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    • Meditations

      Marcus Aurelius

      Metafysica Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.

    • Zijn wij ons brein?

      Studium Generale

      Filosofie Dick Swaab ontketende met zijn bestseller Wij zijn ons brein in 2010 een verhit wetenschappelijk en publiek debat over hersenen, lichaam en geest. Een discussie met grote implicaties voor de wetenschap en ons mensbeeld. Laat de reductie van de mens tot brein genoeg ruimte voor een sociologisch, psychologisch of pedagogisch mensbeeld, dat zich niet baseert op neurologisch onderzoek? Hebben we straks alleen nog maar hersenwetenschappers nodig? Juist in deze tijd en op dit vlak werkt een multidisciplinaire blik verruimend. Verschillende docenten en hoogleraren beantwoordden een aantal vragen over hun vakgebied in relatie tot het brein. Zij reageren in de bundel op vragen over de vrije wil, het brein, lichaam en geest, en op elkaar.

    • The Stoic Mind

      Addy Osmani & GoLimitlesss

      Filosofie Discover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism in a modern context with "The Stoic Mind," an enlightening visual guide by Addy Osmani and GoLimitlesss. This rich exploration connects ancient philosophical tenets to modern-day scenarios, offering you a compass to navigate life's challenging waves with resilience and inner peace. Structured in engaging chapters, the book delves into pertinent topics such as the Stoic perspective on work-life balance, the power of deliberate actions, the value of initiating and refining action, and the interplay between ego and confidence. Each chapter resonates with the central theme of Stoicism - self-improvement through rationality, self-control, and acceptance, as it shapes your understanding of effective communication, emotional intelligence, discipline, and more. Whether it's about stepping out of your comfort zone, taking control of your calendar, measuring success by your own standards, or understanding the multifaceted nature of success and failure, t

    • Beyond Good and Evil

      Friedrich Nietzsche & Jordi Roig

      Filosofie A double purpose animated Nietzsche in his writing of Beyond Good and Evil which was begun in the summer of 1885 and finished the following winter. It is at once an explanation and an elucidation of Thus Spake Zarathustra, and a preparatory book for The Will to Power . In it Nietzsche attempts to define the relative terms of "good" and "evil", and to draw a line of distintion between immorality and unmorality. He saw the inconsistencies involved in the attempt to harmonize an ancient moral code with the needs of modern life, and recognized the compromises which were constantly being made between moral theory and social practice. His object was to establish a relationship between morality and necessity and to formulate a workable basis for human conduct. Consequently Beyond Good and Evil is one of his most important contributions to a new system of ethics, and touches on many of the deepest principles of his philosophy.

    • Laws

      Plato

      Filosofie In The Laws, Plato describes in detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties.

    • The Art of War

      Jesse

      Filosofie The art of war

    • The Art of Logical Thinking

      William Walker Atkinson

      Filosofie Atkinson talks about successful pedagogical approach, guiding through the fundamental elements of formal deductive logic, classification and definition, fallacies, basic argument analysis, inductive generalization, statistical reasoning, and explanation.

    • Fietsen in Amsterdam

      Ingrid Koenen

      Vervoer Fietsen in Amsterdam is een fotoboek met afwisselend 25 quotes, weetjes, liedjes, gezegdes en dialect over de fiets. Samen leggen we jaarlijks al fietsend miljarden kilometers af naar het werk, naar school, voor de boodschappen of zomaar een rondje.  En we herkennen ons eigen exemplaar uit duizenden, want elke fiets heeft een persoonlijk accent. Over tweemaal fietsbel bellen, een spaak tussen de wielen en zadelsnuffelen. Spring achterop en geniet!

    • Humanification - Go Digital, Stay Human

      Christian Kromme

      Filosofie Imagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and your community. The story starts with a little girl, a terminal diagnosis and a ticking clock. Join the author as he searches for a cure. Along the way you will discover the seven powerful forces of innovation that are going to change everything in your world within your lifetime. Through a series of stories, research and personal insights, the author reveals how he came to see the world from a totally new perspective. This new vantage point allowed him to uncover a unique wave pattern. Incredibly that wave pattern turned out to be a blueprint for just about every disruptive technology breakthrough. Christian Kromme also made another remarkable breakthrough. He d

    • De Weg

      Michael Puett & Christine Gross-Loh

      Filosofie Laat je inspireren door de wijsheden van de oude Chinese filosofen. Deze gebonden, luxe editie van bestseller ‘De Weg’ van Michael Puett bevat een extra bijlage met 88 vertaalde fragmenten uit Chinese bronteksten. ‘De Weg’ biedt een geheel nieuwe kijk op het dagelijks leven. Een goed leven bereik je niet door ‘je ware zelf’ te ontdekken en een groots plan uit te voeren, maar door de weg van persoonlijke ontwikkeling en betrokkenheid te bewandelen. Dat laat Harvards populairste hoogleraar Michael Puett zien aan de hand van zes oude Chinese filosofen, onder wie Confucius en Lao Tzi. ‘De Weg’ inspireert tot kleine, haalbare veranderingen in ons persoonlijk en maatschappelijk leven, met mogelijk grote gevolgen. Praktisch en toegankelijk, ook voor lezers zonder voorkennis. Michael Puett trekt mijn populaire colleges over Chinese filosofie wekelijks zo’n zevenhonderd studenten. In ‘De Weg’ maakt hij samen met journalist Christine Gross-Loh zijn inzichten toegankelijk.

    • L’enracinement

      Simone Weil

      Filosofie Livre électronique réalisé à partir de la version mise en ligne par l'Université de Québec à Chicoutimi dans la collection "Les classiques des sciences sociales". Site web: http://www.uqac.ca/Classiques_des_sciences_sociales/ 

    • Three Steps to Enlightenment

      Gary Rutz

      Filosofie In a thirty year study of what was, what is and what shall be, Gary Rutz discovered the secrets to the universe, enlightenment and everlasting happiness. It is not so amazing really, because Rutz discovered what we all have within us. He listened to his own inner voice and trusted that the answers and were within him. After reading thousands of pages of history, philosophy, and critical thought, Rutz used a reductionist method to remove unnecessary complexity. Through accessible language and style, Rutz presents his discoveries in an easy to understand way.

