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  • Nietzsche's Will to Power Naturalized

    Translating the Human into Nature and Nature into the Human

    by Brian Lightbody ...
    “The world viewed from the inside, the world defined and determined according to its “intelligible character”––it would be “will to power” and nothing else.” Cryptic passages like this one from section 36 of Beyond Good and Evil have been the source of much intrigue, speculation, and puzzlement in the Nietzschean secondary literature. This passage in particular along with many others, have sparked ... Read more

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  • The Problem of Naturalism

    Analytic Perspectives, Continental Virtues

    by Brian Lightbody ...
    Philosophers often use the term “naturalism’ in order to describe their work. It is commonplace to see a metaphysical, epistemological and/or ethical position self-described and described by others as one that is “naturalized.” But what, if anything, does the term naturalized add--or subtract---to the position being articulated? I demonstrate in The Problem of Naturalism: Analytic and Continental ... Read more

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  • A Genealogical Analysis of Nietzschean Drive Theory

    by Brian Lightbody ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Nietzsche’s “drive theory”, as it is referred to in the secondary literature, is a rich, unique and fascinating articulation of the human condition. In broad brushstrokes, Nietzsche appears to contend that all human psychology is either directly reducible to animal drives (e.g. sex, aggression) or indirectly explicable to the historical transformations thereof (e.g. ressentiment). Moreover, ... Read more

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  • Dispersing the Clouds of Temptation

    Turning Away from Weakness of Will and Turning towards the Sun

    by Brian Lightbody ...
    In Romans 7:14-25, Paul declares, "For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want, is what I do" (KJV). St. Paul's statement is a universal truth for all human beings; humans--whether Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, or atheists--are prone to committing free actions that are not "good." Furthermore, and irrespective of how we might construe the notion of "good" (whether ... Read more

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  • The Logic of Incarnation

    James K. A. Smith's Critique of Postmodern Religion

    by James K. A. Smith ...
    With his Logic of Incarnation, James K. A. Smith has provided a compelling critique of the universalizing tendencies in some strands of postmodern philosophy of religion. A truly postmodern account of religion must take seriously the preference for particularity first evidenced in the Christian account of the incarnation of God. Moving beyond the urge to universalize, which characterizes modern ... Read more

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  • Escape from Freedom

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Why do people choose authoritarianism over freedom? The classic study of the psychological appeal of fascism by the New York Times –bestselling author.The pursuit of freedom has indelibly marked Western culture since Renaissance humanism and Protestantism began the fight for individualism and self-determination. This freedom, however, can make people feel unmoored, and is often accompanied by ... Read more

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  • Man for Himself

    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... Read more

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  • The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness

    by Erich Fromm ...
    A study of aggression from the renowned social psychologist and New York Times –bestselling author of The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom ."Rich and provocative . . . a major book from the pen of a major writer." — The Washington Post Book WorldThroughout history, humans have sh... ... Read more

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  • Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self

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  • A Philosophy of Loneliness

    by Lars Svendsen ...
    Translated by Kerri Pierce ...
    Loneliness is a difficult subject to address, because it has such negative connotations. But the truth is that wherever there are people, there is loneliness: everyone is lonely at some point in their lives. You can belonely in a crowd or at home, outdoors or in an empty church, and countless songs have been written about the condition. For many people, loneliness can significantly impact their ... Read more

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  • The Pathology of Normalcy

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The legendary social psychologist and New York Times–bestselling author meditates on ideas of mental health and normalcy in contemporary society.At the beginning of the 1950s, Erich Fromm increasingly questioned whether people in contemporary industrial society were mentally healthy. Eventually the topic of various lectures, Fromm's new social psychoanalytic approach enabled him to further develop ... Read more

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  • The Meaning Of Anxiety

    by Rollo May Ph.D. ...
    When this important work was originally published in 1950--the first book in this country on anxiety--it was hailed as a work ahead of its time.This book is the result of several years of exploration, research, and thought on one of the most urgent problems of our day. Clinical experience has proved to psychologists and psychiatrists generally that the central problem in psychotherapy is the ... Read more

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