Philosophy

Intention is generally viewed as a pit-bull kind of determination propelling one to succeed at all costs by never giving up on an inner picture. In this vi...

R.E. Allen's superb new translations of four Socratic dialogues—Ion, Hippias Minor, Laches, and Protagoras—bring these classic texts to life for modern ...

Includes six titles: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, A Grief Observed, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and The Great Divorce.Categories: Literature...

this Richly Detailed Biography Captures Both The Personal Life And The Scientific Career Of Isaac Newton.Categories: Engineering & Transportation Engine...

Universally known and admired as a peacemaker, Dag Hammarskjöld concealed a remarkable intense inner life which he recorded over several decades in this jo...

This edition contains four essays--"On Liberty," "Utilitarianism," "Considerations on Representative Government," and "The Subjection of Women"--never befor...

[translated] By Brian Walker.Categories: Religion & Spirituality Other Eastern Religions & Sacred TextsTaoism

SimposioCategories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyGeneral

This is a spiritual tour de force which explores the relationship between Man and Nature as found in Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, par...

Edited, with an Introduction, by Anton C. Pegis with selections from SUMMA THEOLOGICA and SUMMA CONTRA GENTILESCategories: Politics & Social SciencesSoc...

Since Its Publication In 1974, Scholars Throughout The Humanities Have Adopted G M A Grube's Masterful Translation Of The Republic As The Edition Of Choice ...

An introduction to the unparalleled achievements of ancient China and the inventions, discoveries, and scientific advances that helped inspire the European ...

everyone Dreams Of A Better Life. All The Things You’ve Ever Wanted — Happiness, Loving Relationships, Well-being, Abundance, And Peace Of Mind — Are All ...

A hundred years after William James delivered the celebrated lectures that became The Varieties of Religious Experience, one of the foremost thinkers in the...

Jarvis Jay Masters Has Taken An Extraordinary Journey Of Faith. Strangely Enough, His Moment Of Enlightenment Came Behind The Bars Of San Quentin's Death Ro...

noted Psychologist And Philosopher Develops His Own Brand Of Pragmatism, Based On Theories Of C. S. Peirce. Emphasis On Radical Empiricism, Versus The Tra...

Jean Vanier.Categories: Religion & Spirituality New Age & SpiritualityInspirational

Giving Reasons prepares students to think independently, evaluate information, and reason clearly across disciplines. Accessible to students and effective ...

The book has been variously described as the first to analyze the role of the political elite; as the one that established the independence of politics from...

Includes Articles, Many Of Which Originally Appeared In Scientific American, On Memes, Innumeracy, William Safire, Frederic Chopin, Rubik's Cube, Strange At...

An unabridged edition with updated footnotes and layout, to include: Recent Criticisms of Consciousness - Instinct and Habit - Desire and Feeling - Influenc...

Notes from the underground is considered to be the first of Dostoyevsky's existentialist novels. It is based on the memoirs of an unnamed narrator who is a ...

From the author of the "hugely entertaining"(Publishers Weekly) The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten, lessons in debunking the faulty arguments we hear every day...

An integral part of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years, the Tao Te Ching teaches individual peace and harmony through meditation. One of the most i...

From the author: The Love of Destiny: The Sacred and the Profane in Germanic Polytheism is a short book I published in 2013 about the ancient Norse/Germanic...

Infinity Is A Concept That Fascinates Everyone From A Seven-year-old Child To A Maths Professor. So Remarkable And Strange Is It That Contemplating It Has D...

Audrey Craft Davis brings together many of the most important aspects of metaphysics and in plain simple english, gives us timely, constructive ways to deve...

Very good conditionCategories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyGeneral

The history of education can easily be described as theme and variation on one motif: reform. From Plato’s critique of the Sophists in Protagoras to John ...

The great 19th-century philosopher refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in one of his most important works, a fascinating examination of...

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (1859-1930) was a Scottish author. He is most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are gener...

As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to h...

In This Classic About Economics, Freedom, And The Relationship Between The Two, Milton And Rose Friedman Explain How Our Freedom Has Been Eroded And Our Pro...

Helen Adams Keller was an American writer and social activist; an illness (possibly scarlet fever or meningitis) at the age of 19 months left her deaf and b...

Now re-releasing as a part of the Lives of Faith series, the story of Jim Elliot’s life and martyrdom is one of the great missionary stories of modern tim...

An inquiry into the origins, dissemination, and consequences of the modern belief that humans can solve any problem and overcome any difficulty, given time ...

Until yesterday, no society had seen marriage as anything other than a conjugal partnership: a male-female union. What Is Marriage? identifies and defends ...

Guiding readers in learning how to respond to difficult situations with a positive, peaceful mind, this resource educates on how to turn challenges into opp...

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie's World has fired the imagination of reade...

Designated One of the 100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th century, here is a verbatim reprinting of the 1946 first edition, with all its inhere...

the Four Agreements Introduced A New Way Of Living To Thousands Of Readers. Based On Ancient Toltec Wisdom, This Companion Guide To The Book Will Help Fans ...

An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name. Whether you’re deciding which sm...

An anthology of important, profound, and beautiful selections from the cabalistic texts, arranged and introduced by Daniel Chanan Matt, an authority on Jewi...

The creation sings to us with the visual beauty of God’s handiwork. But what of man-made art? Much of it is devoid of sacred beauty and is often rejected ...

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned w...

How did the universe really begin? The verdict is in. Lee Strobel investigates the latest scientific discoveries from physics to biology and discovers they...

This Third Edition Of 'the Trial And Death Of Socrates' Presents G. M. A. Grube's Distinguished Translations, As Revised By John Cooper For 'plato, Complete...

this Collection Includes Essays By; William T. Bluhm, Lou Massa, Thomas Payel, John F. Post, Stephen Toulmin And David Weissman. booknews contains English ...