Philosophy

Ten Philosophical Mistakes [Pape...

Ten Philosophical Mistakes examines ten errors in modern thought and shows how they have led to serious consequences in our everyday lives It teaches how they came about, how to avoid them, and how...

On the Laws of the Poetic Art He...

A magisterial exploration of poetrys place in the fine arts by one of the twentieth centurys leading poetsIn these engaging lectures, eminent poet Anthony Hecht explores the art of poetry and its r...

Ferran Adria and elBulli: The Ar...

The Music between Us: Is Music a...

From our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another In The Music between Us, philosoph...

The Quest for Being [Paperback] ...

Wellknown social and political philosopher, Sidney Hook, compiled this fascinating combination of essays addressing questions by professionals and lay readers alike Written between 1934 and 1960, t...

The Seventeenth Century Backgrou...

This classic work describes the intellectual background in which such men as Milton, Donne, Dryden and many other writers and theologians produced their work ISBN10: B000OM8SYY ISBN13: 978B000OM8S...

PRAGMATISM: A New Name For Some ...

The word pragmatism is used everywhere today, from business to sports to politics Written in an engaging and accessible style, this title offers a corrective to modern uses of the word, since the v...

A Little Book on Love Little Boo...

Experience the miracle called loveWhat is the purpose of love? Is the storm of ecstasy that we call love simply a biological urge that eventually passesor the first stage in something much more? Is...

Falling in Love with Wisdom: Ame...

David Lynn Halls love of philosophy began with a fiftycent paperback Then an adolescent facing an 18hour bus trip across the great Southwest, desperate for anything to read, Hall bought Alfred Nort...

Heloise and Abelard Ann Arbor Pa...

Recounts the most famous love story of the Middle Ages ISBN10: 0472060384 ISBN13: 9780472060382 Material Type: paperback

A Little History of the World Li...

The international bestseller: E H Gombrichs sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all agesAll stories begin with Once upon a time And thats just what this story is all about: what happe...

Heraclitus [Hardcover] Wheelwrig...

viii 181p hardback, black cloth with dark green jacket, very good condition, minimal wear to jacket, very light marks to edges, pages clean and bright like new, binding firm and tight like new, exc...

The Republic Of Plato [Paperback...

Essestially an inquiry into morality, the Republic is the central work of the Western worlds most famous philosopher Containing crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy, i...

Transforming the Hermeneutic Con...

This book presents contemporary analyses of interpretation by some of the most prominent figures in contemporary philosophy and literary criticism These essays question and transform traditional st...

Flame of Attention Krishnamurti, J

Explains how to overcome psychological anxiety by rejecting restrictive modes of thought and paying full attention to the true world ISBN10: 0060648147 ISBN13: 9780060648145 Material Type: paperback

Sitting with LaoTzu [Paperback] ...

This book is about a way of return to ones own true lifeIn any society, ancient or modern, which has made busyness a virtue, lost itself in pursuing the accumulation of power, knowledge, and materi...

Iron Shirt Chi Kung I: Once a Ma...

The Iron Shirt practice is divided into three Iron Shirt I, II, and III Iron Shirt Chi Kung is the martial aspect of the Universal Tao system It develops internal power and structure and a wellcond...

The Book of the Heart: Embracing...

These inspirational and poetic teachings, written by a modern Taoist master, will be a compelling source of reflection for all those acquainted with the Taote Ching, the Analects of Confucius, the ...

Living in the Light of Death Ros...

This book presents the Buddhist approach to facing the inevitable facts of growing older, getting sick, and dying These touch realities are not given much attention by many people until midlife, wh...

The Craft of the Warrior [Paperb...

A big house, fancy cars, and money in the bank seldom lead to a fulfilling life, a life true to ones potential and essential nature Ordinary life can be a prison, but it doesnt have to be that wayI...