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New York

The Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom

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A Biography of Belief

Joseph Campbell wrote that mythology is "the wonderful song of the soul's high adventure." In Myth, David Leeming considers the role this "wonderful song" has to play in a world increasingly dependent on scientific and technical information.Exploring classic works such as the Song of Songs, the Tao Te Ching, the Rg Veda, the New Testament, and the Indonesian myth of Hainuwele, Myth reveals the cultural energies that ancient "mythmakers" sought to corral in their creations. Leeming argues that myths are, by definition, evolvingcreations that live on in the work of modern-day "mythmakers" such as W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, and Albert Einstein. Leeming provides an engaging new outlook on the role of myth in the works of these and other contemporary artists and scientists. The similarities between modern concepts like the"Big Bang" and ancient myths of creation illustrate our continuing need to confront the mysteries of existence by way of metaphor and narrative. Leeming suggests that myth and factual knowledge do not negate, but complement each other.Whether it is the "American Dream," alien abduction, or belief in virgin birth and resurrection, these "living myths" play a very therapeutic role in the development of a healthy society. In Myth: A Biography of Belief, David Leeming shows that myths are still a fitting way to capture "the soul'shigh adventure."

Myth

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The Great Ideas That Shaped Our World

E=MC2. A brilliant premise, but you could never understand it till now. Physics, genetics, chemistry, biology, astronomy: science is changing so rapidly, that it's almost impossible for a novice to keep track of the new ideas that are shaping our present...and altering our future. Here's a friendly, expert guide that will steer you through the modern maze of knowledge, a nuts-and-bolts "factopedia" that hones in on the really big concepts that have made an impact on our world. Getting the information you're looking for is simplicity itself: just turn to any one of the basic sections--The World Around Us, The Humanity Within Us, and The Mind Within Us-to find full coverage of all the key movers and shakers, handily listed in specific subsections by their discipline. There's no plunging through a mass of extraneous information; each gets right to the heart of the matter. There's no better way to stay scientifically informed!


E = Mc2

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Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Children

Dear Professor Einstein

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

Big Ideas Simply Explained

Learn about the primal beliefs to the world's great faiths in The Religions Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Religions in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Religions Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. 

This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Religions, with:

- Each of the world's five major faiths - Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism in its own, dedicated section
- Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts
- A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout
- Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding

The Religions Book is the perfect introduction to the world's most widely practiced religions, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you'll find the ideas behind ancient and modern faiths and spiritual philosophies, and the place of religion in the world.

Your Religious Questions, Simply Explained

This book explores the beliefs that underpin religious traditions around the globe, and how they developed. If you thought it was difficult to learn about the world's main faiths, The Religions Book presents key information in a clear layout. Learn the primal beliefs to the world's great faiths and the continuing quest for spiritual meaning in our complex world, and get to the heart of what it means to believe in God, and religion's place in society, with fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries. 

The Big Ideas Series

With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Religions Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

The Religions Book

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Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life

How can we bring an effortless yes to this moment? How do we stop running from "the mess of life"--our predicaments, our frustrations, even our search for liberation--and start flowing with all of it?

In small venues throughout the UK and Europe, a young teacher named Jeff Foster is quietly awakening a new generation of spiritual inquirers to the experience of abiding presence and peace in our ever-shifting world. His informal gatherings, blogs, and kitchen-table video posts have created a rising tide of interest in his teachings.

With The Deepest Acceptance, Jeff Foster invites us to discover the ocean of who we are: an awareness that has already allowed every wave of emotion and experience to arrive.

While Jeff delightfully admits the irony of writing a book to convey something that is beyond words to teach, here he confirms his ability to guide us in unexpected new ways to a space of absolute acceptance and joy, no matter what's happening in our lives.

Candid, thoughtful, humorous--and deeply compassionate toward those searching for a way out of suffering--this refreshing new luminary inspires us to stop trying to "do" acceptance ... and start falling in love with "what has already been allowed."

