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Many of the most controversial moral decisions we face hinge upon competing descriptions of life, and never is this truer than at the beginning of life. James Mumford draws upon phenomenology (a branch of continental philosophy) to question the descriptive adequacy, the essentia…
Selvbiografi af den schweiziske psykiater og dødsforsker Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (f. 1926).
"An exploration of philosophical and religious ideas about humor in modern philosophy and their secular implications"--Provided by publisher.
In this ambitious book, acclaimed writer Marilynne Robinson applies her astute intellect to some of the most vexing topics in the history of human thought?science, religion, and consciousness. Crafted with the same care and insight as her award-winning novels, Absence of Mind ch…
Now Anglophone readers can at last read in full the work that shaped the argument of Heidegger's Being and Time and whose extraordinary impact on European intellectual life between the wars was extolled by Jurgen Habermas. Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic …
In our individualized society we are all artists of life - whether we know it or not, will it or not and like it or not, by decree of society if not by our own choice. In this society we are all expected, rightly or wrongly, to give our lives purpose and form by using our own sk…
The Tibetan book of living and dying
by Harvey, Andrew, Gaffney, Patrick, Rinoche, Sogyal
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"How should we live? According to philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci, the greatest guidance to this essential question lies in combining the wisdom of 24 centuries of philosophy with the latest research from 21st century science. In Answers for Aristotle, Pigliucci argu…
Published posthumously, "Contributions to Philosophy" casted Heidegger's philosophy in a new light against the opinion of "Being and Time". This book provides the reader with an overview of the significance of "Contributions", its genesis and production, as well as the interpret…