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A concise, accessible overview of pragmatism, the most influential school of American philosophical thought.
Pragmatism, America's homegrown philosophy, has been a major intellectual movement for over a century. Unlike its rivals, it reaches well beyond the confines of philosophy into concerns and disciplines as diverse as religion, politics, science, and culture. In this concise, engagingly written overview, John R. Shook describes pragmatism's origins, concepts, and continuing global relevance and appeal. With attention to the movement's original thinkers—Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and George Herbert Mead—as well as its contemporary proponents, he explains how pragmatism thinks about what is real, what can be known, and what minds are doing. And because of pragmatism's far-reaching impact, Shook shows how its views on reality, truth, knowledge, and cognition coordinate with its approaches to agency, sociality, human nature, and personhood.
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A much needed update to Bertrand Russell's classic
- De Michael en 06-27-20
De: A. C. Grayling
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Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers
- The Ideas That Have Shaped Our World
- De: Philip Stokes
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 93
This engaging and accessible book invites the listener to explore the questions and arguments of philosophy through the work of 100 of the greatest thinkers within the Western intellectual tradition - covering philosophical, scientific, political, and religious thought over a period of 2500 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unpretentious, honest, with a big picture
- De Mike S. en 05-29-17
De: Philip Stokes
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The Passion of the Western Mind
- Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
- De: Richard Tarnas
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 21 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, The Passion of the Western Mind is truly a complete liberal education in a single volume.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great content, Reader not great
- De M. Henderson en 02-18-23
De: Richard Tarnas
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The Master and His Emissary
- The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
- De: Iain McGilchrist
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 27 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 597
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 485
This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the "rational" side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true? Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a very poor master.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Master and His Emissary
- De Michael en 11-07-20
De: Iain McGilchrist
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Aquinas
- An Audio Guide
- De: Edward Feser
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
- Duración: 7 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 131
One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the history of Western thought, St Thomas Aquinas established the foundations for much of modern philosophy of religion, and is famous for his arguments for the existence of God. In this cogent and multifaceted introduction to the great saint's work, Edward Feser argues that you cannot fully understand Aquinas' philosophy without his theology, and vice-versa. He covers Aquinas' thoughts on the soul, natural law, metaphysics, and more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book marred by faulty pronunciation
- De Charles en 09-13-15
De: Edward Feser
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Hidden Dimensions
- The Unification of Physics and Consciousness
- De: B. Alan Wallace
- Narrado por: Stow Lovejoy
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 162
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 69
Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, Wallace, a pioneer of modern consciousness research, offers a practical and revolutionary method for exploring the mind that combines the keenest insights of contemporary physics and philosophers with the time-honored meditative traditions of Buddhism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great companion piece to Anathem by Stephenson
- De Kal en 02-20-09
De: B. Alan Wallace
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There Is a God
- How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind
- De: Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese - contributor
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
In There Is a God, one of the world's preeminent atheists discloses how his commitment to "follow the argument wherever it leads" led him to a belief in God as Creator. This is a compelling and refreshingly open-minded argument that will forever change the atheism debate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Rebekah Hull en 08-03-21
De: Antony Flew, y otros
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Between Past and Future
- Eight Exercises in Political Thought
- De: Hannah Arendt
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 11 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41
Hannah Arendt's insightful observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute an impassioned contribution to political philosophy. In Between Past and Future, Arendt describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, she shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just stunning
- De Peter Stephens en 02-26-18
De: Hannah Arendt
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Psychotherapy East and West
- De: Alan Watts
- Narrado por: Jeremy Arthur
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Alan Watts examines the problem of humans in a seemingly hostile universe in ways that question the social norms and illusions that bind and constrict modern humans. Marking a groundbreaking synthesis, Watts asserts that the powerful insights of Freud and Jung, which had, indeed, brought psychiatry close to the edge of liberation, could, if melded with the hitherto secret wisdom of the Eastern traditions, free people from their battles with the self.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I have come to expect from Alan Watts works
- De Shiva Latchmipersad en 03-22-19
De: Alan Watts
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The Social Construction of Reality
- A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
- De: Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 9 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by the International Sociological Association, this groundbreaking study of knowledge introduces the concept of "social construction" into the social sciences for the first time. In it, Berger and Luckmann reformulate the task of the sociological subdiscipline that, since Max Scheler, has been known as the sociology of knowledge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overwhelming the first listen
- De Fabian en 04-24-18
De: Peter L. Berger, y otros
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Irrationality
- A History of the Dark Side of Reason
- De: Justin E. H. Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Harding
- Duración: 13 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Discovering that reason is the defining feature of our species, we named ourselves the “rational animal”. But is this flattering story itself rational? In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to today - from the fifth-century BC murder of Hippasus for revealing the existence of irrational numbers to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump - Justin Smith says the evidence suggests the opposite.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good brain workout
- De ThomasC en 04-09-19
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The Flip
- Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge
- De: Jeffrey J. Kripal
- Narrado por: James Lurie
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
A “flip,” writes Jeffrey J. Kripal, is “a reversal of perspective,” “a new real,” often born of an extreme, life-changing experience. The Flip is Kripal’s ambitious, visionary program for unifying the sciences and the humanities to expand our minds, open our hearts, and negotiate a peaceful resolution to the culture wars.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good. But Kripal over sold it.
- De Pasternak en 02-14-24
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Theory and History
- An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution (LvMI)
- De: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Like F.A. Hayek, Ludwig von Mises moved beyond economics in his later years to address questions regarding the foundation of all social science. But unlike Hayek's attempts, Mises' writings on these matters have received less attention than they deserve. Theory and History, writes Rothbard in his introduction, "remains by far the most neglected masterwork of Mises". Here Mises defends his all-important idea of methodological dualism: one approach to the hard sciences and another for the social sciences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Without This Book, You Are Uneducated
- De Michael D. Rubin en 10-03-18
De: Ludwig von Mises, y otros
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Deep Thought
- 42 Fantastic Quotes That Define Philosphy
- De: Gary Cox
- Narrado por: Richard Mitchley
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
As Douglas Adams points out, if there is no final answer to the question "what is the meaning of life?" 42 is as good or bad an answer as any other. Indeed, 42 quotes might be even better! Gary Cox guides us through 42 of the most misunderstood, misquoted, provocative, and significant quotes in the history of philosophy, providing witty and compelling commentary along the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best philosophy intro ever
- De Fabian en 04-14-18
De: Gary Cox
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Where the Conflict Really Lies
- Science, Religion, & Naturalism
- De: Alvin Plantinga
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 228
This audiobook is a long-awaited major statement by a pre-eminent analytic philosopher, Alvin Plantinga, on one of our biggest debates - the compatibility of science and religion. The last twenty years has seen a cottage industry of books on this divide, but with little consensus emerging. Plantinga, as a top philosopher but also a proponent of the rationality of religious belief, has a unique contribution to make. His theme in this short book is that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The reader makes or breaks an audiobook.
- De Alec en 02-16-15
De: Alvin Plantinga