Philosophy
Explore our collection of philosophy books at our online bookstore, featuring the best books on philosophy, philosophical novels, and famous works on stoicism and political philosophy. Discover must-read and best-selling titles that offer deep insights into the world of philosophy.
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Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and ReligionWith more than four thousand entries and over one hundred illustrations, this encyclopedia offers a complete survey of the four major religious traditions of Asia. It is designed not only for students and scholars but also to help general readers find their way through...
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If You Must Speculate Learn The RulesThere are common-sense rules for even the most daring investment speculation, even in a precarious economic environment... as in the wake of the dramatic stock market crash of 1929.This guide to smart speculating offers sound advice on determining whether you're really cut out for...
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Two Books of the Elements of Universal JurisprudenceTwo Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence was Pufendorf's first work, published in 1660. Its appearance effectively inaugurated the modern natural-law movement in the German-speaking world, establishing Pufendorf as a key figure and laying the foundations for his later major works. Samuel Pufendorf...
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Rational Man: A Modern Interpretation of Aristotelian EthicsForty years after its original publication, Liberty Fund brings back to print Henry Veatch's path-breaking popular presentation of virtue ethics. This modern interpretation of Aristotelian ethics is a natural for undergraduate philosophy courses. It is also an engaging work for the expert and the...
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The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of NatureSamuel Pufendorf's The Whole Duty of Man, According to the Law of Nature suggested a purely conventional basis for natural law. Rejecting scholasticism's metaphysical theories, Pufendorf found the source of natural law in humanity's need to cultivate sociability. Samuel Pufendorf (1632-1694) taught natural law...
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Hobbes on Civil AssociationOf Michael Oakeshott and his interest in Thomas Hobbes, Professor Paul Franco has written, "The themes Oakeshott stresses in his interpretation of Hobbes are . . . skepticism about the role of reason in politics, allegiance to the morality of individuality as opposed to...
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Areopagitica and Other Political Writings of John MiltonJohn Milton published several revolutionary manifestos, two works defending regicide, and of course the famous Areopagitica, or defense of freedom of expression and the press against censorship. John Alvis has collected into a superb one-volume edition all of Milton's political writings of enduring importance....
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Essays on Philosophical SubjectsReflecting Adam Smith's wide learning and varied interests, these essays shed considerable light on his place in the Scottish Enlightenment. Included are histories of astronomy, ancient logic, and ancient physics; essays on the "imitative" arts and the affinity between music, dancing, and poetry; and...
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Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and VipassanaWisdom Wide and Deep is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (jhana) to profound and liberating insight (vipassana). With calm, tranquility, and composure established through a practical experience of jhana meditators are able to halt the...
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Upside-Down Zen: Finding the Marvelous in the OrdinaryWriting and teaching in the same tradition as Robert Aitken (Taking the Path of Zen) and John Tarrant (Bring Me the Rhinoceros), Susan Murphy shares their warm and lyrical approach to Zen Buddhism. Upside-Down Zen is Murphy's unique invitation to explore the vivid spirit...
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Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine: Selections from Cause Et CureMedieval attitudes to health and treatment revealed in Hildegard's treatise. Hildegard of Bingen [1098-1179], an important figure in her own time, has come increasingly to critical attention in recent years. Cause et Cure, attributed to Hildegard, is both a cosmological text and a medical...
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Changing Reality: Huna Practices to Create the Life You WantReality is experience, and experience is reality, says Hawaiian shaman Serge King, speaking of Huna, the esoteric tradition in which he was reared.King emphasizes that all of us have the ability to shift from one world to another. The difference is that shamans do...
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Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ FollowerECPA 2019 Christian Book Award Finalist 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalists - Biography Dallas Willard was a personal mentor and inspiration to hundreds of pastors, philosophers, and average churchgoers. His presence and ideas rippled through the lives of many prominent...
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Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians"The unexamined life is not worth living," according to Socrates, but pursuing the examined life strikes many as daunting, unappealing and even unnecessary. Is philosophy important? Why do I need philosophy if I have the Bible? Aren't philosophers simply engaged in meaningless disputes that...
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Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of SuspicionWe live in a cynical age. Cynicism is in the air we breathe; it is a cultural norm; it is the default setting and lens through which many of us view the world. Why is cynicism so pervasive? What does it promise? How does...
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Modern Psychotherapies: A Comprehensive Christian AppraisalThe wide variety of psychotherapies that psychologists and students of psychology face can make for a confusing picture. The level of complexity is multiplied for Christians since they must ask how a particular psychotherapy fits (or doesn't fit) with a Christian understanding of persons...
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Zen Gifts to ChristiansRobert Kennedy is one of three Jesuits in the world who answer to both the titles Father and Roshi, or venerable Zen teacher. In 1991, after ten years of practicing Zen meditation, he was installed as a Zen teacher at the recommendation of his...
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Anamnesis, Volume 6: On the Theory of History and PoliticsVolume 6 of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin offers the first translation of the full German text of Anamnesis published in 1966. The previous English edition, translated by Gerhart Niemeyer, focused largely on the sections of Anamnesis dealing directly with Voegelin's philosophy of...
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Japanese Temple Buddhism: Worldliness in a Religion of RenunciationThere have been many studies that focus on aspects of the history of Japanese Buddhism. Until now, none have addressed important questions of organization and practice in contemporary Buddhism, questions such as how Japanese Buddhism came to be seen as a religion of funeral...
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Wandering on the Way: Early Taoist Tales and Parables of Chuang TzuIn this vivid, contemporary translation, Victor Mair captures the quintessential life and spirit of Chuang Tzu while remaining faithful to the original text.Author: ZhuangziPublisher: University of Hawaii PressPublished: 04/01/2000Pages: 464Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 8.64h x 5.54w x 1.17dISBN: 9780824820381About the AuthorMair, Victor H.: -...
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