The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. But what actually is law? A set of naturally occurring moral principles, or simply rules agreed by a particular society? What is […]
This collection of interviews conducted by Ramin Jahanbegloo looks at India and Indias place in the world today through the experiences of twenty-seven leading Indian personalities. Jahanbegloo, as someone attempting to understand India, questions the contradictions of life in India: the long history of religious tolerance and growing religious fundamentalism, democracy and caste, equality and […]
Two years after “The Collector” had brought him international recognition and a year before he published “The Magus”, John Fowles set out his ideas on life in The Aristos. The chief inspiration behind them was the fifth century BC philosopher Heraclitus. In the world he posited of constant and chaotic flux the supreme good was […]
The most well known and enduring of Maritains many books. It offers a clear introduction to philosophy and theology from the archaic era through to the Ancient Greeks right up to the 20th Century.
John Ralston Saul is a village explainer. In?ÿOn Equilibrium, his fifth book that tells us how to think and get along in the world, he commits the prophets usual sins: he says things that are not only unpleasant but also obvious; he talks at the little people from a certain height; he needlessly subdivides the […]
“The MLM Classic.”–Richard Poe, author of?ÿWave 3 Network marketing is a burgeoning field, and it can be a frustrating and difficult experience. There are many who have achieved minimal success, and many more who have made no money at all. With these discouraging figures, how can one become a member of the successful elite? Millions […]
Richard J. Lane offers a comprehensive introduction to this complex and fascinating theorist, also examining the impact that Baudrillard has had on literary studies, media and cultural studies, sociology, philosophy and postmodernism.
The influence of Heideggers on current thought has been pervasive. In reaction to Enlightenment ideas, he presents a view of the modern world as destructive of nature, community, tradition, individuality, and more. His writings have influenced such central social and literary thinkers as Derrida and Foucault. This volume is the first thorough introduction to his […]
“Beyond Good and Evil” is Nietzsche at his best. In the book the philosopher attempts to systematically sum up his philosophy through a collection of 296 aphorisms grouped into nine different chapters based on their common theme. For the reader who has yet to discover Nietzsche in this translation by Helen Zimmern will be found […]
Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb continues his exploration of randomness in his fascinating new book,?ÿThe Black Swan, in which he examines the influence of highly improbable and unpredictable events that have massive impact. Engaging and enlightening,?ÿThe Black Swan?ÿis a book that may change the way you think about the world, a book that Chris Anderson […]
Philip Larkin (1922?85) was not only one of the foremost English poets of the twentieth century, but also a notable novelist and a distinguished writer on jazz. He was jazz critic for The Daily Telegraph between 1961 and 1971. Jazz Writings brings together Larkins reviews, articles and essays written for The Guardian, The Observer, The […]
This guide explores what psychic protection is, how it is practiced throughout the world, and what to do when you come under psychic attack, and why psychic protection can heal sickness, depreddion and anxiety.
Bertrand Russell wrote most of his?ÿPhilosophical Essays?ÿduring the first decade of this century, a period when he was at the height of his creative energy in the realms of philosophy and mathematics. Fifty-five years later, in re-issuing the book, Russell replaced two of the essays that were available elsewhere, but made no changes to the […]
Dr. Powell takes us on a journey beyond the realm of the ego, beyond the illusion of subject and object, good and bad, high and low, to the ground on which the manifest universe rests. This is where the mind and intellection cannot reach and what is beyond words. Yet in this book, Dr. Powell […]
If read closely, this can be a terrifying book. Just as Socrates and Descartes rattled their contemporaries by questioning received wisdom, J. Krishnamurti dispenses with all authority, insisting that each individual find the truth within. And when all conditioned ideas and learned notions are swept away (no falling back on “Plato said this” or “Jesus […]