Ergebnis für "Just" in Philosophie

"If you were God," asked Alan Watts, "what kind of universe would you create? A perfect one free of suffering and drama? Or one filled with surprise and delight?" With Just So, the celebrated philosopher and self-described "spiritual entertainer" invites us to explore the hidden dimensions that shape both the cosmos and our personal experience of it.

In this rigorous distillation of his political philosophy, Philip Pettit, author of the landmark work Republicanism, champions a simple standard for our most complex political judgments, offering a challenging ideal that nevertheless holds out a real prospect for social and democratic progress. Whereas many thinkers define freedom as the absence of interference—we are left alone to do as we please—Pettit demands that in their basic life choices free persons should not even be subject to a power of interference on the part of others.

A leading cognitive scientist argues that a deep sense of good and evil is bred in the bone. From John Locke to Sigmund Freud, philosophers and psychologists have long believed that we begin life as blank moral slates. Many of us take for granted that babies are born selfish and that it is...

Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today's democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society's benefit, Just Giving reveals how such generosity not only isn't the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values and set back aspirations of justice.

From New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews comes the return of one of our favorite characters: Jones, the Noticer, whose wise stories have comforted and guided millions of readers. In this third volume of The Noticer series, navigate the hope that the impossible can come true. At 3:29 a...

Not Just for the Boys looks back at how society has historically excluded women from the scientific sphere and discourse, what progress has been made, and how more is still needed. Athene Donald, herself a distinguished physicist, explores societal expectations during both childhood and working life using evidence of the systemic disadvantages women operate under, from the developing science of how our brains are and more importantly aren't gendered, to social science evidence around attitudes towards girls and women doing science.

Searching for a Moment of True Peace and Stillness? Get 3 Zen Books in 1—63 Short Stories to help you slow down, calm your mind, and relieve stress. The Zen Master Collection brings together all three bestselling books—A Cup of Zen, The Flow of Zen, and Beauty in the Zen—into one powerful, immersive volume.

It has been well-established that many of the injustices that people around the world experience every day are the result of wide-scale structural problems of politics and economics. These are not merely random personal problems or consequences of bad luck or bad planning. Confronted by this fact, it is natural to ask what should or can we do to mitigate everyday injustices? Just Responsibility integrates ways of taking political responsibility into a rich theory of political community, accountability, and leadership in which taking responsibility for injustice itself transforms the fabric of political life.

In Just War Reconsidered: Strategy, Ethics, and Theory, James M. Dubik draws on years of research as well as his own experiences as a soldier and teacher to fill the gaps left by other theorists. He applies moral philosophy, political philosophy, and strategic studies to historical and contemporary case studies to reveal the inaccuracies and moral bankruptcy that inform some of the literature on military ethics.

The question of what constitutes a fair price has been at the center of market interactions since the time of Aristotle. Should a seller sell to the highest bidder, or is there some other standard, such as a morally defined price, to be applied? Charles R. Geisst traces the ways that philosophers, religious leaders, and economists have sought to answer that question, from antiquity through the modern era.

"C’est comme ça et pas autrement !” On a tous grandi avec des règles jamais questionnées, des évidences héritées, des vérités qu’on applique sans plus les penser. Ce podcast explore nos croyances irrationnelles : celles que nous tenons pour vrai... par habitude. Ici, pas de morale, pas de dogme : on démonte les évidences, on secoue les principes, on observe nos biais — toujours avec humour et bienveillance. On déconstruit, pour mieux se connaître, mieux s'accepter et mieux comprendre le monde.

America and the Just War Tradition examines and evaluates each of America’s major wars from a just war perspective. Using moral analysis that is anchored in the just war tradition, the contributors provide careful historical analysis evaluating individual conflicts. Each chapter explores the causes of a particular war, the degree to which the justice of the conflict was a subject of debate at the time, and the extent to which the war measured up to traditional ad bellum and in bello criteria.

The debate on the status and legality of cannabis continues to gain momentum. Here, personal anecdotes combined with academic and scientific reports combine to sharpen some of the fascinating philosophical issues associated with cannabis use. This audiobook is a frank, professionally informed, and playful discussion of cannabis usage in relation to philosophical inquiry.

Destiny offers the vision of a positive future for humanity and a practical blueprint for how to achieve a sustainable, peaceful, and just global community. At this most important moment in human history, technology is giving us the power to remake the world into a garden of plenty. At the same time, we face dark, existential crises—climate catastrophe, the continuing threat of nuclear weapons, and futile reliance on achieving “security” through military escalation, as examples.

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along is part-memoir, part-polemic about the state of public discourse in Britain and the world today. In an increasingly divided society, Iain examines why we’ve all become so disrespectful and intolerant. Using experiences from his career in politics and the media...

We discuss navigating through life with spiritual eyes! Keeping it light with laughter while pushing positivity & encouragement one conversation at a time. WE JUST HEAR 2 LISTEN!

Disparities are just deserts, between the good and bad in competition seen. 1844 maxims of rhythmic justice and assertive rhyme, carried forward in the cause of human dissimilarity upon competitive pretensions for rewards, merciless poetry manifest. Successful emulation in enterprise these unemasculated couplets may inspire.

Just Jax – Where Your “Huh” Becomes Your BreakthroughListen, life can be a real shit show sometimes. But what if I told you that the difference between feeling stuck and breaking through comes down to shifting your perspective? That’s what we’re doing here.I’m Jax, and this podcast is all about flipping the script on your struggles, turning mountains back into molehills, and finding the can in your can’t. No fluff, no sugarcoating—just real talk, hard truths, and a whole lot of laughter along the way. If you’re tired of the same old cycles and ready to shake things up, you’...

I am a person whose heart still beats to the rhythm of his childhood, where memories of simpler days are forever alive. Every story I tell is a piece of my past—a glimpse into the moments that shaped me, from carefree adventures in the sun-drenched fields to the quiet reflections beneath a starlit sky. I love sharing these true stories with others, not just as tales of nostalgia but as lessons wrapped in the warmth of lived experience. Through my words, I invite others to see the world through the eyes of my younger self, hoping to rekindle the sense of wonder and innocence that we often ...

Inviting you to just be, and enjoy a few moments of my poetry. Inspired by nature, the poems I write reflect my philosophy on life, love, shadows and light. I hope you enjoy listening to them 💚 You can find out more about me here: www.belindaraitt.space