Departmental Acquisitions: 0-1 http://www.yoursite.com/http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498995Description: An exploration of the philosophy behind NBC's hit TV series, 30 Rock. With edgy writing and a great cast, 30 Rock is one of the funniest television shows on the air{u2014}and where hilarity ensues, philosophical questions abound: Are Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy ethical heroes? Kenneth redefines "goody two shoes", but what does it really mean to be good? Dr. Leo Spaceman routinely demonstrates that medicine is not a science, so what is the role of the incompetent professional in America today?http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498995http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496466Description: Written in a clear and engaging style, Aesthetics A-Z is an alphabetical and authoritative guide to the main concepts, arguments, problems, and figures of aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Extensively cross-referenced and supplemented with carefully selected suggestions for further reading, entries provide a layered treatment of both the historical background and contemporary debates of aesthetics, highlighting points of intersection between aesthetics and other branches of philosophy or other fields in the arts. An ideal introductory guide for newcomers to the field of aesthetics, Aesthetics A-Z is a handy and useful reference work for advanced students of philosophy, art history, education, media studies, and the performing arts.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496466http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498999Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498999http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453624Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453624http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489937Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489937http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457100Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457100http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454994Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454994http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457918Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457918http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453623Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453623http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=227599Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=227599http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475879Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475879http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507372Description: "Why is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it? The Brain and the Meaning of Life draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of life. The ongoing Brain Revolution reveals how love, work, and play provide good reasons for living. Defending the superiority of evidence-based reasoning over religious faith and philosophical thought experiments, Thagard argues that minds are brains and that reality is what science can discover. Brains come to know reality through a combination of perception and reasoning. Just as important, our brains evaluate aspects of reality through emotions that can produce both good and bad decisions. Our cognitive and emotional abilities allow us to understand reality, decide effectively, act morally, and pursue the vital needs of love, work, and play. Wisdom consists of knowing what matters, why it matters, and how to achieve it. The Brain and the Meaning of Life shows how brain science helps to answer questions about the nature of mind and reality, while alleviating anxiety about the difficulty of life in a vast universe. The book integrates decades of multidisciplinary research, but Its clear explanations and humor make it accessible to the general reader."--Book jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507372http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453622Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453622http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489935Description: John Dewey (1859-1952) was a major figure of the American cultural and intellectual landscape in the first half of the twentieth century. While not the originator of American pragmatism, he was instrumental to its articulation as a philosophy and the spread of its influence beyond philosophy to other disciplines. His prolific writings encompass metaphysics, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, psychology, moral philosophy, the philosophies of religion, art, and education, and democratic political and international theory. The contributors to this Companion examine the wide range of Dewey's thought and provide a critical evaluation of his philosophy and its lasting influence, both elsewhere in philosophy and on other disciplines.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489935http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477203Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477203http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455987Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455987http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496620Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496620http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=405366Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=405366http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479032Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479032http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=422445Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=422445http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479274Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479274http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478669Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478669http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496468Description: A critique of the white American class structure argues that the paths of social mobility that once advanced the nation are now serving to further isolate an elite upper class while enforcing a growing and resentful white underclass.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496468http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=405672Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=405672http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507373Description: Donald B. Kraybill has spent his career among Anabaptist groups, gaining an unparalleled understanding of these traditionally private people. Kraybill shares that deep knowledge in this succinct overview of the beliefs and cultural practices of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites in North America. Found throughout Canada, Central America, Mexico, and the United States, these religious communities include more than 200 different groups with 800,000 members in 17 countries. Through 340 short entries, Kraybill offers readers information on a wide range of topics related to religious views and social practices. With thoughtful consideration of how the diverse communities are related, this compact reference provides a brief and accurate synopsis of these groups in the twenty-first century. No other single volume provides such a broad overview of Amish, Brethren, Huterites, and Mennonites in North America. Organized for ease of searching--with a list of entries, a topic finder, an index of names, and ample cross-references--the volume also includes abundant resources for accessing additional information. Wide in scope, succinct in content, with directional markers along the way, the Concise Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites is a must-have reference for anyone interested in Anabaptist groups.