philosophy and religion

"This parable . . . tells the story of a confused fish who begins to chase his own tail in an effort to keep from falling to the bottom of the ocean. The poor fish becomes more and more anxious and exhausted, until the Great Sea speaks up to remind him of what was supporting him all along"--Provided by publisher.

Collects lectures by philosopher and psychologist William James in which he discusses the religious experiences of individuals from various cultures and eras and explores how religion enriches human life.

Contains the philosophical writings of fifth century scholar and theologian, Boethius, and examines the possibility for happiness amidst the suffering and disappointment that characterize human existence.

Investigates the history and nature of paranormal activities such as demonic activity, creation myths, and philosophies of good evil.

"In middle age, Ehrenreich came across the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence and set out to reconstruct that quest, which had taken her to the study of science and through a cataclysmic series of uncanny-or as she later learned to call them, "mystical"-experiences. A staunch atheist and rationalist, she is profoundly shaken by the implications of her life-long search. Part memoir, part philosophical and spiritual inquiry, LIVING WITH A WILD GOD brings an older woman's wry and erudite perspective to a young girl's uninhibited musings on the questions that, at one point or another, torment us all. Ehrenreich's most personal book ever will spark a lively and heated conversation about religion and spirituality, science and morality, and the "meaning of life." Certain to be a classic, LIVING WITH A WILD GOD combines intellectual rigor with a frank account of the inexplicable, in Ehrenreich's singular voice, to produce a true literary achievement"--.

Chronicles the development of Western philosophy from antiquity to the twenty-first century, and describes the ideas of some of history's best-known thinkers, including Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle..