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The Screwtape Letters

by C. S. Lewis ...

"The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis is a thought-provoking and satirical novel that takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, who is a junior tempter. The letters serve as a guide on how to corrupt and lead a human soul away from virtue and towards damnation. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel explores the nature of good and ... Read more

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"The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis is a thought-provoking and satirical novel that takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, who is a junior tempter. The letters serve as a guide on how to corrupt and lead a human soul away from virtue and towards damnation. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the novel explores the nature of good and
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Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche ...

At this point in Friedrich Nietzsche's life, as it is reflected on "Beyond Good and Evil", he viewed certain types of philosophy as counterproductive, such as universalism, or the idea that some specific truths could be applied across all ages, to all people, in all societies. Instead, he believed that it depends on the time, situation, and perspective to figure out when personal sacrifice is ... Read more

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At this point in Friedrich Nietzsche's life, as it is reflected on "Beyond Good and Evil", he viewed certain types of philosophy as counterproductive, such as universalism, or the idea that some specific truths could be applied across all ages, to all people, in all societies. Instead, he believed that it depends on the time, situation, and perspective to figure out when personal sacrifice is
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The Unnecessary Science

A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory

by Gunther Laird ...

The Unnecessary Science is a necessary contribution to the debate over natural law theory in contemporary moral, metaphysical, and legal contexts. The intellectual foundations of natural law theory were laid by Aristotle, expanded by Thomas Aquinas, and refined by modern proponents such as Edward Feser. It is with all three of these thinkers that Gunther Laird takes issue.This book is a meticulous ... Read more

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The Unnecessary Science is a necessary contribution to the debate over natural law theory in contemporary moral, metaphysical, and legal contexts. The intellectual foundations of natural law theory were laid by Aristotle, expanded by Thomas Aquinas, and refined by modern proponents such as Edward Feser. It is with all three of these thinkers that Gunther Laird takes issue.This book is a meticulous
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Plato: The Complete Works

by Plato ...

This ebook contains Plato's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters ... Read more

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This ebook contains Plato's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters
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Altruistic Personality

Rescuers Of Jews In Nazi Europe

by Samuel P. Oliner ...

An enligtening and powerful exploration of those who risked their lives to help others during the Holocaust—and those who did not—and what we must do to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again.Why, during the Holocaust, did some ordinary people risk their lives and the lives of their families to help others—even total strangers—while others stood passively by? Samuel Oliner, a Holocaust ... Read more

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An enligtening and powerful exploration of those who risked their lives to help others during the Holocaust—and those who did not—and what we must do to ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again.Why, during the Holocaust, did some ordinary people risk their lives and the lives of their families to help others—even total strangers—while others stood passively by? Samuel Oliner, a Holocaust
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The Fear Factor

How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between

by Abigail Marsh ...

In this "compelling scientific detective story," a leading neuroscientist looks for the nature of human kindness in the brains of heroes and psychopaths (Wall Street Journal).At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available to get what she wanted, and, she didn't care about the ... Read more

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In this "compelling scientific detective story," a leading neuroscientist looks for the nature of human kindness in the brains of heroes and psychopaths (Wall Street Journal).At fourteen, Amber could boast of killing her guinea pig, threatening to burn down her home, and seducing men in exchange for gifts. She used the tools she had available to get what she wanted, and, she didn't care about the
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On The Jews & Their Lies

by Martin Luther ...

"In Part XII of Martin Luther’s On the Jews & Their Lies, the Reformer writes, “Some may think that I am saying too much. I am not saying too much, but too little!” I am certain, however, that most modern readers would agree that he has indeed said too much. And Luther’s having said so much is, in part, the reason that this volume is so seldom published. Originally published under the German ... Read more

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"In Part XII of Martin Luther’s On the Jews & Their Lies, the Reformer writes, “Some may think that I am saying too much. I am not saying too much, but too little!” I am certain, however, that most modern readers would agree that he has indeed said too much. And Luther’s having said so much is, in part, the reason that this volume is so seldom published. Originally published under the German
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A Comprehensive Look on Deism

by Karl S. Moretti ...

