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  • How to Think About the Great Ideas

    From the Great Books of Western Civilization

    by Mortimer Adler ...
    Time magazine called Mortimer J. Adler a "philosopher for everyman." In this guide to considering the big questions, Adler addresses the topics all men and women ponder in the course of life, such as "What is love?", "How do we decide the right thing to do?", and, "What does it mean to be good?" Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Western literature, history, and philosophy, the author considers ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • How to Prove There Is a God

    Mortimer J. Adler's Writings and Thoughts About God

    by Mortimer Adler ...
    One of the great tasks of Mortimer Adler’s illustrious life was his search for a watertight proof of the existence of God. Adler believed that his search had been successful.Adler spent years studying the classic proofs of God’s existence, especially Aquinas’s Five Ways, and found shortcomings in all of them, as conventionally understood. But he thought that some of them contained ideas which, if ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Platonism and Positivism in Psychology

    Edited by Mortimer Adler ...
    Psychology is a field of many paradoxes. Since its earliest beginnings as a natural science, psychologists have been in search of their proper subject matter. Today they are in less agreement than ever. In this classic text, originally published as What Man Has Made of Man, Mortimer J. Adler goes to the root of the problem. He shows that psychology is simultaneously a particular social science and ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

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    Essential Readings from Plato to Kant

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    An ideal introduction for the casual reader and a beneficial reference for the student, The Philosopher's Handbook features the writings of some of the world's most influential philosophers. Based on the premise that all human beings are curious about their existence, Rosen's collection brings together primary excerpts from the works of prominent thinkers such as Plato, Nietzsche, Descartes, ... Read more

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  • How to Read a Book

    by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren ...
    With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Complete Works of Ovid (Delphi Classics)

    by Ovid, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual ... Read more

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  • The Mind & The Brain

    Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force

    by Sharon Begley, Jeffrey M. Schwartz ...
    A "fascinating" and groundbreaking work of science that demonstrates the possibilities for human control over the workings of the brain ( Cleveland Plain Dealer).Conventional science has long held that "the mind" is an illusion, a mere side effect of electrochemical activity in the physical brain. The Mind & The Brain argues exactly the opposite: that the mind has a life of its own. Dr. Schwartz, ... Read more

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  • The Practicing Mind

    Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life ? Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process

    by Thomas M. Sterner ...
    Early life is all about trial-and-error practice. If wed given up in the face of failure, repetition, and difficulty, wed never have learned to walk, tie our shoes, or ride a bike. So why, as adults, do we often throw in the towel when at first we dont succeed? Modern lifes technological speed, habitual multitasking, and promises of instant gratification dont help. But in his study of how we learn ... Read more

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  • The Penguin History of the World

    6th edition

    by J M Roberts, Odd Arne Westad ...
    This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the ... Read more

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  • Aquinas

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Edward Feser ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    Charting the life and thought of this hugely influential medieval thinker.The ultimate introduction to the greatest medieval philosopher, Saint Thomas Aquinas“At last. A concise, accessible and compelling introduction to Aquinas’s thought.” Kelly James Clark, Professor of Philosophy, Calvin CollegeThe greatest of the medieval philosophers, Thomas Aquinas sought to reconcile Christian doctrine with ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Explorations in Metaphysics

    Being-God-Person

    by W. Norris Clarke, S.J. ...
    This collection of essays is a compilation of the thought and work of W. Norris Clarke, S.J., a philosopher inspired by the Thomistic tradition, who in 45 years of teaching and writing has delved into many of the central problems of perennial philosophy and made a significant contribution to the ongoing history of American Thomism.The essays presented here reflect an internal unity-each essay ... Read more

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  • The Nature of God

    An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

    by Gerard Hughes ...
    Series series Problems of Philosophy
    In The Nature of God, Gerard Hughes takes the central attributes ascribed to God, such as Existence, Simplicity, Omniscience, Omnipotence and Goodness and gives them a historical and analytical background. Incorporating texts by Aquinas, Ockham, Molina, Descartes, Hume and Kant, he aims to give the reader first-hand acquaintance with these classic writers, and to then discuss their arguments in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD