Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Essays

In this perceptive collection of essays, Doris Lessing addresses directly the prime questions before us all: how to think for ourselves, how to understand what we know, how to pick a path in a world deluged with opinions and information, and how to look at our society and ourselves with fresh eyes.

From Descartes to designer babies, The Philosophy Gym poses questions about some of history's most important philosophical issues, ranging in difficulty from pretty easy to very challenging. He brings new perspectives to age-old conundrums while also tackling modern-day dilemmas -- some for the first time. Begin your warm up by contemplating whether a pickled sheep can truly be considered art, or dive right in and tackle the existence of God. In this radically new way of looking at philosophy, Stephen Law illustrates the problem with a story, then lets the argument battle it out in...

This book contains twelve lectures that reveal how one can use the power of the mind to effect natural laws of the universe in positive ways. There is a greater intelligence hidden behind the normal cycles of the world and although it is a clear challenge for a mere individual to affect this intelligence, Troward shows how it can be done. Chapters include Entering into the Spirit of It, Individuality, The New Thought and the New Order, The Life of the Spirit, Alpha and Omega, The Creative Power of Thought, The Great Affirmative, Christ the Fulfilling of the Law, The Story of Eden, The...

In 2008 No Country for Old Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture, adding to the reputation of filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, who were already known for pushing the boundaries of genre. They had already made films that redefined the gangster movie, the screwball comedy, the fable, and the film noir, among others. No Country is just one of many Coen brothers films to center on the struggles of complex characters to understand themselves and their places in the strange worlds they inhabit. To borrow a phrase from Barton Fink, all Coen films explore "the life of the mind" and show that...