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The ethics of ambiguity
Par Simone Beauvoir. 1976
First published in 1948 by the French feminist, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher. This brief position paper sums up her thinking…
about existentialism--the twentieth-century philosophy that centers on existence and the freedom and responsibility of the individual. First, de Beauvoir discusses the absurdity of the human condition. She then outlines the positive aspects of ambiguity, concluding with an analysis of ethical choicesRecent philosophers
Par John Passmore. 1985
A retired professor provides a survey of the major developments in Anglo-American philosophy since the mid-1960s. He chronicles the explosion…
of writing in the field, the split with mathematical logic, the involvement with linguistics, and the ongoing disagreements among philosophers. He states that "this is a descriptive, informal, necessarily summary account of some recent controversies, not a deep analysis or a final judgment."The rigor of angels: Borges, heisenberg, kant, and the ultimate nature of reality
Par William Egginton. 2023
The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas…
in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world "[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written." — The New York Times "A remarkable synthesis of the thoughts, ideas, and discoveries of three of the greatest minds that our species has produced." —John Banville, The Wall Street Journal Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown that followed illuminated an incontrovertible truth—that love is necessarily imbued with loss, that the one doesn’t exist without the other. German physicist Werner Heisenberg was fighting with the scientific establishment on the meaning of the quantum realm’s absurdity when he had his own epiphany—that there is no such thing as a complete, perfect description of reality. Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant pushed the assumptions of human reason to their mind-bending conclusions, but emerged with an idea that crowned a towering philosophical system—that the human mind has fundamental limits, and those limits undergird both our greatest achievements as well as our missteps. Through fiction, science, and philosophy, the work of these three thinkers coalesced around the powerful, haunting fact that there is an irreconcilable difference between reality "out there" and reality as we experience it. Out of this profound truth comes a multitude of galvanizing ideas: the notion of selfhood, free will, and purpose in human life; the roots of morality, aesthetics, and reason; and the origins and nature of the cosmos itself. As each of these thinkers shows, every one of us has a fundamentally incomplete picture of the world. But this is to be expected. Only as mortal, finite beings are we able to experience the world in all its richness and breathtaking majesty. We are stranded in a gulf of vast extremes, between the astronomical and the quantum, an abyss of freedom and absolute determinism, and it is in that center where we must make our home. A soaring and lucid reflection on the lives and work of Borges, Heisenberg, and Kant, The Rigor of Angels movingly demonstrates that the mysteries of our place in the world may always loom over us—not as a threat, but as a reminder of our humble humanityHumanly possible: Seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, inquiry, and hope
Par Sarah Bakewell. 2023
Humanism is an expansive tradition of thought that places shared humanity, cultural vibrancy, and moral responsibility at the center of…
our lives. The humanistic worldview—as clear-eyed and enlightening as it is kaleidoscopic and richly ambiguous—has inspired people for centuries to make their choices by principles of freethinking, intellectual inquiry, fellow feeling, and optimism. In this sweeping new history, Sarah Bakewell, herself a lifelong humanist, illuminates the very personal, individual, and, well, human matter of humanism and takes readers on a grand intellectual adventure. Voyaging from the literary enthusiasts of the fourteenth century to the secular campaigners of our own time, from Erasmus to Esperanto, from anatomists to agnostics, from Christine de Pizan to Bertrand Russell, and from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston, Bakewell brings together extraordinary humanists across history. She explores their immense variety: some sought to promote scientific and rationalist ideas, others put more emphasis on moral living, and still others were concerned with the cultural and literary studies known as “the humanities.” Humanly Possible asks not only what brings all these aspects of humanism together but why it has such enduring power, despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, and tyrants. A singular examination of this vital tradition as well as a dazzling contribution to its literature, this is an intoxicating, joyful celebration of the human spirit from one of our most beloved writers. And at a moment when we are all too conscious of the world’s divisions, Humanly Possible—brimming with ideas, experiments in living, and respect for the deepest ethical values—serves as a recentering, a call to care for one another, and a reminder that we are all, together, only human.Mes conversations avec claude
Par Robert Major. 2023
Des lieux qui disent: Suivi d'un entretien inédit avec l'auteur
Par Edouard Philippe. 2023
« En 2017, j'avais publié Des Hommes qui lisent et essayé de décrire la part de la lecture et des…
livres dans la construction d'une identité, dans une histoire familiale et une façon d'envisager le monde. Mais nous ne sommes pas que le produit de nos lectures. Un peu de nous-mêmes est constitué de tous les lieux qui nous ont faits, d'expériences sensibles, d'horizons espérés ou d'enracinements constatés. La vie publique a beau être affaire d'idées et de valeurs, ces idées et ces valeurs prennent toujours vie quelque part. » Ce livre est le récit d'une rencontre avec un pays, avec la saisissante diversité géographique et humaine de la France, avec des lieux qui disent : ce que nous sommes, notre héritage, ce qui nous lie et nous relie. Ces lieux ordinaires ou symboliques - l'école Michelet, le port du Havre, Notre-Dame, le monastère de la Verne, l'hôpital Charles Nicolle, le Palais Royal... - permettent à Édouard Philippe de nous raconter un lien intime et politique avec la France, une enfance, une éducation et ils nourrissent une réflexion sur l'école, la santé, les grandes infrastructures, la justice et la laïcitéGrandes légendes de la pensée
Par Henri Pena-Ruiz. 2005
Aphorismes et paraboles (Spiritualités vivantes #Vol. 6102479)
Par Chuang-Tseu. 2005
Ce recueil taoïste, composé d'une multitude de petites séquences et récits, a marqué non seulement les autres religions chinoises que…
sont le confucianisme et le bouddhisme, mais aussi toute la littérature de ce pays.Les sentiments c'est quoi? (Philozenfants)
Par Oscar Brenifier. 2004
Réveillons-nous ! (Documents actualité)
Par Edgar Morin. 2022
À propos de la vie: le sens de la vie selon 20 personnalités
Par André Ducharme, Michelle Labrèche-Larouche, Jean-Yves Girard. 2015
" Quel sens donnez-vous à votre vie? À la vie en général? Quel a été votre parcours personnel? Trois journalistes…
chevronnés ont fait le pari de poser ces questions intimes et essentielles à vingt personnalités québécoises. " -- 4e de couvLa Vie ne ment pas: réflexions pour ceux qui cherchent
Par Pierre Cardinal. 1991
"Au mitan de sa vie, Pierre Cardinal fait le point. Comme un voyageur qui consulte la carte et ses repères,…
mais qui sait aussi prendre acte de l'humeur variable du jour, il accoste un instant. Il explore la voie du coeur, cette ligne de destin qu'on ne maîtrise qu'en se résignant à "lâcher prise", à se plier aux événements pour mieux en découvrir le sens et les dominer. Serein et encore prêt à poursuivre sa découverte, il parle à sa fille, mais aussi à tous ceux qui cherchent à dépasser l'immédiat." -- 4e de couvLa plus belle histoire du langage (La plus belle histoire ...)
