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Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their... [ More...]
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Sandel provokes a debate with this question: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy? (Philosophy)
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Major work on ethics, by one of the most influential thinkers of the last two centuries, deals with master/slave morality and modern man's current moral practices; the evolution of man's feelings of guilt and bad conscience; and how ascetic ideals help... [ More...]
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‘The material contained in this volume was originally presented in the form of talks to students, teachers and parents in India, but its keen penetration and lucid simplicity will be deeply meaningful to thoughtful people everywhere, of all ages, and... [ More...]
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A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus's insights and... [ More...]
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This enduringly profound treatise was first used by the students of Aristotle's famous Athenian school, the Lyceum; since then it has exercised a lasting effect on Western philosophy and continues to resonate for modern readers. Aristotle identifies the... [ More...]
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"The Hermeneutics of the Subject is the third volume in the collection of Michel Foucault's lectures at the College de France, where Foucault's candid and wide-ranging lectures influenced groundbreaking works like "The History of Sexuality and "Madness and... [ More...]
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The acclaimed author of "The Culture of Disbelief" proves to readers that manners matter to the future of America.
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In Man for Himself, Dr. Fromm examines the confusion of modern man—who, because he lacks faith in nay principle by which life ought to be guided, becomes the helpless prey of forces within and without himself. From the broad, interdisciplinary... [ More...]
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