--Book Jacket.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507373http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477201Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477201http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478668Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478668http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478707Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478707http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455986Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455986http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458133Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458133http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496622Description: The author argues that all forms of life are interconnected and that no being, construct, or object can exist independently from the ecological entanglement, nor does "nature" exist as an entity separate from the uglier or more synthetic elements of life. Realizing this interconnectedness is what the author calls the ecological thought. He investigates the philosophical, political, and aesthetic implications of this interconnectedness.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496622http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455985Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455985http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479031Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479031http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454995Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454995http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477202Description: In 1986, Elie Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his victory over "the powers of death and degradation, and to support the struggle of good against evil in the world." Soon after, he and his wife, Marion, created the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. A project at the heart of the Foundation's mission is its Ethics Prize, an essay writing contest through which thousands of students from colleges across the country are encouraged to confront ethical issues of personal significance. The Ethics Prize has grown exponentially over the past twenty years. "Of all the projects our Foundation has been involved in, none has been more exciting than this opportunity to inspire young students to examine the ethical aspect of what they have learned in their personal lives and from their teachers in the classroom," writes Elie Wiesel. Readers will find essays on Bosnia, the genocide in Rwanda, sweatshops and globalization, and the political obligations of the mothers of Argentina's Disappeared. Other essays tell of a white student who joins a black gospel choir, a young woman who learns to share in Ladakh, and the outsize implications of reporting on something as small as a cracked windshield. Readers will be fascinated by the ways in which essays on conflict, conscience, memory, illness (Rachel Maddow's essay on AIDS appears), and God overlap and resonate with one another. These essays reflect those who are "sensitive to the sufferings and defects that confront a society yearning for guidance and eager to hear ethical voices," writes Elie Wiesel. "And they are a beacon for what our schools must realize as an essential component of a true education."http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477202http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475877Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=475877http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453621Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453621http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507375Description: "The Bhagavad Gita is a unique literary creation but deciphering its meaning and philosophy is not easy or simple. This careful study of the Bhagavad Gita approaches the ancient text with a modern mind and offers a unifying structure which is of a universal relevance. Combining the philosophical-theoretical with the ethical-practical, Ithamar Theodor locates his study within comparative theology and identifies the various layers of meaning. The full text of the Bhagavad Gita is presented in new translation, divided into sections, and accompanied by in-depth commentary. This book makes the Bhagavad Gita accessible to a wide variety of readers, helping to make sense of this great spiritual classic which is one of the most important texts of religious Hinduism."--pub. desc.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507375http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478665Description: Provides a philosophical analysis of some of the most common arguments on both sides of the abortion issue as an example of engaging critical thinking for moral issues.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478665http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479268Description: "In this account, Julian Young provides the most comprehensive biography available today of the life and philosophy of the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Young deals with the many puzzles created by the conjunction of Nietzsche's personal history and his work. Setting Nietzsche's thought in the context of his times, Young emphasizes the decisive influence of Plato and of Richard Wagner on Nietzsche's attempt to reform Western culture. He also describes the devastating effect on Nietzsche's personality of his unhappy love for Lou Salome and attempts to understand why, at the age of forty-four, he went mad." "This book includes a selection of more than thirty photographs of Nietzsche, his friends and his work sites. Seventeen of the philosopher's musical compositions, which are key to a deeper understanding of his intellectual project are available online."--BOOK JACKET.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479268http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507378Description: "Today we find ourselves in an anomaly in human history: many of our lives are empty of animals. We have pets and sometimes watch documentaries on Animal Planet, but few of us know how the other species on our planet really live today. And as Laura Hobgood-Oster reveals, many are not living very well--sadly, not very well at all. Seeking to awaken Christians to the place and, too often, plight of animals in the twenty-first century, The Friends We Keep gently but astutely introduces the situations animals face today--as companions, as animals in sport, as animals raised for food, and as creatures in the wild--and simultaneously retells a myriad of often surprising and instructive stories from the long, rich history of Christianity"--Cover, p. 2.