Philosophy & Religion

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50 Islam Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 Islam Ideas You Really Need to Know

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No other religion is subject to as much debate and controversy as Islam. But who was Muhammad, and what did he teach? Does the Qur'an really preach holy war? What is the role of women within Islam? And what does the rise of Isil and militant Islam mean for Muslims and for the world? Explaining Isla..

A Brief History Of Equality

A Brief History Of Equality

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It’s easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one has done more to reveal the problem than Thomas Piketty. Now, in this surprising and powerful new work, Piketty reminds us that the grand sweep of hist..

A Discourse on Inequality

A Discourse on Inequality

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In A Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man’s natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal to his fellows, Rousseau believed that as soci..

A History of God

A History of God

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Why does God exist? How have the three dominant monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—shaped and altered the conception of God? How have these religions influenced each other? In this stunningly intelligent book, Karen Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious ..

A Philosophy of Walking

A Philosophy of Walking

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This philosophical ode to finding joy in simple things explores how walking has influenced history’s greatest thinkers—from Henry David Thoreau and John Muir to Gandhi and Nietzsche. “It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.” —Nietzsche In this French bestseller, leading thinker a..

A Short Philosophy of Birds

A Short Philosophy of Birds

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Twenty-two life lessons inspired by watching birds, written by a French philosopher and ornithologist duo The greatest wisdom comes from the smallest creatures There is so much we can learn from birds. Through twenty-two little lessons of wisdom inspired by how birds live, this charming French book ..

A Thinking Persons Guide To Islam

A Thinking Persons Guide To Islam

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The world is at a crossroads today. A tiny minority of Muslims seems to be bent on hijacking the religion of Islam and bringing it into perpetual conflict with the rest of the world. Because of their actions, very few non-Muslims understand the real difference between Islam as it has always been, an..

A Treatise of Human Nature

A Treatise of Human Nature

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One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to apply scientific methods of observation to a study of human nature, and a vigorous attack upon the pri..

Advice for the Dying (and Those Who Love Them)
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Advice for the Dying (and Those Who Love Them)

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Award-winning writer and nurse Sallie Tisdale offers a lyrical, thought-provoking yet practical perspective on death and dying in this frank, direct, and compassionate meditation on the inevitable.From the sublime to the ridiculous, Tisdale... leads the reader through the peaks and troughs of death ..

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1690, John Locke (1632-1704) provides a complete account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting the theory that some knowledge is innate in us, Locke argues that it derive..

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

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Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle). Here are cogent expla..

Angelology, A True History Of Angels

Angelology, A True History Of Angels

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Humankind is not alone in the universe. Our companions are the immaterial spirit-beings we call angels. Angelology, A True History of Angels, discusses the history of the angelic community from their creation, the fall of some, their character and attributes, and the works and appearances of holy an..

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