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The Good Book

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802778380
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book The Good Book written by A. C. Grayling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, and-yes-the audacity to conceive of a powerful, secular alternative to the Bible. But that is exactly what A.C. Grayling has done by creating a non-religious Bible, drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions, using the same techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books of the Judaeo-Christian and Islamic religions. The Good Book consciously takes its design and presentation from the Bible, in its beauty of language and arrangement into short chapters and verses for ease of reading and quotability, offering to the non-religious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of secular humanist traditions that are older, far richer and more various than Christianity. Organized in 12 main sections----Genesis, Histories, Widsom, The Sages, Parables, Consolations, Lamentations, Proverbs, Songs, Epistles, Acts, and the Good----The Good Book opens with meditations on the origin and progress of the world and human life in it, then devotes attention to the question of how life should be lived, how we relate to one another, and how vicissitudes are to be faced and joys appreciated. Incorporating the writing of Herodotus and Lucretius, Confucius and Mencius, Seneca and Cicero, Montaigne, Bacon, and so many others, The Good Book will fulfill its audacious purpose in every way.

The Book of the Grayling

Author : Thomas Evan Pritt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Grayling written by Thomas Evan Pritt and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The God Argument

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408837420
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The God Argument written by A. C. Grayling and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a bad-tempered quarrel between defenders and critics of religion in recent years. Both sides have expressed themselves acerbically because there is a very great deal at stake in the debate. This book thoroughly and calmly examines all the arguments and associated considerations offered in support of religious belief, and does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing to religion, and the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. And because it takes account of all the issues, its solutions carry great weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.

The History of Philosophy

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241980860
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The History of Philosophy written by A. C. Grayling and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AUTHORITATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS LANDMARK WORK IS THE FIRST SINGLE-VOLUME HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY SHARED FOR DECADES 'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit' Sunday Times The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But there has been no comprehensive history of this great intellectual journey since 1945. Intelligible for students and eye-opening for philosophy readers, A. C. Grayling covers with characteristic clarity and elegance subjects like epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and the philosophy of mind, as well as the history of debates in these areas, through the ideas of celebrated philosophers as well as less well-known influential thinkers. The History of Philosophy takes the reader on a journey from the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates. Through Christianity's dominance of the European mind to the Renaissance and Enlightenment. On to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, then the philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world. And finally, into philosophy today.

War

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Vices and Virtues
ISBN 13 : 9780300234459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book War written by A. C. Grayling and published by Vices and Virtues. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War in history and theory -- Ancient war -- Medieval to modern war -- Theories of war and war's more recent history -- The causes and effects of war -- The causes of war -- The effects of war -- Ethics, law and war -- The future of war.

For the Good of the World

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861542673
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book For the Good of the World written by A. C. Grayling and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A must read’ Gordon Brown ‘A truly excellent book’ Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling’s view, are climate change, technology and justice. In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set of values that will allow us to confront the numerous threats facing the planet, or will we simply continue with our disagreements and antipathies as we collectively approach our possible extinction? As every day brings new stories about extreme weather events, spyware, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and the health imbalance between the northern and southern hemispheres, Grayling’s question – Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible? – becomes ever more urgent. The solution he proposes is both pragmatic and inspiring.

Grayling's Song

Author : Karen Cushman
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0544301633
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Grayling's Song written by Karen Cushman and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grayling doesn't want to be a hero, but to save her mother from a dark enchantment, she seeks out the few second-string magic makers who haven't been immobilized by the spell and goes off in search of her mother's grimoire, or book of magic. Obstacles both natural and supernatural block their way, and friction within the group delays the journey. Surprising herself, Grayling finds the strength and decisiveness to move the group forward and reach her goal. Eccentric witches and wizards plus a shape-shifting mouse provide moments of high comedy, as do odd practices that date back to the Middle Ages, such as divination with cheese.

