<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for (ca:1* -ca:15* -ca:13*) AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for (ca:1* -ca:15* -ca:13*) AND nw:[0 TO 180]]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/whitecloud/rss/search?query=%28ca%3A1%2A%20-ca%3A15%2A%20-ca%3A13%2A%29%20AND%20nw%3A%5B0%20TO%20180%5D&amp;searchType=bl&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;sort=NEWLY_ACQUIRED&amp;suppress=true&amp;title=Philosophy&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:04:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Lives of Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA["The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially meat-eating ones, seem to her to be conspirators in a crime of stupefying magnitude taking place on farms and in slaughterhouses, factories, and laboratories across the world. Costellos son, a physics professor, admires her literary achievements, but dreads his mothers lecturing on animal rights at the college where he teaches. His colleagues resist her argument that human reason is overrated and that the inability to reason does not diminish the value of life; his wife denounces his mothers vegetarianism as a form of moral superiority. At the dinner that follows her first lecture, the guests confront Costello with a range of sympathetic and skeptical reactions to issues of animal rights, touching on broad philosophical, anthropological, and religious perspectives. Painfully for her son, Elizabeth Costello seems offensive and flaky, butdare he admit it?strangely on target. In this landmark book, Nobel Prizewinning writer J. M. Coetzee uses fiction to present a powerfully moving discussion of animal rights in all their complexity. He draws us into Elizabeth Costellos own sense of mortality, her compassion for animals, and her alienation from humans, even from her own family. In his fable, presented as a Tanner Lecture sponsored by the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, Coetzee immerses us in a drama reflecting the real-life situation at hand: a writer delivering a lecture on an emotionally charged issue at a prestigious university. Literature, philosophy, performance, and deep human convictionCoetzee brings all these elements into play. As in the story of Elizabeth Costello, the Tanner Lecture is followed by responses treating the reader to a variety of perspectives, delivered by leading thinkers in different fields. Coetzees text is accompanied by an introduction by political philosopher Amy Gutmann and responsive essays by religion scholar Wendy Doniger, primatologist Barbara Smuts, literary theorist Marjorie Garber, and moral philosopher Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation. Together the lecture-fable and the essays explore the palpable social consequences of uncompromising moral conflict and confrontation"--Publisher's description.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5522641</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5522641</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Coetzee, J. M.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5522641147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691004433/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA["In a rebuttal to the notion of post-truth, the author explains why truth matters and why we should care that people sometimes believe things that are not true. He then explains how to get at truth, with chapters on evidence, causality, correlation/causation, and Bayesian reasoning. The next several chapters apply those concepts to different kinds of knowledge: scientific, historical, and religious truths. The author also takes up the possibility of alien life, the existence of God, and the nature of human consciousness"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478066</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478066</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shermer, Michael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478066147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781421453729/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA["An accessible resource to help you puzzle out logic concepts, it explains all the varied ways we use logic in philosophy, science, and everyday life. College students taking a logic course and lifelong learners alike can benefit from this accessible guide to logic concepts--such as syllogisms, constructing proofs and refutations, propositional and predicate logic, symbolic logic, modal and fuzzy logic, deductive and inductive reasoning, and beyond. With real-world examples, fun logic problems, and fully worked out proofs, you have plenty of opportunities to follow along and apply what you've learned. Inside: Grasp formal and informal logic with clear explanations and practice problems; See how logic shows up in everyday life and discover how to spot logical fallacies; Work through logical proofs and refutations, with answer explanations to strengthen your understanding; and Sharpen your ability to reason through complex issues with truth tables."]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478943</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478943</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zegarelli, Mark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478943147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781394362349/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A World Appears]]></title><description><![CDATA["When it comes to the phenomenon that is consciousness, there is one point on which scientists, philosophers, and artists all agree: that it feels like something to be us. Yet the fact we have subjective experience of the world remains one of nature's greatest mysteries. How is it that our mental operations are accompanied by feelings, thoughts, and a sense of self? What would a scientific investigation of our inner life look like, considering we have as little distance and perspective on it as fish do of the sea? In A World Appears, Michael Pollan traces the unmapped continent that is consciousness, bringing radically different perspectives-scientific, philosophical, literary, spiritual and psychedelic-to see what each can teach us about this central fact of life. When neuroscientists began studying consciousness in the early 1990s, they sought to explain how and why three pounds of spongy grey matter could generate a subjective point of view-assuming that the brain is the source of our felt reality. Pollan takes us to the cutting