"Explores the rise of the idea of nothing in Western modernity and how this idea is transforming and offering new possibilities"--Provided by publisher.
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"Explores the rise of the idea of nothing in Western modernity and how this idea is transforming and offering new possibilities"--Provided by publisher.
"Explores the rise of the idea of nothing in Western modernity and how this idea is transforming and offering new possibilities"--Provided by publisher
Explores "why we find spontaneity so elusive and shows how early Chinese philosophy points the way to happier, more authentic lives"--Dust jacket flap
Explores "why we find spontaneity so elusive and shows how early Chinese philosophy points the way to happier, more authentic lives"--Dust jacket flap.
A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity'an ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand'and why it is so essential to our well-being Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting' Or be charmi…
Explores "why we find spontaneity so elusive and shows how early Chinese philosophy points the way to happier, more authentic lives"--Dust jacket flap.
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet, if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what is great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead st…
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet, if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what is great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead st…
The dead are gone. They count for nothing. Yet, if we count the dead, their number is staggering. And they account for most of what is great about civilization. Compared to the greatness of the dead, the accomplishments of the living are paltry. Which is it then: are the dead st…
A successful attempt to provide a metaphysics of death must at the same time resolve the paradox of nonexistence--that there must be something ""there"" that fails to exist. This is the aim of Palle Yourgrau's Death and Nonexistence, which provides an ontology of death, i.e. of …