    • Srimad Bhagavad-gita

      Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

      Filosofie The Srimad Bhagavad-gita is the sacred discourse of Sri Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield at Kurukshetra. It is a part of the great work Mahabharata. This edition of Sri Gita includes the unparalleled devotional commentaries of the renowned Gaudiya Vaishnava saint, Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. The work was compiled in close consultation with Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj and clearly explains the principles of Sri Gita within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.

    • Law of Attraction for Wealth Guided Meditation to Manifest Wealth, Success, Passive Income and Riches Made Simple with Daily Positive Affirmations – Live the Life of Your Dreams

      Joel Thompson

      Gezin en relaties Discover the keys to unleashing your true inner power by harnessing the abilities of your subconscious mind to clear the path of your wealthy and successful life You are standing on the precipice of greatness… You are far closer than you think… All you need to do, is let go of your fear of success. And these tapes will help you do just that. After listening and immersing yourself to the quiet consistency of direction… You will see yourself… Hear yourself… And truly feel yourself in the most successful form you can be. These recordings are optimized for regular and repeat listening… Your journey to your greatest self begins here… Scroll up and click "add to cart" for instant access

    • Law of Attraction for Love Guided Meditation to Manifest and Attract Your Soul Mate, Have Better Relationships and Find Happiness with a Partner using Daily Positive Thinking Affirmations

      Joel Thompson

      Gezin en relaties Discover the keys to unleashing your true inner power by harnessing the abilities of your subconscious mind to clear the path of you love life You are standing on the precipice of greatness… You are far closer than you think… All you need to do, is let go of your fear of success. And these tapes will help you do just that. After listening and immersing yourself to the quiet consistency of direction… You will see yourself… Hear yourself… And truly feel yourself in the most successful form you can be. These recordings are optimized for regular and repeat listening… Your journey to your greatest self begins here… Scroll up and click "add to cart" for instant access

    • 論語

      孔子

      Filosofie 1. 子曰:「學而時習之,不亦說乎?有朋自遠方來,不亦樂乎?人不知而不慍,不亦君子乎?」 2. 有子曰:「其為人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鮮矣;不好犯上,而好作亂者,未之有也。君子務本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其為仁之本與!」 3. 子曰:「巧言、令色,鮮矣仁!」

    • 论语

      孔子

      Filosofie 1. 子曰:“学而时习之,不亦说乎?有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎?人不知而不愠,不亦君子乎?” 2. 有子曰:“其为人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鲜矣;不好犯上,而好作乱者,未之有也。君子务本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其为仁之本与!” 3. 子曰:“巧言、令色,鲜矣仁!”

    • The Philosophy of Spinoza

      Benedictus de Spinoza

      Filosofie Spinoza's philosophy encompasses nearly every area of philosophical discourse, including metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. It earned Spinoza an enduring reputation as one of the most important and original thinkers of the seventeenth century.

    • The Critique of Practical Reason

      Immanuel Kant

      Filosofie In this book the history of moral philosophy elaborates the basic themes of Kant's moral theory, gives the most complete statement of his highly original theory of freedom of the will, and develops his practical metaphysics.

    • The Praise of Folly

      Desiderius Erasmus

      Filosofie The Praise of Folly is a short work, commonly understood to be divided into three different sections. It is narrated by Folly herself; she stands before a crowd of listeners wearing the costume of a fool and announces her intention that she plans to extol her own virtues and merits. She is accompanied by a number of her attendants, including Philautia (Self-Love), Kolakia (Flattery), Lethe (Forgetfulness), and Anoia (Imbecility), among others. In her introduction, she wonders at the fact that no one has sought to build a monument or compose an encomium for her, despite her ubiquity and her ability to bring universal pleasure. In fact, her stated intention is to articulate how she can be said to bring joy to nearly all gods and men.

    • Thus Spake Zarathustra

      Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

      Filosofie 19th-century literary and philosophical masterpiece introduces the controversial doctrine of the Ubermensch, or "superman," a term later perverted by Nazi propagandists. A provocative work that was designed to inspire readers to transcend the limitations of conventional morality.

    • The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

      Immanuel Kant

      Filosofie If there exists a philosophy, then there must also be for this philosophy a system of pure rational concepts, independent of any condition of intuition, in other words, a metaphysic. It may be asked whether metaphysical elements are required also for every practical philosophy, which is the doctrine of duties, and therefore also for Ethics.

    • Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

      Immanuel Kant

      Filosofie The nature and theoretical underpinnings of ethics have been an intellectual driving force animating the pursuits of great scholars.

    • Critias

      Plato

      Filosofie The Critias is a fragment which breaks off in the middle of a sentence. It was designed to be the second part of a trilogy, which, like the other great Platonic trilogy of the Sophist, Statesman, Philosopher, was never completed. The passing remark in the Timaeus that Athens was left alone in the struggle, in which she conquered and became the liberator of Greece, is also an allusion to the later history.

    • Meditaciones

      Marco Aurelio Antonino Augusto & S.L. Deloitte

      Filosofie En Deloitte consideramos que los fundamentos de la ética y la moral son especialmente útiles para guiar comportamientos y actitudes frente a los retos personales y profesionales.  Por ello, profundizamos en una obra considerada por muchos especialistas como el primer diario espiritual de Europa, las “Meditaciones”, escritas Marco Aurelio Antonino Augusto. Él mismo recoge estos pensamientos a modo de diario personal en los campos de batalla. Reflexiones en las que prima lo espiritual sobre lo material, la razón sobre el deseo, la búsqueda de la libertad, el valor frente al miedo, la austeridad frente a la opulencia, la serenidad, la honestidad y la autosuficiencia. Le invitamos a sumergirse en las enseñanzas que ofrece Marco Aurelio, que se tornan, hoy más que nunca, necesarias y universales.

    • The Republic

      Plato

      Filosofie The Republic  is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice , the order and character of the just city-state and the just man.