edge of the field, where scientists are entertaining more radical (and less materialist) theories of consciousness. He introduces us to "plant neurobiologists" searching for the first flicker of consciousness in plants; scientists striving to engineer feelings into AI, and psychologists and novelists seeking to capture the felt experience of our slippery stream of consciousness. In Pollan's dazzling exploration of consciousness, he discovers a world far deeper and stranger than our everyday reality. Eye-opening and mind-expanding, A World Appears takes us into the laboratories of our own minds, ultimately showing us how we might make better use of the gift of awareness to more meaningfully connect with our deepest selves"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5502623</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5502623</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pollan, Michael]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5502623147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Journey Into Consciousness</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781984881991/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beauty of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final writings by the world-famous spiritual teacher J Krishnamurti, in which he reflects to himself on the natural world around him and what this might tell us about human consciousness. Includes previously unpublished material. Most of Krishnamurti's books are transcriptions from the many talks he gave. This book however contains short pieces from his notebooks, which are heartfelt and intimate. More than 55 short entries, between one and six pages long, start with descriptions unfolding amidst mountains, jungles and rolling meadows and then end with his own spontaneous musings. The writing feels totally spontaneous and in-the-moment, and is never clichéd or too smooth. You are drawn to consider his words carefully, because your mind is quiet. For Krishnamurti, the challenge is to keep our minds free from preconceptions and ultimately free from any concepts at all. So, you don't "decide" to meditate and you never consciously meditate at all as a distinct action. You actively meditate from one second to the next but without effort. It's just how you are. Our minds can bring us down and seemingly conspire against us, but a quieter contemplation of how things truly are can also bring breakthroughs and peace. This is exactly what this book is for, through its vivid scenes and helpful contemplations. Krishnamurti is perfect for seekers who have exhausted all the "how tos" and are disillusioned by teachers who are coasting or who are writing books to generate an income when they have nothing to say. The spiritual market is maturing and there are many people who want more. This is for them.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5502424</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5502424</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krishnamurti, J.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5502424147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Krishnamurti&apos;s Journal</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781786787477/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals]]></title><description><![CDATA["A life-long veterinarian invites us into animal labs--and shares his vision for more compassionate research. For decades, laboratory veterinarian Larry Carbone has advocated for both animal welfare and medical progress. In The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals, he offers an insider's perspective on the ethics of using animals in scientific research. Recounting both heartening medical triumphs and heartrending stories of animal suffering, Carbone grapples with how to weigh scientific advancement against harms to our fellow sentient creatures--and how some of those harms might be avoided. With a scientist's head and an animal lover's heart, Carbone shows how addressing animals' physical and emotional needs not only enhances their well-being but also leads to more robust scientific research. Authoritative and compassionate, The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals reveals the complex reality of what animals experience under the care of scientists, what humans gain from their involuntary service, and what we owe them moving forward"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498788</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498788</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carbone, Larry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5498788147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Vet&apos;s Vision for A More Humane Future</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780520403963/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traversal]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Traversal, Maria Popova illuminates our various instruments of reckoning with the bewilderment of being alive--our telescopes and our treatises, our postulates and our poems--through the intertwined lives, loves, and legacies of visionaries both celebrated and sidelined by history, people born into the margins of their time and place who lived to write the future: Mary Shelley, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Fanny Wright, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Marie Tharp, Alfred Wegener, Humphry Davy, Ruth Benedict, and Margaret Mead. Woven throughout their stories are other threads--the first global scientific collaboration, the Irish potato famine, the decoding of the insulin molecule, the invention of the bicycle, how nature creates blue--to make the tapestry of meaning more elaborate yet clearer as the book advances, converging on the ultimate question of what makes life alive and worth living. By turns epic and intimate--as concerned with the physical laws binding atoms into molecules as with the psychic forces binding us to one other--Traversal explores the universe between cells and souls to reveal the world, and our lives, in a dazzling new light..]