On awareness, belief, and integrity : a collection of philosophical dialogues

The reader of this book is invited to enjoy a tasty feast of bite-sized philosophical dialogues. One reader might choose to enjoy a single dialogue at a time. Other readers might prefer to try a few at a time, in a “dim sum” approach to thoughtful inquiry. Either way, the reader will find a variety of individual themes that reflect upon each other and add up to a larger discussion. Sections center on notions including Peace, Dread, Daring, Ignoring, Hiding, Doubt, Sparks, Time, Patience, Fluff, Dwelling, Revealing, Stepping Back, Knowing, Worry, and Gratitude. As with the author's previous two books with Algora, the main character, Director, leads his interlocutors through an analysis of the issues in question in each dialogue. Sometimes the characters reach agreement; sometimes they don't. But in all cases light is shed on the questions at hand. Readers will find that the book stimulates thought about important topics, and that, if read with other people, it stimulates conversation. A reader might not agree with the conclusion that the characters draw in a particular dialogue, or even how they handled the discussion, but the reader will often find him or herself smiling nonetheless. Like Nick's previous two books, the style here is that of a Platonic dialogue; the language is concise, pointed, and fun. Introduction......Page 12 Wait......Page 14 Expand......Page 20 Open......Page 26 Peace......Page 32 Dread......Page 38 Win......Page 44 Gut......Page 50 Ignore......Page 56 Hide......Page 62 Rock......Page 68 Doubt......Page 74 Spark......Page 82 Time......Page 88 Patience......Page 94 Fluff......Page 100 Dwell......Page 106 Reveal......Page 112 Step Back......Page 120 Not My Thing......Page 126 Knowing......Page 132 Worry......Page 138 Light......Page 144 Gratitude......Page 150 Impression......Page 156 Natural......Page 162 Persistence......Page 168 When......Page 174 Dare......Page 180 Connecting......Page 186 Open-Minded......Page 192 Exclamation Point......Page 198 The short philosophic dialogues in this book were written both for the reader and for the author. Kept short so that busy people can ponder and enjoy a thoughtful morsel in the brief pockets of time they may have available, the dialogues explore many themes and many facets of human action and interaction and add up to a broader ongoing discussion of the over-arching theme of awareness