History & Philosophy
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A Brief Guide to Philosophy
Todd M. Daley
About the Book
This book deals with western philosophy – its concepts and applications to our world. The basic ideas of philosophy are discussed from the ancient Greeks and Romans like Plato, Aristotle, and Epictetus to philosophers of the Middle Ages, like St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. In the 17th and 18th centuries, ethics is analyzed by Spinoza and Kant. God’s existence and causality are seen through the eyes of Pascal, Berkeley, and Russell. Existentialism, with its emphasis on one’s subjective experience, is discussed by Kierkegaard and Sartre. In the 20th century, philosophers stressed language and the meaning of statements. Key issues such as economic justice, good vs evil, the certainty of knowledge and the meaning of life are examined.
About the Author
The author has taught science and mathematics at the high school and college levels for fifty years. His education includes bachelor’s and master’s degrees from City College of New York, an MAT from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD from New York University. In addition, he has written textbooks with an interdisciplinary approach to math, science, and history. The author’s life experience reflects a range of scholastic interests: mathematics, science, history, literature, and philosophy.
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The Papal Plot
Robert J. Bauman
About the Book
The Nazi plan was to train Jewish concentration camp prisoners for a special unit to kill Pope Pius XII, as many Cardinals and church hierarchy as possible, and to destroy major parts of the Vatican.
With the Allied victories in Africa and the weakening power of Mussolini, having Jews kill the Pope with documents proving that the mission was financed by American and English Zionist bankers and businessmen, would re-unite the Italian army and the people in their support of Mussolini. This would intensify anti-Semitism globally and re-enforce Hitler’s anti-Jewish Policies.
About the Author
This is Mr. Bauman’s second novel. The first, Extension of Life, was published in 2012. Mr. Bauman also authored (non-fiction): The Paper Money of Argentina, A Window to History, 1819-1899 (only available from the author). Mr. Bauman, a native New Yorker, is married and has three sons and four grandchildren. He is a collector of paper money and donated his Judaica collection of more than 350 pieces to the Houston Holocaust Museum.
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PROBABLE CAUSE RE-THINKING THE JFK PLOT
Robin Haines
About the Book
Was the JFK assassination the result of a random crime or a politically motivated conspiracy? Perhaps it was a legitimate covert intelligence operation of the US government. Could it be that JFK wasn’t murdered and his death was staged to appear to be a homicide? The author outlines a moral motive for the assassination and an explanation in the way the assassination was staged. The focus of this alternative theory revolves primarily around three men, whom she claims are the most important figures involved in planning and executing the death of JFK.
About the Author
Robin Haines was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on March 20, 1953. Her mother was a journalist for a newspaper called the Hudson Dispatch, which later became the Jersey Journal Dispatch. She was a religion editor who also covered theatre and entertainment and occasionally covered stories about politics. Her father was a wine salesman who eventually became a cab driver. She graduated from Weehawken High School in June of 1972. She attended Manhattan School of Music and also to some extension courses at Julliard in theory and composition but did not obtain a degree.
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Reconciling Genesis & Science
Unlocking the Theories of Creation
Fred Snowden
About the Book
Evolutionists, Creationists and Intelligent Design theorists have been arguing the questions of the origin of the universe for decades. To the surprise of many, the argument is not simply scientific, Philosophy and point of view often skew the facts. In recent years the battle has escalated, isolating the groups, so the productive communication and genuine debate has become impossible. In this book we look for answers from philosophy, time, life, anthropology, the experts, Columbus & Galileo and the Soul. Can they help us get to the truth?
About the Author
Fred Snowden, a teacher, lecturer and author, taught the Philosophy of Science at the secondary and tertiary levels for 40 years. This book is a summation of the information he has gathered on the topic. He is a published author and his papers can be viewed on Academia.edu. They include: “The Impact of Climate Change on Human History” and “The Latent Romanization of Celtic Christianity and its Impact on the English Reformation. He is the father of three sons and has four wonderful grandchildren. He currently serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Global Cultiva, an international workforce and education consulting firm and as the Director for Education at the Loudoun Freedom Center. -
Little Thoughts, Big Oughts
D.V. Barrett
About the Book
About Little Thoughts, Big Oughts
Genius is as much the time and the place as the person.
God wouldn’t be God if He didn’t give us hay fever to go along with spring fever.
If we want to build a better world it needs to be built to outlast the wrecking ball. Our landfills are already needlessly full of rubble and debris.
When civilization had advanced sufficiently, human beings replaced wild animals as our number one source of fear, pain and death.
We are Dilemma’s children, spun in a chrysalis betwixt Heaven and Earth.
The King of Beasts is more to be pitied for he has a stone for a pillow and thorns for his bed.
A little hard work never hurt anyone, but a lot of hard work killed millions.
‘I’ is defined as the triangular shaped battlefield sided by the heart, the soul, and the mind.
Dreaming adds color to the empty spaces of our lives.
