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For the millions of readers who love Ayn Rand's novels and who seek to understand her revolutionary philosophy of Objectivism, there has not been available a simple and concise introduction to her t……続きを見る

In recent decades, with advances in the behavioral, cognitive, and neurosciences, the idea that patterns of human behavior may ultimately be due to factors beyond our conscious control has increasin……続きを見る

This book asserts that the better one understands the causes of behavior, the better one can apply that knowledge to produce a better world. It describes the mechanisms that cause human behavior, su……続きを見る

Shakespeare's Villains is a close reading of Shakespeare's plays to investigate the nature of evil. Charney closely considers the way that dramatic characters are developed in terms of language, ima……続きを見る

As multiple natural disasters occur around the world, a small-town business owner finds himself traveling across the country in search of a woman he barely knows, vowing to keep her safe from harm’s……続きを見る

Exploring the Illusion of Free Will and Moral Responsibility investigates the philosophical and scientific arguments for free will skepticism and their implications. Skepticism about free will and m……続きを見る

In Freedom in Resistance and Creative Transformation, Michael Miller addresses the concept of freedom that is central to the grammar of Christian faith and important in a wide range of religious and……続きを見る

This book is a fine introduction into the age-old philosophical debate as to whether we have free will, or whether we live determined lives. Pearce approaches the subject in a lively manner, explain……続きを見る

Niccolò Machiavelli, born at Florence on 3rd May 1469. From 1494 to 1512 held an official post at Florence which included diplomatic missions to various European courts. Imprisoned in Florence, 1512……続きを見る

“Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is so far doing a public service. We should be grateful to him for attacking most unsparingly our most cherished opinions.” Published in 1859, Jo……続きを見る

One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for his writings on pessimism. In this 1851 essay collection, he offers concise statements of the unifyi……続きを見る

Tangled Thoughts is an introduction, of sorts, to the life of Texas author David Hunnicutt. The book is a fun, easy read that challenges the reader to look deeply at life, and to closely examine the……続きを見る

First published in 1926, this study addresses the theory of morality using four overarching approaches: analytical, psychological, theoretical, and finally, philosophical. Within these methodologies……続きを見る

In New Age theories, one's thoughts can be can create a world One of the biggest discussion in 2012 is the doomsday. People are so into it and shops which sold survival kits earn a lot of bucks. But……続きを見る

In recent years, philosophical discussions of free will have focused largely on whether or not free will is compatible with determinism. In this challenging book, David Hodgson takes a fresh approac……続きを見る

C’est décidé. Je change de vie ! Ce sont des centaines d’auteurs et près de 1000 citations pour vous donner des ailes et pour vous permettre de décider de votre vie, dès à présent. Que vous décidiez……続きを見る

Je sais, le sujet est très bateau. La tarte à la crème du “lâcher-prise”, devenu très à la mode, fournit maintenant ses propres “coaches”. En même temps, un bateau peut en cacher un autre ! Car, dan……続きを見る

This book addresses, fundamentally, the challenges facing the world. It reveals in the most elemental, and straightforward way, the issue of “not thinking”. As I assisted in typing the work from the……続きを見る

It is only of recent times that the truths of occultism have been the subject of public lectures. Formerly, these truths were only revealed in secret societies, to those who had passed through certa……続きを見る

Man is spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates itself to its own self, or it is that in the relation [which accounts for it] that t……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Neues Organon - Vollständige deutsche Ausgabe" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Francis Bacon (1561/1626)……続きを見る

Mit seinem Hauptwerk Trost der Philosophie (Consolatio philosophiae) schuf Boëthius eines der letzten bedeutendsten philosophischen Werke der Spätantike. Es entstand im Jahr 524 und ist einer der wi……続きを見る

This was Twain's most serious, philosophical and private book. He kept it locked in his desk, considered it to be his Bible, and spoke of it as such to friends when he read them passages. He had wri……続きを見る

L’Utilitarisme - John Stuart Mill Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873) est un……続きを見る

He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. In 1908 The Old Wives' Tale was published and was an immediate success throughout the Engl……続きを見る

Aujourd'hui, se sentir mieux, avancer dans la vie, rester motivé en toutes circonstances n'est pas toujours aisé. Souvent : lorsque nous traversons des épreuves difficiles ou que nous sommes déprim……続きを見る

David E. Cooper elucidates Nietzsche's educational views in detail, in a form that will be of value to educationalists as well as philosophers. In this title, first published in 1983, he shows how t……続きを見る

Before Marcuse and Laing, before Heidegger and Sartre, even before Freud, the way was prepared for the anarcho-psychological critique of economic man, of all codes of ideology or absolute morality, ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1988, this collection brings together a wide range of original readings on Friedrich Nietzsche, reflecting many aspects of Neitzsche in contemporary philosophy, literature an……続きを見る

First published in 1913, Jevons’ Personality marries the disciplines of philosophy and psychology in order to question the existence of personality and the arguments surrounding it. Intriguingly, Je……続きを見る