What Is Good And Why

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What is good, how do we know, and how important is it? In this book, one of our most respected analytical philosophers reorients these questions around the notion of what causes human beings to flourish. Observing that we can sensibly address what is good for plants and animals no less than what is good for people, Kraut applies a general principle to the entire living world: what is good for complex organisms consists in the exercise of their natural powers.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : Richard Kraut
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Release : 2007-04-30
File : 316 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0674024419


Why Do Good People Suffer Bad Things

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You are not alone if you struggle to understand why unwanted, unexplainable, and inconceivable bad things happen to innocent people! Never before have there been so many questions like: How could a loving God permit good people to suffer bad things and often make it appear as though the guilty are rewarded or go scot free? Why are there so many things in the world that seem unfair or unjust? Why does God seemingly hide his face from much of the horrific evil, pain and destruction? Does God really care? Is it fair for humans to be angry with God about their misfortune or suffering? Why are there so many good people accused falsely for their suffering? What defence mechanisms can I put in place to minimize evil, suffering, pain, misfortune, and the devil’s influence in my own life? What purpose does suffering, and pain serve in human life? These are some of the most thought-provoking, spiritually intuitive, deeply agitating, and most frequent questions asked by countless individuals, especially by those who believe that there is a God.

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Genre : Self-Help
Author : TR Williams
Publisher : FriesenPress
Release : 2018-10-23
File : 327 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781525531576


The Human Bible The Neutral Bible

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The brand new self-help book that is the ultimate in being pro-human - the ultimate in humanism(!) - with the new subject-theme of "Be good, be neutral ... but don't be bad". With brand new “How To Be ... ” subject-lessons: Supreme Super Power: The Secret Ultimate Power [ The Most Powerful New Human Subject-Lessons For Greatness, Fame, Fortune, And Power ] ( Created By And Given By John Rosario / Rex Supreme ) [p. 374] Super-Human: How To Become A Super Human(-Being) [ Become The Super-Human Version Of Yourself ] [p. 538] Human-God: How To Become Your Own God (A Self-God) [p. 558] Human-God: How To Be A Human-God (A Demi-God) [p. 566] Billionaire: How To Become A Billionaire (Become Billionaire-Rich, Famous & Powerful) [p. 586] THAT'S RIGHT! LEARN HOW TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRE! It’s humankind reformed, perfected and made superior (to its previous, regular self)!

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Genre : Self-Help
Author : Rex Supreme
Publisher : Author House
Release : 2012-10-01
File : 633 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781477254646


Common Man S Enlightenment Dreams Visions And Reality

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This book is about dreams and visions I have experienced in past few years. My thoughts are in form of quotes, micro tales, articles about life, religions, spirituality, humanity, politics and supernatural powers. I am dedicating this book to my parents Late Shri Lakshmi Narayan Bogra and Late Smt Sumitra Devi. [About author] I am a software consultant, co-author in few anthologies and a spiritual seeker. Learning music these days; exploring possibilities in world of music and books. All the good in me is reflection of my parents, all the evil in me appeared from my soul. I am in process of healing my self/soul; trying to be the better version of myself. (Yog means union, how we can unite with pure without purification)

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Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Author : Pardeep Kumar Bogra
Publisher : Gurucool Publishing
Release : 2021-01-01
File : 140 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789390251759


The Human Cost Of A Management Failure

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This book presents a unique, in-depth examination of the effects that the popular approaches to management organizational change—downsizing, restructuring, and reengineering—had on a major American hospital. The Human Cost of a Management Failure shows what can happen when management insists on accomplishing its ends strictly by the numbers. The authors ask why top management so often, and with seemingly such a cavalier attitude, selects downsizing and similar methods when research indicates that they are all too often such poor choices. Based on a year-long longitudinal study, Allcorn, Baum, Diamond, and Stein report on their interviews with 23 senior and mid-level hospital administrators, then interpret their findings from a psychoanalytic perspective, to make clear that the human side of the workplace can only be ignored at great risk when change is contemplated and then implemented. This is essential reading not only for corporate management, but also for other professionals and academics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Readers of The Human Cost of a Management Failure are oriented to the literature on downsizing, restructuring and reengineering, and to the context of the study. Case material follows, enabling readers to draw their own conclusions with regard to the nature of the organizational change and its effects upon the hospital's employees, and consultants offer their own viewpoints. An update of events at the hospital after the study was conducted is provided along with summaries by each author of his own interpretation and how he interprets the others' views. In this way, readers will get an unusual opportunity to evaluate their own viewpoints against those of the psychoanalytically trained researchers, and to decide for themselves whether there are, in fact, better ways to make an organization economically competitive in the marketplace.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Seth Allcorn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 1996-03-20
File : 300 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780313008467


