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God Does Not GAF About You

Quinton Rose

God Does Not GAF About You

This is a book for those disillusioned by what you're seeing in the world, a book for those who are tired of constantly being told by media, by church, by everyone around you that everything is okay and it's going to be okay, but never offering any logical support for any of their thoughts or ideas. Here is the Fundamental (and likely Unpopular) Truth: We are all tools to use and be used, to support and be supported by others, whether that is God, Government, Business, Family, or...

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Quinton Rose

Symposium (Translated with an Intro...

Plato

Symposium (Translated with an Introduction by Benjamin Jowett and a Preface by Friedrich Schleiermacher)

Written sometime during the 4th century BC, “Symposium” is one the most poetic and sublime works by the Greek philosopher Plato. The action of the dialogue is set during a party hosted by the poet Agathon to celebrate his first victory in a dramatic competition. The title ‘Symposium’, or ‘Banquet’ refers to the setting of the work, however the more literal translation from the Greek is a ‘drinking party.’ At this party several notable figures from classical antiquity, including Phaedrus,...

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Plato

Protagoras and Meno

Plato

Protagoras and Meno

Contained in this volume are two works by the great ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The «Protagoras», like several of the Dialogues of Plato, 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-'the man who had spent more upon the Sophists than all the rest of the world'-and in which the learned Hippias and the grammarian Prodicus had also shared, as well as Alcibiades and Critias, both of...

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Plato

The Last Days of Socrates (Euthyphr...

Plato

The Last Days of Socrates (Euthyphro, The Apology, Crito, Phaedo)

Because of the absence of writings by Socrates, we only know of his philosophical beliefs through the writings of his students. Fortunately many of these have survived through to today and provide an excellent primary source for the understanding of this great philosopher. Of all the students' writings none are more comprehensive and informative with regard to Socrates than those of Plato. Contained in this volume are some of the most important of those writings by Plato. In «Euthyphro» we...

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Plato

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Or...

Edmund Burke

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

First published in 1757, the treatise “A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful”, by the Irish philosopher Edmund Burke, provides a distinct transition from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. Burke’s treatise was the first fully realized exposition that separated the definition of the sublime from the beautiful. His work received much attention from other philosophers upon its publication and influenced thinkers such as Denis Diderot and Immanuel Kant. Burke...

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Edmund Burke

An Enquiry Concerning Human Underst...

David Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (with an Introduction by L. A. Selby-Bigge)

Disappointed by the public reception to “A Treatise of Human Nature”, published anonymously between 1739 and 1740, David Hume decided to produce a shorter more polemic version of that work nearly ten years later. That revision, which was published in 1748, would be entitled “An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding”. Dispensing with much of the extraneous material from the “Treatise”, Hume focuses on his more vital propositions in the “Enquiry”. Proceeding in incremental steps Hume discusses...

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David Hume

Tao Te Ching (Translated with comme...

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching (Translated with commentary by James Legge)

A classic Chinese text dating from the 6th century BC, the “Tao Te Ching” or “Book of the Way” consists of 81 short poems that unfold the spiritual nature of Taoism, one of the ancient Chinese religions. In describing the universal life force implicit in all things, this work shows readers a path that teaches contentment and balance. The simple language of Lao Tzu’s manual on the art of living, essentially encourages being humble, temperate, and considerate in the face of life’s predicaments....

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Lao Tzu

Five Dialogues (Translated by Benja...

Plato

Five Dialogues (Translated by Benjamin Jowett)

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato was born around 425 BC to an aristocratic family. He was the most famous student of Socrates and would eventually go on to form his own school, the Academy. Plato’s dialogues are among the most popular of all writings from classical antiquity. Plato wrote his dialogues to record the wisdom that Socrates had imparted to his students. Plato’s works “Euthyphro,” “Apology,” “Crito,” “Meno,” and “Phaedo” are featured in this collection. These dialogues feature...

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Plato

Studies in Pessimism, On Human Natu...

Arthur Schopenhauer

Studies in Pessimism, On Human Nature, and Religion: a Dialogue, etc.

"Studies in Pessimism, On Human Nature, and Religion: a Dialogue, etc." is a collection of essays by famed German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. In this work you will find three collections of essays which include the following: On The Sufferings Of The World, On The Vanity Of Existence, On Suicide, Immortality: A Dialogue, Psychological Observations, On Education, Of Women, On Noise, A Few Parables, Human Nature, Government, Free-Will And Fatalism, Character, Moral Instinct, Ethical...

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Arthur Schopenhauer

Heartbreak

The School of Life

Heartbreak

Almost no one gets through life without, at some point, having their heart broken. Advice at such a dark moment tends to focus on letting time do the healing. But there is also a vital role for understanding and perspective. We sometimes make our situation far worse than it needs to be through certain ideas we develop about why we’ve been left. We start to tell ourselves that we are not good enough, that we fail at everything, that this one rejection means we will always be maltreated… Our...

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The School of Life

Laocoon

Frothingham Ellen

Laocoon

According to Greek mythology, Laocoon was a Trojan priest who, along with his two sons, offended the gods. As punishment, the three were strangled by sea serpents. The discovery in 1506 of an ancient Greek sculpture showing the three figures in their death agony not only gave rise to renewed interest in the classical period but also created repercussions in the art world. It was this work of art that German dramatist and critic Gotthold Lessing used as a point of reference for his essay Laocoon....

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Frothingham Ellen

A Collection of Advice

Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa

A Collection of Advice

Thaye Dorje imparts wisdom in-person and through social media. This book brings together his most important teachings so that everybody may have access to their inner wealth. The book focuses on the education that develops the values inherent to all beings: compassion and wisdom, aiming at establishing lasting peace and serenity on a personal and a societal level. Thaye Dorje , his holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Being in...

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Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa

Return to the Source

Africa Information Service Staff

Return to the Source

Amilcar Cabral, who was the Secretary-General of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands (PAIGC), was assassinated by Portuguese agents on January 20, 1973. Under his leadership, the PAIGC liberated three-quarters of the countryside of Guinea in less than ten years of revolutionary struggle. Cabral distinguished himself among modern revolutionaries by the long and careful preparation, both theoretical and practical, which he undertook before launching the...

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