    • The Critique of Pure Reason

      Immanuel Kant

      Filosofie This thory as an attempt to bridge the gap between rationalism and empiricism and, in particular, to counter the radical empiricism of David Hume.

    • Beyond Good and Evil

      Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

      Filosofie Beyond Good and Evil is a book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It takes up and expands on the ideas of his previous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but approached from a more critical, polemical direction. In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting Judeo-Christian premises in their consideration of morality. The work moves into the realm "beyond good and evil" in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favor of what he regards as an affirmative approach that fearlessly confronts the perspectivistic nature of knowledge and the perilous condition of the modern individual. In it he exposes the deficiencies of those usually called "philosophers" and identifies the qualities of the "new philosophers" imagination, self-assertion, danger, originality, and the "creation of values".

    • The Prince

      Niccolò Machiavelli

      Politiek The Prince is an extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power. The chapters are dedicatedf to Lorenzo de Medici. The dedication declares Machiavelli's intention to discuss in plain language the conduct of great men and the principles of princely government. He does so in hope of pleasing and enlightening the Medici family.

    • Politics: A Treatise on Government

      Aristotle

      Filosofie Ristotle provided many brilliant insights into the political thinking, strategy, of leaders and the military. In many ways, it remains unsurpassed and it ought to be required reading in undergraduate classes on political strategy. Aristotle referred to leaders of each city-state over decades, if not centuries.

    • Apology

      Plato

      Filosofie The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes. The Apology begins with Socrates saying he does not know if the men of Athens (his jury) have been persuaded by his accusers. This first sentence is crucial to the theme of the entire speech. Indeed, in the Apology Socrates will suggest that philosophy begins with a sincere admission of ignorance; he later clarifies this, dramatically stating that whatever wisdom he has, comes from his knowledge that he knows nothing.

    • The Ethics of Aristotle

      Aristotle

      Filosofie This volume is the great work of moral philosophy by ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, a companion to his Politics. This English translation, with an introduction by British philosopher John Alexander Smith, was first published in 1911.

    • Pornography: Naked Girls Porn Movie Actresses & Erotic Nude Models

      Erotic Productions

      Sociale wetenschappen What is pornography? Why do people like to look at naked girls? Why do girls like to participate in pornography?  What is good about pornography? What is bad about pornography? What is a porn addiction? All of these questions will be answered in an in depth exploration of the wide world of porn.

    • The Problems of Philosophy

      Bertrand Russell

      Filosofie The Problems of Philosophy (1912) is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain that external objects exist, how can we then have knowledge of them but by probability. There is no reason to doubt the existence of external objects simply because of sense data. Russell guides the reader through his famous 1910 distinction between "knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description" and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, G. W. F. Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike.

    • Meditations: A New Translation

      Marcus Aurelius & Gregory Hays

      Filosofie Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from AD 161 to 180, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns from 170 to 180. Some of it was written while he was positioned at Aquincum on campaign in Pannonia, because internal notes reveal that the first book was written when he was campaigning against the Quadi on the river Granova and the second book was written at Carnuntum.

    • Toxic Relationships: Six Signs That You Are In A Toxic Relationship

      Celia John

      Gezin en relaties Toxic Relationships: Six Signs That You Are In A Toxic relationship is a short summary of the abusive behaviors that an abusive partner may exhibit during a relationship. It focuses on the six main signs that you need to know in order to be able to identify if you are in a toxic, abusive relationship. It is also includes resources so that you can find further information on domestic violence and abusive relationships.

    • Timaeus

      Plato

      Filosofie Timaeus is one of Plato's dialogues, mostly in the form of a long monologue given by the titular character, written circa 360 BC. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world and human beings and is followed by the dialogue Critias.

    • Increase Your Output with Patience, Discipline and Focus: Mastery and Practice

      Pertti Aholanka

      Filosofie It is a brief detailing of why patience, discipline and focus (PDF) are very important in vastly improving your success in life. All these characteristics can be trained as arts. Patience is the art timing, pacing and waiting, discipline is the art of actualization and deploying strength and movement and focus is a general-purpose emotional synergy skill and the art of moods. The goal of mastering these arts is to make you more efficient, less weak, more powerful and less vulnerable to a bad mood.

    • The Prince

      Niccolò Machiavelli & W.K. Marriott (Translator)

      Filosofie The Prince (Italian: Il Principe, [il ˈprin.tʃi.pe]) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of the Prince, in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings".

    • Words of Wisdom - 100 Inspirational Quotations

      Various Authors

      Filosofie From the world’s greatest thinkers across the centuries, Words of Wisdom is a delightful collection of advice and insight.  With a quotation for every situation, flick through the pages to find motivation, consolation and simply to enjoy the beauty of these succinct and timeless words.

    • How to Deal with Immature People

      Bob Scott

      Gezin en relaties Deal with difficult and immature people In the category of people with difficult personalities, immature people fall among the most annoying and the less easily relatable. Immature people can be difficult, not easy to communicate with, toxic, and get angry for the silliest reasons. Overall, living or working with them is exhausting, and if you are not careful, your productivity, sanity, judgment, and even mental balancing will be disrupted. Based on different researches on social intelligence, effective ways to deal with immature people have been discovered. In this book, the findings have been elaborated simply, bringing to light several easy methods of handling immature people. In fact, you will discover different ways to associate with an adult-child without the need to constantly become anxious about the outcome of your interactions. You will discover different ways of turning their negative bullets into positive reactions. You will create the leverage to always put an immature pe

    • Poetics. English

      384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

      Filosofie In this book, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama—comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play—as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and the dithyramb-A song sung to praise Dionysus, the God of wine and fertility).

    • Categoriae. English

      Aristotle

      Filosofie Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. For should any one define in what sense each is an animal, his definition in the one case will be appropriate to that case only.

