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Those Who Act Ruin It

A Daoist Account of Moral Attunement

by Jacob Bender ...

Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Presents an iconoclastic account of morality and moral discourse from the perspective of Daoist philosophy.Drawing on both western and Chinese philosophy*, Those Who Act Ruin It* shows how Daoism presents a viable alternative to established moral theories. The Daoist, critical of the Confucian and Mohist discourses of their time, provides an account of morality that can best be understood as ... Read more

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Presents an iconoclastic account of morality and moral discourse from the perspective of Daoist philosophy.Drawing on both western and Chinese philosophy*, Those Who Act Ruin It* shows how Daoism presents a viable alternative to established moral theories. The Daoist, critical of the Confucian and Mohist discourses of their time, provides an account of morality that can best be understood as
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Her Eyes Were In The Stars

by Jacob Bender ...

Have you ever taken entirely far longer than you would've strictly preferred to get over a lover? Well, Jon Wilson takes centuries, as a malfunctioning hyperdrive hurtles him across space and time!The memory of Tasha, his ex, will both help and haunt him through multiple invasions, holy wars, and so many apocalypses that he gets kinda used to it; his heart-ache will be his one constant while he is ... Read more

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Have you ever taken entirely far longer than you would've strictly preferred to get over a lover? Well, Jon Wilson takes centuries, as a malfunctioning hyperdrive hurtles him across space and time!The memory of Tasha, his ex, will both help and haunt him through multiple invasions, holy wars, and so many apocalypses that he gets kinda used to it; his heart-ache will be his one constant while he is
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Buddhist Philosophy

Essential Readings

Edited by William Edelglass, Jay Garfield ...

The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages. It is hence often difficult for those with training in Western philosophy who wish to approach this tradition for the first time to know where to start, and difficult for those who wish to introduce and teach courses in Buddhist philosophy to find suitable textbooks ... Read more

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The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages. It is hence often difficult for those with training in Western philosophy who wish to approach this tradition for the first time to know where to start, and difficult for those who wish to introduce and teach courses in Buddhist philosophy to find suitable textbooks
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Nothing

Three Inquiries in Buddhism

by Marcus Boon, Timothy Morton, Eric Cazdyn ...

Series series TRIOS
Though contemporary European philosophy and critical theory have long had a robust engagement with Christianity, there has been no similar engagement with Buddhism—a surprising lack, given Buddhism's global reach and obvious affinities with much of Continental philosophy. This volume fills that gap, focusing on "nothing"—essential to Buddhism, of course, but also a key concept in critical theory ... Read more

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Though contemporary European philosophy and critical theory have long had a robust engagement with Christianity, there has been no similar engagement with Buddhism—a surprising lack, given Buddhism's global reach and obvious affinities with much of Continental philosophy. This volume fills that gap, focusing on "nothing"—essential to Buddhism, of course, but also a key concept in critical theory
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The Avatar

by Poul Anderson ...

A monumental epic tale of space exploration and alien contact from the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.In the future, humankind has taken only limited advantage of a miraculous gift left for it in the far-distant past. A beneficent and inscrutable alien race called the Others has provided "gates" that enable passage to all corners of the galaxy. But after the ... Read more

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A monumental epic tale of space exploration and alien contact from the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.In the future, humankind has taken only limited advantage of a miraculous gift left for it in the far-distant past. A beneficent and inscrutable alien race called the Others has provided "gates" that enable passage to all corners of the galaxy. But after the
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Buddhist Ethics

A Philosophical Exploration

by Jay L. Garfield ...

Series series Buddhist Philosophy for Philosophers
Buddhist Ethics presents an outline of Buddhist ethical thought. It is not a defense of Buddhist approaches to ethics as opposed to any other, nor is it a critique of the Western tradition. Garfield presents a broad overview of a range of Buddhist approaches to the question of moral philosophy. He draws on a variety of thinkers, reflecting the great diversity of this 2500-year-old tradition in ... Read more

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Buddhist Ethics presents an outline of Buddhist ethical thought. It is not a defense of Buddhist approaches to ethics as opposed to any other, nor is it a critique of the Western tradition. Garfield presents a broad overview of a range of Buddhist approaches to the question of moral philosophy. He draws on a variety of thinkers, reflecting the great diversity of this 2500-year-old tradition in
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Man-Kzin Wars IX

by Larry Niven, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Paul Chafe ...

Series Book 9 - Man-Kzin Wars Series
THOSE KZIN DON'T KNOW WHENTHEY'RE LICKED(AND MAYBE THEY AREN'T . . . .)It was so unfair! Here the Kzin were, warcats supreme, bringing the galaxy piece by piece under feline dominion, carving out satrapies for the home planet like the lords of creation that they were—and then they ran into those pesky humans. Mere apes! Contemptible salad-eaters! Taking pride in sneaking up on a leaf! Obviously ... Read more

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THOSE KZIN DON'T KNOW WHENTHEY'RE LICKED(AND MAYBE THEY AREN'T . . . .)It was so unfair! Here the Kzin were, warcats supreme, bringing the galaxy piece by piece under feline dominion, carving out satrapies for the home planet like the lords of creation that they were—and then they ran into those pesky humans. Mere apes! Contemptible salad-eaters! Taking pride in sneaking up on a leaf! Obviously
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Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane

The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy

by Franklin Perkins ...

Series series World Philosophies
That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects ... Read more

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That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects
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Harvest the Fire

by Poul Anderson ...

Series Book 3 - Harvest of Stars
In the far future, a conspiracy emerges against a powerful AI in a novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.Many centuries in the future, no great destiny for humankind exists on Earth. The Lunarians, genetically engineered human adaptations bred to survive on the moon, have spread out toward the stars. But not even their colony on distant Proserpina is free ... Read more

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In the far future, a conspiracy emerges against a powerful AI in a novel from the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.Many centuries in the future, no great destiny for humankind exists on Earth. The Lunarians, genetically engineered human adaptations bred to survive on the moon, have spread out toward the stars. But not even their colony on distant Proserpina is free
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Effortless Action

Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early China

by Edward Slingerland ...

This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness. This concept of effortlessness, ... Read more

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This book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "no doing," but better rendered as "effortless action"--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland's analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most general of a set of conceptual metaphors having to do with a state of effortless ease and unself-consciousness. This concept of effortlessness,
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Young Flandry

by Poul Anderson ...

Series Book 4 - The Technic Civilization Saga
It is the twilight of the Terran Empire. The warriors who made it great are long gone now, and the Traders of the Polesotechnic League who made it possible are the dimly-remembered stuff of legend. Alien enemies prowl its outer precincts, and Sector Governors conspire for the Throne of Man. On Terra herself, those who occupy the labyrinthine corridors of power busy themselves with trivialities and ... Read more

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It is the twilight of the Terran Empire. The warriors who made it great are long gone now, and the Traders of the Polesotechnic League who made it possible are the dimly-remembered stuff of legend. Alien enemies prowl its outer precincts, and Sector Governors conspire for the Throne of Man. On Terra herself, those who occupy the labyrinthine corridors of power busy themselves with trivialities and
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Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade

by Douglas Allen ...

Series series Theorists of Myth
This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analys ... Read more

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This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analys
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