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Psychoanalysis has traditionally had difficulty in accounting for the existence of evil. Freud saw it as a direct expression of unconscious forces, whereas more recent theorists have examined the links between early traumatic experiences and later ‘evil’ behaviour. Humanizing Evil: Psychoanalytic,...

In the extensive study, Systems of Ethics and Value Theory, author William S. Sahakian deconstructs these two complex philosophical systems for a scholarly audience. He covers topics from self-realizationism to free will to dignity with careful analysis and reasoning. His astute contributions to the...

What is virtue? Can it be learned or is it innate? Is it possible to know things a priori (before experience)? In this important and influential Socratic dialogue, Plato addresses a wealth of philosophy's fundamental questions, including the difference between actually knowing something and merely...

Dalla lontana Cina, dove trascorre lunghi periodi per impegni di lavoro, un padre scrive delle lettere alla propria figlia che vive in Italia, animato dal desiderio di esserle, in qualche modo, vicino e supportarla nel suo percorso di crescita. Non si tratta, però, delle solite lettere. Lasciandosi...

E' stato il mio primo romanzo pubblicato e l'inizio d'un percorso di approfondimento sulla trascendenza. Lo ripubblico ora, come ebook, perché sento il bisogno di riproporre queste tematiche che sembrano così lontane in un mondo ripiegato su se stesso, attento solo al proprio egoismo. E' un libro...

Dopo aver cercato di individuare gli intellettuali più profondi e illuminati, ho selezionato, tra oltre centomila, i pensieri che più mi sono parsi di fondamentale importanza per l'umanità. Ogni frase che troverete in questo libro rivela un importante aspetto della vita o porta alla comprensione...

I will concentrate on telling the story of how poets, playwrights, religious zealots, thinkers, philosophers, and theologians, among others, have tried to describe something that religions hold it ultimately ineffable, very secretive, beyond words, and that non-believers prefer to see as a collective...

Euthyphro (/ˈjuːθɪfroʊ/; Ancient Greek: Εὐθύφρων, Euthuphrōn) is one of Plato's early dialogues, dated to after 399 BC. Taking place during the weeks leading up to Socrates's trial, the dialogue features Socrates and Euthyphro, a religious expert also mentioned at Cratylus 396a and 396d, attempting to define piety or holiness.

An original composition of selected quotes, short poems, and one fable. Designed to stimulate the imagination, as the reader contemplates the deeper meanings to these simple quotes. Phrases certain to find an enduring home in American culture. Selected from the lifetime collection of the author, each...

Understanding life. How it works, what it means. A primer on the mechanics of life. Learn why things happen as they do. Learn how to connect the dots. Learn how to be in harmony with life's flow. Learn what choices create what consequences. Learn what emotion is always destructive. Learn how to avoid...

Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition from medieval to modern society. According to many historians, Europe became modern when Europeans began to lie—that is, when they began to argue that it is sometimes acceptable to...

The reality and validity of the moral sense - which ordinary people take for granted - took a battering in the last century. Materialist trends in philosophy, decline in religious faith, and a loosening of traditional moral constraints contributed to a shift in public attitudes, with many decent honest...

Could you outsmart the devil, if he were within you? A story that spans eternity, in a brave attempt at divulging the origin of the Universe, THE PENDULUM STRIKES THREE tells of the birth of God the Being by His omnipotent Soul, and of the creation of all that there is, including angels and...

Au nom du Dieu clément et miséricordieux. Dieu m’ayant fait la grâce de me conduire vers la voie droite et de me faire entrer dans la vraie religion qu’il a envoyée à son bien-aimé et son élu Mohammad, j’en ai examiné les preuves décisives...