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Essays and aphorisms
Par Arthur Schopenhauer, R J Hollingdale. 1970
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason…
but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, "Parerga and Paralipomena", which he published in 1851. These pieces depict humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, and each individual absolutely free within a Godless world, in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. 1970. Uniform title: Parerga und ParalipomenaDark age ahead
Par Jane Jacobs. 2004
Architectural and city-planning scholar Jacobs argues that Western civilization in general and North American society in particular are headed for…
a period of reconfiguration, chaos, and lost cultural memory. She credits this to the erosion of five key pillars of Western civilization: community and family, higher education, scientific advancement, taxation, and self-policing by learned professions, as well as changes in agriculture and transportation. 2004.Derrida: Modern Masters (Fontana modern masters)
Par Christopher Norris. 1987
Jacques Derrida is one of the most important people in contemporary Anglo-American literary theory. This book sets out to explain…
the significance of Derrida's writings and to place them within the western philosophical tradition. The author also discusses some reasons for the massive institutional resistance which has prevented philosophers from engaging seriously with Derrida's work. 1987.Death and dignity: making choices and taking charge
Par Timothy E Quill. 1993
A physician describes the decision-making process of one of his patients and his role in assisting her suicide. Quill reveals…
how he came to believe that medicine does not properly address the needs of the dying. He outlines alternative choices that he believes a patient can make in consultation with his or her doctor and argues for the need to challenge the status quo that makes one choice an illegal act. 1993.Cleo: how a small black cat helped heal a family
Par Helen Brown. 2010
Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year old son Sam was. A week after Helen agreed to let…
Sam have a kitten, Sam was killed in a road accident. Not long after this, a little black kitten was delivered to the family's doorstep. Helen was ready to send her back, but Sam's younger brother, Rob, identified with the kitten who'd also lost her brothers. Stroking her, it was the first time Helen had seen him smile since Sam's death. There was no choice, the kitten -- dubbed Cleo -- had to stay. Cleo's immense character slowly taught the family to laugh again, giving them hope of getting back to normal. 2010.Confessions of a philosopher
Par Bryan Magee. 1997
The author tells the story of his discovery of philosophy, and in doing so introduces the subject to his reader.…
Experiences of everyday life provide discussion of philosophers and explain why certain philosophical questions persistently exercise our minds. 1997.Cemetery stories: creepy graveyards, embalming secrets & the life of a corpse after death
Par Katherine M Ramsland. 2001
Casanova: the man who really loved women
Par Lydia Flem. 1997
A psychoanalyst examines the life and memoirs of the self-professed great lover. Describes Giacomo Casanova's pleasure in reliving his experiences…
as he wrote twelve volumes of his reflections. Analyzes his amorous pursuit of women. Some descriptions of sex. c1997. Uniform title: Casanova, ou, L'exercise du bonheur.Being and nothingness: an essay on phenomenological ontology (Routledge classics)
Par Jean-Paul Sartre, Hazel Estella Barnes. 2003
This monumental book, regarded by many as Sartre's greatest achievement, is one of the most influential philosophical works of the…
20th century. In it Sartre set out his fundamental views on philosophy and laid the foundations of existentialism. 2003.Bereavement: studies of grief in adult life (Pelican books)
Par Colin Murray Parkes. 1998
This is the third edition of a classic study into bereavement, which aims to answer questions like: how is bereavement…
affected by age, gender, manner of death, personal psychology and culture; what are the signs of pathological grieving which can lead to mental illness; and how can carers provide genuine help without interfering with the painful but necessary "work" of mourning? New to this edition are discussions of the many forms of loss and recent research by the author. 1988.Becoming human (CBC Massey lectures)
Par Jean Vanier. 1998
Jean Vanier shares his vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He…
proposes that by opening ourselves to others, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom. 1998.Aristotle's children: how Christians, Muslims, and Jews rediscovered ancient wisdom and illuminated the Dark Ages
Par Richard E Rubenstein. 2003
Europe was in the long slumber of the Dark Ages, the Roman Empire was in tatters, and the Greek language…
was all but forgotten, until a group of Arab, Jewish, and Christian scholars rediscovered and translated the works of Aristotle. His ideas spread across Europe like wildfire, offering the scientific point of view that the natural world, including the soul of man, was a proper subject of study. The Catholic Church convulsed, and riots took place at the universities of Paris and Oxford. 2003.Accueillir la mort: questions et réponses sur la mort et les mourants
Par Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Philippe Beaudoin. 1998
Comme le titre l'indique, ce livre présente les questions souvent posées par les différents acteurs qui, à titres divers, sont…
touchés par le sujet : patients incurables, entourage, personnels médical et social. L'auteure y répond en fonction de son savoir de praticienne et n'hésite pas à traiter des dimensions sociales, philosophiques et spirituelles sous-jacentes. 1998.Aesthetic theory (Impacts Ser.)
