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Meetings with Remarkable Men

by G. I. Gurdjieff ...

Series series All and Everything
Meetings with Remarkable Men, G. I. Gurdjieff’s autobiographical account of his youth and early travels, has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive “read” in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff’s unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff’s search for hidden ... Read more

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Meetings with Remarkable Men, G. I. Gurdjieff’s autobiographical account of his youth and early travels, has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive “read” in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff’s unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff’s search for hidden
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The Case Against Reality

Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes

by Donald Hoffman ...

Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth?Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more “attractive” body shape to studying how ... Read more

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Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth?Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion designers create clothes that give the illusion of a more “attractive” body shape to studying how
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The Idea of the World

A Multi-Disciplinary Argument for the Mental Nature of Reality

by Bernardo Kastrup ...

A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on conceptual parsimony, straightforward logic and empirical ... Read more

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A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on conceptual parsimony, straightforward logic and empirical
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Strange coincidences in your life. Small curious events. Forebodings. Telepathy. Does it happen to you too? Quantum physics and the theory of synchronicity explain extrasensory phenomena.

by George Anderson ...

From the earliest developments of thought, mankind believed that some significant coincidences were signs by which a higher philosophical or divine level sought to inter-dialogue with men. In the last three centuries this had been erased from the new directions of science. Extraordinary coincidences were considered as fruits of chance. Anyone who wanted to interpret extraordinary events as divine ... Read more

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From the earliest developments of thought, mankind believed that some significant coincidences were signs by which a higher philosophical or divine level sought to inter-dialogue with men. In the last three centuries this had been erased from the new directions of science. Extraordinary coincidences were considered as fruits of chance. Anyone who wanted to interpret extraordinary events as divine
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

by Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Translated by R. J. Hollingdale ...

'Enigmatic, vatic, emphatic, passionate . . . Nietzsche's works together make a unique statement in the literature of European ideas' A. C. GraylingNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the ... Read more

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'Enigmatic, vatic, emphatic, passionate . . . Nietzsche's works together make a unique statement in the literature of European ideas' A. C. GraylingNietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy, and Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains his most influential work. It describes how the ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from his solitude in the mountains to tell the
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Stars, Myths & Syllables - In conversation with the fire

With select hymns from the Rig Veda

by Janit Gambhir ...

Unlock the Forgotten Language of the UniverseFor millennia, the Rig Veda has been shrouded in mystery, its hymns considered abstract praises to nature gods. This book shatters that perception, presenting a revolutionary key to understanding humanity's oldest scripture.What if the names of the gods were actually the names of stars?What if their stories were not mere myths, but precise narratives of ... Read more

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Unlock the Forgotten Language of the UniverseFor millennia, the Rig Veda has been shrouded in mystery, its hymns considered abstract praises to nature gods. This book shatters that perception, presenting a revolutionary key to understanding humanity's oldest scripture.What if the names of the gods were actually the names of stars?What if their stories were not mere myths, but precise narratives of
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How to Think Impossibly

About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else

by Jeffrey J. Kripal ...

A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human.From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen—all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumptions about what is ... Read more

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A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human.From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen—all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumptions about what is
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Experiencing the Next World Now

by Michael Grosso, Ph.D. ...

From the scientific underground of psychic research comes a stunning report on the evidence for life after death. But all the proof in the world is nothing when compared to actual experience with the place beyond. This book takes the reader to the next level -- and offers a more personal kind of journey. If there is a "next world," it must be nearby, and the path leads through the gateways of our ... Read more

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From the scientific underground of psychic research comes a stunning report on the evidence for life after death. But all the proof in the world is nothing when compared to actual experience with the place beyond. This book takes the reader to the next level -- and offers a more personal kind of journey. If there is a "next world," it must be nearby, and the path leads through the gateways of our
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Plato: The Complete Works

by Plato ...

This ebook contains Plato's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters ... Read more

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This ebook contains Plato's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters
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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Leibniz and the Monadology

by Anthony Savile ...

