Philosophy

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A Fatal Addiction
War in the Name of God
This unsettling book reviews specific instances of ‘holy war’? as proposed in the holy books of the major faith traditions, and illustrates how bellicose, war-like language is used to explain the spiritual quest.

Tom Block Price range: $22.95 through $32.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Passion for Democracy: Benjamin Constant
The French Revolution rang the death knell not only for a form of society, but also for a way of feeling and of living; and it is still not clear as yet what did we gain from the changes. Benjamin Constant was one of the first to draw up this dark diagnosis.

Tzvetan Todorov Price range: $1.00 through $18.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Philosophy of War
“War’s origins are complex: they are found in the nebulous systems of thoughts generated in cultures over time. But while reason and explication can unravel those origins-and explain why man wages war-the task of abolishing war can never be completed by reason alone.

Alexander Moseley Price range: $21.95 through $28.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
A Rhapsody of Love and Spirituality
Love and spirituality have always been in tension. The fast-evolving modern world has left us no comprehensive cultural traditions to guide us; only what T. S. Eliot calls “a heap of broken images.

David Fekete Price range: $22.95 through $28.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Aftermath: Surviving the Loss of God
The issue or debate about the existence of god is one thing. But learning to re-structure one’s life, especially if one has been a believer—whether devout or casual, is quite another.

John F. Crosby Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
All of Health
A Philosophical Dialogue
In the course of a larger discussion about health, a philosopher and a physician arrive at the notion of symbiosis ; a living together to the advantage of each. And isn’t a good conversation a sort of living together to the advantage of each?

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Aristocrat, and The Community
Two Philosophical Dialogues
“Aristocrat” and “The Community” are dialogues that take place among friends through the course of a night. Aristocrat is concerned with what it means to want to rule, with the comparison of aristocracy to democracy, and with duty.

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $21.95 through $31.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Atheism as a Positive Social Force
Atheism isn’t only significant as a philosophical position held in opposition to religion; it has its own value as a way of life. What would atheism propose to replace the existence of God?

Raymond W. Converse Price range: $20.95 through $28.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Author, or On Philosophy and Writing
In the tradition of the great philosophical dialogues, Nicholas J. Pappas’s Author, or On Philosophy and Writing stages an intimate and profound conversation on the very nature of creation, truth, and purpose.

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Beauty, Science, Knowledge
A Dialogue about Life and the Pursuit of Understanding
Can science ever capture the full depth of life? What feeds and fuels the human spirit?

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Belief and Integrity: Philosophical Dialogues
Join the discussion among friends as they take a fresh look at two concepts whose meaning and definitions we may all too often take for granted. Belief. The dialogues in this section deal with both the positives and negatives of belief. How do you know what to believe?

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $21.95 through $31.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Civilization’s Quotations
Life's Ideal
In Civilization’s Quotations: Life’s Ideal , Richard Alan Krieger presents a masterful collection of humanity’s most profound thoughts on life, purpose, and the human experience.

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Comfort
A Philosophical Dialogue
In an age marked by uncertainty and rapid change, Comfort reflects on contemporary issues such as mental health, social isolation, and the pursuit of happiness.

Nicholas J. Pappas Price range: $14.95 through $24.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Conceiving Evil
A Phenomenology of Perpetration
When conflict is understood positively as the confrontation of differences, an unavoidable and indeed desirable consequence of the rich tapestry of earthly life, then a discussion can open as to how to navigate the countless confrontations of…

Wendy C. Hamblet Price range: $19.95 through $29.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Controvert, or On the Lie
and Other Philosophical Dialogues
In a world where art, politics, and human relationships intertwine, Nick Pappas offers a rare glimpse into the forces shaping creativity and intellect.

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Coping with Freedom
Reflections on Ephemeral Happiness
An approachable essay on personal freedom, this lively book is inspired by the author’s own 20 th century life experience as well as 18th century philosophers, and literary and historical references.

Chantal Thomas Price range: $9.95 through $21.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page