Par Rolf Tiedemann, Theodor W Adorno, Robert Hullot-Kentor, Gretel Adorno. 1997
Aesthetic Theory is Adorno's posthumous magnum opus and the culmination of a lifetime's investigation. Analysing the sublime, the ugly and…
the beautiful, Adorno shows how such concepts frame and distil human experience and that it is human experience that ultimately underlies aesthetics. In Adorno's formulation 'art is the sedimented history of human misery'. 1997.A vindication of the rights of woman (Forsyte chronicles)
Par Mary Wollstonecraft, Miriam Brody. 2004
Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary…
Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - Walpole called her 'a hyena in petticoats' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. Originally published in 1792. c2004.A secular age
Par Charles Taylor. 2007
Traces the emergence of secularity and the processes of secularization in the modern age, and challenges the idea that the…
secular takes hold in a world where religion is experienced as a loss or where religions are subtracted from the culture. The Protestant Reformation, with its emphasis on breaking down the invidious political structures of the Catholic Church, provides the starting point down the road to the secular age. Taylor concludes that a focus on the religious has never been lost in Western culture, but that it is one among many stories striving for acceptance. 2007. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.A passion for wisdom: a very brief history of philosophy
Par Robert C Solomon, Kathleen Marie Higgins. 1997
Portrays the evolution of philosophical ideas and trends from ancient times to postmodern thinking, which arose after World War II.…
Traces the development of key ideologies and movements, explaining their meanings, relationships, and historical significance. 1997.À la recherche du sens perdu: les 4 piliers d'une vie profondément satisfaisante
Par Emily Esfahani Smith, Danielle Lafarge. 2017
Notre société est obsédée par la quête du bonheur, d'où émergent parfois des sentiments d'impuissance et même de désespoir. Et…
si cette quête n'était pas la bonne? Si la clé d'une vie pleine et heureuse n'était pas le bonheur, mais plutôt le sens qu'on lui donne? S'appuyant sur des recherches récentes dans le domaine de la psychologie et explorant des concepts littéraires et philosophiques, Emily Esfahani Smith appuie sa théorie sur 4 piliers: Appartenance (développer le sentiment d'appartenir à un groupe: une famille, une entreprise, une équipe sportive, etc.); Raison d'être (repérer ce qui motive réellement nos comportements et y prendre appui); Art du récit (prêter attention à ce que l'on se raconte à soi-même sur sa vie afin d'être plus résilient); Transcendance (se sentir en lien avec quelque chose de plus grand que soi, l'art ou la nature, par exemple). L'auteur nous fournit également des pistes pour intégrer une culture du sens à notre vie de famille, à notre vie professionnelle et à notre communauté. Dans ce livre inspirant qui regorge d'exemples très actuels, elle nous ouvre la voie vers une existence plus enrichissante et plus satisfaisante. 2017. Titre uniforme: The power of meaning.A history of Western philosophy (Counterpoint Ser.)
Par Bertrand Russell. 1984
This book, first published in 1946, is considered a masterpiece in its field. By presenting a history of Western philosophy…
in relation to its social and economic background, this book creates an understanding of the past with its changing philosophical doctrines. 1984.A guide through the theory of knowledge
Par Adam Morton. 1997
This text is designed to be used on introductory courses in epistemology. It covers both historically important topics as well…
as current issues and debates. Topics include: beliefs and perception, induction and probability, and knowledge of minds. 1997.