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Language
English
Description
Drawing from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and from the worlds of theater, philosophy, history and education, one of the nation's leading writers and commentators helps us become more understanding and considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen.
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman's documentary WHAT IS CINEMA? tackles the question of its title through over 100 clips and new interviews with filmmakers such as Mike Leigh, Jonas Mekas, David Lynch, Robert Altman, Kelly Reichardt, Costa-Gavras, and Michael Moore. Featuring archival interviews from Robert Bresson, Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Akira Kurosawa, Abbas Kiarostami, and more. Featuring commissioned sequences from experimental...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A history of the British thinkers who developed the Enlightenment-era ideas and ideals that drove the American Revolution"--
The most famous phrase in American history once looked quite different. "The preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness" was how Thomas Jefferson put it in the first draft of the Declaration, before the first ampersand was scratched out, along with "the preservation of." In a statement as pithy--and contested--as...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram Eilenberger The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1968.
Language
English
Description
An intimate and intellectual lecture given by Hannah Arendt about the work and fate of her friend and colleague in the philosophical field, Walter Benjamin. Delivered in January 1968 at the Goethe House in New York, Arendt’s speech paid tribute to Benjamin’s ideologies surrounding linguistic philosophy, history and literature. Arendt notes the importance of German-Jewish literature in Benjamin’s work, insisting that “without being a poet,...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Durante siglos, los filósofos se han hecho preguntas trascendentales sobre el mundo, las creencias y la naturaleza de los seres humanos. ¿Somos realmente libres de hacer lo que queramos? ¿Somos buenos por naturaleza, o actuamos movidos por mortivaciones ulteriores? ¿Existe Dios? ¿Quién debería gobernar? ¿Vemos el mundo tal como es en realidad? Con gráficos claros y lenguaje accesible, Cómo funciona la filosofía te cuenta todo lo que debes...
Publisher
The Immigration Paradox Movie
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Immigration Paradox takes a critical and in depth look at one of the most divisive issues in human global history–immigration. After encountering an immigrant crossing the Arizona desert, Emmy Award Winner and Filmmaker Lourdes Lee Vasquez set out to understand why people would risk their lives to come to the U.S. Her quest takes a shocking twist when she musters enough courage to cross the line at a protest and has an encounter with whom she...
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Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is the story of who we are and why. An epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents, it explores some of the most creative minds in history. But not since the long-popular classic Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy, published in 1945, has...
9) An emancipation of the mind: radical philosophy, the war over slavery, and the refounding of America
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Language
English
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"This is a story about a dangerous idea--one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and returned to inflame a new generation of intellectuals to lead the abolition movement--the idea that all men are created equal. In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially atheist...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Are you planning to learn Taekwondo, but don't know where to begin? Are you looking for a teacher? Are you taking a class but confused by the technical terms used for the kicks and moves? Taekwondo Basics teaches you all the fundamentals of this martial art form in a clear and easy-to-understand manner! This essential reference contains the following vital information: The origins of Taekwondo-its philosophy, history, and different skills How to...
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Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Philosophical examination of the wide range of decisions all of us encounter in pursuing our lives. Professor Grim places the accent on individual choice covering questions about evolution and ethics, about whether punishment is justified by retribution or by deterrence and about the differing lessons drawn from life's worst horrors by both religious and anti-religious traditions.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"'War is the locomotive of history, ' claimed Trotsky, a remark thought to acknowledge the opportunity the First World War offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia 1917. And here Peter Clarke uses it on a broader canvas to explore how war, rather than socioeconomic forces or individuals, is the prime mover of history. Twentieth-century warfare, based on new technologies and mass armies, saw the locomotive power of war geared up to an unprecedented...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Presents lectures by Darren Staloff. These lectures are based on the seminar course at Columbia University on Western intellectual history augmented by additional lectures by selected "guest" lecturers. Gives a guided tour through 3,000 years of Western thought.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Demystifying the key ideas of the world's greatest philosophers, and exploring all of the most important branches of thought, including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy in a uniquely visual way, this resource is the perfect introduction to the subject.
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