Nicholas J. Pappas

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On Life
Philosophical Dialogues
Nick Pappas presents another philosophical snack well suited to the compressed reading time available to many of us who lead a harried life. The book can be read through at once or savored over repeated short readings.

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On Love
A Philosophical Dialogue
In this captivating conversation, two smart people discuss what love is and why it needs to be pondered to be appreciated. Is love merely attraction, or a boost to our ego? Do some people really “fall in love all the time”?

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On Passivity
A Philosophical Dialogue
Is it always better to be active than passive? Is passivity a sign of cowardice—or prudence? Are people who keep their thoughts to themselves passive, or might they be actively preparing for well-considered future actions?

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On Power
A Philosophical Dialogue
On Power: A Philosophical Dialogue invites readers into an engaging and thoughtful conversation about the nature of power, its uses, and its ethical dimensions.

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On Strength
A Collection of Philosophical Dialogues
Exploring elements that contribute to personal strength, the author engages us in conversation to tease out the complexities.What does character have to do with strength? What about truth?How do heart and soul figure into things? What about mind and gut?

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On Violence
A Philosophical Dialogue
Violence and reason are related. Violence is done to reason every time we fail to listen. Everything else, all the real violence, starts right there, including tough talk in lieu of rational argument and the violence of not allowing us time to think things through.

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On Wisdom
A Philosophical Dialogue
Debating the real meaning of strength, weakness, belief, doubt, intelligence, and judgement, we gain a deeper sense of these essential human qualities.

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Pleasure
A Search for Meaning in the City of Sin
In this, his latest book, Nicholas J. Pappas explores the deeper meanings of pleasure and existence, along with the interplay between philosophy and personal experience.

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Rule
A Philosophical Dialogue
Philosophers from Socrates and Plato to Machiavelli, Rousseau, Nietzsche and Strauss have used the “dialogue” to test ideas. Here, Nick’s characters compare democratic rule to life-without-rule, asking whether life without rule is possible?

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The Few
A Philosophical Dialogue
In an age of widespread democratic discontent, when the promise of “rule by the people” often feels like a distant ideal, Nicholas J. Pappas’s The Few stages a conversation that is as timely as it is timeless.

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