    • Ethica

      Benedictus de Spinoza

      Filosofie De Ethica vormt het hoofdwerk van Spinoza (1632-1677); zijn wijsgerig systeem wordt hier volledig ontwikkeld. Wij hebben derhalve niet te maken met een ethiek in de hedendaagse zin van het woord. Spinoza zoekt een geheel nieuwe levensrichting die een algehele breuk inhoudt met wereldbeeld en Godsbegrip van de Middeleeuwen. Spinoza biedt zijn denken aan "in meetkundige trant uiteengezet". In de 17e eeuw was dit een zeer gebruikelijke vorm voor het opzetten van betogen. De aangeboden vertaling stamt van 1915. T. b. v. een eerdere uitgave van 1974 is de taal gemoderniseerd en zijn ook in de vertaling zelf wijzigingen aangebracht waardoor vooral de idealistisch-mystieke interpretatie van de vertaler werd afgezwakt. Een nieuwe wetenschappelijk-kritische vertaling blijft zeer wenselijk. Zolang deze niet voorhanden is, zal ieder die Spinoza grondig wil leren kennen op deze uitgave zijn aangewezen.

    • Walden

      Henry David Thoreau

      Filosofie It details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond. Walden is neither a novel nor a true autobiography, but a social critique of the Western World, with each chapter heralding some aspect of humanity that needed to be either renounced or praised. Along with his critique of the civilized world, Thoreau examines other issues afflicting man in society, ranging from economy and reading to solitude and higher laws. He also takes time to talk about the experience at Walden Pond itself, commenting on the animals and the way people treated him for living there, using those experiences to bring out his philosophical positions.

    • Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates

      Plato

      Filosofie What Homer was to Epic poetry, what Cicero and Demosthenes were to oratory, and what Shakespeare was to the drama of England, Plato was to ancient philosophy, not unapproachable nor unapproached, but possessing an inexplicable but unquestioned supremacy. The theme revolves around religious philosophy.

    • Kritik der reinen Vernunft

      Immanuel Kant

      Filosofie Der Ausdruck Kritik in der Kritik der reinen Vernunft meint daher eine Selbstbegrenzung, die die Vernunft vornimmt, um sich vor Urteilen über Sachverhalte zu bewahren, die jenseits der Grenzen möglicher Erfahrung liegen, wie etwa Gott, Freiheit und Unsterblichkeit. Einzig bei der Freiheit, seinem Vermögen, sittlich zu handeln, ist dem Menschen ein Durchbruch in eine Welt möglich, die nicht vollständig beschrieben werden kann, wenn man sie nur im Licht der Naturgesetze betrachtet. Die Freiheit hat laut Kant ihre eigenen Gesetze. Ihnen widmet sich der Philosoph in seiner zweiten Kritik, der Kritik der praktischen Vernunft, die seine systematische Moralphilosophie enthält

    • The Golden Sayings of Epictetus

      Epictetus

      Filosofie The Golden Sayings of Epictetus , including the Hymn of Cleanthes. Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher. Epictetus taught that philosoph was a way of life, and note purely theoretical.

    • Why I Am Not a Christian

      Bertrand Russell

      Filosofie This is a famous but very controversial piece by Bertrand Russell. It was a lecture delivered in 1927 at National Secular Society, London. Later in 1957 it was part of a book with the same title and reached international fame. He examines one by one several highly regarded arguments for the existence (or necessity) of God. His main point however is the possibility of morality based on another principle than God. It is quite a challenging reading and one we must all face, regardless of our belief or lack of it, thereof. Enjoy!

    • A Treatise of Human Nature

      David Hume

      Filosofie Hume's comprehensive effort to form an observationally grounded study of human nature employs John Locke's empiric principles to construct a theory of knowledge from which to evaluate metaphysical ideas. A key to modern studies of eighteenth-century Western philosophy, the Treatise considers numerous classic philosophical issues, including causation, existence, freedom and necessity, and morality.

    • Ford Mustangs

      Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.

      Vervoer Photos of Ford Mustangs from all four sides along with current prices.  For every model and series.  Video, too!  From the makers of the free Mugshots Parking Lots app.

    • Notes From The Underground

      Fyodor Dostoyevsky

      Filosofie This amazing novel marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In full retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man’s essentially irrational nature. Read it now!

    • Racecar

      Matt Brown

      Vervoer In 2006, a small unavailing university auto racing team began building a racecar that would challenge the best engineering schools in the world. With fewer people and resources than any of the top competitors, the only way they were going to win was to push the limit, go for broke, and hope for more than a little luck. By the time they got to the racetrack, they knew: In the fog of fierce competition, whether you win or lose, you learn the hardest lessons about engineering, teamwork, friendship, and yourself.

    • An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

      David Hume

      Filosofie In this novel Hume explains his theory of epistemology, and argues against other current theories, including those of John Locke, George Berkeley, and Nicolas Malebranche.

    • Protagoras

      Plato

      Filosofie The Protagoras, like several of the Dialogues , is put into the mouth of Socrates, who describes a conversation which had taken place between himself and the great Sophist at the house of Callias. Lombardo and Bell have translated this important early dialogue on virtue, wisdom, and the nature of Sophistic teaching into an idiom remarkable for its liveliness and subtlety. Michael Frede has provided a substantial introduction that illuminates the dialogue's perennial interest, its Athenian political background, and the particular difficulties and ironic nuances of its argument.

    • Beyond Good and Evil

      Friedrich Nietzsche & Helen Zimmern

      Filosofie Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1886. It draws on and expands the ideas of his previous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but with a more critical and polemical approach. In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of morality. Specifically, he accuses them of founding grand metaphysical systems upon the faith that the good man is the opposite of the evil man, rather than just a different expression of the same basic impulses that find more direct expression in the evil man. The work moves into the realm "beyond good and evil" in the sense of leaving behind the traditional morality which Nietzsche subjects to a destructive critique in favour of what he regards as an affirmative approach that fearlessly confronts the perspectival nature of knowledge and the perilous condition of the modern indi

    • Hasar Görmüş Duygularımızın Tedavisi

      David Seamands

      Gezin en relaties Çoğumuzun aileleri kusursuz olmaktan uzaktır. Çoğumuz zamanın herhangi bir kesitinde bize yakın biri tarafından incitilmişizdir. Çoğumuz ideallikten uzak durumlar yaşamışızdır. Ve çoğumuzun da duyguları şu ya da bu şekilde "hasar" görmüştür. ABD' de en çok satılan kitaplar listesine giren ve otuz dile çevrilen Hasar Görmüş Duygularımızın Tedavisi adlı kitabında David A. Seamands, ilk önce kusursuzluktan uzak bir dünya tarafından nasıl incitilmiş olabileceğimizi gösterir ve daha da önemlisi bunun bizde yol açtığı "hasar" ın nasıl tedavi edilebileceğini anlatır. Bu açık ve mantıklı üslubuyla Dr. Seamands, bize daha iyi insanlar olabileceğimizi gösterir.

