A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

David Bentley Hart (Author)

All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life

5,A world-renowned philosopher's genre-defying exploration of the mystery of consciousness "[A] masterpiece. . . . The most thorough and rigorous account of the nature of reality to be published in a century."--James Matthew Wilson, World Magazine In a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of existence, the mystery of mind, and whether there is a transcendent God from whom all things come. Turning to Eros, Psyche asks, "Do you see this flower, my love?" So begins David Bentley Hart's unprecedented exploration of the mystery of consciousness. Writing in the form of a Platonic dialogue, he systematically subjects the mechanical view of nature that has prevailed in Western culture for four centuries to dialectical interrogation. Powerfully rehabilitating a classical view in which mental acts are irreducible to material causes, he argues through the gods' exchanges that the foundation of all reality is spiritual or mental rather than material. The structures of mind, organic life, and even language together attest to an infinite act of intelligence in all things that we may as well call God. Engaging ...

Costantino Esposito (Author)

The New Nihilism: The Existential Crisis of Our Time

In this highly engaging book, Costantino Esposito argues that nihilism is not merely the

Patrick Girard (Author)

Logic in the Wild

Is logic a good tool for making decisions? Can it make us better listeners and help us find coherenc