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As a writer of philosophical works and lecturer on the topic, Arendt is one of the better known female philosophers of her time. Some of her works includeThe Life of the Mind,Some Questions on Moral Philosophy, andThe Human Condition, which is considered her most influential work.Simone de ...
He synthesizes the work of philosophers, poets, and even saints, to understand why we are drawn to nature even as we fear it, and how it enriches our lives. (Edan) Second Place by Rachel Cusk: Now that her Outline trilogy is complete, we get to see where Cusk, winner of the ...
David Oderbergis an Australian philosopher based in Britain, who currently is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. Oderberg has worked in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of religion, but is perhaps best known for his particularly conservative moral ph...
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense o
题目When it comes to moral reasoning,we like to think our views on right and wrong are rational. But ultimately,they are grounded in emotion.Philosophers have argued over this claim for a quarter of millennium without(1) C.Time's up!Now scientists armed with brain scanners a...
without exception. A God of love would always hold the door of repentance open. In that sense, Hell cannot be God’s final word to any created being. It must be possible even in Hell to repent, and God, the God revealed in Christ, must be present and active to make that a real po...
Some philosophers have alternative explanations for our equal right to life. It’s my view that all of these alternative explanations have major consequences, in that they either entail an equal right to life for a bunch of animals, or they deny a right to life to human infants. I’ll exp...
Philosophers, thinkers, spiritual leaders and every agent that strives to add another brick in the wall of self-transcendence is at the epicenter of this verity. That’s why we follow them, that’s why we admire them, that’s why we listen to them. This is no joke. This is one of ...
One of the central themes of our age is consciousness. Mystics, scientists, philosophers alike have cast their eyes on this elusive entity, but no one seems quite able to say what it is. If you look up “consciousness” in a dictionary, you will often find that it is circularly defined ...