    • Notes from the Underground

      Fyodor Dostoyevsky

      Filosofie Published in 1864, Notes from Underground is considered the author's first masterpiece - the book in which he "became" Dostoevsky - and is seen as the source of all his later works. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose acclaimed translations of The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment have become the standard versions in English, now give us a superb new rendering of this early classic.

    • JeugdZORG? vergeet het maar!

      Rik Kroon

      Gezin en relaties Dit boek is gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal. Opgetekend uit de ervaringen van een vader en zijn dochter. Het gaat over een zogeheten gebroken gezin; de ouders zijn gaan scheiden nadat hun problemen onoplosbaar bleken te zijn. En zoals vaak het geval is, is ook ditmaal het kind ook echt ‘het kind van de rekening’. Het gaat over ongewenste gebeurtenissen in de jeugdzorg, ervaren met Bureau Jeugdzorg Overijssel, sinds kort genaamd Jeugdbescherming Overijssel, maar ook over een kind wat haar eigen onvermogen overwint. Niet dankzij maar ondanks het Bureau Jeugdzorg. Voor ouders die te maken hebben of krijgen met de jeugdzorg biedt het boek tips om valkuilen te vermijden. De medewerkers en beleidmakers binnen de jeugdzorg kunnen kennisnemen van hoe verstrekkend een verkeerd beleid kan zijn. Het kind om wie het gaat, wordt meestal niet gehoord. Dit boek heeft het betrokken kind de kans geboden om gehoord te worden. De auteur hoopt dan ook dat dit boek een positieve bijdrage zal ople

    • Mamma, ik wil ver weg

      Henk Heesen & Magda Heesen

      Gezin en relaties Dit boek vertelt het verhaal van het leven en sterven van ons dochtertje Saskia. We maakten het voor een aantal goede vrienden, maar besloten later het voor publicatie aan te bieden. We doen dat niet uit winstbejag of sensatiezucht, we doen dat omdat we van Saskia veel geleerd hebben over ziek-zijn en sterven-gaan. Veel, dat de moeite waard is om door te geven.

    • Penny's avontuur

      Amy van Pol

      Gezin en relaties Dit boek is geschreven door Amy, een meisje van 15 jaar dat graag boeken schrijft. Penny's avontuur is haar eerste boek.

    • Carmagazine

      CarMagazine

      Vervoer Welcome, We would like to introduce you to Carmagazine, the worlds first Automotive interactive magazine. By far it’s the best magazine that many have ever seen. Unlike other magazines we provide you with the richest content, detail, quality, and the ability to interact with every picture down to every word in our magazine. Viewing things like 3D cars, videos, & other interactive features right inside the magazine. This allows you to truly feel for each and every vehicle down to the sharpest point. Our goal is not to be the best magazine but the ultimate magazine, & with every day that passes we get closer to the future of magazine, and the future of reading. This issue of Carmagazine includes what we think to be the best cars from the NY autoshow & more. So go ahead and download our magazine & see why so many people worldwide love Carmagazine.

    • Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives

      Gregory M. Clines

      Sociale wetenschappen Jain Rāmāyaṇa Narratives: Moral Vision and Literary Innovation traces how and why Jain authors at different points in history rewrote the story of Rāma and situates these texts within larger frameworks of South Asian religious history and literature. The book argues that the plot, characters, and the very history of Jain Rāma composition itself served as a continual font of inspiration for authors to create and  express  novel  visions  of  moral  personhood.  In making this argument,  the book examines  three  versions  of  the  Rāma  story composed  by  two authors, separated in time and space by over 800 years and thousands of miles. The first is Raviṣeṇa, who composed the Sanskrit Padmapurāṇa (“The Deeds of Padma”), and the second is Brahma Jinadāsa, author of both a Sanskrit Padmapurāṇa and a vernacular (bhāṣā) version of the story titled Rām Rās (

    • The Science of Getting Rich

      Wallace D. Wattles

      Filosofie The Secret to Wealth and Prosperity is Closer Than You Think, It's Right Inside You. Follow Wallace D. Wattles as he helps you to make a startling discovery that you hold all the keys to your financial state of being. A powerful and inspiring book that will put the reigns back into your hands and steer you towards the success that is just around the corner for you. Enjoy!

    • het embargo

      Nick Lemmens

      Waargebeurde misdaad Een deels fictieve en deels op waarheid berustte anti-terreur roman. Het speelt zich af in Europa en met name de Balkan. Nick Lemmens is de auteur en schrijver. Er mag niets uit deze uitgave worden gekopieerd of verspreid anders dan na uitdrukkelijke schriftelijke toestemming van de auteur.

    • Men zegt ...

      Gerardus M.H.T. Straathof

      Gezin en relaties Met prachtige tekeningen verrijkt  oorlogsdagboek van Haarlems kleermakersgezin. Van 11 september 1944 tot en met eind juni 1945 bijgehouden door de onderduikers en overige mannelijke bewoners van Zijlweg 69. Hongertochten, tulpenbollen, onderduiken, hoop en religie.

