Argues that we often try to substitute materialism for spiritual fulfillment, shows how reigion, psychotherapy, and meditation can help one discover one's spiritual self
Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was one of the great philosophers of our era whose concept of creative evolution continues to dominate a large area of modern thought. In Bergson’s view, the world includes two opposing tendencies-life and matter. Life is dynamics, has force and will, and struggles for richness and complexity through and beyond matter. Matter is the congealed residue of creation that…
Erasmus: His Life, Works, and Influence is a comprehensive introduction to Erasmus's life, works, and thoughts. It integrates the best scholarship of the past twenty years and will appeal to undergraduates in all areas of cultural history as well as Erasmus specialists.
A complete summary of the views of the most important philosophers since the beginning of Western civilization. Each major field of philosophic inquiry is treated in a separate chapter, so that each chapter can be read as a complete unit, without reference to the others. Includes Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Dewey, Sartre, and many others.
JATIDIRI MANUSIA Berdasar Filsafat Organisme Whitehead Tugas utana manusia", kata Sokrates, "adalah menggembalakan jiwanya". Untuk itu manusia harus mengenal dirinya yang sejati atau JATIDIRI-nya. "Siapakah aku?" merupakan pertanyaan yang sangat kompleks dengan unsur- unsur dan taraf-tarafnya yang berbeda-beda. "Aku" di hadapan orangtua tidak sama dengan aku di hadapan tanaman kesayanganku, …