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"The "father of cognitive neuroscience" makes a powerful and provocative argument against today's common wisdom that our lives are wholly determined by physical processes we cannot control"—
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It is not by accident that you just picked up "When God Winks." Whether you call it synchronicity or coincidence, what brought you to this book today is worth remembering. In fact, you may have suspected all along that there is more to coincidence than... [ More...]
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“[Taleb is] Wall Street’s principal dissident. . . . [Fooled By Randomness] is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther’s ninety-nine theses were to the Catholic Church.” – Malcolm Gladwell,... [More...]
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From the author of The Holiness of God comes this scriptural, understandable explanation of the classic doctrine of predestination.
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By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean... [ More...]
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"Words of Wisdom is a book about living, and the wisdom garnered from 93 years of hard work, raising a family, watching loved ones pass away yet persevering. How does one presevere in life and not be overcome by the flood of tragedy and sorrow that we find... [ More...]
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This study investigates the origins of the concept of "the best of all possible worlds." It exemplifies the character of modern metaphysics, which thinks mainly in terms of freedom and possibility. The book contains three parts. The first part tries to... [ More...]
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This fourteenth volume in the Philosophical Perspectives series — now a supplement to the journal Nous — explores issues of action and freedom. Original essays by leading scholars include "The Survival of the Sentient", "Goal-directed Action:... [ More...]
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"This is, quite simply, the best work on Locke's theory of agency; it is a significant contribution both to Locke studies and to the theory of action. It is clearly and elegantly written, the arguments are set out in clear and cogent fashion, and the... [ More...]
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The A to Z of Hume's Philosophy is the only Hume dictionary in existence. The book provides a substantial account of David Hume's life and the times in which he lived, and it provides an overview of his philosophical doctrines. This is done through a... [ More...]
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