The world we inhabit is enchanted--every tree, rock, and star, and even "empty" space itself, is teeming with living energy and awareness. And it's all nearer to us than our own breath. Why, then, can't we see it? Because, according to Jeremy Hayward, we are taught not to. And because our cultural c[...]
Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of mind.
A guide to Descartes' Meditations, which is a set text for AQA AS Philosophy. It helps in a deeper understanding of Descartes' arguments and the wider philosophical implications of his ideas. It also features a biographical introduction setting and a critical analysis of the philosophical implicatio[...]
Provides a student-centred guide to Philosophy of Religion. This work includes an overview of the key ideas and the key individuals which have influenced thinking about religion; key quotes from the significant texts, and examples of philosophical debate in film and literature.[...]
Writing in the language of the new sciences, Herbert Guenther traces the evolution of Buddhist views on cognition and points to their relevance in the contemporary world. The history of Buddhist thought is a unique example of the interplay between reductionism and creativity, between conservatism an[...]