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Sometimes it seems like you need a PhD just to open a book of philosophy. We leave philosophical matters to the philosophers in the same way that we leave science to scientists. Scott Samuelson thinks this is tragic, for our lives as well as for philosophy. In The Deepest Human Life he takes philosophy back from the specialists and restores it to its proper place at the center of our humanity, rediscovering it as our most profound effort toward understanding,...
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The Universe May Be a Mystery,But It's No SecretMichael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive...
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"Rubin loves the beautiful sounds that are played by the orchestra. He wants to learn to play the violin and make his own music. But when Rubin plays, it doesn't sound like he imagines it should. Rubin goes into the forest to practice alone and despite only getting the violin to screech, he finds an unlikely audience that loves his unique style"--
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By using principles from a variety of scientific disciplines, Yale Professor Samuel Wilkinson provides a framework for human evolution that reveals an overarching purpose to our existence. Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence, that life has no fundamental meaning. We are merely the accumulation of tens of thousands of intricate molecular accidents. Some scientists take this logic one...
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Book Preview: #1 The FBI's Investigative Support Unit attempts to develop a profile of the criminal mind, by analyzing the clues at a crime scene. Everything tells us something about the unknown subject who committed the crime, and we can make various conclusions when we see patterns start to emerge.
#2 When interviewing prison ers, we try to know as much about them as possible before...
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Science has made remarkable progress in uncovering the mysteries of our world. But what is science, and how do we know what we know? This book aims to explore the philosophy of science, examining the fundamental assumptions, methods, and principles that underpin scientific inquiry.Starting with a historical overview of the development of science, the book will explore key philosophical questions that arise in the context of scientific research. For...
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Get the Summary of Thinknetic's Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery" by Thinknetic is a comprehensive guide that emphasizes the importance of critical thinking in various aspects of life, including the workplace, education, and personal decision-making. The book underscores the challenges of balancing work and personal life, and how critical...
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Get the Summary of Brigid Delaney's Reasons Not to Worry in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times" by Brigid Delaney presents a modern exploration of Stoicism as a means to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of contemporary life. Delaney's journey into Stoicism begins with a study from Exeter University, which leads her to participate in Stoic Week, an...
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These informative Essays are writings of alternative political and philosophical ideas - ideas that are thoughts which may be uppermost in our minds when we deal with questions about our extraordinary existence on this Planet. This vale of tears, and laughter - the agony, and the ecstasy.Though man has made extraordinary leaps and bounds in all technologies as well as know-how, and is proven also to be self-sacrificing in many instances at his best...
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In the vast expanse of the mind lies a space, delicately poised between tangible reality and the ethereal unknown. This realm, governed by the unwavering justice and cosmic reason of the logos, is familiar to only a select few: philosophers who grasp its profound significance.
Within Pronoia: The Stoic Providence, the spotlight is cast not on a linear history of Stoicism, but on its deeper theoretical underpinnings. The narrative delves into the...
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How did God create the world around us so that we can understand Him?
God created the universe so that the human mind could naturally come to a knowledge of Him by observing our surroundings. But how exactly does this happen? How can we be sure that there is a spiritual reality underlying everything or that one even exists at all?
Following upon the first volume, Logic, which teaches the student how to think well, Philosophy of Nature seeks to help...
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En la vida, hay individuos a quienes les sonríe la fortuna en el ámbito de las relaciones amorosas. Estas personas han encontrado la pareja ideal.En este recorrido hacia la conexión emocional y la compenetración, han demostrado no solo la capacidad de reconocer la singularidad de sus compañeros, sino también la habilidad de construir una relación duradera sobre los cimientos seguros del respeto, la comunicación efectiva y la empatía. Este...
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This fragile, fragile philosophy unexpectedly developed an enormous power of conviction and direction.
It invented individual rights, it founded our way of thinking, it created science in the third century B.C. in Alexandria, it invented democracy.
From what characteristics does all this power, the fragile philosophy, derive? These ancestors of ours, the classical philosophers, had postulated three things, then forgotten.
a) The word is not the...
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La cultura moderna es extensa y sofisticada, gigante en sus conocimientos y fuerte en su antropología, y muestra una sorprendente adaptabilidad y apertura para absorber, aclarar y unir. Sin embargo, en la actualidad se presenta a menudo separada de la fe que le dio vida, y sin la cual no es posible sobrevivir: se vuelve así frágil, cada vez más incapaz de adaptarse y unir.
En la práctica, muchos aspectos de la cultura y de la vida pública sufren...
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Dive into the essence of thought and the marvel of consciousness in The Anatomy of Mind. This book explores the intriguing questions of what constitutes a mind and how thinking operates, proposing a compelling hypothesis on what it means to be a thinker. Beyond theoretical exploration, it delves into the practical implications of understanding our mind's mechanics, shedding light on how such knowledge can enrich our interactions with ourselves and...
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A petición de un amigo, en el 44. a. C. Cicerón trata de separar la amistad de la utilidad, tan unidas hasta entonces, cómo elegir bien a los amigos y cómo quererlos. Razona sobre su naturaleza y sus normas, y la exalta en las relaciones sociales y en la vida política, acudiendo a ejemplos conocidos de la historia de Roma que puedan capturar la atención del lector.
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Este texto da cuenta de una investigación orientada a contestar las preguntas: ¿Cuál es la dimensión política de la escuela?, ¿Qué papel se le ha dado al cuerpo en la escuela? y ¿qué papel ocupa la escuela en el entramado del poder social? Para ello se apoya en el concepto foucaultiano de Biopoder, que permite pensar la escuela como un mecanismo viviente, organizado mediante técnicas Anatomopolíticas y Biopolíticas.
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Enfrentar una enfermedad terminal es una experiencia que no solo afecta la salud física, sino también la esfera emocional y espiritual de quienes la padecen y de sus seres queridos. La perspectiva de la terminalidad plantea preguntas difíciles y provoca una reflexión sobre la vida y su significado.Aunque la realidad de una enfermedad terminal es innegable, hay aspectos a considerar para abordarla de manera más completa. En este contexto, la supervivencia...
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