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The Wisdom of Insecurity
by Alan W. Watts  Publisher Comments An exploration of man's quest for psychological security and spiritual certainty in religion and philosophy....
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The Phenomenon of Man
by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin Publisher Comments Pierre Teilhard De Chardin was one of the most distinguished thinkers and scientists of our time. He fits into no familiar category for he was at once a biologist and a paleontologist of world renown, and also a Jesuit priest. He applied his whole life...
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
by Michel Foucault 
Powells.com Staff Pick When I was immersed in a sea of literary criticism a few years ago, Foucault, more than anyone else, caught my attention. Looking deeply at the roots of our behavior and our cultural attitudes, his examination of different kinds of power and control...
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history....
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Western Philosophy (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
by Anthony Kenny Publisher Comments Written by a team of distinguished scholars, this is an authoritative and comprehensive history of Western philosophy from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Illustrated with over 150 color and black-and-white pictures, chosen to illuminate and...
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Moral Relativism: Big Ideas/Small Books
by Steven Lukes Publisher Comments Moral relativism attracts and repels. What is defensible in it and what is to be rejected? Do we as human beings have no shared standards by which we can understand one another? Can we abstain from judging one another's practices? Do we truly have...
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When Things Fall Apart : Heart Advice for Difficult Times (97 Edition)
by Pema Chodron
Powells.com Staff Pick Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the West, and as it has grown in popularity, a handful of teachers have emerged as international celebrities. Thich Nhat Hanh, Shunryu Suzuki, Chögyam Trungpa and, of course...
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Turning To One Another : Simple Conversations To Restore Hope To the Future (02 Edition)
by Margaret J. Wheatley Publisher Comments Ten short essays will act as 'Conversation Starters', leading people into conversations about their deepest beliefs, fears, and hope....
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New Seeds of Contemplation
by Thomas Merton Publisher Comments One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new Introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd. New Seeds of Contemplation is one of Thomas Merton's most widely read and best-loved books. Christians and non...
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Dorsality: Thinking Back Through Technology and Politics (Posthumanities)
by David Wills Publisher Comments In this highly original book David Wills rethinks not only our nature before all technology but also what we understand to be technology. Rather than considering the human being as something natural that then develops technology, Wills argues, we should...
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Birth of the Clinic : an Archaeology of Medical Perception (73 Edition)
by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments In the eighteenth century, medicine underwent a mutation. For the first time, medical knowledge took on a precision that had formerly belonged only to mathematics. The body became something that could be mapped. Disease became subject to new rules of...
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The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature Through the Practice of Presence
by A. H. Almaas Synopsis In his most accessible work to date, contemporary mystic A. H. Almaas shows readers how being present and aware in the moment leads to the discovery of our True Nature. This relaxed condition of simply being yourself allows us to be free from worries...
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Introducing Buddha (Introducing)
by Jane Hope Publisher Comments Describing the life and teachings of the Buddha, Hope shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. The book explains the practices of meditation, Taoism and Zen...
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World
by Robert Thurman Publisher Comments His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China. Why the Dalai Lama...
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Zen in the Art of Archery (53 Edition)
by Eugen Herrigel Publisher Comments Since its original publication in 1953, Zen in the Art of Archery has become one of the classic works on Eastern philosophy, the first book to delve deeply into the role of Zen in philosophy, development, and practice of Eastern martial arts. Wise...
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Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children
by Sarah Napthali Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-221) and index....
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Experimental Philosophy
by Joshua (edt) Knobe Publisher Comments Experimental philosophy is a new movement that seeks to return the discipline of philosophy to a focus on questions about how people actually think and feel. Departing from a long-standing tradition, experimental philosophers go out and conduct...
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This I Believe: The Personal Philosophie of Remarkable Men and Women
by Jay Allison Publisher Comments Featuring 80 Americans--from the famous to the unknown--this series of insightful observations completes the thought that the books title introduces. Each piece compels readers to rethink not only how they arrive at their own personal beliefs but also...
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The Social Construction of What?
by Ian Hacking Publisher Comments Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Is it a person? An object? An idea? A theory? Each entails a different notion of social...
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Posterior Analytics
by Aristotle Publisher Comments The Posterior Analytics contains some of Aristotle's most influential thoughts in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science. The first book expounds and develops the notions of a demonstrative argument and of a formal, axiomatized...
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