Philosophy
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From  NEW! The Most Important Relationship in Your LifeFrom: The Web of Meaning |
How the "I" and the "self" split apart early in human evolution is viewed as a defining characteristic of humanity. The differences between I and self are discussed, along … | Jeremy Lent | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! The Nameless Uncarved WoodFrom: The Web of Meaning |
Traditional Chinese and Greek philosophy of mind is discussed, along with the insights of modern neuroscience. The chapter describes the role of the pre-frontal cortex as the executive function, … | Jeremy Lent | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From  The National Scene |
Looks at the creation of the TCPS creating a bureaucratication of the ethics regulation process nationally | John Lowman; Ted Palys | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The Need in Human ThinkingFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip discuss how conventional modes of reasoning are inadequate to the crises facing humanity in the early twenty-first century. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 25 | 2025 | $2.50 Add |
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From  The Noose TightensFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Heberlein describes the situation in Germany as the Nazis took power. Arendt was separated from her husband when he fled Germany, and also had to confront the growing … | Ann Heberlein | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The Opportunity of All TimeFrom: The Universe Within |
In this chapter, Turok examines humanity’s twenty-first century crossroads, where digital technology, quantum computing, and the limits of classical physics converge. | Neil Turkok | 59 | 2012 | $5.90 Add |
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From  The Party GameSign Reading From: The Power Manual |
The Party 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 this game … | Cyndi Suarez | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! The Patterns of the UniverseFrom: The Web of Meaning |
The chapter begins with the paradox of the Ship of Theseus, and continues with the the philosophy of flux of the Pre-Socratics and of the Song Dynasty of China. How things can be in constant flux … | Jeremy Lent | 31 | 2021 | $3.10 Add |
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From  The Physics of CreationFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
In this chapter, Weber examines how complex natural patterns reveal the interrelated nature of life and the anorganic environment. | Andreas Weber | 18 | 2016 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Principle of BeautyFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
In this chapter, the author provides a critique of the Darwinian notion of "nature as a survival machine." | Andreas Weber | 32 | 2016 | $3.20 Add |
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From The Question in the Eyes of the WolfFrom: The Biology of Wonder |
In this chapter, the author describes his journey to study the Ethiopian wolf; this story is the basis for Weber’s meditation on the connections between living beings. | Andreas Weber | 21 | 2016 | $2.10 Add |
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From  The Return of BarbarismFrom: The Return of History |
From The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century | Jennifer Welsh | 61 | 2016 | $6.10 Add |
The Return of HistoryConflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century |
In the 2016 CBC Massey Lectures, former Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General and international relations specialist Jennifer Welsh delivers a timely, intelligent, and fascinating analysis … | Jennifer Welsh | 402 | 2016 | View |
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From The Return of HistoryFrom: The Return of History |
From The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century | Jennifer Welsh | 46 | 2016 | $4.60 Add |
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From The ReunionFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Heberlein explores ideas of forgiveness, and examines Arendt’s decision to forgive Martin Heidegger. | Ann Heberlein | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Right to Have RightsFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
In this chapter, Heberlein examines Arendt’s writings on human worth and dignity. | Ann Heberlein | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