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5501928</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5501928</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Popova, Maria]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5501928147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780374616410/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics]]></title><description><![CDATA["Ethics For Dummies [...] is an easy-to-grasp introduction to the branch of philosophy that deals with living a good life. Learn about the most important concepts and thinkers in the world of ethics, so you can analyze issues in the modern world from an ethical perspective. Explore standards of right and wrong, fairness, virtues, and how different cultures approach the questions of ethics -- this book explains it all in clear and simple terms. Plus, it demystifies the writings of great ethicists like Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, Kant, and Hume. Throughout the book, you practice theorizing on major ethical questions of today, including AI and social media. Inside: Discover non-Western approaches to ethics, including Hindu, African, and Indigenous ways of thought ; Explore ethical questions around race, social constructs, disability, and beyond ; Get help understanding the writings of Aristotle, Confucius, and other famous ethical philosophers ; Apply ethics to your everyday life, for more confident, reasoned decisions. With Ethics For Dummies [...] become more comfortable with the centuries-old study of ethical philosophy, so you can pass your ethics class -- or just pass the ethical tests life throws your way." -- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500467</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500467</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Panza, Christopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5500467147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>2026</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781394366361/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logic for Everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rigorous, yet accessible and entertaining introduction to the field of logic, this book provides students with a unique insight into logic as a living field and how it connects to other fields of inquiry including philosophy, computer science, linguistics, and mathematics. With no background knowledge needed, students are introduced to a critical examination of 'classical logic', and the technical issues and paradoxes that may be encountered. Each chapter includes key pedagogical features such as marginal notes, definitions, chapter summaries and practice exercises. Arguments are backed up by authentic examples of logic within natural languages and everyday life. The flexible chapter structure allows instructors to tailor their teaching for either a one-semester or two-semester course, according to their students' needs and knowledge. Online resources include a companion website featuring further readings, class handouts, LaTeX resources, along with an Online Proof Evaluator allowing students to get real-time feedback.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500552</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500552</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Decker, Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5500552147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>From Proof to Paradox</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781009220538/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling Solo]]></title><description><![CDATA["After years of battling a mysterious illness, Diana Williams chose to end her life. This extraordinary and intimate memoir, written in the months before her death, bravely explores the profound question: How much suffering is enough? For three decades, Williams relentlessly pursued a cure for the symptoms that plagued her: grinding exhaustion, night sweats that drenched the sheets, brain fog that made her forget her own address, and throbbing headaches and chills that left her bedridden for days. Dozens of specialists diagnosed her with everything from multiple sclerosis to Lyme disease to toxic mold exposure and prescribed grueling, expensive, and ultimately, ineffective treatments. Hope vanished with each failed therapy, and her symptoms grew worse. Rather than face a life of increasing pain and disability, and after deep contemplation, Williams chose assisted dying at the Swiss nonprofit, Dignitas. Traveling Solo raises questions millions of people ask, too often in silence: What makes life worth living? How much can one person bear? Most of all, should we afford humans the choice to end their lives on their own terms? More than a chronicle of one woman's battle with illness, this is also a story of a family coming to terms with a heartbreaking decision, as well as an ode to abiding friendship. Published posthumously, Traveling Solo was written to inspire meaningful conversations and compassion for those who choose to die rather than endure continued suffering. It offers a candid portrait of the fragility of life and the preciousness of beauty when one's days are numbered"--Publisher's description]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478405</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478405</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Williams, Diana E.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478405147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Life Well Lived, A Death Well Planned</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798891380516/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA["Richard Arthur's An Introduction to Logic provides a wide-ranging introduction to logic. In lively and readable prose, Arthur presents a new approach to the study of logic, one that seeks to integrate methods of argument analysis developed in modern "informal logic" with natural deduction techniques. The dry bones of logic are given flesh by unusual attention to the history of the subject, from Pythagoras, the Stoics, and Indian Buddhist logic, through Lewis Carroll, Venn, and Boole, to Russell, Frege, and Monty Python. A previous edition of this book appeared under the title Natural Deduction. This new edition adds clarifications of the notions of explanation, validity and formal validity, a more detailed discussion of derivation strategies, and another rule of inference, Reiteration. More exercises have also been added, and others have been updated and replaced"-- Source other than Library of Congress.