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Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems Jules Evans
Publisher: New World Library

Thus we And help is coming from a most unexpected direction: modern mathematical logic, not a field that is renowned for its tolerance of obscurity. May 6, 2014 - Others, philosophers and physicists are trying to answer the “why” question by composing solutions that combine ancient and modern elements. At around the same time, 5,000km to the west in Ancient Athens, Aristotle was laying the foundations of Western logic along very different lines. May 5, 2014 - When Western philosophers look East, they find things they do not understand – not least the fact that the Asian traditions seem to accept, and even endorse, contradictions. Jul 31, 2012 - In Jules Evans' new book “Philosophy for Life (and Other Dangerous Situations,)” he describes the astronaut Edgar Mitchell having similar feelings of transcendent interconnectedness while watching the Moon, Sun and Earth through the window of his He combines stories of human experience (like Mitchell's Samadhi) with the teachings of ancient philosophers, and then he ties it in to modern science on wellbeing, finally relating it to his own personal experience. The key danger here (i.e with 'life') is avoided if we hang on to RIchard Wein's remark that what we have here a fuzzy concept, albeit a useful one. Fabr ends by saying that life is “a notion, not a reality”, which will sound a little naive to any philosopher, given that the epistemological stance on other categories is never addressed. Mar 22, 2014 - Philosophy and cognitive science are close cousins, and much excellent work is being done on consciousness, the nature of thought, the nature of emotions, and various other philosophical issues that can benefit from empirical work. Oct 25, 2013 - Philosophy for Life and other Dangerous Situations Review. Philosophy for Life and other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems by Jules Evans. Oct 2, 2013 - I am very excited to work with Jules Evans's PHILOSOPHY FOR LIFE AND OTHER DANGEROUS SITUATIONS: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems which we will publish on October 15. The philosopher shares further reading from classic thinkers whose writing has shaped modern views on life and success. I have emphasized that I am talking about the American analytic philosophy world here because the situation is different both in British analytic philosophy (I'll focus on the U.K. Nov 28, 2013 - Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems, by Jules Evans, New World Library, 2013, $15.95 paper. I will only Montesquieu's work seems in danger of relegation to antiquarian curio in comparison with some other eighteenth century classics, particularly when we can see a rise in interest for some other figures from that time, most notably Adam Smith. Jules explores how ancient philosophy can inspire modern communities – Socratic cafes, Stoic armies, Platonic sects, Sceptic summer camps – and even whole nations in their quest for the good life. Jan 12, 2014 - Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems Philosophy for life. Dec 10, 2013 - In fact, the way Jabr represents Aristotle, it sounds like the Ancient philosopher would agree to such a claim: Aristotle believed that . Jan 16, 2014 - Rousseau is just too obvious an alternative for dealing with Enlightenment political theory, and himself follows on from Machiavelli or Hobbes as the standard opening figures for introductions to modern political theory. Jan 15, 2013 - In Philosophy for Life And Other Dangerous Situations, Jules Evans explains how ancient philosophy saved his life, and how we might all use it to become happier, wiser, and more resilient.