Par Pascal Picq. 2008
"Il nous est indispensable pour organiser nos pensées, partager nos idées, communiquer, aimer, rêver peut-être. Le langage est assurément le…
propre de l'homme, une aptitude si naturelle que nous en oublions combien elle est exceptionnelle. Chaque être humain naît apte à parler, mais il lui faut pourtant apprendre à le faire. Quel bricolage de l'évolution a conduit, un jour, dans la nuit des temps, à l'apparition du langage ? Comment s'exprimaient nos ancêtres ? Y avait-il autrefois une langue unique, universelle ? Pourquoi les langues se sont-elles ensuite diversifiées sur la planète ? Comment, éternel prodige, chaque bébé humain ré-apprend-il à parler, comment reconnaît-il les mots, que se passe-t-il dans son cerveau ? [...] Trois grands chercheurs et conteurs se passent ici le relais pour raconter, dans un dialogue accessible à tous, l'une des plus belles de nos histoires, sans doute la plus singulière. [...]" -- 4e de couvLiving in a mindful universe: a neurosurgeon's journey into the heart of consciousness
Par Eben Alexander. 2017
With Living in a Mindful Universe, the authors share techniques that can be used to tap into our greater mind,…
explore how the power of the heart, and discuss how both can enhance healing, relationships, creativity, guidance, and more. Using various modalities related to meditation and mindfulness described herein, you too can gain the power to access that infinite source of knowing so vital to us all. Adult. UnratedReality: virtual worlds and the problems of philosophy
Par David John Chalmers. 2022
The digital republic: on freedom and democracy in the 21st century
Par Jamie Susskind. 2022
"Not long ago, the tech industry was widely admired, and the internet was regarded as a tonic for freedom and…
democracy. Not anymore. Every day, the headlines blaze with reports of racist algorithms, data leaks, and social media platforms festering with falsehood and hate. In The Digital Republic, acclaimed author Jamie Susskind argues that these problems are not the fault of a few bad apples at the top of the industry. They are the result of our failure to govern technology properly. The Digital Republic charts a new course. It offers a plan for the digital age: new legal standards, new public bodies and institutions, new duties on platforms, new rights and regulators, new codes of conduct for people in the tech industry. Inspired by the great political essays of the past, and steeped in the traditions of republican thought, it offers a vision of a different type of society: a digital republic in which human and technological flourishing go hand in hand." -- Provided by publisherIluminando: al compás del silencio
Par Luis Felipe Passalacqua. 2020
"A book that takes us beyond any paradigm, dogma or charismatic authority, directing us towards an understanding of the pure…
Self. Between stories, inspiring reflections and revelations, we are immersed in a sea of possibilities for our evolution and freedom as people, as Souls. This interesting and unique compilation of ideas, narratives and affirmations takes us down shadowy paths, where we are encouraged to confront the learned and the intuitive, to visit ourselves without being sly. Luis Felipe, anxious to "see" new seeds germinate on the fertile surface of the conscience of all those who are not afraid to evolve, offers us several paths. His firm, palpable push invites us to explore with curiosity an infinite and permanent reality. A provocative invitation to enjoy his astonishing worldview and life perspective." -- Translation provided by NLSUn seguidor de Montaigne mira La Habana (Archipiélago Caribe #04)
Par Antonio José Ponte. 2019
"In this book by Cuban Antonio José Ponte, now republished and updated with an epilogue, we find a fusion of…
chronicle, essay and poetry, a mixture of autobiography and fiction, in which the narrator, writer and flâneur, wonders about cities of origin and imagines his own origin. He envelops us in the traces of a flaky, multiple and varied city, made of diverse and dissimilar layers, real, literary or fantastic, located already in the past, already in the present, utopian and counter-utopian, in which the journey through the city is also a journey through the universe." -- Translation provided by NLSHow Proust can change your life
Par Alain De Botton. 1998
In this humorous book, the author delves into Proust's life and work and distills from them a rare self-help manual.…
with advice on cultivating friendships, recognizing love and dealing with suffering. De Botton shows that the master is still relevant today. Adult. Unrated