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Tag Archives: philosophy
Desire of the Everlasting Hills
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus© 1999 Thomas Cahill I’ve never expected to read the words “his silly circumcised penis swelling for all to see” in connected with Jesus Christ, but I have now, after … Continue reading
The Roman Mind
The Roman Mind: Studies in the History of Thought from Cicero to Marcus Aurelius© 1956 M.L. Clarke168 pg. While Rome is known for its administrative prowess, author M.L. Clarke wants to remind us that they were thinkers, too: philosophers, borrowing … Continue reading
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Tagged classical world, history, philosophy, Rome, Stoicism
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What the Buddha Taught
What the Buddha Taught© 1974 Walpola Rahula I’m a member of a philosophy group on YahooGroups, and this book came up in discussion. Since my knowledge of Buddhism is quite limited, I decided to indulge in a little literacy-expanding this … Continue reading
The Book of Ecclesiastes
The Book of Ecclesiastes.© 1998 Tremper Longman III284 pages, plus indices Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, mindfulness, philosophy, religion, wisdom literature
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Stoic Warriors
Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind© 2005 Nancy Sherman242 pages This semester’s schedules give me a lot of gaps between activities that lend themselves well to spending a few moments in the university library, where I do … Continue reading
The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book© 1997 Don Miguel Ruiz15o pages The Four Agreements is one of those books I discovered rather randomly while clicking about in my public library’s category system. My curiosity was piqued by the TOLTEC … Continue reading
The Echo of Greece
The Echo of Greece© Edith Hamilton 1957224 pages About two years ago I read The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton, which was an exploration of the Greek mind as reflected in law, philosophy, art, and more. The book introduced me … Continue reading
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Tagged classical world, Greece, history, humanities, philosophy, Stoicism
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This I Believe II
This I Believe II (also known as This, Too, I Believe*)© This I Believe, Inc. Last week I read This I Believe, a collection of eighty essays in which people wrote about their deepest convictions or ideals. While meandering through … Continue reading
This I Believe
This I Believe: the Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and WomenVarious authors, edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman© 2006 For a few years now I’ve listened to an NPR feature called “This I Believe”, wherein a variety of individuals … Continue reading
Why People Believe Weird Things
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time2nd edition © 2002, Michael Shermer313 pages, plus extended bibliography and index Having been a skeptic for a few years now, I’ve heard this book referenced a lot … Continue reading
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