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Contraduction

by Dan Barker ...

Narrated by Dan Barker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I ... Read more

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In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I
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Radical Wholeness

The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being

by Philip Shepherd ...

Narrated by Philip Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head ... Read more

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There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head
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The Lucifer Principle

A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History

by Howard Bloom ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas ... Read more

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The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas
... Read more
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Letters to a Young Contrarian

by Christopher Hitchens ...

Narrated by James Adams ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring ... Read more

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From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring
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The Wisdom of the Myths

How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life

by Luc Ferry ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Series series Learning to Live
Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

A fascinating journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaningHeroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our ... Read more

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A fascinating journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaningHeroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our
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My Name Is Love

We're Not All That Different

by TROY HADEED ...

Narrated by TROY HADEED ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

"My Name is Love is more than a personal growth manual. Troy Hadeed has things to say about the nature of love and says them quietly and with the confidence of a lifetime of practice and knowledge. I really admire this book, it brings wisdom, and provokes contemplation of our wider horizons and our capacity for spiritual awarenss and connection. Loving kindness leaps from every page. Hadeed alerts ... Read more

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"My Name is Love is more than a personal growth manual. Troy Hadeed has things to say about the nature of love and says them quietly and with the confidence of a lifetime of practice and knowledge. I really admire this book, it brings wisdom, and provokes contemplation of our wider horizons and our capacity for spiritual awarenss and connection. Loving kindness leaps from every page. Hadeed alerts
... Read more
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action of Intelligence, The

Brockwood Park 1972 - Public Discussion 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Brockwood Park 1972 - Public Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 38 min

The action of intelligence - 14 September 1972• Q: Why don’t we see the division between the observer and the observed?• How does the division come about which causes conflict and misery?• Are we aware that we are fragmented? Why does contradiction exist?• Can we have a mind that is not fragmented and contradictory?• Can the mind live without comparison?• The brain sees that nationalities and ... Read more

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The action of intelligence - 14 September 1972• Q: Why don’t we see the division between the observer and the observed?• How does the division come about which causes conflict and misery?• Are we aware that we are fragmented? Why does contradiction exist?• Can we have a mind that is not fragmented and contradictory?• Can the mind live without comparison?• The brain sees that nationalities and
... Read more
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Relationship Has Significance Only When It is a Process of Self-Revelation

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1949 Public Talk
Unabridged

37 min

Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes ... Read more

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Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes
... Read more
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Ending of Psychological Knowledge, The

Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue 9

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

55 min

The roots of psychological conflict. 1 April 1980.Has humanity taken a wrong turn?What is the root of this tremendous inward conflict of humanity?When I am trying to become something, it is a constant battle.Can the brain itself see that it is caught in time and as long as it is moving in that direction conflict is eternal, endless?Can the mind realise, resolve a psychological problem immediately? ... Read more

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The roots of psychological conflict. 1 April 1980.Has humanity taken a wrong turn?What is the root of this tremendous inward conflict of humanity?When I am trying to become something, it is a constant battle.Can the brain itself see that it is caught in time and as long as it is moving in that direction conflict is eternal, endless?Can the mind realise, resolve a psychological problem immediately?
... Read more
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Direct Perception is Freedom

Bombay (Mumbai) 1971 - Public Talk 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Bombay (Mumbai) 1971 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

". Direct perception is freedom - 10 February 1971• Can the mind living in this world ever be free, not only superficially butprofoundly, at the very root of its existence?• ‘Freedom from’ is an abstraction, but freedom in observing ‘what is’ and goingbeyond it is actual freedom.How do I observe greed? Do I observe it as an outsider looking in or do I observe it without the observer?Without the ... Read more

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". Direct perception is freedom - 10 February 1971• Can the mind living in this world ever be free, not only superficially butprofoundly, at the very root of its existence?• ‘Freedom from’ is an abstraction, but freedom in observing ‘what is’ and goingbeyond it is actual freedom.How do I observe greed? Do I observe it as an outsider looking in or do I observe it without the observer?Without the
... Read more
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What It Means to Be Moral

Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life

by Phil Zuckerman ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

The author of Living the Secular Life deconstructs the arguments for a morality informed by religion, urging that major challenges like global warming and growing inequality are best approached from a framework of secular morality.In What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life, Phil Zuckerman argues that morality does not come from God. Rather, it comes from ... Read more

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The author of Living the Secular Life deconstructs the arguments for a morality informed by religion, urging that major challenges like global warming and growing inequality are best approached from a framework of secular morality.In What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life, Phil Zuckerman argues that morality does not come from God. Rather, it comes from
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Man's Inhumanity To Himself

by Earl James Gobin ...

Narrated by Amina James Gobin ...

Unabridged

2 hours 32 min

What happens when private technology corporations become more influential than governments?The Big Tech Industry's Ongoing War Crimes Against Humanity and Humanism argues that the unchecked power of major technology companies has transformed modern society in ways that threaten privacy, free expression, human dignity, and democratic accountability.Examining artificial intelligence, mass ... Read more

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What happens when private technology corporations become more influential than governments?The Big Tech Industry's Ongoing War Crimes Against Humanity and Humanism argues that the unchecked power of major technology companies has transformed modern society in ways that threaten privacy, free expression, human dignity, and democratic accountability.Examining artificial intelligence, mass
... Read more
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Is There Such Thing As Free Will?

Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is ... Read more

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"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is
... Read more
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Westworld and Philosophy

If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

by William Irwin ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer, Eva Wilhelm ...

