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  Ethics without Ontology

  by Hilary Putnam

  In this brief book one of the most distinguished living American philosophers takes up the question of whether ethical judgments can properly be considered objective--a question that has vexed philosophers over the past century. Looking at the efforts of philosophers from the Enlightenment through the twentieth century, Putnam traces the ways in which ethical problems arise in a historical context. Hilary Putnam's... (more)
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  The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays

  by Hilary Putnam

  If philosophy has any business in the world, it is the clarification of our thinking and the clearing away of ideas that cloud the mind. In this book, one of the world's preeminent philosophers takes issue with an idea that has found an all-too-prominent place in popular culture and philosophical thought: the idea that while factual claims can be rationally established or refuted, claims about value are wholly... (more)
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  Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings

  The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school (Hilbert's Formalism), and the profound incompleteness results of Kurt Gödel. In the same period, the cross-fertilization... (more)
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  Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine

  by W. V. Quine

  Through the first half of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy was dominated by Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap. Influenced by Russell and especially by Carnap, another towering figure, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000) emerged as the most important proponent of analytic philosophy during the second half of the century. Yet with twenty-three books and countless articles to his credit—including, most... (more)
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  The Morning of the Magicians

  by Louis Pauwels

  A classic of radical literature, this revolutionary study has challenged conventional knowledge and assumptions for decades, offering unique perspectives on everything from alchemy, politics, history, and supernatural phenomena to magic, Nazi occultism, and mankind’s place in the universe. Drawing from the work of Charles Fort and Carl Jung, among others, the authors explore the importance of history and its... (more)
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  Synchronicity, Signs & Symbols

  by Patricia Rose Upczak

  Synchronicity implies wholeness and meaningful relationships between causally unconnected events. Science has been rediscovering the view of the world as an unbroken fabric in which seemingly separate events do not occur in isolation, but form pieces interwoven into a common tapestry. This book is filled with people's stories because synchronicity is ultimately best understood and comprehended through the... (more)
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  Creative Mind and Success

  by Ernest Holmes

  Creative Mind and Success is a guide to mental wellness and success. Like Science of the Mind, this book focuses on how the power of positive thinking can better your life, but it has more of a focus on financial well-being. This book is clearly a precursor to Think and Grow Rich and The Secret. Earnest Shurtleff Holmes was the founder of the Church of Religious Science. Religious Science, like many New Thought... (more)
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  Oriental Mythology: The Masks of God, Volume II (Masks of God)

  by Joseph Campbell

  Campbell offers an explanation of Eastern mythology as it developed into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan. "The myth of eternal return, which is still basic to Oriental life, displays an order of fixed forms that appear and disappear through all time."--Joseph Campbell.
• Schrodingers Cat 1Robert Anton Wilson

  

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  Schrodingers Cat 1

  by Robert Anton Wilson

• Parts of ClassesDavid K. Lewis

  

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  Parts of Classes

  by David K. Lewis

  Does the notion of part and whole have any application to classes? Lewis argues that it does, and that the smallest parts of any class are its one-membered "singleton" subclasses. That results in a reconception of set theory. The set-theoretical making of one out of many is just the composition of one whole out of many parts. But first, one singleton must be made out of its one member - this is the distinctively... (more)
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  The Journeys of Socrates (Peaceful Warrior Saga)

  by Dan Millman

  The Way Begins . . . Sergei was three when the soldiers took him. At fifteen he fled into the wilderness, with nothing to cling to but the memories of a grandfather who called him Socrates and the promise of a gift buried near St. Petersburg. Thus begins The Journeys of Socrates -- an odyssey that forged the character of Sergei Ivanov, whose story would one day change the lives of millions of readers... (more)
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  Freddy and Fredericka

  by Mark Helprin

  Mark Helprin’s legions of devoted readers cherish his timeless novels and short stories, which are uplifting in their conviction of the goodness and resilience of the human spirit. Freddy and Fredericka —a brilliantly refashioned fairy tale and a magnificently funny farce—only seems like a radical departure of form, for behind the laughter, Helprin speaks of leaps of faith and second chances, courage and... (more)
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  Quarks Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science and Religion

  by J. C. Polkinghorne

  Polkinghorne discusses belief in God, chaos, evolution, miracles, and prayer, and gives an answer to the question: Can a scientist believe?.
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  Zen Guitar

  by Philip Toshio Sudo

  A student of Eastern philosophy and an avid guitar player, Philip Sudo realized that each of us carries a song inside that makes us unique. In "Zen Guitar", he shows readers how to find--and awaken--the song within. For professional musicians, amateur guitar enthusiasts, or music lovers who have never played a chord, this unique book sounds a theme of harmony that will resonate in all aspects of life.... (more)
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  S.

  by John Updike

  This novel by John Updike tells the story of Sarah Worth - "S" - who joins the Ashram Arhat. Famous for his transcendent wisdom and divine immobility, the Arhat has transferred his Ashram from India to Arizona, where he and his entourage are attempting to make the desert fruitful.