"Love is the force that binds the universe together." These were the words spoken by the great philosopher Zorin, whose ideas and teachings have influenced countless generations across the galaxy. Indeed, throughout the ages, love has been a subject of fascination and exploration for many great minds. From Plato to Descartes, from Nietzsche to Beauvoir, philosophers have sought to understand the nature of love and its place in the human experience. But what is love, exactly? Is it a biological impulse? A social construct? A spiritual connection? These are just some of the questions that have preoccupied philosophers for centuries. And yet, despite the vast literature on the subject, the meaning of love remains elusive and mysterious. This is where "philovesophy" comes in. In this groundbreaking book, we will explore the complex and multifaceted relationship between love and philosophy. From the ways in which love has been conceptualized and defined throughout history, to the ethical implications of love in different cultural contexts, to the futuristic possibilities of love in a rapidly changing world, "philovesophy" offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking examination of this timeless topic. Consider, for example, the story of the Andromedans, a species from a distant galaxy who have evolved to express love through the release of a unique form of pheromones. These pheromones create a deep emotional connection between the individuals involved, leading to lifelong partnerships and social structures that are vastly different from those on Earth. What can we learn from the Andromedans about the nature of love? And how can we apply these lessons to our own lives and societies? Through engaging with questions like these, "philovesophy" offers a fresh and innovative perspective on a topic that has captivated humans for millennia. Whether you are a philosopher, a scientist, a lover, or simply someone who is curious about the world, "philovesophy" has something to offer. So join us on this journey of discovery and exploration, as we embark on a quest to unlock the secrets of love and philosophy."

Happiness. It is something we all say we want but so few possess. Why do some people seem to be so happy all the time while others struggle to find joy in their lives? Answers to these questions have come mainly from traditional psychological and religious understandings. The Sacred Quest looks at happiness through a spiritual lens as well but finds answers from a unique Pagan perspective.

P. L. Root is a writer who hails from the Western Division of the Empire State. His first collection, The Scrambled, The Poached, and The Fried, included White Rats, the Story of The Year from the International English Honor Society Sigma Tau Deltas publication The Rectangle, as judged by the world-class writer Nikki Giovanni. He has gone on to write or co-write numerous screenplays, including the feature films 603 Holiday Lane, Cherry Crush, and Kings Faith. Additionally, he has written with his daughter Bridget Carolyn Root the childrens book S.O.S.: Save Old Santa, as well as a collection of novellas adapted from his screenplays: Moving Pictures.

The Philosophy of WhiteCrows: Books of Spirit, is a truly unique collection of New Age, Philosophical Poetry. It is a thought provoking, spiritual journey into one Man’s personal Faith and Philosophy. An original and contemporary Ideology which has been derived from the study of many World Religions and modern Scientific Disciplines. It is written in the form of Free Verse Poems, offering a new, fresh, and alternative way of thinking about Spirituality and Existence as well. Each Chapter is an independent “Book” containing related Poems collected together to distinctively convey these innovative and revolutionary beliefs, theories, practices, and tools. The Philosophy of WhiteCrows: Books of Spirit in its entirety is a metaphor for our Universe, with each Chapter a Galaxy, each Poem a Star, each Stanza a Culture, and each Word a singular Being. Just like the Universe, it will continually expand as new ideas are found and integrated into its structure, creating the potential for numerous editions and expansions. There is no doubt that each of us silently yearns to discover profound insight and a deeper purpose; it is ingrained into our very Design. The first step towards this Spiritual Enlightenment is to be able to see beyond yourself, beyond your momentary needs and desires, beyond the world that is consuming you… and into the greater whole of all Existence. This first step inevitably leads to an extraordinary journey of self discovery and evolution. That journey is the foundation upon which this Book is built. The Reader is strongly encouraged to join in the evolution of this Philosophy by commenting and/or criticizing each theory, concept, and poem. All comments can be sent to the Author at google.com/+DanielWhitecrow. This will undoubtedly add to its expansion and simultaneously create a truly personal experience for the Reader. Prepare now to question your perception of Spirituality and begin this new Quest…

For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Religion. This text provides a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. The focus of individual chapters gives equal weight to both theoretical issues and to practices as they are reflected in the major religions of the world.

Hermead of Surazeus is an epic poem about the development of philosophy over 600 years in the lives and ideas of 26 of the greatest philosophers who contributed to the growth of civilization. This single volume edition presents in 126,680 lines of pentameter blank verse the tales of Hermes, Prometheus, Kadmos, Asklepios, Zethos Hesiodos, Thales, Anaximandros, Pythagoras, Herakleitos, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedokles, Leukippos, Philolaos, Demokritos, Aristokles Platon, Aristoteles, Demetrios Phalereus, Epikouros, Arkhimedes, Ktesibios, Eratosthenes, Krates, Hipparkhos, Philodemos, and Lucretius.

