Philosophy

Mortimer Jerome Adler

Truth in Religion: The Plurality of Religions and the Unity of Truth, an Essay in the Philosophy of Religion

Only if, with regard to the diversity of religions, there are questions about truth and falsehood do we have a problem about the pluralism of religions and the unity of truth. That problem is not concerned with preserving religious liberty, freedom of worship, and the toleration, in a particular society or in the world, of a diversity of religious institutions, communities, practices, and beliefs. It is concerned only with the question of where, in that diversity, the truth lies if there is any truth in religion at all.

Ernest Becker

The Birth and Death of Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man

Ernest Becker

Escape from Evil

Emile Durkheim

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

"Karen Fields has given us a splendid new translation of the greatest work of sociology ever written, one we will not be embarrassed to assign to our students. In addition she has written a brilliant and profound introduction. The publication of this translation is an occasion for general celebration, for a veritable 'collective effervescence.' -- Robert N. Bellah "Co-author of "Habits of the Heart, " and editor of "Emile Durkheim on Morality and Society" "This superb new translation finally allows non-French speaking American readers fully to appreciate Durkheim's genius. It is a labor of love for which all scholars must be grateful." --Lewis A. Coser

Alfred North Whitehead

Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology

Alfred North Whitehead

Adventures of Ideas

Alfred North Whitehead

Modes of Thought

Peter Singer

Writings on an Ethical Life

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Printed throughout in two colors is this new, definitive version of one of the great books of world literature--comparable in its sales and influence to the Bible, the Bhagavad Ghita, and the Koran.

John O'Donohue

Beauty: The Invisible Embrace

The author of "Anam Cara" describes, in his unique style, the role of beauty in readers' lives. Drawing from his own Celtic wisdom and the writings of Keats, Rilke, Thomas Aquinas, and others, John O'Donohue guides readers to attune to "that which shows us the surprise at the heart of everything."

Doris May Lessing

Prisons We Choose to Live Inside

Norman Fischer

Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up

This engaging contemplation of maturity addresses the long neglected topic of what it means to grow up, and provides a hands-on guide for skilfully navigating the demands of our adult lives. Growing up happens whether we like it or not, but maturity must be cultivated. Challenged to consider his own sense of maturity while mentoring a group of teenage boys, Fischer began to investigate our preconceptions about what it means to be "an adult" and shows how crucial true maturity is to leading an engaged, fulfilled life. "Taking Our Places" details the marks of a mature person and shows how these attributes can help alleviate our suffering and enrich our relationships. Discussing such qualities as awareness, responsibility, humour, acceptance, and humility, Fischer brings a fresh and at times surprising new perspective that can turn old ideas on their heads and reinvigorate our understanding of what it means to be mature.

Rushworth M. Kidder

Moral Courage

The author of "How Good People Make Tough Choices" offers guidance for livingan ethical life.

Alexandra Stoddard

Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Small Book about the Big Issues in Life

Like her strong-selling "Choosing Happiness," Stoddard's newest book illuminates simple, profound truths for joyful living.

Frederick Buechner

Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale

William Hart

The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation: As Taught by S. N. Goenka

Martin Heidegger

Nietzsche: Volumes Three and Four: Volumes Three and Four

It is gradually becoming clear that Heidegger's importance lies in his vision of the history of philosophy...Krell's concluding 'Analysis' supplies a great deal of helpful background and a synoptic account of Heidegger's aims.

Martin Heidegger

Nietzsche: Volumes One and Two: Volumes One and Two

Martin Heidegger

On the Way to Language

Jiddu Krishnamurti, David Bohm

The Ending of Time

This very important work offers penetrating dialogues between the great spiritual leader and the renowned physicist that shed light on the fundamental nature of existence. Krishnamurti and David Bohm probe such questions as 'why has humanity made thought so important in every aspect of life? How does one cleanse the mind of the 'accumulation of time' and break the 'pattern of ego -centered activity'?The Ending of Time concludes by referring to the wrong turn humanity has taken, but does not see this as something from which there is no escape. There is an insistence that mankind can change fundamentally; but this requires going from one's narrow and particular interests toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper into that purity of compassion, love and intelligence that originates beyond thought, time, or even emptiness.