Philosophy

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That’s What She Said

That’s What She Said

On the Future of Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

In this chapter the author points out that we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone and we don’t even know when it will go. The question "Why is it that nostalgia … 25 $2.50 Add
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The Argument from Contingency 'Then' and 'Now'

The Argument from Contingency ‘Then’ and ‘Now’

From: God and Argument - Dieu et l'argumentation philosophique

The paper has two rather loosely connected parts: the first part reflects on the significance of the argument from contingency in the Five Ways of St Thomas Aquinas and raises the question of … 9 $1.08 Add
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The Art of Retreat
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The Art of Retreat

From: In Praise of Retreat

In this chapter, the author explores the factors that motivate people to seek seclusion from the world. She discusses historical examples of pilgrims and hermits and what motivated their retreats. 31 $3.10 Add
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The Banality of Evil

The Banality of Evil

From: On Love and Tyranny

In this chapter, Heberlein covers the arrest of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina, Arendt’s decision to attend his trial in Israel, and the reception of her seminal work Eichmann in Jerusalem. 10 $1.00 Add
The Biology of Wonder

The Biology of Wonder

Aliveness, Feeling, and the Metamorphosis of Science

In The Biology of Wonder author Andreas Weber proposes a new approach to the biological sciences that puts the human back in nature. He argues that feelings and emotions, far from being … 336 View
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The Biopolitical Production of the Common

The Biopolitical Production of the Common

From: Multicultural Dynamics and the Ends of History

This chapter shows how Marx’s framework, suitably updated, can help us better make sense of the fact that the world is becoming increasingly multicultural, in a way that allows us to deepen … 18 $2.34 Add
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The Birth of the Factory
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The Birth of the Factory

From: Being and Swine

In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir discusses the rise of urbanization in the western world and the role that animals have played in this process. Included in the chapter are a discussion of … ; ; 37 $3.70 Add
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The Body Language Game

The Body Language Game

Sign Reading

From: The Power Manual

The Body Language game comes from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn the subtle differences in status between characters — how they manifest and are transformed. The purpose of … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Body of the Sea

The Body of the Sea

From: The Biology of Wonder

This chapter explores why we must focus on a multiplicity of species to understand the enigma of life. 19 $1.90 Add
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The Camino de Santiago

The Camino de Santiago

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

Inspired by the pilgrimage to St. James’ tomb which draws young and old from around the world each year to walk across Spain, I decided to help kids toward lives as producers rather than … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Character Study Game

The Character Study Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Character Study game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to understand their character. The goal for the actor is to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances. Good … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Circle Game

The Circle Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Circle game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with the other actors on stage. When on stage, even if the actor is not directly interacting with another … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

On the Why of Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

This chapter discusses nostalgia as a feeling, and the history of nostalgia, from antiquity to the present, moving out of the medical into the cultural realm. Why it is important to describe … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Coroner, the Media, and SFU

The Coroner, the Media, and SFU

From: Protecting Research Confidentiality

Looks at Assisted Suicide in the News, The media and Ogden – their want of an expert and finding one in Ogden, Ogden and the SFU Administration ; 12 $1.20 Add
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The Design Connection

The Design Connection

From: God and Argument - Dieu et l'argumentation philosophique

The intention of this paper is to argue that an analysis of the concept of design will provide grounds to refute any connection between this idea and arguments for the existence of God. 11 $1.32 Add
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The Desire for Life

The Desire for Life

From: The Biology of Wonder

The author discusses his scientific education, and how he felt that something was lacking in the overly mechanistic conception of life in biology. 19 $1.90 Add