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478403</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478403</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur, Richard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478403147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Using Natural Deduction, Real Arguments, A Little History, and Some Humour</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781554813322/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self Seeking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you interested in Advaita and want to become enlightened? How should you go about it? What will happen if you do? How can you know what works and what doesn't? In particular, how should you go about finding a teacher? What books should you read? Author Dennis Waite answers all these questions and more, having communicated with many teachers and seekers over the past 25 years, accumulated around 1500 books on Advaita, and written more than 10 books himself. In these pages, you will learn how to identify false teachers by spotting irrelevance, pitfalls, fallacies, and mystical /mumbo jumbo/. You will be warned against grandiose marketing claims, spiritual catchphrases, unclear language and poetry, and why you should be wary of various transcriptions and translations. For instance, the styles of Neo-Vedanta, Neo-Advaita, Direct Path, and /satsang/, in general, are compared with the original traditional teaching, and the relative values of scriptures, psychology, social media, and even AI are investigated. An attempt has been made to research all living teachers and organizations that claim to be teaching Non-Duality in the West and establish whether it is really Advaita. Do they help you to seek the Self or are they simply self-seeking? -- Back cover]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500539</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5500539</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Waite, Dennis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5500539147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Finding A Modern Teacher of Advaita</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781803418896/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Be Grateful]]></title><description><![CDATA[A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks -- to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors. Centuries before anyone ever thought of keeping a gratitude journal, the Aztecs understood the profound value of being grateful. For generations, specially trained Aztec public speakers presented traditional dialogues at marriages, births, funerals, government ceremonies, and other important occasions. In these dialogues, people of different generations are imagined speaking to each other with mutual respect and gratitude across time, encouraging listeners to be grateful to their contemporaries, elders, and ancestors, as well as the divine, and reminding the living what they owe to future generations. In the late 1500s, one of these Aztec speakers, Pablo of Texcoco, recorded a collection of these dialogues, now known as the Bancroft Dialogues. In How to Be Grateful, Nahuatl- or Aztec-language specialist Frances Karttunen and Camilla Townsend, Cundhill History Prize-winning author of Fifth Sun : A New History of the Aztecs, present this fascinating work in an accessible translation that also features the original Nahuatl text on facing pages. Although Pablo lived under Spanish rule, his parents, grandparents, and elderly teachers recalled the world before the Europeans arrived, and his dialogues, which delight in colorful metaphors and wry humor, offer remarkable insights into preconquest Aztec society, philosophy, and language. Pablo's dialogues tell readers they will be loved and honored today and by future generations if they repay those who have helped them -- the living, the dead, and the divine. The living should pay these debts by helping their people and ensuring their future -- by 'paying it forward' as we say today.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479164</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5479164</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pablo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5479164147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691274119/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Existentialism for Dummies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what the phrase God is dead means? Youll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaards favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and literature to world events and discover whether or not existentialism is still relevant today. Youll find an introduction to existentialism and understand how it fits into the history of philosophy. This insightful guide will expose you to existentialisms ideas about the absurdity of life and the ways that existentialism guides politics, solidarity, and respect for others. Theres even a section on religious existentialism. Youll be able to reviewkey existential themes and writings. Find out how to: Trace the influence of existentialism Distinguish each philosophers specific ideas Explain what it means to say that God is dead See culture through an existentialist lens Understand the existentialist notion of time, finitude, and death Navigate the absurdity of life Master the art of individuality Complete with lists of the ten greatest existential films, ten great existential aphorisms, and ten common misconceptions about existentialism, Existentialism For Dummies is your one-stop guide to a very influential school of thought.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477919</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477919</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Panza, Christopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5477919147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780470276990/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death in A Shallow Pond]]></title><description><![CDATA["Imagine this : You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you must act immediately. But as you approach the pond you remember that you're wearing your most expensive shoes. Wading into the water will ruin them -- and might make you late for a meeting. Should you let the child drown? The philosopher Peter Singer published this thought experiment in 1972, arguing that allowing people in the developing world to die, when we could easily help them by giving money to charity, is as morally reprehensible as saving our shoes instead of the drowning child. Can this possibly be true? In Death in a Shallow Pond, David Edmonds tells the remarkable story of Singer and his controversial idea, tracing how it radically changed the way many think about poverty -- but also how it has provoked scathing criticisms. Death in a Shallow Pond describes the experiences and world events that led Singer to make his radical case and how it moved some young philosophers to establish the Effective Altruism movement, which tries to optimize philanthropy. The book also explores the reactions of critics who argue that the Shallow Pond and Effective Altruism are unrealistic, misguided, and counterproductive, neglecting the causes of -- and therefore perpetuating -- poverty. Ultimately, however, Edmonds argues that the Shallow Pond retains the power to shape how we live in a world in which terrible and unnecessary suffering persists."