Series series Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy and, with Descartes and Spinoza, one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. The Monadology is his most famous work and one of the most important works of modern philosophy.Leibniz and the Monadology introduces and assesses:*Leibniz's life and the background to the Monadology*the ideas and text of the Monadology*Leibniz's ... Read more

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Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy and, with Descartes and Spinoza, one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. The Monadology is his most famous work and one of the most important works of modern philosophy.Leibniz and the Monadology introduces and assesses:*Leibniz's life and the background to the Monadology*the ideas and text of the Monadology*Leibniz's
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Schopenhauer

A Very Short Introduction

by Christopher Janaway ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will - a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind ... Read more

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Schopenhauer is the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will - a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind
... Read more
Il mistero delle origini dell'uomo

Un viaggio nel tempo per comprendere chi siamo e dove stiamo andando

by Massimo Polidoro ...

Sin dall’inizio dei tempi, l’umanità ha tessuto leggende, creato cosmologie e formulato ipotesi scientifiche nel tentativo di capire da dove veniamo e dove siamo diretti. Indagare il mistero delle origini dell’uomo è un viaggio affascinante e multidisciplinare: dalle prime spiegazioni mitiche, passando per le rivoluzioni introdotte dalla teoria dell’evoluzione di Darwin, Massimo Polidoro ci ... Read more

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Sin dall’inizio dei tempi, l’umanità ha tessuto leggende, creato cosmologie e formulato ipotesi scientifiche nel tentativo di capire da dove veniamo e dove siamo diretti. Indagare il mistero delle origini dell’uomo è un viaggio affascinante e multidisciplinare: dalle prime spiegazioni mitiche, passando per le rivoluzioni introdotte dalla teoria dell’evoluzione di Darwin, Massimo Polidoro ci
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The Weirdness of the World

by Eric Schwitzgebel ...

How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre—and why that’s a good thingDo we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing? Is consciousness a purely physical matter, or might it require something extra, something nonphysical? According to the ... Read more

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How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre—and why that’s a good thingDo we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing? Is consciousness a purely physical matter, or might it require something extra, something nonphysical? According to the
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KANT: Oeuvres Majeures

Édition enrichie.

by Emmanuel Kant, Jules Laurent0 ...

Translated by Joseph Tissot, Jacques Trullard, Auguste Durand, Jules Barni, François Picavet, Charles Wolf, Victor Delbos ...

Les "Oeuvres Majeures" d'Emmanuel Kant constituent une anthologie emblématique, englobant ses réflexions sur la métaphysique, l'éthique et l'esthétique. À travers des textes fondamentaux tels que la "Critique de la raison pure" et la "Critique de la raison pratique", Kant y développe sa théorie du savoir, ancrée dans la distinction entre phénomènes et noumènes. Son style, à la fois rigoureux et ... Read more

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Les "Oeuvres Majeures" d'Emmanuel Kant constituent une anthologie emblématique, englobant ses réflexions sur la métaphysique, l'éthique et l'esthétique. À travers des textes fondamentaux tels que la "Critique de la raison pure" et la "Critique de la raison pratique", Kant y développe sa théorie du savoir, ancrée dans la distinction entre phénomènes et noumènes. Son style, à la fois rigoureux et
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Cosmogenesis

An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe

by Brian Thomas Swimme ...

**A Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize WinnerFrom the host and cocreator of PBS’s Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced contemporary consciousness**The understanding that the universe has been expanding since its fiery beginning 14 billion years ago and has developed into stars, galaxies, life, and human consciousness ... Read more

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**A Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize WinnerFrom the host and cocreator of PBS’s Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced contemporary consciousness**The understanding that the universe has been expanding since its fiery beginning 14 billion years ago and has developed into stars, galaxies, life, and human consciousness
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Hegel and the Metaphysics of Absolute Negativity

by Brady Bowman ...

Hegel's doctrines of absolute negativity and 'the Concept' are among his most original contributions to philosophy and they constitute the systematic core of dialectical thought. Brady Bowman explores the interrelations between these doctrines, their implications for Hegel's critical understanding of classical logic and ontology, natural science and mathematics as forms of 'finite cognition', and ... Read more

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Hegel's doctrines of absolute negativity and 'the Concept' are among his most original contributions to philosophy and they constitute the systematic core of dialectical thought. Brady Bowman explores the interrelations between these doctrines, their implications for Hegel's critical understanding of classical logic and ontology, natural science and mathematics as forms of 'finite cognition', and
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Saint Joan of New York

A Novel About God and String Theory

by Mark Alpert ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine ... Read more

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SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine
... Read more
Love and Law

by Ernest Holmes ...