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507378http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496624Description: A Georgetown University professor and well-known scholar of Islam, Esposito analyzes the current and future practice of Islam in this short but insightful volume. He surveys a number of topics, including identity issues for Muslims living in the West. Esposito highlights the world views of modern Muslim thinkers, such as Tariq Ramadan (Esposito modestly omits mention of his mentorship of some of these scholars). He tackles head-on the myth of Muslim tolerance of 9/11 by pointing to polls showing that the vast majority of Muslims disapproved of the attack and that 358 Muslim employees at the World Trade Center were among the dead. As a senior scientist for Gallup, Esposito has at his command the results of numerous polls of and about Muslims. In this book, he goes beyond the numbers to showcase what Muslims really stand for and want in today's world. Esposito's enthusiasm for his topic makes his book an easy and enlightening read.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496624http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455984Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455984http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488018Description: Biblical scholar Michael Coogan's introductory course on the Old Testament has been a perennial favorite among students at Harvard University. Here, Coogan examines one of the most controversial aspects of the Hebrew Scripture: what the Old Testament really says about sex, and how contemporary understanding of those writings is frequently misunderstood or misrepresented. In the engaging voice generations of students have appreciated, Coogan explores the language and social world of the Bible, showing how much innuendo and euphemism is at play, and illuminating the sexuality of biblical figures as well as God. By doing so, Coogan reveals the immense gap between popular use of Scripture and its original context. Certain to provoke, entertain, and enlighten.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=488018http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476556Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476556http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458694Description: Presents lectures by Darren Staloff ... [et al.]. 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.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458694http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479267Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479267http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479030Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479030http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=456302Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=456302http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476554Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476554http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476553Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476553http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478662Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478662http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507379Description: "Arguments against radical enhancement have too often in the past been characterized by irrationalism and mysticism. Nicholas Agar presents the first cogent case for the rationality of opposing radical enhancement. Moving easily between science and philosophy, he argues for a species-relative conception of valuable experiences, according to which we have a strong reason to remain human. This central claim is bolstered by a host of other arguments, which will ensure that Humanity's End will become a central reference point for debates over the desirability of radical enhancement."-Neil Levy, Oxford Centre for Neuroethics" ""Nicholas Agar has written an excellent introduction to the moral challenges of our transition to a posthuman future, engagingly told by contrasting the work of four very different transhumanists. Humanity's End joins Agar's Liberal Eugenics on the must-read list for those interested in the future of the human race.-James J. Hughes, Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies" "Proposals to make us smarter than the greatest geniuses or to add thousands years to our life spans seem fit only for the spam folder or trash can And yet this is what contemporary advocates of radical enhancement offer in all seriousness. They present a variety of technologies and therapies that will expand our capacities far beyond what is currently possible for human beings. In Humanity's End, Nicholas Agar argues against enhancement describing its destructive consequences.".http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507379http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453620Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453620http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477187Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477187http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477312Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477312http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453619Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453619http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455983Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455983http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498986Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498986http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479264Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479264http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498985Description: This collection of essays takes an unprecedented look at the philosophical issues and themes behind AMC's Emmy Award-winning show, Mad Men,exploring issues ranging from identity to authenticity to feminism, and more.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498985http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458132Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458132http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476550Description: Nobel Prize-winning author Naipaul spirals outward from the central African country of Uganda, to Nigeria, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, and concluding in South Africa, to unearth in six chapters a sense of African ancestral belief and practice.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476550http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458693Description: "This course will explore the thought of three profoundly influential thinkers in the Western tradition, thinkers whose very names call to mind the spirit of philosophizing or the 'love of wisdom': Socrates (469-399 B.C.), Plato (c. 429-347 B.C.), and Aristotle (384-322 B.C.). The three are most obviously linked by their historical epoch and their common devotion to the search for the truth. But they also share a more immediate bond, for Socrates was the teacher of Plato, and Plato in turn became the teacher of Aristotle. Taken together, then, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle constitute one of the most remarkable flowerings of the human mind, and this course will explore their path-breaking attempts to grasp the world as it is in truth of 'according to nature.'" -- p. 1 [booklet 