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Summary: "The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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Summary: "'This is a book about humanists, but even humanists cannot agree on what a humanist is,' declares Sarah Bakewell. Indeed, for centuries now, thinkers, writers, scholars, politicians, activists, artists, and countless others have been searching for and refining a philosophy of the human spirit. Humanism can be found in writings of Plato and Protagoras and in the thought of Confucius. It is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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Summary: On the one hand, Eagleton demolishes what he calls the "superstitious" view of God held by most atheists and agnostics and offers in its place a revolutionary account of the Christian Gospel. On the other hand, he launches a stinging assault on the betrayal of this revolution by institutional Christianity. There is little joy here, then, either for the anti-God brigade -- Richard Dawkins and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2009
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Summary: In a book by turns chilling and beautiful, John Gray continues the thinking that made his Straw Dogs such a cult classic. Gray draws on an extraordinary array of memoirs, poems, fiction, and philosophy to re-imagine our place in the world. Writers as varied as Ballard, Borges, Conrad, and Freud have been mesmerized by forms of human extremity—experiences that are on the outer edge of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The humanist magazine is devoted to the philosophy of humanism. Presents nontheistic, secular, and naturalistic approach to philosophy, science, and broad areas of personal and social concern.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published for the American Humanist Association and the American Ethical Union 1941
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Pinker, Steven
Summary: The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. Far from being a naïve hope, the Enlightenment, we now know, has worked. But more than ever, it needs a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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Summary: Discusses how and why the Renaissance began in Italy, the cultural and intellectual achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the lasting effects of these achievements on Western civilization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 2003
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Summary: Analyzes the conditions that led to the Renaissance; examines how Greek and Roman trade routes were revitalized during the period; and explores the artwork, ideas, and scientific theories that were developed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Referencepoint Pr Inc 2013
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Summary: "'Renaissance' means 'rebirth' in French. The Renaissance period of European history is aptly named because people had a rebirth, or renewed, interest in the ideas of ancient Greeks and Romans. This led to a new age of science and art. Readers will learn about the many aspects of the Renaissance as well as the prominent figures of this era, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2020
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Summary: "The author of Straw Dogs, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats-and what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020
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Summary: "The Illumination Process guides the reader on a healing journey, forged by the timeless wisdom of indigenous cultures and the latest theories of neurobiology. Through various stages in this journey of initiation, we grow to understand the causes of our suffering and how to free ourselves from the pain and drama of our unhealed emotions. Life itself invites us to be initiated through many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House, Inc. 2017