Series series Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and ... Read more

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Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and
... Read more
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Born to Wonder

Exploring Our Deepest Questions-- Why Are We Here and Why Does It Matter?

by Alister E. McGrath ...

Narrated by Simon Bubb ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

In Born to Wonder, Alister McGrath, a prolific Oxford scholar, scientist, and theologian, explores the deepest mystery at the heart of life itself.Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance, ... Read more

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In Born to Wonder, Alister McGrath, a prolific Oxford scholar, scientist, and theologian, explores the deepest mystery at the heart of life itself.Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance,
... Read more
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El banquete

by Platón ...

Narrated by ®bseal voice ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Audiolibro narrado en castellano*.* Uno de los diálogos literarios y filosóficos más importantes de Platón, filósofo griego fiel seguidor de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles creador de un sistema filosófico y de un método de exposición de la filosofía que le convierte, probablemente, en el filósofo más influyente de toda la historia. En “El banquete” ambientado con personajes que existieron en un ... Read more

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Audiolibro narrado en castellano*.* Uno de los diálogos literarios y filosóficos más importantes de Platón, filósofo griego fiel seguidor de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles creador de un sistema filosófico y de un método de exposición de la filosofía que le convierte, probablemente, en el filósofo más influyente de toda la historia. En “El banquete” ambientado con personajes que existieron en un
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CONFUCIUS, l'homme de bien

by Jean-Pierre Ludwig ...

Narrated by Virginie Durandet, François Tavares ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Confucius, philosophe chinois du 5ème siècle av. J.-C., reste étonnamment actuel. Redécouvert par la Chine communiste et prisé dans le domaine du management, son enseignement visait, à son époque, à réveiller les consciences corrompues. Ce qui le rend toujours pertinent aujourd’hui, c’est son humanisme profond et son approche antidogmatique. À une période où la quête du mieux vivre ensemble est ... Read more

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Confucius, philosophe chinois du 5ème siècle av. J.-C., reste étonnamment actuel. Redécouvert par la Chine communiste et prisé dans le domaine du management, son enseignement visait, à son époque, à réveiller les consciences corrompues. Ce qui le rend toujours pertinent aujourd’hui, c’est son humanisme profond et son approche antidogmatique. À une période où la quête du mieux vivre ensemble est
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Neurosultan Volume 2

100 Sonnets of Naskar

by Abhijit Naskar ...

Narrated by Abhijit Naskar ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir ... Read more

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An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir
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Witness

Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom

by Ariel Burger ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than forty books, including Oprah ... Read more

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In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than forty books, including Oprah
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The Little Book of Humanism

Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...

Narrated by Karen Cass, Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of
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Death of Meaning, The

by R. J. Rushdoony ...

Narrated by Nathan Conkey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

For centuries on end, humanistic philosophers have produced endless books and treatises which attempt to explain reality without God or the mediatory work of His Son, Jesus Christ. Modern philosophy has sought to explain man and his thought process without acknowledging God, His Revelation, or man's sin. God holds all such efforts in derision and subjects their authors and adherents to futility. ... Read more

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For centuries on end, humanistic philosophers have produced endless books and treatises which attempt to explain reality without God or the mediatory work of His Son, Jesus Christ. Modern philosophy has sought to explain man and his thought process without acknowledging God, His Revelation, or man's sin. God holds all such efforts in derision and subjects their authors and adherents to futility.
... Read more
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The Three-Minute Philosopher

Inspiration for Modern Life

by Fabrice Midal ...

Narrated by Peter Kenny ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

French philosophy and meditation expert Fabrice Midal's The Three-Minute Philosopher includes forty brief essays for tapping into a deeper understanding of your existence, with experiences that will transform, enlighten, and invite you to see the world in a new way.Philosophy takes us by surprise. It challenges us, awakens us, and opens our minds. It does not tell us to be "wise" or to be a ... Read more

$14.99 USD

French philosophy and meditation expert Fabrice Midal's The Three-Minute Philosopher includes forty brief essays for tapping into a deeper understanding of your existence, with experiences that will transform, enlighten, and invite you to see the world in a new way.Philosophy takes us by surprise. It challenges us, awakens us, and opens our minds. It does not tell us to be "wise" or to be a
... Read more
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A Meaning to Life

by Michael Ruse ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything—and the human organism was seen ... Read more

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Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything—and the human organism was seen
... Read more
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La gaya ciencia

Edición con prólogo: La afirmación de la vida, el eterno retorno y el anuncio de la muerte de Dios

by Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Narrated by Fernando Gómez ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Friedrich Nietzsche en español
Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Descubre la obra más vibrante y revolucionaria de Friedrich Nietzsche con una introducción experta.La gaya ciencia (o El alegre saber) es el libro donde Nietzsche rompe con la pesadez del pasado para abrazar una filosofía "danzarina", vital y provocadora. Es en estas páginas donde el mundo escuchó por primera vez el estremecedor grito de "la muerte de Dios" y se enfrentó al desafío existencial del ... Read more

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Descubre la obra más vibrante y revolucionaria de Friedrich Nietzsche con una introducción experta.La gaya ciencia (o El alegre saber) es el libro donde Nietzsche rompe con la pesadez del pasado para abrazar una filosofía "danzarina", vital y provocadora. Es en estas páginas donde el mundo escuchó por primera vez el estremecedor grito de "la muerte de Dios" y se enfrentó al desafío existencial del
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