The Deepest Acceptance

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Philosophy

An Introduction to Philosophy

Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches -- topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems -- it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology, God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God, Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death

Life's Ultimate Questions

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Pennsylvania

Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes

This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school. Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense! And now, you can read Daniel Klein's further musings on life and philosophy in Travels with Epicurus and Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change it.

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar ...

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Virginia

Classic, Renaissance-era guide to acquiring and maintaining political power. Today, nearly 500 years after it was written, this calculating prescription for autocratic rule continues to be much read and studied.

The Prince

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West Virginia

Iron Man and Philosophy 

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Medicine and What Matters in the End

A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices.

Being Mortal

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Nevada

 

Rousseau's ideas have influenced almost every major political development of the last two hundred years, and are crucial to an understanding of phenomena as diverse as the French Revolution, modern educational theory, and the contemporary environmental movement. This is reason enough to draw attention to his startlingly alive autobiography. But the Confessions is also among the greatest self-portraits in world literature -which suggests, even more than the impact of Rousseau's thought, the extent to which the very high opinion he had of himself was ultimately justified.



The Social Contract and the Discourses

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And Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Earth's Voices, Transcripts From Nature, Sospitra: And Other Poems

From Afric depths I come With ever mightier flow, Thro' deserts vast I go, Past crumbling cities dumb And dead, and Sphinxes fair That with a stony stare Brood on in old despair.

Past Thebes and Memphis I Roll on my turbid ﬂood Tired now of ceaseless blood, Beneath this blazing sky I fain would bring long peace, From drought a long surcease.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Earth's Voices, Transcripts from Nature, Sospitra

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Florida

Thorough and lucid survey of Western philosophy from pre-Socratics to mid 20th century: major figures, currents, trends, literature, significance, and more. Valuable section on contemporary philosophy -- Brentano, Ortega, Heidegger, others. One of the best elementary history of philosophy available. "Brevity and clarity of exposition..." -- Ethics.

History of Philosophy

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New Jersey

What do you believe? Do you know why you believe what you do?

What Do You Believe? introduces readers to the many religions of the world and its equally numerous philosophies, from global religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism, to lesser-known faiths, and from ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, to modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.

What Do You Believe?

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The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

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Tennessee

In one of the biggest religion news stories of the new millennium, the Associated Press announced that Professor Antony Flew, the world's leading atheist, now believes in God.

Flew is a pioneer for modern atheism. His famous paper, Theology and Falsification, was first presented at a meeting of the Oxford Socratic Club chaired by C. S. Lewis and went on to become the most widely reprinted philosophical publication of the last five decades. Flew earned his fame by arguing that one should presuppose atheism until evidence of a God surfaces. He now believes that such evidence exists, and There Is a God chronicles his journey from staunch atheism to believer.

For the first time, this book will present a detailed and fascinating account of Flew's riveting decision to revoke his previous beliefs and argue for the existence of God. Ever since Flew's announcement, there has been great debate among atheists and believers alike about what exactly this "conversion" means. There Is a God will finally put this debate to rest.

This is a story of a brilliant mind and reasoned thinker, and where his lifelong intellectual pursuit eventually led him: belief in God as designer.

There Is a God - How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind

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Exploring Spirituality and Existence in the Modern World

Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers is an organic, interactive exploration of non-duality--the understanding that in life there is no separation, only seamless Oneness. Structured around reader questions, this book invites you to participate in the argument for non-separation, inquire about the nature of the self and the experience of liberation, and understand how non-dual awareness can impact your life. With this work, spiritual seekers will gain clarity on what non-duality is--and what it isn't.

Since time immemorial, key questions about the nature of existence have nagged at our consciousness: What am I? Why am I here? Is this really all there is? And for years, non-duality author and humanistic psychologist Richard Sylvester received questions like these, along with deeply personal inquiries on non-duality and intimate spiritual experiences, from people seeking honest answers. Now those questions and responses are available to you.