Backcasts

Author : Samuel Snyder
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022636660X
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Backcasts written by Samuel Snyder and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Many of us probably would be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect.”-Norman Maclean Though Maclean writes of an age-old focus of all anglers—the day’s catch—he may as well be speaking to another, deeper accomplishment of the best fishermen and fisherwomen: the preservation of natural resources. Backcasts celebrates this centuries-old confluence of fly fishing and conservation. However religious, however patiently spiritual the tying and casting of the fly may be, no angler wishes to wade into rivers of industrial runoff or cast into waters devoid of fish or full of invasive species like the Asian carp. So it comes as no surprise that those who fish have long played an active, foundational role in the preservation, management, and restoration of the world’s coldwater fisheries. With sections covering the history of fly fishing; the sport’s global evolution, from the rivers of South Africa to Japan; the journeys of both native and nonnative trout; and the work of conservation organizations such as the Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited, Backcasts casts wide. Highlighting the historical significance of outdoor recreation and sports to conservation in a collection important for fly anglers and scholars of fisheries ecology, conservation history, and environmental ethics, Backcasts explores both the problems anglers and their organizations face and how they might serve as models of conservation—in the individual trout streams, watersheds, and landscapes through which these waters flow.

Towards the Light

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472528735
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Towards the Light written by A. C. Grayling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Towards the Light, A.C. Grayling tells the story of the long and difficult battle for freedom in the West, from the Reformation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the battle for the vote to the struggle for the right to freedom of conscience. As Grayling passionately affirms, it is a story - and a struggle - that continues to this day as those in power use the threat of terrorism in the 21st century to roll-back the liberties that so many have fought and died to win for us. Including an appendix of landmark documents, including the British and American Bills of Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, the Bloomsbury Revelations edition also includes a new preface by the author reflecting on developments since the book's original publication.

Among the Dead Cities

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802715656
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Among the Dead Cities written by A. C. Grayling and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an analysis of the miltary rationale used by Britain and the United States for bombing civilian targets in Germany and Japan during World War II, discussing the reasons why such tactics were both largely ineffective and morally reprehensible. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Democracy and Its Crisis

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786072904
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Its Crisis written by A. C. Grayling and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The EU referendum in the UK and Trump’s victory in the USA sent shockwaves through our democratic systems. In Democracy and Its Crisis A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why it matters. First he considers those moments in history when the challenges we face today were first encountered and what solutions were found. Then he lays bare the specific threats facing democracy today. The paperback edition includes new material on the reforms that are needed to make our system truly democratic.

GRAYLING FLIES.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781904784760
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book GRAYLING FLIES. written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Forest and Stream

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Forest and Stream written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Good State

Author : A. C. Grayling
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786077191
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Good State written by A. C. Grayling and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy? A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary – among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, introducing proportional representation and lowering the voting age to 16 (the age at which you can marry, gamble, join the army and must pay taxes if you work) – to ensure the intentions of such a constitution could not be subverted or ignored. As democracies around the world show signs of decay, the issue of what makes a good state, one that is democratic in the fullest sense of the word, could not be more important. To take just one example: by the simplest of measures, neither Britain nor the United States can claim to be truly democratic. The most basic tenet of democracy is that no voice be louder than any other. Yet in our ‘first past the post’ electoral systems a voter supporting a losing candidate is unrepresented, his or her voice unequal to one supporting a winning candidate, who frequently does not gain a majority of the votes cast. This is just one of a number of problems, all of them showing that democratic reform is a necessity in our contemporary world.

Bulletin

Author : Montana State University (Missoula)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin written by Montana State University (Missoula) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Greyling

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780529005427
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Greyling written by Jane Yolen and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selchie, a seal who has turned into a human boy, lives as the son of a childless Scottish couple for many years until, to save his "father's" life, he returns to the sea.

What is Good?

Author : A.C. Grayling
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780221177
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book What is Good? written by A.C. Grayling and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.C. Grayling answers the most important question - How do we live a good life? One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value - what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. Most of us want to live a good life. But what, in today's secular society, does 'good' actually mean? To classical Greeks, the acquisition of knowledge, the enjoyment of the senses, creativity and beauty were all aspects of life to strive for. Then came the volcanic declarations of St Paul and his fundamentalist ideas on sin and human nature. In WHAT IS GOOD?, A.C. Grayling examines these and other proposals on how to live a good life, from the 'heroic' ideals of the Greek poets to Kant's theories on freedom and the UN Declaration on Human Rights.