Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy

The Human Center; why Americans don’t have one; essays on instinct, human scale, and near-equality    by Robert Baller
Price: Free! 76180 words. Language: American English. Published on April 22, 2013. Nonfiction » History » North America.

The Human Center is nine essays on American history, nature-nurture, instinct, spirituality, trade, human scale, space, and near equality. The Human Center describes how we are still tribal beings.
Growing Up In America    by Stephan Painter
Price: $0.99 USD. 82970 words. Language: English. Published on October 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

Growing up in America is a blended concept of issues from America's past. It is a philosophical interpretation of mistakes and successes that we have made throughout the years. Examples are life examples of people that we have given the lable hero. They represent situations in their lives that have molded the landscape of our society. In essence it is largely who we are today as a society.
Lila's Child: An Inquiry Into Quality    by Dan Glover
Price: $9.99 USD. 174430 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

Lila's Child chronicles the first year of the Lila Squad discussion group... an Internet list devoted to the works of Robert M. Pirsig. This discussion focuses upon his second novel, Lila: An Inquiry into Morals although his first book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Value is also discussed a great deal.
The Life of Allism    by Daniel June
Price: $2.99 USD. 97600 words. Language: English. Published on September 9, 2011. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

What if philosophy, religion, art, science, and history can merge in one collective system? Allism gives us the tools to live a creative life and achieve our divinity here on earth. "The Life of Allism," the first volume of the book, "The Perfect Idius," introduces a system that begins with the needs of Man, and ends with the universal All. Learn how to achieve your creative apotheosis.
Understanding Thomas Sowell    by Richard Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 107780 words. Language: English. Published on June 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Social policy.

An examination of the underlying assumptions in Sowell's libertarian analysis of society with a view to pinpointing exactly where liberals are most likely to part company with him. Starting with Sowell’s view of the role of intellectuals in our society, Patterson digs down into the conceptions of knowledge and reason underlying Sowell’s ideas about social processes, justice, and morality.
Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education    by Jerry Kirkpatrick
Price: $7.99 USD. 77290 words. Language: English. Published on September 28, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

This book presents a philosophy of education—the theory of concentrated attention and independent judgment—that requires laissez-faire capitalism for its full realization. It is not an argument, except indirectly, for the separation of education and state nor is it a critique of present and past state-run schooling. It is an argument for the abolition of coercion in all areas of life.
Choosing Honor    by Mary T Ficalora
Price: $7.95 USD. 65060 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

This award-winning book, wonderfully underscored by classic rock-n-roll lyrics, and thoroughly documented research, is an unpredictable tonic for what ails America. A bi-partisan, socio-political, economic, manifesto, that also rings true globally; Choosing Honor is a self-help book that, if enough people read it, could change the world. This book is not for the closed minded.