Free Will Determinism category: 515 books

"This is what a philosophy book should be like-exciting, surprising, mind-opening, honest, and original." -Alphonso Lingis, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University Thinking as Sport and Dance will not only teach that real thinking is an amazing adventure into...

Alles ist gespielt. Es gibt nichts, das nicht gespielt ist. Ich spiele alle Rollen. Ich spiele den schüchternen, kleinen Jungen, der nicht weiß, was er tut, nicht weiß, was er sagt und stottert, wenn man ihn was fragt. Oder ich bin der König. Ich bin der Boss. Ich entscheide, wer, was, wann zu...

Autobiographische Erfahrungen eines Rebellen: Bestimme dein Leben selbst, ehe es andere tun und werde der Mensch, der du wirklich bist! Die rasanten Entwicklungen der Menschheit in den letzten zweihundert Jahren, besonders das Internet und der globale Wissens- und Sozialaustausch, geben Anlass zum...

Mit dieser Ausgabe wird Albert Schweitzers Hauptwerk in neuer Ausstattung und mit dem ursprünglichen Titel wieder zugänglich. Schweitzer hat hier erstmals die Ethik der Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben entfaltet und auf die berühmte, bis heute aktuelle Formel zugespitzt: "Ich bin Leben, das leben will,...

Fabulous wealth, literary fame, exile, an amazing come back to the height of political power and a tragic ending – the life of Lucius Annaeus Seneca - aka Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca – is one of the great untold stories of Ancient Rome. In The Stoic, Francis Holland presents a riveting...

Friedrich Nietzsche’s trailblazing, incendiary book sets dogmatic philosophy and traditional morality alight One of the most important works in philosophical history, Beyond Good and Evil consists of 296 sections and a final “aftersong.” Therein, Nietzsche articulates his views on philosophy,...

From the celebrated author of the best-selling Physics for Future Presidents comes “a provocative, strongly argued book on the fundamental nature of time” (Lee Smolin). You are reading the word "now" right now. But what does that mean? "Now" has bedeviled philosophers,...

30 Best Ways to Live a Life You Love and Makeover Your Life Everyday Miracles can be easily manifested. You do this be doing all things in order to make a dream a reality. You can certainly make something come true if only you have enough power in you to do so. This does not mean that you should...

Tangled Thoughts is an introduction, of sorts, to the life of Texas author David Hunnicutt. The book is a fun, easy read that challenges the reader to look deeply at life, and to closely examine their own hearts and minds. The “thoughts” and proses written within the work range from sweet to bittersweet...

A prominent intellectual of the Weimar era, Heinrich Mann was a leading authority on Nietzsche. This volume consists of Mann's selections of highlights from the philosopher's works, along with an introduction that explains their significance to modern readers.Key excerpts from Nietzsche's books include...

In this work, Baruch Spinoza, one of the cardinal thinkers of all times, answers the eternal questions of man and his passions, and God and nature. In the deepest sense, this dictionary of Spinoza’s philosophy is a veritable treasury of sublime wisdom.   In his introduction, Dagobert D. Runes,...

The primary focus of the book is a journey that we all are capable of undertaking, but most don’t because nothing ‘wrong’ has yet happened in their life. I am referring to the monotony of life, beyond which lies our true purpose. Yes, many authors have touched base with the same subject, but...

Written in response to the devastation of World War I, "Why Men Fight" lays out Bertrand Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, reason, impulse, and personal liberty. Russell argues that when individuals live passionately, they will have no desire for war or killing. Conversely, excessive restraint or reason causes us to live unnaturally and with hostility toward those who are unlike ourselves.

Yes, I know, pretty much everything has been written on the topic.The concept of “Let go” has become a very fashionable cliché, with its own role plays, coaches and broadcasts.When should I let go? In which situation?To begin with, I can improve two powers that we all have in ourselves,...