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The Serpent of Paradise
by Erwin W. LutzerDr. Lutzer shows how Satan's rebellion serves God's purposes.
The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History
by Philip BobbittHistory of war and international relations with commentary and theses.
Treasury of Philosophy
by Dagobert D. Runes"Treasury of Philosophy" is a catalog of famous and not so well-known philosophers the world over. Includes Hebrew, Chinese, European and North American as well as other Oriental Philosophers.
Pointing the Way
by Martin Buber Maurice S. Friedman"These essays, written between 1909 and 1954 and first published as a collection in 1957, in which the eminent philosopher relates the 'I-Thou' dialogue to such varied fields as religion, social thought, philosophy, myth, drama, literature and art, reveal Buber in the process of responding to the crises and challenges of the 20th century and enable the reader to follow his lifelong struggles toward 'authentic existence.'" -Back Cover
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime
by Eliot A. CohenDiscussion of how statesmen and the military should interact.
The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche
by Wolfgang Pauli C. G. JungJung's original essay on synchronicity and Pauli's view as a physicist of archetypes and synchronicity.
Kant (Great Books of The Western World,42)
by Immanuel Kant Robert Maynard Hutchins Mortimer J. AdlerThe critique of pure reason; The critique of practical reason and other ethical treatises; The critique of judgement.
The Right, the Good and the Happy: The Christian in a World of Distorted Values
by Bernard L. Ramm[from inside flaps] "Why have drugs replaced beer, cigarettes, and even hamburgers in the life of the young person? What should be done about the large number of living dead--human vegetables who are kept alive through machines? Is it right to postpone the inevitable? Why should any woman in the twentieth century want or need an abortion? Should there never be abortion? Should there be abortion on request? Does the implantation of an organ from the body of one person to another create a crisis of identity in the person who has the transplant? * When is a person actually dead? * Who should receive the transplant--an unknown or a prominent community personality? Does the individual have the right to decide if a war is just or not and have his decision honored by the government? Can atomic war ever be considered a just war? In the technological age a man may live two hundred years. If there is work enough to last him only to age thirty, what is he supposed to do for the next 170 years? All of these situations demand ethical decisions. Should the Christian's choice, in any of these matters, be more realistic or more compassionate than that of any other person? Dr. Bernard L. Ramm points out that if Christianity is a total way of life--and he believes that this is what the Bible teaches--then the ethical and moral character of the Christian's life must reflect the love, justice, and equity of God whom he worships. The Right, the Good and the Happy is a practical book. After dealing briefly with general ethical theory, the author concentrates on specific moral and ethical issues. But this is not a guide to easy ethical decisionmaking. Dr. Ramm presents arguments for and against a given position. Occasionally he takes sides; often he lets the reader draw his own conclusions. Traditionally, there has been a strong emphasis in the church that if a person has accepted Christ, he will almost always make right choices. But an automatic change of heart in human relations or politics or economics does not necessarily occur just because a person is converted. What should the church's message be as it seeks to lead and train Christians toward a mature ethical perspective? Dr. Ramm says that there can be only one approach if the followers of Christ are to be enriched through growth into the right, the good, and the happy life. "The church ought to follow ethical policies that are redemptive, that are healing, and that offer hope for happiness in the future.""
The Profile of a Wise Man
by Swami SuddhanadaSwamiji unfolds many facets of Wisdom like petals of a flower. Wisdom does not lie in searching for a wise man. Wisdom is when you stop blaming others for your problems. Wisdom is when we stop having double standards. Wisdom is becoming happiness. Wisdom is not searching for happiness in other things. A scientist in one who challenges the perception. If doubting the perception is the beginning of science, doubting the perceiver - I the individual, is the beginning of wisdom. Swamiji also explodes many common myths convincingly with sheer directness. Engineers do not know engineering, those who know engineering are engineers. You have a limitation but you are not limited. The body has no fear; body does not know; it has no sense of 'I'. A thought reminds you of the object but does not produce the object. The relevance of knowledge is facing life, not in keeping ideas in your head. Anytime you are with yourself you are happy. Whenever you are happy: unconsciously you are with yourself.
Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World
by Jean Bethke ElshtainAnalysis of the demands arising from the terror of 9-11.