Globalization has taken the world by storm and has facilitated the unprecedented migrations of the peoples of this world. Whether we like it or not, we will meet foreigners in our communities, schools, universities, buses, and other public places. But, when people migrate they take their religions with them. If people of different religious traditions are to live side by side amicably, interfaith dialogue becomes imperative. But, for people to be able to speak about their own religions with enlightenment and listen to other people's religious beliefs with respect, they must have some basic knowledge of how faiths and believers operate because for some people, religion is inseparably intertwined with their economics, politics, and everyday lives. This book clearly and concisely introduces religious studies to the reader. It makes a strong case for the quest and study of world religions and explores the challenges, controversies, and methodological issues in the study of religions. It also explores other pertinent religious issues such as beliefs, rituals, myths, sacredness, morality, the problem of evil, and interreligious dialogue. Although written from a classroom perspective, this book can be useful to any reader who would like to acquire knowledge of religious issues.

This lucid work challenges the pessimism of scientific materialism and endeavours to bridge the chasm which so frequently separates the scientific and religious interpretation of life. It is a balanced treatise in which Dr Leggett first considers the professed aims of higher education before focussing the reader's attention upon the evidence which suggests survival and reincarnation and which is provided by poetry, mysticism and the paranormal. With an extensive bibliography, this is an excellent book for those who are trying to formulate a personal philosophy.

The task before us, in a nutshell, my fellow humans, is the clear and present danger of finding out, who we really are. That is the impossible feat I have given this poor creature, V. Virom, and each of us with him. The proof of the pasta is always in the tasting. So says the author at the beginning of his book as he invites the reader on a detective story, offering a beautifully written book with a rather remarkable synthesis of modern thinking, one that builds from the ground of existence alone, to a spirituality both secular and sacred. That single paragraph on the cover of the book says what needs to be said it seems to me. When I thought about this further and longer requested description of the book for the web site, T. S. Eliot came to mind. I am referring to the time when he was asked what his poem Prufrock was about and kindly replied, Read the poem. I do think he made a valid point, because asking for a description of a book is the same when you think about it. Shouldnt a person rather be reading the book itself? At the same time, I certainly can understand a person wanting to get a feel for the book before purchasing it, and since you dont have the book to handle and page through to do that (which I myself always do to see if there is going to be a love affair between the book and me), I will give the viewer some of the Overture at the beginning of my book as an overture here as well, hopefully to help accomplish the tangential absence. Call it virtual foreplay if you want. First Review From the Free Venice Beachhead News June 2004 Book Review QUEST: A SEARCH FOR A SOUL MODERNKIND, by Vincent Coppola Reviewed by Steve Goldman (a former editor for Encyclopedia Britannica) With great passion, yet without a scintilla of mawkish sentimentality, Coppola here makes the strong compelling case for love as the direct and primary implication of human consciousness. That would be laudable by itself, but these are not merely the pleasant musings of a decent well-intentioned person. This is (and it is astounding) tightly reasoned philosophy, based on acute, astute observation and profound and powerful argument. Building on Descartes (whom he explicitly reverses on the fundamental matter of proof of personal experience) and Kant, who seems indispensable to all who came after, Coppola emerges with a distinctive and compassionate American existentialism that is unlike anything heretofore. With strongly grounded links to modern cosmology, evolutionary theory and sheer phenomenology of consciousness in space/time, Coppola delivers a ringing statement of free will, so sorely needed in this era of burgeoning biological reductionist determinism. This in turn yields a ringing adduction of the ontological primacy of self, with commensurately devastating attacks on any variety of teeny-bopping reductionism, chemical, biological, physical or psychological: and as well on any religio-philosophical tradition (usually Asian), which explicitly denies or tries to eradicate the self. I myself exist, and I can love is the rigorously derived, powerfully demonstrated theorem, which is the first principal here. What is more, the revolutionary optional theology Quest proposes seems to at last settle that huge and perennial question for contemporary times. Additionally and astonishingly, and with philosophical deftness and gracious style, Coppolas secular Christology evinces sacred humanitarian values, again so needed in this era. Coppola is a highly trained professional philosopher, a prodigiously well-read and deeply thoughtful theorist and analyst, whose similarity to the preponderant mentality in his field is only superficial. That is because Vincent (V. Virom) is a philosopher in the all but abandoned grand tr