1].http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=458693http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455982Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455982http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453618Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453618http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453617Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453617http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454013Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454013http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489932Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=489932http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453616Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453616http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453615Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453615http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478661Description: "Most scholars dismiss research into the paranormal as pseudoscience, a frivolous pursuit for the paranoid or gullible. Even historians of religion, whose work naturally attends to events beyond the realm of empirical science, have shown scant interest in the subject. But the history of psychical phenomena, Jeffrey J. Kripal contends, is an untapped source of insight into the sacred and by tracing that history through the last two centuries of Western thought we can see its potential centrality to the critical study of religion." "Kripal grounds his study in the work of four major figures in the history of paranormal research: psychical researcher Frederic Myers; writer and humorist Charles Fort; astronomer, computer scientist, and ufologist Jacques Vallee; and philosopher and sociologist Bertrand Meheust. Through incisive analyses of these thinkers. Kripal ushers the reader into a beguiling world somewhere between fact, fiction, and fraud. The cultural history of telepathy, teleportation, and UFOs; a ghostly love story; the occult dimensions of science fiction; cold war psychic espionage; galactic colonialism; and the intimate relationship between consciousness and culture all come together in Authors of the Impossible, a dazzling and profound look at how the paranormal bridges the sacred and the scientific.".http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=478661http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507576Description: "The idea of nirvana (Pali: nibbana) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, accessible way - as a concept, as an image (metaphor) and as an element in the process of narrating both linear and cyclical time. Exploring nirvana from literary and philosophical perspectives, he argues that it has a specific role: to provide áthe sense of an ending' in both the systematic and the narrative thought of the Pali imaginaire. Translations from a number of texts, including some dealing with past and future Buddhas, enable the reader to access source material directly. This book will be essential reading for students of Buddhism, but will also have much to teach anyone concerned with Asia and its religions, or indeed anyone with an interest in the ideas of eternal life or timelessness"--P. [4] of cover.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507576http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453614Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453614http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457099Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457099http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457915Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457915http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457098Description: This is the first time that this seminal collection of fourteen essays by Martin Heidegger (originally published in German under the title Wegmarken) has appeared in English in its complete form. The volume includes new or first-time translations of seven essays and thoroughly revised, updated versions of the other seven. Among the new translations are such key essays as "On the Essence of Ground," "On the Question of Being," and "Hegel and the Greeks." Spanning a period from 1919 to 1961, these essays have become established points of reference for all those with a serious interest in Heidegger. Now edited for the first time by an experienced Heidegger translator and scholar, they will prove an essential resource for all students of Heidegger, whether they work in philosophy, literary theory, religious studies, or intellectual history.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457098http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453613Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453613http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453612Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453612http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457097Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457097http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455981Description: The best-selling author of Creating Love sets out to redefine what it means to live a moral life in today's world by helping readers reclaim and cultivate their inborn moral intelligence by developing one's instincts for goodness in childhood and nurturing them through one's adult life to promote good character and moral responsibility.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455981http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454826Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454826http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479263Description: An impassioned call to heal the wounds of our planet and ourselves through the tenets of our spiritual traditions. Maathai draws inspiration from many faiths, celebrating and renewing their mandates to "repair the world."http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479263http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479262Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479262http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454825Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454825http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496579Description: This is a survey of the whole field of ethics by an international team of contributors. Over 60 chapters are divided into six clear sections: the history of ethics, meta-ethics, perspectives from outside ethics, ethical perspectives, morality, debates in ethics.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496579http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479261Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479261http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476549Description: An unabridged version of Beauvoir's feminist exploration of the psychological, sexual and social roles of women and their historical and contemporary situation in Western culture at the middle of the twentieth century.