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Why Does the World Exist? Signed Edition
Why Does the World Exist? Signed Edition
by Jim Holt
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Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This... (read more)

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Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander
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Analogy is the core of all thinking. This is the simple but unorthodox premise that Pulitzer Prize–winning author Douglas Hofstadter and French psychologist Emmanuel Sander defend in their new work. Hofstadter has been grappling with the mysteries... (read more)

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European Aesthetics: A Critical Introduction from Kant to Derrida
European Aesthetics: A Critical Introduction from Kant to Derrida
by Robert L. Wicks
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In this seminal study, Robert Wicks provides a sweeping survey of European Aesthetics over the last two hundred years. Presenting the theories of sixteen important continental thinkers including Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, and Derrida, this the only... (read more)

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No Fixed Abode: Ethnofiction (French List)
No Fixed Abode: Ethnofiction (French List)
by Marc Auge
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In recent years, social workers have raised a new concern about the appearance of a new category among the working poor. Even employed, there are people so overburdened by the cost of living and so under compensated that they cannot afford a place to... (read more)

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The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism
The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism
by A. C. Grayling
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What are the arguments for and against religion and religious belief — all of them — right across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious, and do they stand up to scrutiny? Can there be a clear, full statement of... (read more)

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Studies in Rhetoric & Religion #14: After the Genome: A Language for Our Biotechnological Future
Studies in Rhetoric & Religion #14: After the Genome: A Language for Our Biotechnological Future
by Michael J. (edt) Hyde
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Biotechnological advancements during the last half-century have forced humanity to come to grips with the possibility of a post-human future. The ever-evolving opinions about how society should anticipate this biotechnological frontier demand a language... (read more)

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Turbulent Universe (13 Edition)
Turbulent Universe (13 Edition)
by Paul Kurtz
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In his final book, the late Paul Kurtz outlines his personal vision for a planetary ethics inspired by scientific wisdom. Blending realism and optimism, he lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach that he calls humanist eupraxsophy--that is... (read more)

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The Seducer's Diary (New in Paperback)
The Seducer's Diary (New in Paperback)
by S. Ren Kierkegaard
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"In the vast literature of love, The Seducer's Diary is an intricate curiosity--a feverishly intellectual attempt to reconstruct an erotic failure as a pedagogic success, a wound masked as a boast," observes John Updike in his foreword to Søren... (read more)

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The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
by Daogen
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Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder of the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, is one of the greatest religious, philosophical, and literary geniuses of Japan. His writings have been studied by Zen students for centuries, particularly his masterwork, Shobo... (read more)

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Eating Anxiety: The Perils of Food Politics
Eating Anxiety: The Perils of Food Politics
by Chad Lavin
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Debates about obesity are really about the meaning of responsibility. The trend toward local foods reflects the changing nature of space due to new communication technologies. Vegetarian theory capitalizes on biotechnology’s challenge to the... (read more)

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Thought (Very Short Introductions)
Thought (Very Short Introductions)
by Tim Bayne
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There is no denying that thinking comes naturally to human beings. But what are thoughts? How is thought realized in the brain? Does thinking occur in public or is it a purely private affair? Do young children and non-human animals think? Is human... (read more)

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Thoughtings: Puzzles, Problems and Paradoxes in Poetry to Think with
Thoughtings: Puzzles, Problems and Paradoxes in Poetry to Think with
by Peter Worley
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Thoughtings..... is a poetry collection with a difference. The name Thoughtings was inspired by a five-year old who, when asked to explain what thinking is without using the word "think" said, "It's when youre thoughting." Children love pondering big... (read more)

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One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories
One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories
by Sean Murphy
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Drawn from the archives of major Zen centers in America and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman, Gary Snyder, and Walter Nowick, One Bird, One Stone presents the notable encounters... (read more)

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The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness
The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness
by Alan Watts
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The Joyous Cosmology is Alan Wattss exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate “when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks... (read more)

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The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable
The Battle of the Frogs and the Mice: A Homeric Fable
by George W. Martin
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You will never see war the same way after reading this extraordinary retelling of an ancient Greek fable about a tragically unnecessary battle between mice and frogs. With haunting illustrations, this miniature masterpiece ranks with Animal Farm as one... (read more)

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What More Do You Want?: Zen Questions, Zen Answers
What More Do You Want?: Zen Questions, Zen Answers
by Albert Low
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We've all had moments in our lives when we've thought, "Something is missing. There must be more to life than this." It is this sense that often brings people to the practice of Zen. By turning to Zen, they acknowledge that this "something" lies not in... (read more)

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Fear and Trembling and the Sickness Unto Death (New in Paperback)
Fear and Trembling and the Sickness Unto Death (New in Paperback)
by S. Ren Kierkegaard
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Walter Lowrie's classic, bestselling translation of Søren Kierkegaard's most important and popular books remains unmatched for its readability and literary quality. Fear and Trembling and The Sickness Unto Death established Kierkegaard as the father of... (read more)

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The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter: A Portrait of Descartes
The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter: A Portrait of Descartes
by Steven M. Nadler
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"This lucid and readable book serves as a biography, an exposition of philosophy, and a rich tapestry of Dutch history and culture."--Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania "The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter is an excellent introduction for... (read more)

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The Mystery of Existence
The Mystery of Existence
by John Leslie
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The Mystery of Existence asks the haunting question: Why does anything exist? Anything of any kind, anywhere. The first edited volume to cover an extremely wide variety of solutions to what must be the ultimate mystery, it features dozens of luminaries... (read more)

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God: A Guide for the Perplexed
God: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Keith Ward
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In God: A Guide for the Perplexed, bestselling author Keith Ward has crafted a unique, perceptive, witty, and informative introduction to the mysteries of the divine. From the essential truths presented in ancient Greek mythology via the stories about... (read more)

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