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British and American common law traditionally prohibited abortion only after quickening (when the mother feels fetal movements). But after the U.S. Civil War, states began absolutely prohibiting ab…
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Schopenhauer emphasized the dark aspects of existence. Evil, pain and suffering are not aberration: they express the inner nature of the world. He is pessimistic about the true nature of existence;…
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A Portuguese Jew living in Holland, Spinoza sought a life of “supreme and unending happiness”. Unable to find deep satisfaction in the usual pleasures of social life, politics or business (or in ri…
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Lee Strobel investigates the latest scientific discoveries to see whether they form a solid basis for believing in God. Read by Lee Strobel.
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THE CELESTINE PROPHECY is a compelling story of intrigue, suspense, and revelation. An ancient…
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In Confucius in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Confucius’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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David Hume sought to create a comprehensive “science of man” in order to understand human nature and human actions. He saw a constant social and political tension between liberty and authority, and…
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Nietzsche condemned nearly all of the religious and philosophical thought of his day to blunt terms (e.g., God is dead). He says the only reality is this world of life and death, conflict and chang…
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In Hegel in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Hegel’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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In Heidegger in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Heidegger’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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In Hume in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Hume’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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Sartre’s existentialism faces the evil in human existence and sees that humans are responsible for it. He doubts man can make moral progress, yet he embraces the possibilities for human life. Manki…
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Anthony Stevens argues that Jung’s visionary powers and profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing Western society. This…
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Immanuel Kant taught and wrote prolifically about physical geography yet never traveled further than forty miles from his home in K?nigsberg. How appropriate it is then that in his philosophy he sh…
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The first significant Jewish philosopher is recognized as Philo (ca 13 BC – 45/50 AD), who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. His biblical commentaries (written in Greek) powerfully influenced Christian p…
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India has perhaps the oldest living philosophical tradition in the world. Its philosophies share five general characteristics: (1) an affirmation that there’s an ultimate reality (such as Brahman o…
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Plato was the first person to organize and record the issues and questions that define philosophy. As Socrates’ student, Plato preserved the teachings of his great mentor in many famous “dialogues”…
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In The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual.
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In Rousseau in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Rousseau’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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In Sartre in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Sartre’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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In Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Schopenhauer’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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Though Socrates left no written works, there were many ancient accounts of his life and his philosophy. The most important of the surviving accounts are from three contemporaries (the comic poet Ar…
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In Spinoza in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Spinoza’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the world.
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Aurelius Augustinus was a key figure in the transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages. He lived at a time when no distinction was made between philosophy and theology, and the purpose …
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In St. Augustine in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of St. Augustine’s life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence in the w…
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This is a book about an almost universal anxiety that rarely gets mentioned directly: an anxiety about what others think of us, about whether we’re judged a success or a failure. With the help of p…
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The Stoics and Epicureans date from the Hellenistic period (ca. 323 BC – 31 BC), and both schools were heavily influenced by the philosophy of Socrates. The Epicurean mission was to live virtuously…
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Also sprach Zarathustra was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881 -1885; the first three Parts were published in 1883 and 1884. The book formed part of his ‘campaign…
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The trial and death of Socrates remains a powerful document not least because it gives a first-hand account of the end of one of the greatest figures in history. In Apology Socrates defends himself…
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George Roche’s A World without Heroes harshly rebukes secular humanism as the most dehumanizing force in our modern age. This ringing defense of Christianity, humorous, insightful and uncompromising . . .
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