    • The Royal Wedding - Official Souvenir Programme

      The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry

      Non-fictie This is the Souvenir Official Programme published to mark the marriage of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.  The Programme includes the full Order of Service (as used by guests in the Abbey), a personal message of thanks from Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and a never-before-seen photo of the couple taken by photographer Mario Testino.  The Official Programme will feature Prince William’s Coat of Arms on the front cover and Catherine Middleton’s new Coat of Arms on the back. Official Programmes have long been a Royal tradition, and they were produced to mark the weddings of The Prince and Princess of Wales in 1981 and The Duke and Duchess of York in 1986. On the Wedding Day, physical copies of the Wedding Programme will be sold on the wedding route for £2. Proceeds from the sale of the Wedding Programme will go to benefit the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry. This digital version is made available to you by kind permission of the Foundati

    • i-Filosofie #0

      René Gude, Wilma de Rek, Frans de Waal, Joep Dohmen, Erno Eskens, Thomas Heij, Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Jan Bransen, Paul Troost, Jos Kessels, Paul Scheulderman, Simone Bassie & Inspyr Publishing

      Filosofie In deze editie onder andere aandacht voor de Fredrik van Eedenlezing, René Gude de nieuwe denker des vaderlands en Martha Nussbaum over intolerantie. i-Filosofie is een initiatief van de Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte (ISVW) en verschijnt maandelijks. Het tijdschrift bevat gefilmde gesprekken met filosofen, boeksignaleringen, nieuws, voorpublicaties en een agenda.

    • i-Filosofie #1

      Ton Derksen, Martha Nussbaum, Erno Eskens, Paula Rehwinkel, Paul Scheulderman, Paul Troost, Inspyr Publishing, Jan Bransen & Arthur d' Ansembourg

      Filosofie Meedenken of tegendenken, dat is het thema van dit eerste nummer van i-Filosofie. Moeten filosofen kritische eenlingen zijn, die vanuit de kantlijn de samenleving proberen bij te sturen, of is het juist zaak om met de filosofische gereedschapskist in de hand met burgers en politici mee te denken. Hans Achterhuis is een tegendenker, René Gude is een meedenker.  In dit nummer een debat tussen deze oude en nieuwe Denker des Vaderlands. Verder in dit nummer de forensische filosofie van Ton Derksen, de Fenomenologie van Hegel, een lezing van Martha Nussbaum over nieuwe religieuze intolerantie en nog veel meer.

    • Greetje Schrijft

      Greetje Vandekerckhove

      Gezin en relaties Dit boek is oorspronkelijk een afstudeerproject aan de richting Literaire Creatie aan de Academie te Genk. Greetje combineert in dit e-book het goede van verschillende genres; een resem verhalen over haar gezinsleven met echtgenoot en pubers worden vlot afgewisseld met overdenkingen, recepten en mooie foto's.  Een bonte mengeling van 'joie de vivre' en optimisme, veel meer dan een  verzameling van columns uit een vrouwenblad of de ernst van de krantencolumn. Recht uit het hart, pittig en met milde ironie gaat ze verder op het hobbelig pad van het leven. Vanuit die eigen invalshoek ontstaat een lappendeken van verhalen om je in te wentelen en het warm van te krijgen.

    • i-Filosofie #2

      Harm van der Gaag, Herman Philipse, Arthur d' Ansembourg, Jan Bransen, Paul Scheulderman, Erno Eskens & Inspyr Publishing

      Filosofie Denken kun je niet uitbesteden aan een ander, stelt prof. Jan Bransen in zijn column in dit nummer van i-Filosofie.  Het is net zoiets als eten. Ook dat moet je zelf doen. Daar heeft hij natuurlijk gelijk in. Maar dat betekent niet dat we er helemaal alleen voor staan. Je kunt je denken met anderen oefenen. Dat kun je, zoals Harm van der Gaag vertelt in een interview, goed doen in de filosofische praktijk. Daar kun je terecht voor een goed gesprek. In de denkruimte van dit nummer van i-Filosofie verder aandacht voor Herman Philipse die klimaatboeken bespreekt, Yvonne Zonderop met Polderen 3.0 , de biografie over de ruimdenkende Patricia de Martelaere, de invloed van Bergson op het werk van Hans Arp, een geschiedfilosofische lezing van Hermann von der Dunk, uitleg over filosoferen met kinderen en de intrigerende filosofie van het 'alsof' van de Duitse filosoof Hans Vaihinger. -Meertalig media aanwezig.

    • i-Filosofie #3

      Frank Meester, Fons Elders, Jan Huijgen, Jan Bransen, Bart van der Steen, Paul Scheulderman, Erno Eskens, Paul Troost, Sjimmie Lensen & Inspyr Publishing

      Filosofie Fons Elders over de onbekende Islam, filosoof Jan Huijgen op de Eemland Hoeve, de stem van Gerard Bodifee, Jan Bransen over lezen, praten en denken, de kunst van Munch, Bart van der Steen over Bulter, Negri en Zizek en nog meer.

    • i-Filosofie #5

      Marli Huijer, Frans Jacobs, Andreas Kinneging, Bert Keizer, René Gude, Jan Bransen, Fons Elders, Erno Eskens, Paul Scheulderman & Inspyr Publishing

      Filosofie In i-Filosofie #5 aandacht voor de Verlichting, voor Bert Keizer en René Gude over de naderende dood. Verder Marli Huijer over Discipline, overleven in overvloed, de column van Jan Bransen, een archiefopname van Samuel IJsseling en meer.

    • iFilosofie #9

      Marlou van Paridon, Thomas Heij, Paul Troost, Hermien Lankhorst, Sjimmie Lensen, Paul Scheulderman, René Gude, Karim Benammar, Diana Blanken, Wim Brands, Leon Heuts, Eite Veening & Willem Visser

      Filosofie iFilosofie is het digitale filosofietijdschrift van de ISVW. In editie 9 Wim Brands in gesprek met René Gude, Leon Heuts over filosofie en literatuur, Willem Visser over Hegels rechtsfilosofie, Karim Benammar over Michel Serres, en meer.