Biblical Illustrator Volume 1

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Would you like it if one of the greatest preachers could help you prepare your sermons? How about 20+ ministers to assist you with your sermon? Joseph Exell included content from some of the most famous preachers such as Dwight L. Moody, Charles Spurgeon, J. C. Ryle, Charles Hodge, Alexander MacLaren, Adam Clark, Matthew Henry and many more. He compiled this 56 volume Biblical Illustrator Commentary and Delmarva Publications, Inc. is publishing it in a 6 volume digital set with a linked table of contents for ease of studying. This set includes the analysis on entire Bible, Old and New Testament. Complete your resources with this Biblical Illustrator by Joseph Exell.

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Author : Exell, Joseph S.
Publisher : Delmarva Publications, Inc.
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The Essence Of Aristotle Life

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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He was a student of Plato and is considered an important figure in Western Philosophy. Famous for his writings on physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology, he is considered much ahead of his time. His intellectual knowledge ranged from every known field of science and arts of that era. His writing includes work in physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, botany, psychology, political theory, logic, metaphysics, history, literary theory, and rhetoric. One of his greatest achievements was formulating a finished system also known as Aristotelian syllogistic. His other significant contribution was towards the development of zoology. It is true that Aristotle’s Zoology is now obsolete but his work and contribution was unchallenged till the 19th century. His contribution towards almost all subjects on earth and its influence makes him one of the most famous and top personalities of all time.

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Genre : Reference
Author : Isa Singh
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
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File : 71 Pages
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Anscombe S Moral Philosophy

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G.E.M. Anscombe (1919-2001) was one of the most important, outspoken, and misunderstood philosophers of the twentieth century. More than anyone else she revived virtue ethics and the philosophy of action. She was also almost alone in publicly opposing Oxford University's decision to award an honorary degree to President Truman. She regarded his decision to authorize bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki as murderous. Some liberals admire her for this stand, but conservatives also admire her for her opposition to abortion, contraception, and same-sex marriage. Clearly her values were not those of her times. This led her to reflect on the differences, producing such works as Modern Moral Philosophy, in which she rejected all modern theories of ethics. In this paper she coins the term 'consequentialism' to describe the dominant view, which she rejects, that what matters morally is the results of what one does. Put crudely, the ends can justify the means. If enough lives can be saved by targeting civilians, then civilians should be targeted. Against this, Anscombe insisted that certain actions are forbidden, which prompted her interest in the nature of action and its relation to a person's character. Whether one agrees with her or not, these are all issues that continue to be relevant and on which Anscombe's views are always strong and intelligently defended. Her presentation of these views, unfortunately, is often dense, and they are often badly misunderstood even by some very able minds. Anscombe's Moral Philosophy clarifies what Anscombe thought about ethics, showing how her different ideas connect and how she supported them. It also evaluates her reasoning, showing that it is stronger in some parts than in others. The five main chapters of the book deal in turn with her work on military ethics (including the so-called doctrine of double effect), her rejection of consequentialism, her attack on the modern, atheist notion of moral obligation, her analysis of intention and its relevance for ethics, and her controversial ideas about sex.

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Genre : Philosophy
Author : Duncan Richter
Publisher : Lexington Books
Release : 2010-11-19
File : 191 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780739138861


Review Of The Proposed National Aeronautics And Space Administration Human Spaceflight Plan

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Genre : Political Science
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)
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Release : 2010
File : 128 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCSD:31822037823812


A Dictionary Of The English Language In Which The Words Are Deduced From Their Originals And Illustrated In Their Different Significations By Examples From The Best Writers To Which Are Prefixed A History Of The Language And An English Grammar

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Author : Samuel Johnson
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Release : 1833
File : 1180 Pages
ISBN-13 : KBNL:KBNL03000054068