Free Will & Determinism 9

Meno is a Socratic dialogue composed by Plato. It attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning virtue in general, rather than particular virtues, such as justice or temperance. ……続きを見る

Any state exists only for the benefit of human beings.  This basic tenet of Edith Stein's political thought rests on her conviction that humanity is fundamentally one community, precious beyond……続きを見る

Fabulous wealth, literary fame, exile, an amazing come back to the height of political power and a tragic ending – the life of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - aka Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca – is on……続きを見る

The objective of this book is to introduce a new theory of leadership. Traditionally, leadership is understood as the ability of charismatic personalities to create a following and to achieve signif……続きを見る

Something is subject to luck if it is beyond our control. In this book, Haji shows that luck detrimentally affects both moral obligation and moral responsibility. He argues that factors influencing ……続きを見る

Our Fate is a collection of John Martin Fischer's previously published articles on the relationship between God's foreknowledge and human freedom. The book contains a new introductory essay that pla……続きを見る

“True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca. De Vita Beata or On the Happy Life is a dialogue written by Seneca the Younger aroun……続きを見る

“Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” - Epicurus. Epicurus posited a materialistic physics, in which pleasure, by which he meant freedom from pain, is the highest good. Se……続きを見る

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.” - Socrates. Two centuries before the Stoics lived The Sophists, star philosophers who roamed Athens during the fifth century B.C. commanding……続きを見る

In 1687 Isaac Newton ushered in a new scientific era in which laws of nature could be used to predict the movements of matter with almost perfect precision. Newton's physics also posed a profound ch……続きを見る

Waking Up is a brief essay by Matt Schmitz of the Altrusian Grace blog, addressing the issue of becoming aware of the illusory nature of reality and the "matrix"-like systems of control to which we ……続きを見る

Der Orgelkünstler Albert Schweitzer konnte auch in seinem Leben verschiedene Register ziehen: Er war bedeutender Theologe, engagierter Urwalddoktor, Bestseller-Autor und Philosoph der Ehrfurcht vor ……続きを見る

Gibt es zu der modernen Denkform, der zufolge in allem vom Menschen auszugehen und alles auf den Menschen zurückzuführen ist, tatsächlich keine Alternative, oder ist es an der Zeit, über sie hinausz……続きを見る

Die tiefgründige philosophische Analyse, die dieses Buch unternimmt, gilt einem Phänomen, das wir alle kennen. Seine Anfänge reichen wenigstens bis in die Altsteinzeit zurück, schon in der Antike wu……続きを見る

In der Reihe C.H.Beck Wissen erscheinen kurze Einführungen in die Disziplinen der Philosophie. Die Bände sind knapp und konzise für ein allgemeines Lesepublikum geschrieben. Neben einer Einführung i……続きを見る

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” - Seneca. Seneca Six Pack represents the full range of Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s philosophy. Included are five of his original works and a ……続きを見る

To know the future, you must know the present. To know the present, you must know the past. To know the past you must know it all. To know it all, you must know the Third Cosmology.All of the knowle……続きを見る

Edith Stein's analysis of the interplay between the philosophy of psychology and cultural studies, particularly psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism. Contains a fully linked Index. More Information……続きを見る

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle. Just as the Stoics were named for the stoa or porch in Athens where they congregated, the Peripatetic school - known in its day simply as the Peripat……続きを見る

Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision;……続きを見る

If you are taking your life too seriously: This is your antidote. What would you think if I told you that you didn’t even have free will? Although that sounds ludicrous, it is a well-established bra……続きを見る

Each of the following claims has been defended in the scientific literature on free will and consciousness: your brain routinely decides what you will do before you become conscious of its decision;……続きを見る

Οι αιτίες των προβλημάτων βόσκουν σε μονοπάτια του νου και της καρδιάς, σκονισμένα, μουχλιασμένα, σκοτεινά... Η εργασία, οι σχέσεις, η οικογένεια, ταλανίζονται από προβλήματα που διαιωνίζονται περιέ……続きを見る

First published in 1931, this book provides a brief overview of the essentials of philosophy. It aims to combat the notion of the inaccessibility of philosophy by providing an introduction to its hi……続きを見る

In our time nobody is content to stop with faith but wants to go further. It would perhaps be rash to ask where these people are going, but it is surely a sign of breeding and culture for me to assu……続きを見る

A radical reappraisal of mental illness Madness, melancholy, insanity, lunacy, craziness, loco: a dizzying litany of words are used to describe a condition we don’t truly understand. Despite centuri……続きを見る

Galician anarchist activist Ricardo Mella (1861-1925), co-founder with Eleuterio Quintanilla of “Accion Libertaria”, was considered one of Spain’s most profound, and original, libertarian thinkers a……続きを見る

Are you free, or are you a machine that suffers from a delusion that it’s free? Free will is perhaps the most important subject of all because if we are authentically free, scientific materialism is……続きを見る

There are two kinds of intellectual: Philosophers and Sophists. The former seek the absolute truth while the latter seek the “practical” truth that brings them worldly prestige and success. The Phil……続きを見る

Existential Rednecks is a book composed of three short novellas that must be read together. It’s a story of love and transformation. You’ll meet true rednecks who were interested mainly in sex and m……続きを見る