Some of the most significant obstacles to human well-being today are habits of Western thought that have been exported around the world. These habits include dichotomous conceptions of truth and relativity, cynical conceptions of knowledge and power, and conflictual conceptions of science and religion. Michael Karlberg articulates a framework for reconciling each of these false dichotomies in a critically informed and constructive manner. He does this, in philosophical terms, by reconcilin...

Rooth is an open-minded young girl who is born into a narrow-minded world of conflict and opposition. Refusing to accept the partial views of those around her, she lets her curious eyes wander around all sides of a Trooth.The elders are dismayed but the other children are delighted when they see what she sees - and they will never be the same again."

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case that the effort to preserve animal...

Kevin Gandler erstarrte vor Schreck. Auch wenn die kleine Taschenlampe nur wenig Licht ausstrahlte, so erkannte er, dass ein Mensch rücklings im Schnee lag. Die Augen des Mannes waren unnatürlich weit aufgerissen und die Haut aschfahl. Das Gesicht erinnerte an eine versteinerte Maske. Kevin Gandler zitterte! Er erkannte die Wahrheit, und wusste in jenem Moment, als er hilflos auf seinen Kollegen blickte - er existierte nicht mehr. Vor ihm lag eine Leiche!