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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?

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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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Kindness: A Philosophical Dialogue
Kindness is a philosophical dialogue that begins with a simple question: What is kindness? From that starting point, a searching conversation unfolds between two sharply different minds. One approaches life through philosophy, questioning beliefs and probing for truth.

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Looks
A Philosophical Dialogue
What if your greatest asset was also your heaviest burden? In Nicholas J. Pappas’s Looks: A Philosophical Dialogue , we meet a character for whom this is a daily reality.

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On Authority
A Philosophical Dialogue
We hear quite a lot from “authorities” these days, and often they contradict one another. How do we decide which ones to follow? How do we decide who is a real authority on any given question?

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On Destiny
A Philosophical Dialogue
How do we make the most of our lives? Is there a meaning, a goal, a purpose? Is it all a matter of chance or do we each have a destiny that beckons? Can we knowingly move toward it, and can we choose to avoid it?

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On Education
A Philosophical Dialogue
For the Philosophical Reader What is the true point of education? Is it to gain authority, find meaning, or simply appreciate beauty?

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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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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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