-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477893</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477893</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edmonds, David]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5477893147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Philosopher, A Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780691254029/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lab Dog]]></title><description><![CDATA["When journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan adopted her beagle Hammy, all she knew was that he had spent nearly four years in a research lab. Curious to know more about this gentle creature's past, as well as the broader world of animal research, Kaplan-with Hammy in tow-embarks on a quest for answers. How did Hammy end up in a research facility? Why are we still using millions of animals a year in experiments? What have we learned from them? Is there another way? In Lab Dog, Kaplan investigates the breeding and use of beagles for biomedical research, drug and product testing, and education. She takes readers on a journey, peeking behind laboratory doors and visiting with researchers, activists, ethicists, veterinarians, lawmakers, and innovators. Along the way, she finds thoughtful and caring humans on all sides of the debate, explores promising developments in nonanimal testing, and discovers puzzle pieces from Hammy's past. Equal parts journalism and love story, Lab Dog offers a nuanced view on our relationship with a species that we both love and exploit, and a reason to hope for a better future for all"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477896</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5477896</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaplan, Melanie D. G.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5477896147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781541604988/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plato]]></title><description><![CDATA[This introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It includes a brief account of Plato's life.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498577</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498577</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Annas, Julia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5498577147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Very Short Introduction</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780192802163/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Essay Concerning Human Understanding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kenneth Winkler's deft abridgment of Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding includes generous selections from the Essay, topically arranged passages from the replies to Stillingfleet, a chronology, a bibliography, a glossary, and an index based on the entries that Locke himself devised. His insightful introduction provides the reader with both a historical and a philosophical context in which to assess Locke's masterwork.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498588</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498588</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Locke, John]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5498588147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Abridged and Edited, With An Introduction and Notes</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780872202160/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philosophy of Epictetus]]></title><description><![CDATA["Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." "Is there smoke in the room? If it be slight, I remain; if grievous, I quit it. For you must remember this and hold it fast, that the door stands open." A leading thinker of the Stoic school of philosophy, Epictetus (A.D. 55135) was a renowned teacher whose students transcribed and compiled his teachings; this collection presents the work of Arrian, a Greek philosopher and historian who was a disciple of Epictetus. In these two brief but highly influential works, Epictetus demonstrates that philosophy is more than a theoretical discipline; it is a way of life based on logic, reason, and self-reflection. His examination of the nature of fate and man's place in the universe explores the distinction between what is and is not within our power, the meaning of good and evil, how we should live, and many other timeless issues.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498343</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5498343</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Epictetus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5498343147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Golden Sayings and Fragments</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780486811239/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Like A Stoic]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world overflowing with abundance and information, the calm and clarity of stoicism has never been more necessary. In this new book, bestselling author Ken Mogi explores the ancient Greek philosophy as well as its resonance with other cultures around the world, not least his own Japanese perspective. The result is a new version of stoicism that is practical, global, future-proof and, above all, optimistic. With his expertise as a neuroscientist, Mogi uncovers the cognitive foundations of the resilience that is so central to stoicism. Rooted in science, he finds in stoicism robust coping strategies for the challenges of modern life, and ways to balance self-discipline with enjoying life's pleasures. But stoicism is also a mindset that uniquely equips us to handle the future, from global challenges such as the climate emergency to the rise and rise of AI. Thinking like a stoic, he argues, can offer us not just a path for personal growth and wisdom, but the key to the future of humanity.