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Découvrez une compilation inédite de textes consacrés au philosophe et à ses disciples.
La vie de Pythagore et sa doctrine incluent tous les aspects de la pensée humaine: la religion, la philosophie, les sciences..., et révélent l'existence d'une force cosmique dont la pensée n'est qu'une de ses expressions.
Ce livre reproduit des extraits de textes peu connus sur la doctrine pythagoricienne dont La Vie de Pythagore, qui présente l'éventail...
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The ability to judge good from bad, right from wrong, is a uniquely human characteristic. However, given the complexity of life, it is often difficult to discern which choice to make, where our responsibilities lie, or what the consequences of an action (or of a nonaction) will be.
In The Moral Disciple Kent Van Til surveys the skills and dispositions that we need to address moral issues responsibly. This basic introduction to Christian ethics -...
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Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or is economics driven solely by materialism and self-interest? In Caring Economics, experts consider these questions alongside the Dalai Lama in a wide-ranging, scientific-based discussion on economics and altruism.
Begun in 1987, the Mind and Life Institute arose out of a series of conferences held with the Dalai Lama and...
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John Atkinson Hobson (1858 - 1940) was an English social scientist and economist most famous for his work on imperialism-which notably had an influence on Vladimir Lenin-as well as his theory of underconsumption. His early work also questioned the classical theory of rent and predicted the Neoclassical "marginal productivity" theory of distribution. In his 1891 work "Problems of Poverty", Hobson explores the subject of poverty and the industrial condition...
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I Know We Are Better Than This is a realistic, sometimes, hard-hitting, sometimes ,humorous look at the major cultural issues facing the USA and the world. Tension and conflict are threatening to alter our societal landscape.
What does the future look like for our good ol' USA? We are a fundamentally sound nation, and throughout our history, we have shown greatness in our accomplishments, resourcefulness in solving our problems, and perseverance against...
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In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you!
Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre is a philosophical essay resulting from the transcription of one of his lectures, in which he simplifies his philosophical doctrine to make it available to a broader audience, and in which he defends his philosophy from the criticisms that were voiced about it.
Find out everything you need to know about Existentialism...
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Be Prepared to Think Theologically through Today's Most Pressing Ethical and Moral Issues
In Theological Ethics theologian, pastor, and ethicist W. Ross Hastings gives pastors, ministry leaders, and students a guide designed to equip them to think deeply and theologically about the moral formation of persons in our communities, about ethical inquiry and action, and about the tone and content of our engagement in the public square. The book presents...
6648) The Ethics of Voting
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Jason Brennan is assistant professor of ethics at Georgetown University. He is the coauthor of A Brief History of Liberty.
Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that buying, selling, or trading votes is inherently wrong. In this provocative book, Jason Brennan challenges our fundamental assumptions...
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The last several years have seen a sharpening of debate in the United States regarding the problem of steadily increasing medical expenditures, as well as inflation in health care costs, a scarcity of health care resources, and a lack of access for a growing number of people in the national health care system. Some observers suggest that we in fact face two crises: the crisis of scarce resources and the crisis of inadequate language in the discourse...
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Stoicism offers rationally grounded, proven psychological techniques for the gradual development of consistent self-mastery, and emotional detachment from those elements of the human condition that tend to cause the most pervasive and unsettling forms of fear, anxiety, and avoidable disquiet. In the essays in A Life Worth Living, William Ferraiolo examines what it means to incorporate Stoicism into 21st-century life, adapting classical Stoic philosophy...
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According to scholars of the nonhuman turn, the scandal of theory lies in its failure, to decenter the human. The real scandal, however, is that we keep trying.
The human has become, a conspicuous blind spot for many theorists seeking, to extend hospitality to animals, plants, and even insentient things. The displacement of the human is essential and urgent, yet given the humanist presumption that animals, lack a number of allegedly unique human...
6652) Hitchcock's Moral Gaze
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Offers new and compelling perspectives on the deeply moral nature of Hitchcock's films.
In his essays and interviews, Alfred Hitchcock was guarded about substantive matters of morality, preferring instead to focus on discussions of technique. That has not, however, discouraged scholars and critics from trying to work out what his films imply about such moral matters as honesty, fidelity, jealousy, courage, love, and loyalty. Through discussions and...
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Material Mystery considers three apparently anthropocentric myths that are central to Abrahamic religions-those of the primal human, the incarnated and possibly divine redeemer, and the resurrected body. At first glance, these stories reinforce a human-centered theology and point to a very anthropomorphic God. Taking them seriously seems to ignore the material turn in the humanities entirely, with the same sort of willful ignorance that some of our...
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Sandra Harding here develops further the themes first addressed in her widely influential book, The Science Question in Feminism, and conducts a compelling analysis of feminist theories on the philosophical problem of how we know what we know.
Following a strong narrative line, Harding sets out her arguments in highly readable prose. In Part 1, she discusses issues that will interest anyone concerned with the social bases of scientific knowledge....
6655) Greatness Code
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This is a ground-breaking book on how to discover, develop, and deliver your greatness. After presenting the greatness dilemma, Professor Patrick Businge - the Founder of Greatness University - unveils his theory of greatness with four dimensions of greatness: inward, outward, upward and downward greatness. Using examples of great people like the American Author Helen Keller, the British Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, the Holocaust Writer Ann Frank,...
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What does it mean to be a hero? In The Heroic Heart, Tod Lindberg traces the quality of heroic greatness from its most distant origin in human prehistory to the present day. The designation of "hero" once conjured mainly the prowess of conquerors and kings slaying their enemies on the battlefield. Heroes in the modern world come in many varieties, from teachers and mentors making a lasting impression on others by giving of themselves, to firefighters...
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Beyond the Subjectivity Trap challenges the paradigm of the hard problem of consciousness by contesting the relevance and primacy of human thought. By tracing the evolved egocentricity of the 'I' as an entrapping limitation on our thinking the book argues that once the Subjectivity Trap is understood and escaped we can appreciate the non-existence of the mind–body divide, the pure functionality of the brain, and the limitlessness of our potential....
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Aristotle knew things about happiness, habits, and human nature. This book is about his book, the Nichomachean Ethics.
What this book will NOT do:
-Make you feel good.
-Make you rich.
-Make you a good person.
-Make you happy.
What this book MIGHT do:
-Teach you some tips on how to become a better person.
-And that might make you happy, which feels pretty good.
-And maybe that will help you get rich (I don't know, I've never done that).
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The Serpent is a complex moral archetype in mythology. As the Viper, it is a dark force lurking in the shadows waiting to strike. As a sacred mediary, it may represent the power of healing and perpetual life, or the wisdom of the gods.
The Serpent on the Tree of Morality weaves the mythological fabric of moral development underlying the three Abrahamic religions. While the institutional ideologies often lose this thread, the authentic myth is vitally...
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"One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2015, chosen by Maria Popova" "One of The Independent.ie Irish Writers' Top Reads 2015" "One of Brainpickings' The Best Science Books of 2015" Jimena Canales holds the Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the History of Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The explosive debate that transformed our views about time and scientific truth
On April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson...
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