Modern Thought

Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For 18th-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter of human cruelty, and Auschwitz as its extreme incarnation. Examining our understanding of evil from the Inquisition to contemporary terrorism, Susan Neiman explores who we have become in the three centuries that separate us from the early Enlightenment. In the process, she rewrites the history of modern thought and points philosophy back to the questions that originally animated it.

Vividly written, The Infidel and the Professor is a compelling account of a great friendship of two towering Enlightenment thinkers that had great consequences for modern thought. David Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime, he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his skeptical religious views and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith was a revered professor of moral philosophy and is now often hailed as the founding father of capitalism.

Lost in Thought is a passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought. Today, when even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political usefulness, Hitz says our intellectual lives are valuable not despite but because of their practical uselessness. And while anyone can have an intellectual life, she encourages academics in particular to get back in touch with the desire to learn for its own sake and calls on universities to return to the person-to-person transmission of the habits of mind and heart that bring out the best in us.

A “landmark book” (Robert J. Sternberg, president of the American Psychological Association) by one of the world's preeminent psychologists that proves human behavior is not “hard-wired” but a function of culture."

THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT"Most people think life is a battle, but in reality, it’s more like a game," says Florence Scovel at the beginning of The Game of Life and How to Play It. Life is a game, and Scovel Shinn provides us with the rules to play and win it with grace. Through stories and anecdotes from her personal life, this foundational work of New Thought reveals how our words, beliefs, and actions can unlock an endless flow of success, love, and abundance.

In “Thoughts Are Things”, Prentice Mulford explains that thoughts are not fleeting ideas, but palpable magnetic forces that shape our health, our relationships, and our ultimate destiny.

The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science: Adapted for Modern Readers«The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science: Adapted for Modern Readers» by Thomas Troward is a key work of the New Thought movement that explores the vital connection between spirit and matter. The author explains in detail how thoughts shape everyday physical reality. By analyzing the subjective and objective mind, intuition, and the laws of universal growth, Troward articulates a clear theoretical framework for understanding manifestation and mental healing.

Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism that originated in China and is strongly focused on meditation. It is characteristically sceptical towards language and distrustful of conceptual thought, which explains why Zen Buddhist sayings are so enigmatic and succinct. But despite Zen...

This instructive audiobook carries in itself a life-transforming value. None who listens to it with the needed interest and attention will ever feel inclined to remain unchanged in personal nature and untransformed in conduct and character.

Discover your inner potential with this short but powerful manual that simplifies the science, psychology and spirituality behind success. Follow a practical and foolproof plan composed of three simple rules that promote prosperity and happiness, defying conventional limitations and traditional thinking. Learn to harness the benefits of the art of intention, continuous concentration and inner dialogue provided by the Great Power.

Everyone thinks I'm a genius. Everyone is wrong. Sure, I finished Harvard at eighteen and now make crazy money at a hedge fund. But that's not because I'm unusually smart or hard-working. It's because I cheat. You see, I have a unique ability. I can go outside time into my own personal version of reality - the place I call - "the Quiet" - where I can explore my surroundings while the rest of the world stands still.I thought I was the only one who could do this - until I met her.

This book is a philosophical inquiry into modern power—an examination not of what power does, but of how it appears. It begins from a simple, unsettling intuition: that in our time, the essence of power no longer lies in command, action, or consequence, but in spectacle—in the artful display of its own image. Drawing on the insights of Guy Debord and the Situationist International, I follow the transformation of authority from substance to surface. Once, power ruled through acts—laws, decrees, and the visible machinery of enforcement.

Brought to you by Penguin. A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global...

This monumental work is a series of essays on the influential thinkers and ideas in modern times. Listening to this audiobook will help you understand the need to avoid the syncretistic blending of humanistic philosophy with the Christian faith.

Bloomsbury presents 101 Great Philosophers: Makers of Modern Thought by Madsen Pirie read by Tom Lawrence 101 Great Philosophers is a concise and accessible guide to 101 of the greatest minds that contributed to the legacy of western philosophy. From the ancient Greeks to present-day thinkers...

In "Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World," William Walker Atkinson demonstrates that our thoughts are real magnetic forces that shape reality. This classic work, adapted for modern readers, teaches you how to take absolute control of your inner world. You will learn to eradicate fear, strengthen your willpower, and reprogram your subconscious. By mastering your mind's vibrations, you will discover that luck is an illusion. You are destined for abundance; you only need to tune your focus to attract the success, opportunities, and circumstances you genuinely desire.

Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sensuality—Georges Bataille pursues these themes with an original, often startling perspective. He challenges any single discourse on the erotic. The scope of his inquiry ranges from Emily Brontë to Sade, from St. Therese to Claude...

"First thought, best thought." This was the phrase that poet Allen Ginsberg used to describe spontaneous and fearless writing, a way of telling the truth that arises from naked and authentic experience. For more than 30 years, groundbreaking teachers at Naropa University such as Ginsberg and his...

Kat has it all - money, success, recognition, influence - except the one thing she desperately desires: a fulfilled life. A business entrepreneur in the high-end sportswear industry, Kat is driven in relentless pursuit of ever-greater success. The two anchors in Kat's frenzied life have been her father; a famous baseball pitcher turned team manager, and her son, who is following in his grandfather's footsteps. When both anchors become unstable, Kat's life tips dangerously out of balance.

Orison Swett Marden reveals the secret to success: the unwavering power of human determination. Through inspiring historical examples, this classic work, adapted for the modern reader, demonstrates that talent and luck matter far less than perseverance. Marden teaches how to cultivate self-discipline, overcome adversity, and focus energy to achieve any goal. It is a transformative read that will motivate you to forge a resilient mind, take absolute control of your destiny, and turn obstacles into triumphs through truly indomitable willpower.