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No Missing Links And Other Essays    by Julie R Butler
Price: $2.99 USD. 15640 words. Language: English. Published on October 15, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy.

5 essays celebrating complexity and the connective principle: “Gandhi Remix” reformulates Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins “Small Change” puts the health care reform into perspective “Too Many Notes” is a short essay on concision “Constructive Universalism” compares this Uruguayan art theory to Ayn Rand’s "objectivism" “No Missing Links” unveils the illusion of separation
Introducción al Pensamiento Latinoamericano    by Mirta Casañas
Price: $9.99 USD. 35780 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Charley Torres Casañas on October 9, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » American philosophy.

La vida filosófica latinoamericana del pasado siglo XX cuenta con innumerables personalidades que la enaltecieron y llevaron a un plano de madurez y reconocimiento internacional que estimulan el cultivo y el orgullo del pensamiento de “Nuestra América”. Una de esas descollantes figuras fue el filósofo mexicano Leopoldo Zea.
Butterflies Are Free To Fly: A New and Radical Approach to Spiritual Evolution    by Stephen Davis
Price: Free! 118110 words. Language: English. Published on September 30, 2010. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Religion and self-improvement.

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When Nicolaus Copernicus discovered the Earth wasn’t the center of the Universe, everything changed. When Frederick Miescher discovered DNA, everything changed again. When quantum physicists discovered our physical universe isn’t real, that it’s a hologram - everything ... wait! Nothing changed - yet. Now "Butterflies Are Free To Fly" offers a new and radical approach to spiritual evolution.
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.
Essays in Philosophy    by Gerry Stahl
Price: Free! 60860 words. Language: English. Published on September 28, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy.

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A collection of philosophical essays about Nietzsche, Heidegger, Marx, electronic music, Adorno and topics in artificial intelligence
Marx and Heidegger    by Gerry Stahl
Price: Free! 68540 words. Language: English. Published on September 24, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » European philosophy.

A philosophy dissertation combining the strong points of Marx' and Heidegger's approaches to correct the problems that their theories have encountered.
La Sagesse ou la Vie    by Jean-François Jobin
Price: $9.99 USD. 76520 words. Language: French. Published on September 18, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

Le christianisme est-il soluble dans la philosophie? Il semble que ce soit le cas, mais comme la sagesse des philosophes préfère souvent la connaissance à la vie, il faut explorer d'autres pistes pour redécouvrir le message chrétien. Et il en existe de prometteuses, même en philosophie.
Ego, Attachment and Liberation    by Lama Yeshe
Price: $0.99 USD. 35700 words. Language: English. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on September 15, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Religious philosophy.

In 1975, Lama Yeshe undertook his most extensive international teaching tour, being on the road for nearly nine months. This book contains the teachings and meditations Lama Yeshe gave at a five-day retreat he led near Melbourne, Australia. In line with Lama’s intentions, this book is dedicated to the awakening of inner freedom within the minds of its readers and all other sentient beings.
More Conversations with a Near-Death Experiencer    by Diane Goble
Price: $3.99 USD. 70030 words. Language: English. Published on September 14, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » New age philosophy.

Diane Goble received emails from people all over the world (140 countries), who visited her web site A Near-Death Experience BeyondtheVeil.net from 1996 to 2008. This second book contains some of their conversations, questions and debates about religion, spirituality, and beliefs, plus a few relevant quotes and stories they passed on. This book will open your mind and connect you to your soul.
Spøkelser, reinsydyr og negative påstander    by Arnfinn  Pettersen
Price: Free! 1340 words. Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk). Published on September 13, 2010. Nonfiction » Philosophy » Contemporary philosophy.

Man kan ikke kan bevise en negativ påstand. Man kan ikke bevise at det ikke finnes spøkelser. Man kan ikke bevise at det ikke er en sjøorm i Seljordsvannet. Men hva med flyvende reinsdyr? Og hvor mange er det legitimt å drepe i forsøket?