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476549http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453611Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453611http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454009Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454009http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496580Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496580http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453610Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=453610http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454012Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454012http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457096Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457096http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454011Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454011http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507382Description: Richard B. Miller returns to the basic tenets of liberalism to divine an ethical response to religious extremism. He questions how we should think about the claims and aspirations of political religions, especially when they conflict so deeply with liberal norms and practices, and he suggests how liberal critics can speak confidently in ways that respect cultural and religious difference. --from publisher descriptionhttp://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507382http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454010Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454010http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498981Description: In a world where vampires, werewolves, and fairies coexist with human beings, the characters in Harris's books-- and the television show based on them-- wrestle with powerful desires while facing complex issues concerning sex, romance, bigotry, violence, death, and immortality.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498981http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477199Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=477199http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479260Description: "The Ultimate Harry Potter: Hogwarts for Muggles, is a fresh and distinctive report on the great ideas in the series. All the authors of these chapters have had the advantage of thinking through their chosen issues, and writing up their conclusions after the entire Potter storyline was complete, and Rowling had even had her say in public about things that never made it into the pages of the official texts. The philosophers and other top Harry Potter experts gathered together here offer new voices and new perspectives on many of the most important ideas that come up in the books--some of which can be genuinely life changing. Reading this book will be like putting on a Philosophical De-Coder Ring. It will show you vital aspects of the deepest story that lies behind these famous stories"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=479260http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498977Description: "Expanded and up-to-date-the ultimate guide that explores meaning and philosophy of all six seasons of Lost Lost is more than just a popular television show; it's a complex examination of meaningful philosophical questions. What does good versus evil mean on the island? Is it a coincidence that characters John Locke and Desmond David Hume are named after actual philosophers? What is the ethics of responsibility for Jack? An action-adventure story with more than a touch of the metaphysical, Lost forces viewers to ask difficult questions of themselves just as the story asks difficult questions of its characters. Ultimate Lost and Philosophy helps you explore the deeper meaning and philosophical questions hidden within every complex twist and turn in the historic show's entire six-season run. Includes every season of Lost, including 2010's final, highly anticipated season Connects events on the show to core philosophical issues such as truth, identity, and morality Explores a host of intriguing topics such as time travel, freedom, love, and loss For fans of Lost who are interested in what the show reveals about ourselves and the human condition, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy is an entertaining, informative, and enlightening resource."--Provided by publisher.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=498977http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507590Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507590http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455157Description: Many books have been written about the success of the West, analyzing why Europe was able to pull ahead of the rest of the world by the end of the Middle Ages. Here, sociologist Stark advances a revolutionary, controversial idea: that Christianity and its related institutions are, in fact, directly responsible for the most significant intellectual, political, scientific, and economic breakthroughs of the past millennium. In Stark's view, what has propelled the West is not the tension between secular and nonsecular society, nor the pitting of science and the humanities against religious belief. Christian theology, Stark asserts, is the very font of reason: While the world's other great belief systems emphasized mystery, obedience, or introspection, Christianity alone embraced logic and reason as the path toward enlightenment, freedom, and progress.--From publisher description.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=455157http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476548Description: Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=476548http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496596Description: Explains why the human brain has such difficulty dealing with complex global problems and provides a method for surmounting these limitations in order to end the blights of worldwide recession, global warming, fast-spreading viruses, famine, and poverty.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=496596http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454997Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=454997http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507592Description: The task of understanding human beings, what we ourselves are, our constitution and condition, is a perennial problem in philosophy and related disciplines. Smith argues here that our understanding of human persons is threatened by technological development and capricious academic theories alike, seeking to deny or relativize the personhood of humanity. Smith's book puts a stake in the ground, in defense of a view of the human that is genuinely humanistic in the traditional sense and capable of sustaining with intellectual coherence things like modern human rights and universal benevolence.http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507592http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507594Description: "Updated throughout and with three entirely new chapters, Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science, Second Edition furthers its reputation as the definitive introductory text on the historical developments and philosophical issues that inform our scientific view of the world around us. Represents an innovative introduction to the history and philosophy of science, designed especially for those coming to the subject for the first time. Updated new edition features the addition of chapters focusing on scientific laws, evolutionary theory, and implications of evolution. Covers the key historical developments and philosophical themes that have impacted our scientific view of the world around us. Analyzes the transitions from the Aristotelian worldview to the Newtonian worldview to a new and currently developing worldview. Explores challenges to the Western scientific worldview brought on by recent discoveries"--http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=507594http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457095Description: http://pilot.passhe.edu:8031/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?bbid=457095