Using unusual poetic forms, Time Mirror presents a dictionary of undefinable concepts that seeks to expose and neutralize what author Binar Singularit calls the mental virus of indiscriminate discrimination that affects all of humanity with dire consequences. His work serves as a starting point for serious mental exercise, a rediscovery of well-known beliefs in new garb, and subtler meanings of usual words through the unexpected logic found in contradictions we meet in everyday life.

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher and a seminal thinker in the Continental tradition and philosophical hermeneutics. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, he is "widely acknowledged to be one of the most original and important philosophers of the 20th century". Heidegger is best known for his contributions to phenomenology and existentialism, though as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy cautions, "his thinking should be identified as part of such philosophical ...

The Routledge Course in Japanese Translation brings together for the first time material dedicated to the theory and practice of translation to and from Japanese.This one semester advanced course in Japanese translation is designed to raise awareness of the many considerations that must be taken into account when translating a text. As students progress through the course they will acquire various tools to deal with the common problems typically involved in the practice of...

In 'Existentialism is a Humanism', Jean-Paul Sartre defended existential philosophy from a wide range of criticisms, including a popular perception that many of its key tenets were overly pessimistic. This essay-length guide explains many of the arguments Sartre presented in the lecture, including key concepts such as abandonment, and existence preceding essence.

'The question of what it is to be a human person is the biggest intellectual question of our day.'Keith Ward has taught philosophy and theology in British universities for the past 40 years, and he is now weighing in on a major intellectual battle: whether human persons are purely materialistic - nothing but matter - or whether there is another, deeply valuable part of us, which transcends our bodies in nature and moral worth: the soul.For centuries philoso...

A radical reassessment of what we mean by "consciousness" and how we experience it in relation to others• Shows the importance of integrating different ways of knowing--such as feeling and intuition, reason and the senses--in our approach to life• Discusses the technique of Bohmian Dialogue where you can learn not only to "feel your thinking," but also to experience true communion with othersIn Radical Knowing Christian de Quincey makes a provocative claim:...

You struggle with living a "spiritual life" and a "secular life." Because of so many teachings that contradict each other it gets difficult and confusing. Understand the difference between a contradiction and a paradox will set you free like never before! You were designed to be Joyful and fulfilled. Find out why and how you can become that person you wanted to be and have the life you dreamed.No longer live with guilt, fear and shame. You are worthy of a life of happiness!

A Concrete Approach to Abstract Algebra presents a solid and highly accessible introduction to abstract algebra by providing details on the building blocks of abstract algebra.It begins with a concrete and thorough examination of familiar objects such as integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, complex conjugation, and polynomials. The author then builds upon these familiar objects and uses them to introduce and motivate advanced concepts in algebra in a manner that is ea...

"Designed for the studious and dabblers alike" this unique graphic novel offers "an accessible primer on one of the 20th century's weightiest thinkers" ( Publishers Weekly).Life can often feel like a rat race. To make sense of it all, generations of truth seekers have turned to the works of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Now a fellow seeker shares a charming and accessible introduction to Sartre's profound and complex ideas—told in cartoons.Ben Argon'...

In Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes uses rational thought to argue that his essence exists in his thoughts alone. He reasons that the mind and body are distinct and separable, and that the mind, as the originator of thought, is what defines the person. This guide will outline the reasoning Descartes' uses in establishing his theory of knowledge that he argues is necessary to form a 'proper foundation' for the sciences and move it away from the medieval systems that were the ...

***'***The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.' Descartes'It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.'Descartes is often called the father of modern philosophy. He was certainly one of the most important figures in the emergence of modern philosophy and science and his work and ideas have resonated through the centuries. His best known statem...

What is the “you” in subjective reality?  This point is crucial to really grasping subjective reality. In subjective reality, “you” have a completely different identity. “You” are the consciousness within which everything exists — time, space, people, places, events… EVERYTHING. You are NOT a human being with a body and a mind. You are consciousness, and there happens to be a human being with a body and a mind within you. So everything you perceive must be interpreted rel...