سرنوشت و فلسفه: سفری در میان سوالات بزرگ زندگی

A provocative sequel to __The Torchlight List__, this book examines the answers that thinkers throughout the ages—from Plato in ancient Greece to contemporary psychologists and scientists—have proposed for life’s great questions: __Do human beings have free will? Is a good society possible? Is patriotism ethical?__ and__Can modern science penetrate the mind?__ Exploring the moral ideals, attitudes, and religious beliefs that affect everyday life, this account is an exhilarating introduction to philosophy and a manual for becoming a fully alive member of the human race. It is also a stunning exploration of the challenges that 21st century science—from brain research to the discovery of dark matter in the universe—pose to long-held philosophic beliefs. A provocative sequel to "The Torchlight List," this book examines the answers that thinkers throughout the ages--from Plato in ancient Greece to contemporary psychologists and scientists--have proposed for life's great questions: "Do human beings have free will? Is a good society possible? Is patriotism ethical? "and" Can modern science penetrate the mind?" Exploring the moral ideals, attitudes, and religious beliefs that affect everyday life, this account is an exhilarating introduction to philosophy and a manual for becoming a fully alive member of the human race. It is also a stunning exploration of the challenges that 21st century science--from brain research to the discovery of dark matter in the universe--pose to long-held philosophic beliefs. A brilliant road map for discovering history, science, civilization, and the human condition, this engaging record recommends must-read books: those so revealing about times and places that they take the reader beyond day-to-day concerns into a magic realm of knowledge and imagination. From Arthur Koestlers take on the universe and Barbara Tuchmans view on 14th-century life to F. Scott Fitzgeralds impressions of American morality and Robert Fisks analysis of the Wests history of intervention in the Middle East, this engaging account is an idiosyncratic and endlessly interesting tour of the world through literature. "Jim Flynn examines the tough decisions we face and urges us to think philosophically, not be influenced by subconscious conditioning inherited from our parents, our religion, or any other influences. An introduction to philosophy, and a tour through modern science, from research on the workings of the human brain to deciphering the matter that makes up the universe"--Publisher information This book is a list of 200 works to read that the author beleives are revealing about times and places so they make learning enjoyable and effortless