Early lectures and private lessons from celebrated spiritual teacher Ernest Holmes, illustrating the key concepts behind his influential ideas.Ernest Holmes was a beloved teacher and philosopher with a disarmingly simple message: Change your thinking, and you will change your life. There is a creative law in the universe, Holmes reasoned, and it is available to each of us right now through our ... Read more

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Early lectures and private lessons from celebrated spiritual teacher Ernest Holmes, illustrating the key concepts behind his influential ideas.Ernest Holmes was a beloved teacher and philosopher with a disarmingly simple message: Change your thinking, and you will change your life. There is a creative law in the universe, Holmes reasoned, and it is available to each of us right now through our
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Many Lives, Many Masters

The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. ...

From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas ... Read more

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From author and psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss comes the classic New York Times bestseller on the true case of the past-life therapy that changed the lives of both the prominent psychiatrist and young patient involved—now featuring a new afterword by the author.As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas
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Using Words and Things

Language and Philosophy of Technology

by Mark Coeckelbergh ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
This book offers a systematic framework for thinking about the relationship between language and technology and an argument for interweaving thinking about technology with thinking about language. The main claim of philosophy of technology—that technologies are not mere tools and artefacts not mere things, but crucially and significantly shape what we perceive, do, and are—is re-thought in a way ... Read more

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This book offers a systematic framework for thinking about the relationship between language and technology and an argument for interweaving thinking about technology with thinking about language. The main claim of philosophy of technology—that technologies are not mere tools and artefacts not mere things, but crucially and significantly shape what we perceive, do, and are—is re-thought in a way
... Read more
Blessed Lanfranc: The Past Life of Swami Sri Yukteswar, Guru of Paramhansa Yogananda

by Richard Salva ...

A New View of Swami Sri YukteswarWe know a lot from Autobiography of a Yogi about Sri Yukteswar’s personality in his final incarnation on earth, but what was he like in past lives? Was he, perhaps, gentler and more approachable? And how might that knowledge affect how we attune with him today?Paramhansa Yogananda said that he had been William the Conqueror in a past life, and that Sri Yukteswar ... Read more

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A New View of Swami Sri YukteswarWe know a lot from Autobiography of a Yogi about Sri Yukteswar’s personality in his final incarnation on earth, but what was he like in past lives? Was he, perhaps, gentler and more approachable? And how might that knowledge affect how we attune with him today?Paramhansa Yogananda said that he had been William the Conqueror in a past life, and that Sri Yukteswar
... Read more
Albert Camus

A Very Short Introduction

by Oliver Gloag ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Few would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a major cultural icon. His widely quoted works have led to countless movie adaptions, graphic novels, pop songs, and even t-shirts. In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Gloag chronicles the inspiring story of Camus' life. From a poor fatherless settler in French-Algeria to the winner of the ... Read more

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Few would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a major cultural icon. His widely quoted works have led to countless movie adaptions, graphic novels, pop songs, and even t-shirts. In this Very Short Introduction, Oliver Gloag chronicles the inspiring story of Camus' life. From a poor fatherless settler in French-Algeria to the winner of the
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The Full Extent

An Inquiry into Reality and Destiny

by Richard Botelho ...

In the early 20th century, discoveries in quantum mechanics, specifically the double slit experiment, proved Consciousness is the ground of existence. This finding contradicted scientific materialism, which posited matter as foundational, with Consciousness resulting from physical nature; instead, physical nature results from Mind. Moreover, Consciousness was antecedently linked to a First Mind or ... Read more

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In the early 20th century, discoveries in quantum mechanics, specifically the double slit experiment, proved Consciousness is the ground of existence. This finding contradicted scientific materialism, which posited matter as foundational, with Consciousness resulting from physical nature; instead, physical nature results from Mind. Moreover, Consciousness was antecedently linked to a First Mind or
... Read more
Bergson

Thinking Beyond the Human Condition

by Professor Keith Ansell Pearson ...

A 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA thought-provoking contribution to the renaissance of interest in Bergson, this study brings him to a new generation of readers. Ansell-Pearson contends that there is a Bergsonian revolution, an upheaval in philosophy comparable in significance to those that we are more familiar with, from Kant to Nietzsche and Heidegger, that make up our intellectual ... Read more

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A 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA thought-provoking contribution to the renaissance of interest in Bergson, this study brings him to a new generation of readers. Ansell-Pearson contends that there is a Bergsonian revolution, an upheaval in philosophy comparable in significance to those that we are more familiar with, from Kant to Nietzsche and Heidegger, that make up our intellectual
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