must wear the face covering or a burqa. Yet are we any different? I compare their suppression to our own blindness when we thoughtlessly follow the dictates...

"And although she and her friends place a small timer on their desks to measure the time they study each day and make joint promises to "study harder and use time wisely," at a certain point, the most desperate right that high school seniors in Korea...

This book takes the reader along with the author into cosmic odyssey to make them feel as inseparable part of the universe. Her voice proclaims - Universe as our home and temple, humanism our existence. The author believes that the ultimate essence and...

Ærinæus Philalethe è senza dubbio uno degli autori d'Alchimia più famosi; la sua dottrina è riconosciuta da tutti grazie al suo Secrets Reveal'd pubblicato a Londra nel 1669. Come sempre, Philalethe si adegua alla regola alchemica di scrivere in modo...

Diese Ausgabe stellt eine Neuausgabe von Johann Jakob Mohrs Aphorismensammlung „Gedanken über Leben und Kunst" dar. Die Erstausgabe erschien anno 1879 im Verlag von Mahlau & Waldschmidt. Für die Neuausgabe wurde die Rechtschreibung behutsam modernisiert...

Freedom [noun]: the power or right to speak, think or achieve as you feel inspired; unrestricted by rules. As Jennifer Broadley explains in The 7 Steps, freedom is available to everyone who learns the simple strategies and commits to using them. It's not...

Festschriften, when they are haphazard collections of pieces written by colleagues and well-wishers on the occasion of a major anniversary in the life of a distinguished man, tend to be tedious. One can more profitably go...

He is a retired attorney who critically analyses Christian religion for its failure to conform to God's Gospel and Christ's order inviting everyone to Holy Communion with no strings attached.

This is a funny and poignant account of the life of a rogue of sorts. The crazy escapades and sad moments of a life lived on the brink and a character that never held back. It is ultimately the search for a love lost many years before and a search for...

If you tend to shake your head when you read religious literature, please read this book. I invite being disagreed with; I welcome debate and do not object to being told I am wrong. The question remains: Who has the right religion? Despite being an...

Morality, Ethics and Gifted Minds explores much of the current wisdom on ethics and morality while developing new perspectives on the ethical dimensions of high ability. Prominent authors from diverse disciplines are brought...

This is the second volume to offer a cross-disciplinary approach to examining dialogue as a communicative medium. It explores different modes of conversation and the application of design conversation within and across various...

Part 1. Concepts of Brain Theory 1. Lettvin's challenge2. Issues concerning the nature of neuronal response3. 'Events' in the brain4. Cell assemblies5. Surprise, statistical inference, and conceptual notes6. A new term: ignitions which 'reach' or 'don't...

1. THE MEETING BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGY AND PHENOMENOLOGY 1 Man Cheung Chung and Peter D Ashworth 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE PLACE OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL THINKING IN THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY Peter D Ashworth 3. THE VALUE OF PHENOMENOLOGY FOR PSYCHOLOGY Amedeo Giorgi...

Seeks to introduce an "affective turn" to the study of China's political modernization process.Affective Betrayal uses "affect" as an analytical category to explicate the fragility and fragmentation of Chinese political modernity. In so doing, the book...

Interpretations of critically important texts in political philosophy from Greek antiquity to modern times on the tension between human excellence and equality and its possible resolution.Is it possible to reconcile human excellence with a dedication to...

This critical reader brings together both essential as well as under-recognized writings from the work of Don Ihde, one of the most important contemporary thinkers on technology and human experience.Don Ihde is one of the world's foremost thinkers on the...

Explores the relationship between technics and humanity, tracing the emergence of a bio-technical conception of existence in contemporary continental philosophy.From Technological Humanity to Bio-technical Existence can be framed as a metaphysics of the...

Presents Li Zehou's culminating views on ethics in a series of works that highlight the importance of Confucian philosophy today.Li Zehou's thought has achieved wide popularity and influence among both academic readers and the broader Chinese-reading...

Original and critical essays by leading scholars on the question of the human in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.The human being stands at the center of the humanities and social sciences. In an age that some have dubbed the Anthropocene, this book...

A critical interrogation of elements of Hobbes's political and natural philosophy and its capacity to enrich our understanding of the nature of democratic life.At a time when nearly all political actors and observers-despite the nature of their normative...

Argues that Plato thinks that ordinary people grapple with the Forms and can make epistemological progress, even if they never achieve knowledge.

Meditation on the character of the Eleatic Stranger in Plato's late dialogues, arguing that the prominent place afforded to this foreigner-the other-represents an important philosophical and political legacy regarding the way thought, and life in the...

Argues that Giambattista Vico's early modern account of Roman mythology was a sophisticated attempt to present an epistemological and political critique of the aristocratic way of conceiving the world.Living in a province dominated by powerful oligarchs,...

Offers a striking new reading of Agamben's political thought and its implications for political action in the present.Challenging the prevalent account of Agamben as a pessimistic thinker, Catastrophe and Redemption proposes a reading of his political...

This book is an appeal to think clearly for yourself in order to regain a sense of responsibility for taking care of humanity and the world; and it offers a set of suggestions for doing so. The book uses the theme of abandoned shopping carts as a graphic...