    • i-Filosofie #4

      Miriam van Reijen, Fons Elders, Floris Van Den Berg, Paul Troost, Jan Bransen, Thomas Heij, Paul Scheulderman, Erno Eskens & Inspyr Publishing

      Filosofie In dit nummer aandacht voor het Europa van Jürgen Habermas, een wandeling met Spinozakenner Miriam van Reijen door het Spinozahuis in Rijnsburg en een voorpublicatie van het nieuwste boek van Daniel C. Dennett: Erasmus en het gelijk van de spindoctor.  Daarnaast aandacht voor de prangende vraag: wat zullen we eten? Wie niet volledig irrationeel is, eet veganistisch betoogt de Utrechtse filosoof Floris van den Berg in een lange video-lezing. En verder uiteraard aandacht voor net verschenen filosofieboeken, een Haags relletje rond het boek ...En denken! Bildung voor leraren, en natuurlijk weer een heerlijke column van Jan Bransen.

    • iFilosofie#10

      Erno Eskens, Paul Troost, Marlou van Paridon, Hermien Lankhorst, Sjimmie Lensen, Thomas Heij, Paul Scheulderman, Wim Brands, René ten Bos, Jos Kessels, Daan de Neef, Jan Bransen, Erik Boers, Onno Zijlstra, Jan Flameling, Sadije Bunjaku & Willem Keizer

      Filosofie iFilosofie is het multimediale filosofietijdschrift van de ISVW. In editie 10: Wim Brands over Zhuang Zhi, René ten Bos over ‘Water’, Jos Kessels over ‘Scholing van de geest’, Daan de Neef over ‘Neoliberalisme’ en meer.

    • Phaedo

      Plato

      Filosofie The dead are first of all judged according to their deeds, and those who are incurable are thrust into Tartarus, from which they never come out. This deals with divine philosophy of existence.

    • Sophist

      Plato

      Filosofie Cobb's introduction contains a detailed summary of the entire dialogue, clarifying the main themes and the general structure. He offers a fresh interpretation of the dialogue that shows how each theme contributes to the exploration of the nature of, and the relation between, philosophy and sophistry.

    • Utilitarianism

      John Stuart Mill

      Filosofie This book remains the classic defence of the view that we ought to aim at maximizing the welfare of all sentient creatures, and that welfare consists of their happiness.

    • Essays

      Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Filosofie Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This book contains: History, Self-Reliance , Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellec, Art.

    • The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates

      Xenophon

      Filosofie In writing he was clear and to the point; his practical mind made his work interesting. His "Anabasis" is a true story as delightful as a fiction; his "Cyropaedia" is a fiction full of truths. He wrote "Hellenica, " that carried on the history of Greece from the point at which Thucydides closed his history until the battle of Mantineia. He wrote a dialogue between Hiero and Simonides upon the position of a king, and dealt with the administration of the little realm of a man's household in his "OEconomicus, " a dialogue between Socrates and Critobulus, which includes the praise of agriculture.

    • The Zen Wheel of Life Mantra: A Song of Luminous Wisdom and Love

      Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.

      Filosofie Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan's Wheel of Life Mantra is a poetic expression of the Bhavacakra, an ancient mandala that presents the most significant wisdom teachings of Buddhism. It is used to contemplate the causes and conditions of suffering, and as a guide to non-dual wisdom, loving kindness, compassion, and equanimity. The Wheel is constructed of four concentric circles around a hub, each circle representing different areas of human experience and awareness. Beginning with the innermost circle and moving outward they represent dimensions of anguish, consequences, psychological experience, and the workings of consciousness. The wheel itself is an expression of the essential Buddhist teachings of no-self (nothing exists as a separate entity), impermanence (everything changes), and co-dependent origination (all phenomena arise simultaneously in reality in the present moment). The Wheel, like all Buddhist teachings, is an encouragement for finding the way to peace, love

    • The Selections from the Principles of Philosophy

      René Descartes

      Filosofie The present volume contains a reprint of the preface and the first part of the Principles of Philosophy, together with selections from the second, third and fourth parts of that work, corresponding to the extracts in the French edition of Gamier, are also given, as well as an appendix containing part of Descartes' reply to the Second Objections (viz. , his formal demonstrations of the existence of Deity). The translation is based on the original Latin edition of the Principles, published in 1644.

    • Homer and Classical Philology

      Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

      Filosofie In this book Hellenism is looked upon as a superseded and hence very insignificant point of view by the author.

    • Phaedrus

      Plato

      Filosofie Ostensibly a discussion about love, the debate in the Phaedrus also encompasses the art of rhetoric and how it should be practised. This new edition contains an introductory essay outlining the argument of the dialogue as a whole and Plato's arguments about rhetoric and eros in particular.

    • De Nederlandsche Nationale Kleederdrachten

      Theodoor Molkenboer

      Sociale wetenschappen Molkenboer stelde zijn klederdrachtenboek samen in een tijd waarin de studie Volkenkunde zijn opwachting maakte. De oprichting van het tijdschrift Volkskunde in 1888 gold als begin van de Volkskunde als wetenschap. In die periode van industrialisatie en stedelijke groei ontstond er bij de burgerij een belangstelling voor de plattelandscultuur, die zij het liefst zagen als onveranderlijk en authentiek. Vanuit de burgerlijke belangstelling voor de volkskunst werden allerlei feestelijke manifestaties georganiseerd. Zo was er tijdens de herdenking van honderd jaar Nederlandse onafhankelijkheid in 1913 op het plein achter het Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam een zogeheten klederdrachtenfeest. Dit gebeurde onder leiding van Theo Molkenboer en koningin Wilhelmina was erbij aanwezig. In 1919 werd eenzelfde feest gegeven in het toen net geopende Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem. .

    • Essays of Schopenhauer

      Arthur Schopenhauer

      Filosofie This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena. He depicts humanity as locked in a struggle beyond good and evil, each individual absolutely free within a Godless world in which art, morality and self-awareness are our only salvation. This innovative and pessimistic view proved powerfully influential upon philosophy and art.

    • Het Leven der Dieren

      Alfred Edmund Brehm

      Sociale wetenschappen Het is tegenwoordig voor alle natuuronderzoekers een uitgemaakte zaak, dat het fret een, door gevangenschap en temming eenigszins veranderde, afstam- meling van den Bunzing is. Het Fret is reeds sinds overouden tijd bekend, hoewel alleen in getemden toestand. Wat gestalte en grootte betreft, gelijk het op een Bunzing. Wel is het iets kleiner en schraler, maar dit is bij vele dieren het geval, die geheel van den mensch afhankelijk zijn en dus slechts in gevangen staat leven. Gewoonlijk ziet men het Fret in Europa alleen als “Kakkerlak” of Albino, d. w. z. witachtig geel, van onderen iets donkerder van kleur en met lichtroode oogen. Slechts weinige exemplaren hebben een donkerder en daardoor een echt Bunzingachtig voorkomen.

