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It’s Our Poems and We’re Stickin’ to It Anthology, by Author Reneé Drummond-Brown and masterful poets from across the globe who weigh in collectively by joining poetic forces: body to body, soul to soul and spirit to spirit, to pen profound works that nourish the reader’s mind. Some say “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Truth be told, philosophical poesies are, especially when penned by the gifted, honorable, brilliant-minded, and skilled writers in this compendium. This compilation of poetic writes are “a mind over matter” that hemorrhages on the white pages our ...

Christie Watson was a nurse for 20 years. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindness. We watch Christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive.

Characterizing cultures, we utilize the word culture calmly when alluding to an assortment of musings and activities. I might want to start my endeavor to characterize cultures by an emphasis on three of its lexicon implications that I believe are huge to our comprehension of the general term - culture.

Join the Journey of Human Progress: "Nukes Jets and Chips" - A Thrilling History of Global Enlightenments!Imagine a world where human ingenuity and curiosity have propelled us from the dawn of civilization to the threshold of a utopian solarpunk future. Nukes Jets and Chips takes you on a breathtaking ride through the epic story of global enlightenments, from the earliest sparks of innovation in pre-history to our present day to understand what causes enlightenments and dark ages. This inspiring narrative weaves together the threads of science, technology, and humanism, revealing how our ...

What the World Needs Now is Poems Sweet Poems Anthology, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown and mutually respected writers from across the globe who pen philosophical writings saturated in worldviews relating to: culture, subculture, principles, language, struggle, freedom, equality, inequality and war and peace. It has been said that poetry imitates life, therefore this Anthology gives the reader something of old, something new, something borrowed and ‘sum sho-nuff poetic blues.

Neste volume, Marilena Chaui aborda filosoficamente um tema que parece familiar e natural: a vida em sociedade. O ser humano é ou não um ser social, gregário? Poderia ele viver isoladamente, sem a interdependência de seus semelhantes? Este livro é mais do que uma tentativa de resposta; é também uma investigação dos pressupostos desse tipo de questão.

Neste volume, Tessa Moura Lacerda mostra como os filósofos, desde a Antiguidade até nossos dias, dedicam-se a compreender essa experiência que geralmente é associada apenas com os ímpetos amorosos, mas envolve uma torrente de outros sentimentos e ideias: a paixão.

Neste volume, Alfredo Culleton e Fernanda Bragatto refletem sobre as relações entre Justiça e Direito. Exploram dilemas como "deve-se ou não obedecer a uma lei que contraria nossa consciência?" e visitam teorias clássicas e contemporâneas sobre o justo e o legal.

Neste volume, Juvenal Savian Filho apresenta ao leitor a ferramenta básica do pensamento filosófico: a argumentação. De maneira prática, mostra como a análise dos raciocínios é fundamental para um pensamento coerente. Coleção dirigida por Marilena Chaui e Juvenal Savian Filho.

Neste volume, Danilo Marcondes conduz o leitor por uma instigante reflexão sobre um tema que está no coração da filosofia: a verdade. Parte da concepção mais clássica de correspondência entre o intelecto e as coisas até chegar à posição contemporânea que distingue entre constatação e performance. Analisa também em que sentido se fala de verdade no campo jurídico.

For Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School's Spoken Word Club, there is one phrase that reigns supreme: Respect the Mic. It's been the club's call to arms since its inception in 1999. As its founder Peter Kahn says, "It's a call of pride and history and tradition and hope." This vivid new collection of poetry and prose - curated by award-winning and bestselling poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, Peter Kahn, and Dan "Sully" Sullivan - illuminates just that, uplifting the incredible legacy this community has cultivated.