"A Comprehensive Look on Deism" by Karl S. Moretti is the ultimate guide to understanding this often overlooked philosophy. Whether you're a deist yourself or simply curious about this belief system, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of deism's history, key principles, and most common questions and misconceptions.Written in a clear and accessible style, Moretti takes a nuanced approach ... Read more

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"A Comprehensive Look on Deism" by Karl S. Moretti is the ultimate guide to understanding this often overlooked philosophy. Whether you're a deist yourself or simply curious about this belief system, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of deism's history, key principles, and most common questions and misconceptions.Written in a clear and accessible style, Moretti takes a nuanced approach
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Gangstalking and Psychic Possession

Servants Of The Master Builders Of Illusion

by Eliza Parr ...

Gangstalking destroys the lives of millions. Why then is it allowed to exist?As a tool of the elite, using other worldly entities, mind control and technolology, it protects the illusion controlled by the Master Builders and allows the Serpent within everybody's subconscious to control them by concepts and impressions, a necessary device linked to corporate profits.The original instigators of ... Read more

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Gangstalking destroys the lives of millions. Why then is it allowed to exist?As a tool of the elite, using other worldly entities, mind control and technolology, it protects the illusion controlled by the Master Builders and allows the Serpent within everybody's subconscious to control them by concepts and impressions, a necessary device linked to corporate profits.The original instigators of
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Five Lectures on Formal Axiology

by Robert S. Hartman ...

During the final decade or so of his life, Hartman frequently delivered a series of lectures in which he outlined the need for a scientific theory of human values, the theoretical requirements demanded of an effective value theory, and his rationale behind the development of the particular value theory he developed, which he named formal axiology. He named these lectures, collectively, Five ... Read more

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During the final decade or so of his life, Hartman frequently delivered a series of lectures in which he outlined the need for a scientific theory of human values, the theoretical requirements demanded of an effective value theory, and his rationale behind the development of the particular value theory he developed, which he named formal axiology. He named these lectures, collectively, Five
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The Prince of Darkness

Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History

by Jeffrey Burton Russell ...

The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have ... Read more

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The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past generations have personified evil, he deepens our understanding of the ways in which people have
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The Uses of Pessimism

And the Danger of False Hope

by Roger Scruton ...

Ranging widely over human history and culture, from ancient Greece to the current global economic downturn, Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists -- with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed -- have wrought havoc for centuries. Scruton's argument is nuanced, however, and his ... Read more

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Ranging widely over human history and culture, from ancient Greece to the current global economic downturn, Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists -- with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed -- have wrought havoc for centuries. Scruton's argument is nuanced, however, and his
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Living with the Devil

A Meditation on Good and Evil

by Stephen Batchelor ...

Stephen Batchelor's seminal work on humanity's struggle between good and evilIn the national bestseller Living with the Devil, Batchelor traces the trajectory from the words of the Buddha and Christ, through the writings of Shantideva, Milton, and Pascal, to the poetry of Baudelaire, the fiction of Kafka, and the findings of modern physics and evolutionary biology to examine who we really are, and ... Read more

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Stephen Batchelor's seminal work on humanity's struggle between good and evilIn the national bestseller Living with the Devil, Batchelor traces the trajectory from the words of the Buddha and Christ, through the writings of Shantideva, Milton, and Pascal, to the poetry of Baudelaire, the fiction of Kafka, and the findings of modern physics and evolutionary biology to examine who we really are, and
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The Masterworks of Western Philosophy

by Various ...

Series series Civitas Library Classics
These masterworks contain ideas and ideals that have shaped the West and impacted the rest of the world. The very brilliance of the Classical and Western tradition cannot be set apart from its radically innovative methodology. Veering away from all other cultures, which were subsumed in the will of the gods and bound by immemorial custom, the Classical Greek thinkers and their medieval and modern ... Read more

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These masterworks contain ideas and ideals that have shaped the West and impacted the rest of the world. The very brilliance of the Classical and Western tradition cannot be set apart from its radically innovative methodology. Veering away from all other cultures, which were subsumed in the will of the gods and bound by immemorial custom, the Classical Greek thinkers and their medieval and modern
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Maldoror

(Les Chants de Maldoror)

by Conte De Lautreamont ...

Translated by Guy Wernham ...

This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing.The macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the ... Read more

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This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing.The macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the
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Moral Vices and Virtues: An Ethics of Mutual Aid: Character, Cooperation, and the Moral Cost of Hierarchy

by Mason Carter ...