    • Compassion. Bridging Practice and Science

      Tania Singer & Matthias Bolz

      Sociale wetenschappen Almost everything there is to know about compassion in a multimedia eBook! What is the difference between empathy and compassion? Is it possible to train compassion? Can it be measured? How useful is compassion training in schools, clinical settings, and end-of-life care? Can the brain be transformed through mental training? The eBook: Compassion. Bridging Practice and Science by Tania Singer and Matthias Bolz describes existing secular compassion training programs and empirical research as well as the experiences of practitioners. The state-of-the-art layout of the eBook includes video clips and a selection of original sound collages by Nathalie Singer, and artistic images by Olafur Eliasson. In addition, the film Raising Compassion by Tania Singer and Olafur Eliasson brings together workshop participants in a remarkable exchange between science, art, and contemplative practice.

    • LifeNotes

      Compact Library Publishers

      Filosofie What is this book? It is an essay about life, a book about you. It represents an objective, rational, reasoned, search for a reason for living.

    • The Essays of Montaigne — Complete

      Michel de Montaigne

      Filosofie In a vivid, contemporary style he surprises us with entertaining quotations; he moves swiftly from thought to thought, often digressing from an idea only to return to it triumphantly, having caught up with it elsewhere, and in so doing leads the reader along the criss-cross paths of a journey of discovery. Montaigne set out to discover himself. What he discovered instead was the human race.

    • How Helicopters Fly

      Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

      Vervoer How Helicopters Fly contains information about helicopter aerodynamics from the FAA's Rotorcraft Flying Handbook .  This book was produced as an example for the book iBooks Author: Publishing Your First Ebook . Readers of the book produce this book while learning to use iBooks Author software. Although the information in this book is an accurate description of helicopter flight, if you have a real interest in this topic, please download the free FAA book on which it was based, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook (2000), FAA-H-8083-21. You’ll find it much more complete than this sample book.

    • Civil Disobedience

      Henry David Thoreau

      Filosofie In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War.

    • Afscheid

      Amy van Pol

      Gezin en relaties Afscheid is een roman geschreven door de 16 jarige Amy van Pol. Een gestoorde vader, een moeder die niet weet voor wie ze moet kiezen en een vriendje van twintig die vergiftigd is door Penny's vader. Ze weet niet wat ze er mee aan moet. Penny en Michael hebben hun laatste zomervakantie samen. Maar ondanks alles kan Penny niet goed genieten. Na een visioen over Michael moet ze continue op hem letten en dat is vermoeiend. Lukt het ze om een goede en fatsoenlijke vakantie te hebben? En Michaels baantje kan dat nog fatsoenlijk doorgaan ondanks dat hij ziek is?

    • Improvement of the Understanding

      Benedictus de Spinoza

      Filosofie On The Improvement Of The Understanding, is a seventeenth-century unfinished work of philosophy by the 17th century philosopher Baruch Spinoza.

    • Meno

      Plato

      Filosofie The Meno begins abruptly with a question of Meno, who asks, whether virtue can be taught. Socrates replies that he does not as yet know what virtue is, and has never known anyone who did.

    • 25,000 Baby Names

      Joe Names

      Gezin en relaties This book contains the huge collection of Baby Names. Very useful book to have.  African Anglo Arabian Arabic Aramaic Armenian Arthurian Basque Cetic Chanoru Chinese Czechoslovakian Danish Dutch Egyptian English Finnish Gaetic German Greek Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indian Irish Italian Japanese Latin Nahuatl Native Norse Persian Polish Portugese Romanian Russian Scandinavian Scotish Slavic Spanish Swedish Swiss Teutonic Turkish Ukranian Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish

    • The Soul of Man under Socialism

      Oscar Wilde

      Filosofie Wilde did not see kindness or altruism per se as a problem; what worried him was its misapplication in a way which leaves unaddressed the roots of the problem: "the altruistic virtues have really prevented the carrying out of this aim. Just as the worst slave-owners were those who were kind to their slaves, and so prevented the horror of the system being realised by those who suffered from it, and understood by those who contemplated it, so, in the present state of things in England, the people who do most harm are the people who try to do most good" while preserving the system.

    • De profundis

      Oscar Wilde

      Filosofie Op 28 februari 1895 liet de markies van Queensberry, vader van Lord Alfred Douglas, de 16 jaar jongere vriend van de gevierde schrijver Oscar Wilde, zijn visitekaartje achter in een Londense club met de beroemd geworden verschrijving: 'To Oscar Wilde posing as a somdomite'. Op aandringen van de mooie, verwende Douglas, die zijn querulante vader haatte, diende Wilde een aanklacht in wegens smaad. Dat was precies waar de markies op uit was: tijdens het proces keerde de bewijsvoering zich al gauw tegen Wilde en hij werd wegens 'het plegen van onzedelijke handelingen' veroordeeld tot de zwaarste straf: 2 jaar gevangenis met dwangarbeid. In de gevangenis schreef hij een lange brief aan Douglas ('Bosie'), waarin hij zowel de geadresseerde aanklaagt als zichzelf aan een genadeloos zelfonderzoek onderwerpt. Pas in 1949 werd de complete brief gepubliceerd en in 1971 vertaald (hier ongewijzigd herdrukt) door Gerrit Komrij, die we met recht de Nederlandse erfgenaam van de Wildeaanse geestigheid

    • The Consolation of Philosophy

      Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

      Filosofie This experience inspired the text, which reflects on how evil can exist in a world governed by God (the problem of theodicy), and how happiness can be attainable amidst fickle fortune, while also considering the nature of happiness and God. It has been described as "by far the most interesting example of prison literature the world has ever seen.

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