Philosophy

Drawing on three decades of learning from the spiritual masters of Asia, an American lama illuminates the sacred wisdom and practices of Buddhism and shows readers how to integrate them into their lives, relationships, and careers. Reprint. $50,000...

The epic wisdom contained in a lost library helps the author turn his life around John Kaag is a dispirited young philosopher at sea in his marriage and his career when he stumbles upon West Wind, a ruin of an estate in the hinterlands of New Hampshire...

Perfect for gifting to lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas...

As a child I drove my mother to distraction with my constant question, Why? After a stream of these endless whys I can still hear her exasperated voice saying, 'Why because.' and I knew that was the time to stop - at least for a while. Nothing has...

Christ told his disciples shortly before his Passion, ?But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved? (Matt 24:13). So Paul in his Letter to the Galatians is similarly frank about the effort that obtaining the promise of salvation will...

A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics Since its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly...

A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt?s penetrating observations on the modern...

The essays in this volume are not limited to any single theme or subject. Some of the chapters are focused on the impact of various philosophical perspectives on environmentalism. Others roam into issues of Western philosophy stretching all the way from...

Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through...

With illuminating references to Western religions and ideologies, The Journey Within invites readers from all backgrounds to discover the simple truths that unite us. The mysteries of the soul have evaded mystics, sages, and gurus for centuries. Humanity...

A profoundly inspiring and transformative argument that purposeful commitment and civil engagement can be a powerful force in today?s age of restlessness and indecision. Most of us have had this experience: browsing through countless options on Netflix,...

The Gateless Gate and Polishing the Moon Sword is a collection of poems inspired by Zen and Japanese folk traditions. The first section, The Gateless Gate, contains poem-responses to the 48 Zen koans of the Mumonkan, following a long Zen tradition of...

Rhetoric - 9781731704283Author: Aristotle, W. Rhys RobertsPublisher: Simon & BrownPublication Date: Nov 09, 2018Number of Pages: 220 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1731704283ISBN-13: 9781731704283

Du beau et de l'art de Victor Cousin est une exploration philosophique approfondie des concepts de beauté et d'art, présentée par l'un des penseurs les plus influents du XIXe siècle. Publié en 1836, cet essai offre une analyse systématique des fondements...

La teoría de la equidad (epieíkeia) de Aristóteles es ese tipo de ideas que atraviesa la historia del pensamiento jurídico y que tiene una indudable incidencia en el quehacer interpretativo judicial. Sin embargo, es susceptible de diversas...

Lorsqu'il ?rit son essai intitul?Le Monde, la Chair et le Diable, John Desmond Bernal se fait l'un des pr?urseurs du mouvement transhumaniste. Anticipant sur l'?olution de l'homme futur, le philosophe imagine un schisme s?arant ceux voulant transcender...

Demokrit Vom Mythos zur Atom-Theorie Nach der langen Zeit, in der die Götter herrschten und das Leben weitgehend durch Mythologie bestimmt war, tauchen an den Küsten der Ägäis Männer auf, die völlig andere Fragen an das So-Sein und die Welt stellen...

Die hier vorliegende, fachlich fundierte deutsche Übersetzung der von Guido Bonatti, dem namhaftesten Astrologen des Mittelalters, verfassten Einführung in die Kunst der Sterndeutung fasst deren Regelwerk kondensiert zusammen. Bonattis enzyklopädisches...

Giordano Bruno wurde am 17.2.1600 auf dem Campo dei fiori in Rom als Ketzer verbrannt. Er hatte sich mit der Macht angelegt, die durch die Inquisition sich als das Böse schlechthin darstellte: Der Kirche. Neben einer Biografie, die alle wesentlichen...

Wen ihr gefrustet seid, ist das ein Indiz für: Ihr versteht die Welt nicht mehr! Hier, so einfach und kompakt es geht: Eine Erklärung. Leider ist das Thema so umfassend, so angsteinflößend, dass meine Aussagen nicht immer leicht verstanden werden können...

Why « sons of Man » and not « sons of Men »? Because the phrase « sons of men » designates human race in its natural state. Those who attach themselves to the man-God Christ take on his inheritance as a Son of Man, that is, a Son of God. What does this...

La vita che si svolge, tra speranze e delusioni, un po' dolce e un po' amara. Poesia di una vita sorretta dall'amore e dalla buona sorte ma che sempre guarda fuori il mondo, i tanti fallimenti sociali che lasciano imperfetto ciò che speravi e per cui...

life is not a smooth path. sometimes we get lost along the way. but we are never truly off course. we can find our way home - home to the essence of our humanity. resonance & reflection is a collection of original poetry and prose. the words are an...

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel gilt als systematischer Vollender der abendl?ndischen Metaphysik, wo er die antike geistige Substanz durch die freie Subjektivit?t der Neuzeit retten wollte. Eine tiefenpsychologische Deutung sucht einige verstecktere...

Woraus ist das Universum entstanden? Gibt es einen Gott? Was hat die Zellteilung oder auch das Streben nach Gl?ck damit zu tun? Wieso ist es unter allen Lebewesen fast ausschlie?lich dem weiblichen Geschlecht vorbehalten, neues Leben hervorzubringen? In...

Il "Trattato fiorentino su Omero ed Esiodo, la loro ascendenza e la loro concorrenza" è una delle prime opere filologiche di Nietzsche, prima che si orientasse completamente verso la filosofia. "Das florentinische Tractat über Homer und Hesiod" è un...

Questa conferenza è una delle sue prime riflessioni sul rapporto apollineo-dionisiaco nella creazione dell'arte. Il primo saggio di Nietzsche mostra un amore per Wagner, Schopenhauer e la filosofia presocratica, proprio come Heidegger. Il titolo...

Questo saggio incompiuto sull'Estetica è uno dei suoi primi commenti sulla bellezza, l'arte e il linguaggio. Qui afferma che la musica è la forma di espressione primaria e più profonda del linguaggio. Sostiene che le parole servono come mero...

Si tratta della prefazione, pubblicata postuma, di un libro che Nietzsche non ha mai scritto, intitolato "Der griechische Staat". Include anche un frammento proveniente dal suo patrimonio che, a quanto pare, era destinato a far parte di questo libro, "La...

Esta foi a tese de despedida de Nietzsche, publicada em 1864, quando ele tinha apenas 19 anos. O título original em latim era "De Theognide Megaresi". Escrito em latim, com extensas citações gregas, Nietzsche escolheu o poeta grego Theognis como tema da...