Moral Vices and Virtues: An Ethics of Mutual Aid offers a radical rethinking of ethics grounded in evolutionary biology, cooperation, and anarchist social theory. Drawing on the work of Peter Kropotkin and Murray Bookchin, this book argues that morality does not arise from command, law, or hierarchy, but from mutual aid—the everyday practices through which human beings live together without ... Read more

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Moral Vices and Virtues: An Ethics of Mutual Aid offers a radical rethinking of ethics grounded in evolutionary biology, cooperation, and anarchist social theory. Drawing on the work of Peter Kropotkin and Murray Bookchin, this book argues that morality does not arise from command, law, or hierarchy, but from mutual aid—the everyday practices through which human beings live together without
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Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants

An Introduction to Ethics

by Ruwen Ogien ...

Translated by Martin Thom ...

Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this ... Read more

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Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this
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The Songs of Bilitis

by Pierre Louys ...

The Songs of Bilitis Pierre Louys - "First published in Paris in 1894, this purports to be translations of poems by a woman named Bilitis, a contemporary and acquaintance of Sappho. This caused a sensation, not only because finding an intact cache of poems from a completely unknown Greek poet circa 600 B.C. would be a miracle, but because of its open and sensitive exploration of lesbian eroticism. ... Read more

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The Songs of Bilitis Pierre Louys - "First published in Paris in 1894, this purports to be translations of poems by a woman named Bilitis, a contemporary and acquaintance of Sappho. This caused a sensation, not only because finding an intact cache of poems from a completely unknown Greek poet circa 600 B.C. would be a miracle, but because of its open and sensitive exploration of lesbian eroticism.
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

by Sam Harris ...

Natalie Angier wrote in The New York Times: "The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris ... Read more

$12.29 USD

Natalie Angier wrote in The New York Times: "The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris
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The Practicing Stoic

A Philosophical User's Manual

by Ward Farnsworth ...

“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”—The Washington PostSee more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease ... Read more

$13.09 USD

“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”—The Washington PostSee more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease
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What We Owe the Future

by William MacAskill ...

In this instant New York Times bestseller, a renowned philosopher puts forth the case for longtermismThe fate of the world – and the future – is in our hands. Now with a new foreword, What We Owe the Future argues for longtermism: that positively influencing the distant future is our time’s key moral priority. It’s not enough to reverse climate change or avert a pandemic. We must ensure that ... Read more

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In this instant New York Times bestseller, a renowned philosopher puts forth the case for longtermismThe fate of the world – and the future – is in our hands. Now with a new foreword, What We Owe the Future argues for longtermism: that positively influencing the distant future is our time’s key moral priority. It’s not enough to reverse climate change or avert a pandemic. We must ensure that
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

100 Experiments for the Armchair Philosopher

by Julian Baggini ...

In this captivating collection of philosophical puzzles, Julian Baggini serves up a mental feast that will leave you craving more.The perfect gift for lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from ... Read more

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In this captivating collection of philosophical puzzles, Julian Baggini serves up a mental feast that will leave you craving more.The perfect gift for lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas. Taking examples from
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How Good People Make Tough Choices Rev Ed

Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living

by Rushworth M. Kidder ...

This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions.“A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.”—Jimmy CarterAn essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder offers practical tools for ethical ... Read more

$8.99 USD

This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions.“A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.”—Jimmy CarterAn essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder offers practical tools for ethical
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GOD is HERE

Finding God in the Pain of a Broken World

by John W. Nichols ...

FREE Audiobook and Workbook/Journal inside and on GodAndYouAndMe.com/God-Is-Here-Free-StuffOur world can be cruel-we experience a mixture of health and sickness, hope and fear, peace and discord, wealth and poverty, love and hate. In the aftermath of tragedy, people ask, "If God is good and cares for me, why does He allow suffering? Where is justice for evil? Where is healing for my loved ones? ... Read more

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FREE Audiobook and Workbook/Journal inside and on GodAndYouAndMe.com/God-Is-Here-Free-StuffOur world can be cruel-we experience a mixture of health and sickness, hope and fear, peace and discord, wealth and poverty, love and hate. In the aftermath of tragedy, people ask, "If God is good and cares for me, why does He allow suffering? Where is justice for evil? Where is healing for my loved ones?
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