The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditatio
Living Philosophy, a historically organized, introductory hybrid text/reader, guides students through the story of philosophical thought from the Pre-Socratics to the present, providing cultural and i
Living Philosophy, Second Edition, is a historically organized, introductory hybrid text/reader that guides students through the story of philosophical thought from the Pre-Socratics to the present, p
A major work in the philosophy of religion, this book interprets the Jesus story in terms of postmodern philosophy — particularly using Jacques Derrida’s categories of "desire," "gift
Breaking Bad, hailed by Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, and many others as the best of all TV dramas, tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the medical death sentence of an advanced c
The story of African philosophy is surrounded by controversy. Decades after the “great debate” over its mere existence, many fundamental questions have been left unanswered. This collection of essays
This book presents a close reading of four Indian narratives from different time periods (epic, Upani?adic, pre-modern and contemporary): Ekalavya's story from theMahabharata (MBh 1.123.1-39), the sto
Dave Longaberger was one of the most remarkable entrepreneurs of his generation. Overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds and employing a unique management philosophy, he created and grew his company
This exhilarating tale of natural history illuminates the evolution of matter, life, and consciousness. In Everybody’s Story, Loyal Rue finds the means for global solidarity and cooperation in the sha
Brookside's burgundy- and blue-striped awnings represent both a quaint corner of Kansas City where you can tread the creaky wooden floors of the Dime Store and a pragmatic philosophy that changed the
The grand religious stories that gave meaning to life and death in the past have crumbled under sceptical scrutiny. The dominant mainstream philosophy is now scientific objectivism, which describes a
Brookside's burgundy-and-blue-striped awnings represent both a quaint corner of Kansas City where you can tread the creaky wooden floors of the Dime Store and a pragmatic philosophy that changed the w
Premodern Buddhists are sometimes characterized as veritable "mind scientists" whose insights anticipate modern research on the brain and mind. Aiming to complicate this story, Dan Arnold confronts a
In this manual, healer Anne Jones describes the story of her own journey to spirituality and points you on the way to finding your own form of spiritual practice. She seeks to help you to develop a fo
The place Bailey's Gym, Los Angeles, California-6am-the fall of 1999...From a bourgeois neighborhood in Beirut to the schools of the streets of Europe and the United States, the story takes you on a j
The place Bailey's Gym, Los Angeles, California-6am-the fall of 1999...From a bourgeois neighborhood in Beirut to the schools of the streets of Europe and the United States, the story takes you on a j
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." — HamletAfter William Shakespeare's Horatio sees the ghost of Hamlet's father, and scarcely believes his ow
Crafted from George Hoshida’s diary and memoir, as well as letters faithfully exchanged with his wife Tamae,Taken from the Paradise Isle is an intimate account of the anger, resignation, philosophy, o
"An interdisciplinary work in philosophy and film studies, Joseph Kupfer investigates narrative theory through the analysis of five films that have narrative as their subject matter and where stories
Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something
