Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5631+6645+6646 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742150 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1698298 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1760192 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1669022 Explains how to use critical thinking to identify common features and trends among misinformation campaigns. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668992 The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a deceptively simple concept: the antifragile. Like the Greek hydra that grows two heads for each one it loses, people, systems, and institutions that are antifragile not only withstand shocks, they benefit from them. In a modern world dominated by chaos and uncertainty, Antifragile is a revolutionary vision from one of the most subversive and important thinkers of our time-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1609145 Introduces a comprehensive approach for living a life in harmony with God, offering a new paradigm for understanding the mysterious connections between people, events, challenges, and solutions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1647818 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1679223 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1212514 In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What actives bring us the most joy? While religion, literature, popular psychology, and everyday wisdom all grapple with these questions, philosophy more than anything else uses the tools of reason to make important distinction...--Dust jacket flap. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1393584 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1202561 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201164 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279356 Wacky and ridiculous belief systems abound. Members of the Heavens Gate suicide cult believed they were taking a ride to heaven on board a UFO. Muslim suicide bombers expect to be greeted after death by 72 heavenly virgins. And many fundamentalist Christians insist the entire universe is just 6,000 years old. Of course its not only cults and religions that promote bizarre beliefs. Significant numbers of people believe that aliens built the pyramids, that the Holocaust never happened, and that the World Trade Center was brought down by the US government. How do such ridiculous views succeed in entrenching themselves in the minds of sane, intelligent, college-educated people and turn them into the willing slaves of claptrap? How, in particular, do the true believers manage to convince themselves that they are the rational, reasonable ones and that everyone else is deluded? Believing Bullshit identifies eight key mechanisms that can transform a set of ideas into a psychological flytrap. Philosopher Stephen Law suggests that, like the black holes of outer space, from which nothing, not even light, can escape, our contemporary cultural landscape contains numerous intellectual black-holes--belief systems constructed in such a way that unwary passers-by can similarly find themselves drawn in. While such self-sealing bubbles of belief will most easily trap the gullible or poorly educated, even the most intelligent and educated of us are potentially vulnerable.... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1327386 Barack Obama puzzles observers. Derided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Obama does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Instead, his writings and speeches reflect a principled aversion to absolutes that derives from sustained engagement with American democratic thought. Reading Obama traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century. James T. Kloppenberg demonstrates the influences that have shaped Obamas distinctive worldview, including Nietzsche and Niebuhr, Ellison and Rawls, and recent theorists engaged in debates about feminism, critical race theory, and cultural norms. Examining Obamas views on the Constitution, slavery and the Civil War, and the New Deal and civil rights, Kloppenberg shows Obamas sophisticated understanding of American history. Obamas interest in compromise, reasoned public debate, and the patient nurturing of civility is a sign of strength, not weakness, Kloppenberg argues. He locates its roots in Madison, Lincoln, and especially in the philosophical pragmatism of William James and John Dewey, which nourished generations of American progressives, black and white, female and male, through much of the twentieth century, albeit with mixed results. -- Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1224534 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1304099 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279330 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1178780 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117187 Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1048382 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1478130 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1117621 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1192440 A solid introduction to all the key philosophical thinkers, arguments and works that have shaped society today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129293 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1201377 An introduction to all the key theories and thinkers in the field of ethics. Contemporary examples and discussion of current debate includes terrorism, genetics and the media. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1185725 A catchphrase you find yourself using in conversation. A pop song you cant get out of your head. A logo you recognize instantly. Why do some cultural ideas catch fire while others flicker out? Welcome to the study of memes! ...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129297 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1064436 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1043762 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1302920 Popular Harvard professor Michael Sandel offers a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice that considers familiar controversies such as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, patriotism and dissent, and the moral limits of markets in fresh and illuminating ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1003612 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1009558 Five meditations on the role of beauty in human life and its direct connection with the sacred--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1000174 What do we owe one another as citizens? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Can dissent be patriotic? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? How can we balance individual rights and the common good? These questions are at the core of our public life today--and at the heart of Justice, in which Michael Sandel shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us to make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=997503 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1009354 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=815539 Since 1666, [Rene] Descartes bones have been fought over, stolen, and sold--by adherents to both religious and scientific doctrine. But why? The answer lies in Descartes legendary expression, I think, therefore I am, which prompted the notion that knowledge can be found in facts, not church teachings. With that seemingly innocuous phrase, Descartes presented skepticism to the world--and profoundly changed the course of humankind.