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Author : Bernard Williams
Release : 1976-03-25
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 569/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Problems of the Self by : Bernard Williams
Download or read book Problems of the Self written by Bernard Williams. This book was released on 1976-03-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a volume of philosophical studies, centred on problems of personal identity and extending to related topics in the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy.
Author : John Lippitt
Release : 2013-04-25
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 91X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Kierkegaard and the Problem of Self-Love by : John Lippitt
Download or read book Kierkegaard and the Problem of Self-Love written by John Lippitt. This book was released on 2013-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of whether we should love ourselves - and if so how - has particular resonance within Christian thought and is an important yet underinvestigated theme in the writings of Søren Kierkegaard. In Works of Love, Kierkegaard argues that the friendships and romantic relationships which we typically treasure most are often merely disguised forms of 'selfish' self-love. Yet in this nuanced and subtle account, John Lippitt shows that Kierkegaard also provides valuable resources for responding to the challenge of how we can love ourselves, as well as others. Lippitt relates what it means to love oneself properly to such topics as love of God and neighbour, friendship, romantic love, self-denial and self-sacrifice, trust, hope and forgiveness. The book engages in detail with Works of Love, related Kierkegaard texts and important recent studies, and also addresses a wealth of wider literature in ethics, moral psychology and philosophy of religion.
Author : John R. Searle
Release : 2008-12-04
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 549/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Philosophy in a New Century by : John R. Searle
Download or read book Philosophy in a New Century written by John R. Searle. This book was released on 2008-12-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John R. Searle has made profoundly influential contributions to three areas of philosophy: philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and philosophy of society. This volume gathers together in accessible form a selection of his essays in these areas. They range widely across social ontology, where Searle presents concise and informative statements of positions developed in more detail elsewhere; artificial intelligence and cognitive science, where Searle assesses the current state of the debate and develops his most recent thoughts; and philosophy of language, where Searle connects ideas from various strands of his work in order to develop original answers to fundamental questions. There are also explorations of the limitations of phenomenological inquiry, the mind-body problem, and the nature and future of philosophy. This rich collection from one of America's leading contemporary philosophers will be valuable for all who are interested in these central philosophical questions.
Author : Lynn A. Silva
Release : 1979-02-22
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 29X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Problem of the Self in Buddhism and Christianity by : Lynn A. Silva
Download or read book The Problem of the Self in Buddhism and Christianity written by Lynn A. Silva. This book was released on 1979-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chris Niebauer
Release : 2019-09-03
Genre : Psychology
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Book Rating : 986/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis No Self, No Problem by : Chris Niebauer
Download or read book No Self, No Problem written by Chris Niebauer. This book was released on 2019-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While in grad school in the early 1990s, Chris Niebauer began to notice striking parallels between the latest discoveries in psychology, neuroscience, and the teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and other schools of Eastern thought. When he presented his findings to a professor, his ideas were quickly dismissed as “pure coincidence, nothing more.” Fast-forward 20 years later and Niebauer is a PhD and a tenured professor, and the Buddhist-neuroscience connection he found as a student is practically its own genre in the bookstore. But according to Niebauer, we are just beginning to understand the link between Eastern philosophy and the latest findings in psychology and neuroscience and what these assimilated ideas mean for the human experience. In this groundbreaking book, Niebauer writes that the latest research in neuropsychology is now confirming a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, what is called Anatta, or the doctrine of “no self.” Niebauer writes that our sense of self, or what we commonly refer to as the ego, is an illusion created entirely by the left side of the brain. Niebauer is quick to point out that this doesn't mean that the self doesn't exist but rather that it does so in the same way that a mirage in the middle of the desert exists, as a thought rather than a thing. His conclusions have significant ramifications for much of modern psychological modalities, which he says are spending much of their time trying to fix something that isn’t there. What makes this book unique is that Niebauer offers a series of exercises to allow the reader to experience this truth for him- or herself, as well as additional tools and practices to use after reading the book, all of which are designed to change the way we experience the world—a way that is based on being rather than thinking.