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5499128</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5499128</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mogi, Ken'ichirō]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5499128147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>The Ancient Path to A Life Well Lived</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781529435818/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socrates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues. In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Taylor explores the life of Socrates and his philosophical activity, before looking to the responses his philosophical doctrines have evoked in the centuries since his betrayal and execution at fellow Athenian hands. Examining the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, Taylor considers the complex question of how far it is possible to distinguish the philosopher's own thought from that of those others who wrote about him, and explores the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life - a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life. This new edition also includes a new chapter analysing the reception and influence of Socrates in 19th and 20th century philosophical thought.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478407</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478407</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor, C. C. W.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478407147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Very Short Introduction</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780198835981/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heidegger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Heidegger, considered by some to be the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher', and acknowledged by others as a leader in continental philosophy, is probably the most divisive thinker of the 20th century. In this new edition, Michael Inwood focuses on Heidegger's most important work, Being and Time, exploring its major themes of existence in the world, inauthenticity, guilt, destiny, truth, and the nature of time. In a new chapter, Inwood also tackles the contentious topic of Heidegger's Nazism and antisemitism, to reveal its deep connection with his personality and overall view of philosophy.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478406</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5478406</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Inwood, M. J.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5478406147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Very Short Introduction</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780198828662/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Feet Over]]></title><description><![CDATA["'What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that-the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?' In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die." -- Publisher's website.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5475921</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5475921</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roach, Mary]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5475921147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Science Tackles the Afterlife</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781324036043/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Meaning of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 100 extraordinary people. One profound question. Countless life-affirming answers.  Including letters from Julian Fellowes, President Jimmy Carter, Adam Grant, Jane Goodall, Bindi Irwin, Pico Iyer, Hilary Mantel, Jodi Picoult, Astro Teller, Edward O. Wilson and more.  When James Bailey was feeling lost in life, he was inspired by philosopher Will Durant's project, conducted in the 1930's, to write to one hundred luminaries in arts, politics, religion, sport and sciences, challenging them to respond to a direct yet fundamental questionWhat is the meaning of life? The response was more remarkable than he could have ever imagined.  A decade on, James had garnered an incredible collection of replies, collated here for the first time. By turns thought-provoking, amusing and enlightening, these letters from scientists, writers, campaigners, athletes, political leaders, entertainers, survivors and philosophers are a wonderful source of inspiration. Some are about happiness and heartbreak, some are about purpose, some are funny and some will change the way you think.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5475647</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5475647</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bailey, James]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5475647147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Answers to Life&apos;s Biggest Questions From the World&apos;s Most Extraordinary People</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798897100033/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[In The Birth of Tragedy Nietzsche expounds on the origins of Greek tragedy and its relevance to the German culture of its time. He declares it to be the expression of a culture which has achieved a delicate but powerful balance between Dionysian insight into the chaos and suffering which underlies all existence and the discipline and clarity of rational Apollonian form. In order to promote a return to these values, Nietzsche critiques complacent rationalism of late nineteenth-century German culture and makes an impassioned plea for the regenerative potential of the music of Wagner. A wide ranging discussion of the nature of art, science, and religion, The Birth of Tragedy's argument raises important questions about the problematic nature of cultural origins which are still valid today.]]></description><link>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5476502</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S147C5476502</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 1993 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://whitecloud.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/5476502147</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780140433395/MC.GIF&amp;client=lakep&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>