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1427380 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1395311 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=685334 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=597097 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1664486 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=583909 Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it, yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves--and we lack a conscientious appreciation of what it means to us. In other words, as Harry Frankfurt writes, we have no theory. Frankfurt, one of the worlds most influential moral philosophers, attempts to build such a theory here. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, he argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves not as liars do, that is, by deliberately making false claims. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Frankfurt concludes that although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the practitioners capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that it matters what is true. By virtue of this, Frankfurt writes, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=540543 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=543864 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=517757 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1558399 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=530252 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=448898 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=550560 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=416078 Joseph Goldstein provides a brief historical overview of early Buddhism and explores the mind-changing reflections that bring us to the Dharma path - the teachings of liberation, free from sectarian attachments. Upon this foundation Goldstein then shows how the great masters from all traditions have pointed to the essence of ultimate freedom. This is the best kind of Dharma book: one that is based on personal experience rather than on theory, accessible to newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike, and rich in practical ways to cultivate the qualities of an awakened mind and heart.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=391490 Spin - intentional manipulation of the truth - is everywhere. Its in the White House, in the courtrooms, in headlines and advertising slogans. Even couples on dates - not to mention book jackets - are guilty of spin. Now, analyst Bill Press freeze-frames the culture of spin to investigate what exactly spin is, who does it and why, and its impact on American society as a whole.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=450604 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=774575 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=367675 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=368034 In this third volume of newly translated selections from the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Fr. Richard Regan turns to his thoughts on the moral dimensions of human action. Focusing on the first part of the second volume of the Summa Theologiae, he deals with such topics as the ultimate human goal, human acts, emotions and virtues. Regan indicates that though Aquinas approaches these topics from the perspective of human reason, it is necessary for the reader to remember that his overall viewpoint is that of a believer seeking to understand his faith. All can weigh the merits of these propositions due to their clarity of language, exposition and structure.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1617675 Sit at the foot of a native elder and listen as great wisdom of days long past is passed down. In The Four Agreements shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel Ruiz exposes self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors. Full of grace and simple truth, this handsomely designed book makes a lovely gift for anyone making an elementary change in life, and it reads in a voice that you would expect from an indigenous shaman. The four agreements are these: Be impeccable with your word. Dont take anything personally. Dont make assumptions. Always do your best. Its the how and why one should do these things that make The Four Agreements worth reading and remembering. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=118332 This amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive book synthesizes the philosophies of Machiavelli, Suntzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz with the historical legacies of statesmen, warriors, seducers, and con men throughout the ages. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=223309 There is a fundamental happiness available to every individual--yet we usually miss it while spending our lives trying to escape suffering that is ultimately guite inescapable. Pema Chodron, an American Buddhist teacher, shows that the secret to freeing oneself from pain is not to run from it, but to step right up to the uncharted territory of difficulty with friendliness and curiosity. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=15957 Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence - questions about love and faith, life and death, good and evil. Suppose God provided clear, understandable answers. It happened to Neale Donald Walsch. It can happen to you. You are about to have a conversation... I have heard the crying of your heart. I have seen the searching of your soul. I know how deeply you have desired the Truth. In pain have you called out for it, and in joy. Unendingly have you beseeched Me. Show Myself. Explain Myself. Reveal Myself. I am doing so here, in terms so plain, you cannot misunderstand. In language so simple, you cannot be confused. In vocabulary so common, you cannot get lost in the verbiage. So go ahead now. Ask Me anything. Anything. I will contrive to bring you the answer. The whole universe will I use to do this. So be on the lookout; this book is far from My only tool. You may ask a question, then put this book down. But watch. Listen. The words to the next song you hear. The information in the next article you read. The story line of the next movie you watch. The chance utterance of the next person you meet. Or the whisper of the next river, the next ocean, the next breeze that caresses your ear - all these devices are Mine; all these avenues are open to Me. I will speak to you if you will listen. I will come to you if you will invite Me. I will show you then that I have always been there. All ways. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1136069 The full philosophical system underlying Ayn Rands stories about life as if might be and ought to be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1705285 A Zen master shows how to make positive use of situations that usually antagonize. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=87028 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=139701 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=173345 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=173343 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1602133 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=479892