You may have sought answers to these fundamental inquiries in religion, solitude, the company of family and friends, or conversations with gurus, priests, and philosophers. Even so, you may be living with lingering doubts about what you've been conditioned to believe, feeling "lost on the path" or otherwise frustrated with organized religion or the indirectness and prescriptiveness of spiritual teachings. With Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers, you'll find that self-inquiry can help you end the cycle of inadequacy and searching--that liberation through non-dual awareness is possible--and that no query is too strange or too grand for the discussion of life, non-separation, and enlightenment at hand.

Designed to answer questions as they arise, this book sheds spirituality and non-duality of its complex prescriptions. With a unique blend of patience, compassion, respect, provocation, and humor, Sylvester shows that we are all united in our worrying and striving, and gives you a glimpse of the Oneness that is so hard to describe but is so easily felt.



Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers

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Science

An examination of the implications for society of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence systems, combining a humanities perspective with technical analysis; includes exercises and discussion questions.AI and Humanity provides an analytical framing and a common language for understanding the effects of technological advances in artificial intelligence on society. Coauthored by a computer scientist and a scholar of literature and cultural studies, it is unique in combining a humanities perspective with technical analysis, using the tools of literary explication to examine the societal impact of AI systems. It explores the historical development of these technologies, moving from the apparently benign Roomba to the considerably more sinister semi-autonomous weapon system Harpy.
The book is driven by an exploration of the cultural and etymological roots of a series of keywords relevant to both AI and society. Works examined range from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, given a close reading for its themes of literacy and agency, to Simon Head's critique of the effects of surveillance and automation on the Amazon labor force in Mindless.
Originally developed as a textbook for an interdisciplinary humanities-science course at Carnegie Mellon, AI & Humanity offers discussion questions, exercises (including journal writing and concept mapping), and reading lists. A companion website provides updated resources and a portal to a video archive of interviews with AI scientists, sociologists, literary theorists, and others.


AI and Humanity

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The decisions of a few industrial leaders shake the roots of capitalism and reawaken man's awareness of himself as an heroic being.

Atlas Shrugged

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The Aeneid of Virgil

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125 Key Terms for the Philosopher's Lexicon

The terms and concepts that have simulated thinkers from Aristotle onward come to life in the latest work by the manTIME magazine has called "America's philosopher for everyman." Is the human soul immortal? What does it mean to know something? What is the nature of erotic love? Adler examines these questions as well as many others with his trademark clarity, rigor, and common sense.

Adler's Philosophical Dictionary

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Colorado

Explores the rich diversities of our world, ranging from a natural history of sand to the rise of Hasidic thought to the eternal questions of God, evil, individuality, and time

For the Time Being

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Who Needs It?

This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics. According to Ayn Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal. Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy in the mainstream of American thought, these essays range over such basic issues as education, morality, censorship, and inflation to prove that philosophy is the fundamental force in all our lives.

Stephen Bertman PhD

The Eight Pillars of Greek Wisdom

David Leeming

Myth

Pete Moore; Paul Kriwaczek

E = Mc2

Alice Calaprice

Dear Professor Einstein

DK

The Religions Book

Jeff Foster

The Deepest Acceptance

Ronald H. Nash

Life's Ultimate Questions

Thomas Cathcart; Daniel Klein

Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar ...

Niccolo Machiavelli; George Bull (Introduction by, Translator)

The Prince

William Irwin

Iron Man and Philosophy

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Jean-Jacques Rousseau; J. J. Rousseau

The Social Contract and the Discourses

William Sharp

Earth's Voices, Transcripts from Nature, Sospitra

Julian Marias

History of Philosophy

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

What Do You Believe?

Alexander McCall Smith

The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

Antony Flew; Roy Abraham Varghese

There Is a God - How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind

Richard Sylvester

Non-Duality Questions, Non-Duality Answers

Illah Reza Nourbakhsh; Jennifer Keating

AI and Humanity

Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff (Introduction by)

Atlas Shrugged

Virgil

The Aeneid of Virgil

Mortimer J. Adler

Adler's Philosophical Dictionary

Annie Dillard

For the Time Being

Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff (Introduction by)

Philosophy