Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 81 à 100 sur 24229
Être ou ne plus être: débat sur l'euthanasie
Par Marcel Boisvert. 2010
« Nous mourons maintenant plus vieux grâce à des découvertes médicales et pharmacologiques. Mais mourir plus vieux signifie aussi souffrir…
de maladies menant à une perte d'autonomie, à la solitude et à une mauvaise qualité de vie tant physique qu'affective. Récemment, des prises de position de citoyens, d'associations ainsi que des sondages sur l'euthanasie, le suicide assisté, la médicalisation de la mort et la qualité des soins palliatifs ont relancé ce débat. C'est ce qui a incité le gouvernement du Québec à créer une commission spéciale pour entendre les Québécoises et Québécois sur cette question. » -- 4e de couvQui suis-je et, si je suis, combien ?: voyage en philosophie (L'esprit d'ouverture)
Par Richard David Precht. 2010
« [...] Inspiré des trois questions kantiennes (Que puis-je savoir? Que dois-je faire? Que m'est-il permis d'espérer?), cet essai est…
une invitation à réfléchir par soi-même en revisitant les notions fondamentales que sont la vérité, la connaissance, la mémoire, la religion, la justice ou le bonheur. Mêlant les disciplines, ajoutant anecdotes personnelles et références inattendues, l'auteur nous guide avec esprit à travers le continent du savoir, à la découverte de nous-mêmes. Chemin faisant, il convoque aussi bien Nietzsche, Schopenhauer ou Darwin que Louis Armstrong, nous entraîne dans les îles grecques pour évoquer Socrate, cite les Beatles pour parler d'anthropologie ou Tolstoï pour nous initier au sens de la vie. » -- 4e de couvThe untethered soul: the journey beyond yourself
Par Michael A. Singer. 2007
Spiritual teacher explores the question of who we are. Uses the traditions of meditation and mindfulness to illustrate the development…
of consciousness. Discusses the notion of self and the experiences of energy, enlightenment, and unconditional happiness. Includes exercises. Bestseller. 2007The last lecture
Par Randy Pausch. 2008
Carnegie Mellon computer professor Pausch provides personal lessons and stories for his young children to learn from as they go…
through life. Continues the message of his widely circulated taped lecture on achieving childhood dreams that he delivered after he learned he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Bestseller. 2008Reality check: how science deniers threaten our future
Par Donald R. Prothero, Pat Linse. 2013
Geology professor discusses the difference between being skeptical of well-established theories and simply denying their validity. Explains the methods scientists…
use to reach their conclusions and rebuts arguments against evolution, climate change, and childhood vaccinations. 2013Supersurvivors: the surprising link between suffering and success
Par David B. Feldman, Lee Daniel Kravetz. 2014
Psychologist Feldman and journalist Kravetz profile individuals who suffered various tragedies and went on to achieve phenomenal success. Includes the…
story of Alan Lock, who lost his sight to macular degeneration at the age of twenty-three but later succeeded in rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. 2014The reason for God: belief in an age of skepticism
Par Timothy Keller. 2008
Presbyterian minister uses literature, philosophy, and pop culture to offer his reasons for believing in God unconditionally. Discusses the notion…
of one true religion, scientific refutation of Christianity, social injustice, and suffering. Presents justification for faith and discusses the knowledge of God and the problem of sin. 2008The skin between us: a memoir of race, beauty, and belonging
Par Kym Ragusa. 2006
Documentary filmmaker reminisces about her childhood in Harlem, during which she was raised alternately by her Sicilian and African American…
grandmothers. Describes growing up biracially and biculturally in the 1960s and 1970s and her black family's conflicted view of their race. Some strong language. 2006Plato and a platypus walk into a bar: understanding philosophy through jokes
Par Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein. 2007
Authors present dialogs, one-liners, and limericks to illuminate key concepts of Western philosophy. Cathcart and Klein show how humor often…
contains philosophy and exposes hidden truths about life. Topics include ethics, epistemology, existentialism, logic, metaphilosophy, metaphysics, and relativity, as well as theories of language, politics, society, and religion. Bestseller. 2007Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Par Annie Dillard. 2007
On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears
Par Stephen T. Asma. 2009
Philosophy professor probes Western perceptions, phobias, and self-preservation instincts to examine the cultural and conceptual history of monsters. Describes strange…
animal encounters and manifestations in ancient and medieval times, and expounds on the biblical and scientific explanations of these creatures. Includes observations of humankind's psychological demons. 2009Buddha: a story of enlightenment
Par Deepak Chopra. 2007
A retelling of the Buddha's search for truth. The prince Siddhartha leaves behind his comfortable palace, becomes a wandering monk…
who faces many trials and much suffering, and transcends physical pain to achieve enlightenment as the Buddha. Includes a concise practical guide to Buddhism. 2007American transcendentalism: a history
Par Philip F. Gura. 2007
Presents the ideas of transcendentalism, an intellectual and spiritual movement of nineteenth-century America. Traces the philosophy's European roots, opposition to…
slavery, and support of women's rights, education reform, and social justice. Highlights the beliefs and actions of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Bronson Alcott. 2007Real life: preparing for the 7 most challenging days of your life
Par Dr Phil McGraw. 2008
Dr. Phil discusses ways to cope when facing--or helping someone face--seven types of devastating events. They include losing someone, becoming…
physically or mentally ill, falling prey to addiction, having an existential crisis, becoming overwhelmed by demands and responsibilities, or realizing you've lost your purpose in life. Bestseller. 2008The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
Par Barack Obama. 2006
Confucius from the heart: Ancient Wisdom for Today's World
Par Dan Yu. 2009
Translation of the 2006 bestselling Chinese book, a compilation of a series of televised lectures by media professor Yu. Interprets…
Confucian teachings in the context of modern China's economic and social upheaval. Adapts philosopher's ancient guidance for twenty-first-century citizens. 2009Betraying Spinoza: the renegade Jew who gave us modernity (Jewish Encounters Ser.)
Par Rebecca Goldstein. 2006
Discusses the seventeenth-century philosopher Benedictus Spinoza (1632-1677), his education in the Talmudic tradition, and his expulsion from the Amsterdam Jewish…
community. Examines the effects on Spinoza of being declared a heretic, the influence of Jewish persecution on his philosophy of rationality over religion, and his contributions to Western thought. 2006The poet's guide to life: the wisdom of Rilke
Par Rainer Maria Rilke. 2005
Philosophical nuggets selected from seven thousand letters that convey the early-twentieth-century poet Rainer Maria Rilke's contemplations on topics such as…
work, solitude, death, language, art, love, and enjoying a full life. Selections, translations from French and German, and introduction by New York University professor Ulrich Baer. 2005How to be idle
Par Tom Hodgkinson. 2005
British author's argument for leisurely living as an alternative to a fast-paced, overworked lifestyle. Offers hour-by-hour reflections on sleeping late,…
taking long lunches, napping, imbibing, lolling in public, fishing, making love, and celebrating holidays. Uses examples from literature, poetry, and philosophy. 2005