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Books > Philosophy > General
Eckhart Tolle's writings on the power of living in the moment fast
became the most sought-after modern classic on spiritual
enlightenment.
Now, in this new life-transforming book, we are
shown how to become our true selves by embracing silence and
stillness.
When we are no longer limited by our thinking mind,
suffering and pain disappears and we are able to move towards a new
understanding of our relationships, of nature, and of the profound
wisdom that is to be found in stillness.
Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to
contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight the
unique cognitive value of art. She does this through revisiting
Kant’s account of aesthetic ideas, and demonstrating how works of
art can increase our understanding of abstract concepts whilst
promoting self-knowledge. Addressing some of the most fundamental
questions in contemporary aesthetics and philosophy of art, this
study covers the value and importance of art, the relationship
between art and beauty, the role of knowledge in art and the
criteria for artistic excellence. It offers an insight into
problems related to the apprehension of meaning and the cognitive
processing of abstract representations that have been of interest
to contemporary cognitive science. Kant's Aesthetic Cognitivism
presents these arguments in a lucid and wide-ranging engagement
with the history of aesthetics and current academic debates to
understand what art is and why it is valuable.
'Everything he writes is an enlightening education in how to be
human.' - Elizabeth Day To fix a machine, first you need to find
out what's wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out
what causes it. That Little Voice in Your Head is the practical
guide to retraining your brain for optimal joy by Mo Gawdat, the
internationally bestselling author of Solve for Happy. Mo reveals
how by beating negative self-talk, we can change our thought
processes, turning our greed into generosity, our apathy into
compassion and investing in our own happiness. This book provides
readers with exercises to help reshape their mental processes.
Drawing on his expertise in programming and his knowledge of
neuroscience, Mo explains how - despite their incredible complexity
- our brains behave in ways that are largely predictable. From
these insights, he delivers this user manual for happiness.
Inspired by the life of his late son, Ali, Mo Gawdat has set out to
share a model for happiness based on generosity and empathy towards
ourselves and others. Using his experience as a former Google
engineer and Chief Business Officer, Mo shares his 'code' for
reprogramming our brain and moving away from the misconceptions
modern life gives us.
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