he nature of emotions was generally criticized in the Western tradition of philosophy. This criticism of the emotional part of human nature and experience is known to have its root in the mainstream Platonic tradition. In other words, it has championed rationality/reason against emotional-ity/emotion, especially from certain scholarly standpoints. The Western dualism of reaso…
With respect to time, some of the basic relations are simultaneous, before, and between. Whether this list is essentially complete, or perhaps redundant in some respects, are questions that we shall not try to answer at this point. (The answers may seem obvious to the reader now, but this impression may change as we follow the history of the problem.) At least, a theory of time must give an acc…
No two histories are the same size. Some are so tiny that you can nestle them in your hand, their translucent pages fluttering with your breath. Others range over many volumes, challenging the strength of your grip with the combined weight of their leather covers, rag paper pages and glassine illustration protectors. Some hold us enthralled with split-second events in tiny places, othe…
For most college students, an Introduction to Philosophy course is their first encounter with the study of philosophy. Unlike most of your other courses, philosophy is not something usually covered in high school. Yet you are probably familiar with the term philosophy and may have some preconceived notion about what philosophy is and what philosophers do. Perhaps you have stayed up late at nig…
The goal of this text is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. While a few early chapters are historically organized, my goal in the historical chapters is to trace a developmental progression of thought that introduces basic philosophical methods and frames issues that remain relevant today. Later chapters are topically organized. These include philos…
Upon waking each morning, you begin thinking—contemplating the tasks that you must complete that day. In what order should you run your errands? Should you go to the bank, the cleaners, or the grocery store first? Can you get these things done before you head to class or will they need to wait until school is done? These thoughts are one example of cognition at work. Exceptionally complex, co…
uppose you awoke one day having lost your imagination.Some things would be easier. There would be no wavering on what clothes to wear. You wouldn’t be able to imagine the different possibilities. The creativity of your work might suffer, however. And you would do well to avoid films and novels with absurd or devastating plot lines. Unable to imagine the events descri…
1-2-3 Magic is a program to help parents, teachers and caregivers manage the behaviors of children ages 2-12 years old. This strategy follows a few simple rules that put the parents back in charge without shouting, arguing or hitting. (i) The 1-2-3 Magic program helps kids become emotionally competent, self-disciplined adults. Parenting will be one of the most important and rewarding, yet frust…
Tweet-tweet Paulo Coelho sering kali mengajak kita menghadapi pertanyaan-pertanyaan tak terjawab tentang hidup. Kalimat-kalimat bijaknya telah memukau jutaan follower di seluruh dunia. Dalam buku ini, Paulo Coelho mempersembahkan hadiah yang sangat istimewa dan orisinal: kumpulan tweet terbaiknya dengan ilustrasi karya Joong Hwan Hwang. Kini saatnya membuka gerbang menuju saat-saat penuh inspir…
All our knowledge is based upon experience. What we call inferential knowledge, in which we go from the less general to the more general, or from the general to the particular, has experience as its basis. In what are called the exact sciences, people easily find the truth, because it appeals to the particular experience of every human being. The scientist does not tell you to believe in anythi…