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
by Fareed ZakariaWhat we need to do to maintain true democracy.
Great Books of The Western World 9: The Works of Aristotle Volume II
by Mortimer J. Adler W. D. RossThe volume II contains the works of Aristotle.
The Last Days of Socrates
by Plato Hugh TredennickThe trial and condemnation of Socrates (469-399 BC) on charges of heresy and corrupting the minds of the young, forms a tragic episode in the history of Athens.
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences
by René DescartesThe Discourse on the Method is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. Its full name is Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences.
Talk of the Devil: Encounters with Seven Dictators
by Riccardo Orizio Avril BardoniFirst-hand accounts.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists: Unleashing the Power of Financial Markets to Create Wealth and Spread Opportunity
by Raghuram G. Rajan Luigi ZingalesAnalysis of our Economy during the past century.
John Locke: A Biography
by Maurice CranstonThis is a biography of John Locke who died in 1704. The author has written the biography based on Lovelace Collection as principal source which contained nearly three thousand letters and about a thousand miscellaneous manuscripts. These include accounts, which, because Locke was always careful with money, are unusually detailed; library lists; notebooks containing entries on philosophy, politics, literature, science, theology, economics and colonial administration; several more elaborate manuscripts on the same subjects; recipes, inventories, certificates of various kinds, and ten volumes of Locke's journal.
Kant Selections
by Theodore Meyer GreeneAn antique book, republished, on the philosophical writings of Immanuel Kant , an eminent philosopher.
The Great Philosophers, First Edition
by Radoslav A. TsanoffThe Great Philosophers, First Edition contains four parts: Part 1. The Philosophers of Classical Antiquity; Part 2. The Doctors and Saints of Medieval Christian; Philosophy; Part 3. The Earlier Modern Philosophers; Part 4. The Philosophers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
by Ayn RandAyn Rand regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature that man cannot survive alone with. She sets forth the moral principles of objectivism as the philosophy that holds man's life as the standard of moral values.
Mind Transformer
by PriyadarshiniiPriyadarshinii Was a certified master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She did her Master's in Business Administration from Singapore. She worked as a business executive for 2 years in Transasia Biomedical Ltd Mumbai. After which, she worked as a success coach for School of Excellence. Since 2011, Priyadarshinii was suffering from a rare & incurable disease called MPGN-2 which leads to loss of vision, mobility, motor functions & eventually ... life. After fighting a long battle with her incurable disease Priyadarshinii's inspirational soul departed for heavenly aboard in August . She coached more than 500 clients to be successful in their goals, be it their career, relationship, finance, health, personality, etc.
The Really Hard Problem
by Owen FlanaganHonorable Mention, Philosophy category, 2007 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Awards for Excellence Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. If consciousness is the "hard problem" in mind science--explaining how the amazing private world of consciousness emerges from neuronal activity--then the "really hard problem," writes Owen Flanagan in this provocative book is explaining how meaning is possible in the material world. How can we make sense of the magic and mystery of life naturalistically, without an appeal to the supernatural? How do we say truthful and enchanting things about being human if we accept the fact that we are finite material beings living in a material world, or, in Flanagan's description, short-lived pieces of organized cells and tissue? Flanagan's answer is both naturalistic and enchanting. We all wish to live in a meaningful way, to live a life that really matters, to flourish, to achieve eudaimonia--to be a "happy spirit." Flanagan calls his "empirical-normative" inquiry into the nature, causes, and conditions of human flourishing eudaimonics.Eudaimonics,systematic philosophical investigation that is continuous with science, is the naturalist's response to those who say that science has robbed the world of the meaning that fantastical, wishful stories once provided. Flanagan draws on philosophy, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and psychology, as well as on transformative mindfulness and self-cultivation practices that come from such nontheistic spiritual traditions as Buddhism, Confucianism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism, in his quest. He gathers from these disciplines knowledge that will help us understand the nature, causes, and constituents of well-being and advance human flourishing. Eudaimonicscan help us find out how to make a difference, how to contribute to the accumulation of good effects--how to live a meaningful life.
Waging War On Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws and Documents
by Brian R. Dirck Charles L. ZeldenLegal analysis of problems associated with the waging of war by this Nation.