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This essay is based upon a speech given at Stanford University in 1906, William James' last public utterance and is the original expression of the idea of non-military national service. While acknowledging the horrors of war and its motives, he also acknowledges the benefits that accrue when groups of people address themselves to a common purpose evident in military behavior. The modern reader will no doubt find certain attitudes regarding sex, race,...
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William James, en su libro Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa (con prólogo de Aranguren), dedica un apartado a la "Inutilidad de las definiciones sencillas de la religión" .Y Kolakowski escribe: "Nunca estoy seguro de qué es la religión, y menos aún de qué es la filosofía, pero, sea lo que fuere, la religión incluye la historia de los dioses, de los hombres y del universo" . No es momento de analizar el significado plural del término...
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William James, en su libro Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa (con prólogo de Aranguren), dedica un apartado a la "Inutilidad de las definiciones sencillas de la religión" .Y Kolakowski escribe: "Nunca estoy seguro de qué es la religión, y menos aún de qué es la filosofía, pero, sea lo que fuere, la religión incluye la historia de los dioses, de los hombres y del universo" . No es momento de analizar el significado plural del término...
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William James, en su libro Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa (con prólogo de Aranguren), dedica un apartado a la "Inutilidad de las definiciones sencillas de la religión" .Y Kolakowski escribe: "Nunca estoy seguro de qué es la religión, y menos aún de qué es la filosofía, pero, sea lo que fuere, la religión incluye la historia de los dioses, de los hombres y del universo" . No es momento de analizar el significado plural del término...
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William James was one of the most influential figures in 19th-century American philosophy and psychology. His Pragmatism is a set of lectures that he gave in 1906-07 in answer to the enduring debate between empiricism and rationalism. Shifting between them, he proposed pragmatism as a method, the idea being that the value of any truth is dependent upon its utility-upon its practical and experiential consequences. To address the critical response to...
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William James, in his book The Varieties of Religious Experience (with a foreword by Aranguren), dedicates a section to the "Uselessness of simple definitions of religion". And Kolakowski writes: "I am never sure what religion is, and even less about what philosophy is, but, whatever it is, religion includes the history of gods, men and the universe". This is not the time to analyze the plural meaning of the term "religion". Its origin is Christian...
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William James, en su libro Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa (con prólogo de Aranguren), dedica un apartado a la "Inutilidad de las definiciones sencillas de la religión" .Y Kolakowski escribe: "Nunca estoy seguro de qué es la religión, y menos aún de qué es la filosofía, pero, sea lo que fuere, la religión incluye la historia de los dioses, de los hombres y del universo" . No es momento de analizar el significado plural del término...
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"The Will to Believe" is a philosophical essay written by William James in 1896. The essay is a defense of the concept of religious faith and argues that belief can be justified even in the absence of objective evidence.
James argues that there are some beliefs, such as religious beliefs, that cannot be proven or disproven by empirical evidence. He contends that in cases where there is insufficient evidence to support a belief, individuals are justified...
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"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." -William Faulkner
In James William Gardner's new collection of short stories, the reader will gain authentic insight into the fascinating world of the American south. With humor and sensitivity, the writer grapples with important cultural themes. His characters live and breathe, places become real, tradition is revealed and you may never feel the same way about the south...
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An unexpected visit from their Jewish banker at the beginning of World War II alerts Wilhelm and Kristin to the horrors of the holocaust. Odin had recently appeared to Kristin, portending an upheaval in their lives; they realized this must be their next adventure. Slipping into Nazi Germany through Morocco, they forged identities that gave them access to the most powerful men in the Third Reich. They soon realized that preventing this madman from...
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Dewey the German Shorthair Pointer doggie loves making up words that rhyme all the time. And, Dewey loves kids. Dewey also loves teaching numbers. Read how Dewey has used the names of cities, and towns, and animals to ask, "Would you like to see Dewey's 123s?" One of Dewey's favorite numbers is the number 4. Dewey's question for the number 4 is, Would you like to see the number 4 eating a S'more with an ambassador and a herbivore dinosaur while petting...
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Dewey the German Shorthair Pointer doggie loves making up words that rhyme all the time. And Dewey loves kids. Dewey also loves teaching ABCs. Read how Dewey has used names of cities, towns, animals, and sometimes bugs, (no spiders allowed) to ask you; "Would you like to see Dewey's ABCs?" One of Dewey's favorite letters is B in "bumblebee." Dewey's question for the letter B in "bumblebee" is, "Would you like to see big buzzing bumblebees and small...
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A brush with love: Jamie Spellman struggles to balance her dream of painting with the reality of such a difficult career choice while having to choose between two men who seem perfect but for very different reasons. When love springs: A junior PR professional arrives at a quaint B&B for her parents' vow renewals and runs into a former flame who broke her heart. Panicked and afraid of humiliation, she pretends the B&B owner is her new boyfriend. Wedding...
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Embracing the Paleo movement is about getting back to basics-eating food in its most simple, unprocessed form, just like our ancestors.
And what is more basic than cooking meat over a fire? This book features more than 100 grilling recipes using a variety of methods for cooking natural, locally farmed meat over fire: primitive campfire, wood and charcoal, gas grilling, and smoking. Paleo Grilling will help you to choose the best meats for any...