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Pourquoi tout n'a-t-il pas déjà disparu ?    by Jean Baudrillard
Price: $4.99 USD. 6790 words. Language: French. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on April 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy.

Le texte de ce carnet est un inédit de Jean Baudrillard.
In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral Frontier (Abridged Edition)    by Thomas I. White
Price: $2.99 USD. 14310 words. Language: English. Published on September 1, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Ocean life.

This e-book is an abridgment of IN DEFENSE OF DOLPHINS: THE NEW MORAL FRONTIER, the groundbreaking book in which philosopher Thomas White argues that dolphins are self-aware, intelligent beings with emotions, personalities and the capacity to control their actions. Accordingly, White argues, dolphins should be regarded as "nonhuman persons" and valued as individuals.
Where Are the Zombies?    by Kar Lee
Price: $2.99 USD. 55560 words. Language: English. Published on August 16, 2010. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Physics.

So, what is consciousness? Young was blind in half of his visual field when he appeared on NOVA(PBS). But if you threw him a ball from the blind side, he would catch it without knowing what he did. He had blindsight. His brain knew something that he did not. When one's brain acts on its own without the person knowing it, we have a p-zombie. This book is about p-zombies - unconscious automatons.
Understanding Freud: The Unconscious Mind    by Hercules Bantas
Price: $0.99 USD. 2320 words. Language: English. Published on April 6, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy.

A concise guide to Freud's theory of the unconscious mind as outlined in his Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis. Topics covered include the role the unconscious plays in 'parapraxes', the dream-works, neurotic diseases and symptoms, and it's central part in psychoanalysis.