Every man has a favorite ring of truth and will wear no other.
Maturity is the art of sound risk taking.
A hug is love made visible.
Humor is the vehicle of choice to mock the rutted paths which are our lives.
Science, rather like paint remover, has done much to strip the surface layers of mystery away from life and the universe.
Going fast or going slow is not important; rather like the dance, moving to the proper rhythm is what matters.
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Poetry From Down South
John Wilson Powe Huggins
About the Book
This is a book of poems about my life and life in the south; about the deadly corona virus that has plagued and taken over the entire world; about respect for our country and the people in it; and about the rapture. Some poems are cheerful, even though realistic. This book also includes a poem of my deceased niece that passed away from melanoma cancer at an early age.About the Author
I am 57 years young and a male bachelor. I am the youngest child of four siblings. My mother is still living at 92 years young, and my father is deceased. I was an ocean lifeguard for two summers at Myrtle Beach and worked in a German ball bearing manufacturing plant in my home town of Cheraw, SC while growing up. I was a walk-on football player at Newberry College, but did not know then what I wanted to do as far as my degree or my eligibility years of playing college football. I much later in life obtained a college degree in Associates of Arts from Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC. -
When Lincoln met Wisconsin’s Nightingale Cordelia Harvey’s Campaign for Civil War Soldier Care
Daniel L. Stika
About the Author
Born and raised in Kenosha, WI. Educational background: Mary D. Bradford High School, AAS Degree in Industrial Marketing, Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, and a Master’s in Liberal Studies Degree. I’m also a U.S. Air Force veteran. Actively involved with Lakeside Lutheran Church as an usher, lector chairperson and church historian, volunteer at the Kenosha Public Museum, Friends of the Library Board member, cast member of RG Audio Productions, cast member of Voices and Verses, I usher at the Rhode Center for the Arts. When we stop learning, we stop living. I retired from active employment, not from active enjoyment. -
Epistemic Standpoints
Theological and Sociological
M. D. Litonjua
About the Book
Pilate asked “What is truth?” We too struggle with the question and we search for an answer. Correspondence theory told us that we grasp with our external senses objective reality, and the truth lies in the correspondence of the mind to external objective reality. The problem is that, except for basic mathematical equations, this explanation does not account for the diversity of opinions, the conflict of ideas, and the clash of ideologies. This does not include, of course, outright lies, denial of facts, manipulation of data, the malice of fake news.
We do not see things with the naked eye as they are. We see them from a certain perspective, from a specific point of view. A tree is not simply a tree. A tree provides restful shade to a weary traveler. It is useful lumber for the logger. It yields oxygen for a polluted atmosphere in the eyes of an environmentalist. It is an inspiration for a poem by Joyce Kilmer. In other words, it is foundationally a matter of, using a philosophical word, one’s epistemology. It involves one’s interests and concerns, it depends on what one considers important in life, the meaning he searches for in society and the world, how one conceives what life should be. We see, appreciate, judge from an epistemic standpoint.
The acknowledgement of different epistemic standpoints is the basis for dialogue, for the respectful discussion of differences of opinion, for the legitimate clash of ideologies. The acceptance of multiple standpoints is also the foundation for cooperation in spite of differences, for the search of common solutions to common problems, and for solidarity for the common good.About the Author
“M. D. Litonjua is emeritus professor of sociology at the Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, OH. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Brown University, an M.B.A. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Licentiates in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Santo Tomas (Manila). -
The Mind-Body Problem and Its Solution (Second Edition)
Carey R. Carlson
About the Book
OVER THE LAST CENTURY scientists have made tremendous strides in understanding the physical nature of the universe and the biochemical nature of life. Yet the most salient feature of individual lives—our day-to-day consciousness and experience of the world, or “”sentience””—remains stubbornly immune to scientific explanation. This divide is called the “”mind-body problem,”” and it is centuries old. In this book, author Carey Carlson performs two valuable tasks. First, he lays out the mind-body problem in crystalline common-sense prose. Second, he proposes an intriguing solution based on the work of early-twentieth-century philosophers Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead. This book will be of interest both to general readers of science and philosophy and to those steeped in the literature.The second edition includes additional arrow diagrams in Chapter 5 that fortify Russell and Whitehead’s view of physics as a causal web of time-ordered events.
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America in the United States and the United States in America
A Philosophical Essay
Gabriel Moran
About the Book
America is five hundred years old; the United States is less than half that age. The term America was coined in 1507 to refer to a continent and a dream of a new world. People in the United States, especially government leaders, have a serious problem of regularly speaking as if their country were America. Author Gabriel Moran reflects on the use of the word America in the United States from its beginning to the present. He cites numerous examples to show the importance of distinguishing between the United States and America. The result is a different way of perceiving and understanding the history of the United States. This book is especially relevant to the current political division within the United States and some of the missteps in its foreign policy. The failure to consistently distinguish between the nation of the United States and the continent and dream America underlies nearly every political, cultural and economic problem that the country faces.
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