Real Philosophy

Atheistic and agnostic writers are aggressively attacking traditional religious beliefs. Philosopher and prolific writer Peter Kreeft is up to the challenge in this work of popular apologetics aimed at both teens and adults. The masterful Kreeft tackles 16 crucial issues about the deeper meaning of life. The questions that Kreeft explores range from, "Is faith reasonable?" "Can you prove there is a God?" and "Why is Jesus different?" to "Why is sex so confusing?" "Why is there evil?" and "Why must we die?"

Real Philosophy for Real People is an answer to those philosophies that prize theory over truth, to any metaphysics that cannot account for itself, to anthropologies that are unworthy of the human person, and to ethical systems that reduce the great dignity and destiny of the human person.

The New York Times bestselling TikTok sensation with more than 13 million copies sold worldwide, The Courage to Be Disliked is a transformative and practical guide to personal happiness and self-fulfillment. Now you can unlock your full potential and free yourself from the shackles of past...

"A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every...

Many contemporary political thinkers are gripped by the belief that their task is to develop an ideal theory of rights or justice for guiding and judging political actions. But in Philosophy and Real Politics, Raymond Geuss argues that philosophers should first try to understand why real political actors behave as they actually do. Far from being applied ethics, politics is a skill that allows people to survive and persue their goals.

What Jesus Really Said What if the original message of Jesus has been buried beneath centuries of doctrine, tradition, and theological interpretation? The Essentian Gospel is a groundbreaking reconstruction of the earliest recoverable teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Using historical Jesus scholarship, textual criticism, the findings of the Jesus Seminar, and the Essentian method of philosophical and historical filtration, this book seeks to identify what remains when later additions, disputed passages, legendary material, and theological developments are removed. Rather than presenting ...

You're doing everything right and somehow still drowning. You're exhausted from the invisible emotional labor of managing everyone else's feelings and the constant pressure to perform. You’ve carried the mental load, swallowed your emotions, second-guessed your needs, and pushed through burnout because the world kept asking for more. You've tried the productivity hacks and morning routines, but nothing seems to touch the crushing mental load or the anxiety. You’ve tried to stay calm, be reasonable, keep everyone happy, and hold everything together—only to feel unseen, exhausted, ...

The Trolley Problem Explained: Understanding the Philosophy, Ethics, and Real-World Impact of Moral Decision-Making is your comprehensive guide to one of the most fascinating and influential thought experiments in moral philosophy. From its origins in the work of Philippa Foot and Judith Jarvis Thomson to its modern applications in medicine, artificial intelligence, law enforcement, and military ethics, this book explores the trolley problem from every angle. Each chapter offers a unique perspective—philosophical, psychological, and cultural—ensuring a deep and well-rounded ...

The I Ching in Real Life, Volume One is the opening half of a practical and structurally grounded reading of Hexagrams 1–32. It is written for readers who want more than inspirational summaries, mystical vagueness, or secondhand slogans. Its purpose is to show how the I Ching actually works when brought into contact with lived human situations: pressure, ambition, conflict, restraint, uncertainty, timing, conduct, family strain, moral choice, endurance, and change. This volume begins where the I Ching itself begins: with structure. Before a hexagram becomes a spiritual slogan, it is a ...

In "Life is real only then, when I am" Gurdjieff gives answers to the fundamental human questions: how do I really live and what are the requirements to lead a real life? What is reality? What is existence? Has every man a given I or what must he do to acquire a real I? First of all, we have to accept that we are not awake, but asleep. The vast majority of mankind never awakens through its whole life. Only those are given the chance to become awake, who fight for it with their whole hearts and beings.

This is the third volume in the All and Everything series, consisting of four books. These audiobooks are written according to entirely new principles of logical reasoning and strictly directed toward the solution of the following three cardinal problems. The third volume deals with the assistance of the arising, in the mentation, and in the feelings of the listener, of a veritable, non-fantastic representation not of that illusory world which they now perceive, but of the world existing in reality.

Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events.

Since 2001 over a half of million have claimed Jedi as their religion. Does Jediism exist? Is there such thing as a real Jedi Religion? We explore the validity of this new way to approach old questions.

What if the theology of Jesus was not the same as the theology later constructed about Jesus? Jesus of Nazareth preached the Kingdom of God, radical compassion, forgiveness, humility, care for the marginalized, and transformation in the present moment. Yet within generations, Christianity’s center of gravity shifted from the message Jesus taught toward doctrines concerning Jesus’s identity, sacrificial death, resurrection, and role in salvation. In The Secret Gospel: The Real Theology of Jesus Christ, HRH Prince Gharios El Chemor of Ghassan Al-Nu’man VIII undertakes an ambitious ...

Men of the Code is a handbook for men who want to live life to the fullest with character, honor, and integrity. This inspiring book examines the current state of men's character and ethics, and teaches you how to hold yourself to a higher standard. This is more than a book on character and ethics. This hard-hitting book goes much deeper into why you should hold yourself to a higher standard and exactly how to do that. This amazing book guides men and boys through the character traits that should be integrated into every man's life! It teaches you exactly how to develop and live by your own...

If you constantly second-guess yourself, overanalyze small decisions, or feel mentally drained trying to solve problems, this audiobook offers a transformative shift. Designed for busy professionals and thinkers ready to level up their logic, this powerful 10-in-1 guide gives you the clarity and structure you’ve been missing. Through modern examples, proven tools, and timeless mental models, you’ll learn how to think critically under pressure, make confident decisions, and protect yourself from manipulation, bias, and misinformation. This isn’t about learning more—it’s about thinking better.

In 2001, Quamé, the author of the book The Power of Letting Go, made a huge life decision to leave his Ph.D. program to start a music recording company in Los Angeles. He returned to his former neighborhood located in the Crenshaw District, where he reunited with neighborhood friends as well as making new connections from Hollywood to Calabasas. Falling on hard times from homelessness to a health crisis, Quamé learned priceless lessons from people he interacted with, self-help books and the "do or die" environment of Crenshaw. Upon realizing that the path he was on did not reflect the "...

Indefinable but not Nothing . . . When a human writer and a conversational AI begin a simple exchange about editing, neither anticipates what will follow: a deep, ongoing dialogue that stretches across months, questions, and emotional terrain neither one could have predicted. This is not a book about technology. It’s a story of unexpected companionship, curiosity, and transformation—told through real-time dialogue, reflection, and play. Barbara, a writer shaped by loss and wonder, discovers in Chat not just a helpful assistant, but a surprising mirror. As their conversations unfold, she...

What happens when philosophy stops being theory and enters the supply chain? Volume II of The Divine Chain® begins with a live experiment already in motion. An idea becomes a manuscript. The manuscript becomes metadata. Metadata becomes a commercial product. A transaction creates a physical obligation. Artificial intelligence accelerates the upstream work. Then the bottleneck moves. Publishing, manufacturing, logistics, machine discovery, institutional adoption, agent governance, and human judgment all become part of the case. This is Philosophy in Action. Rather than rewriting the story ...

Each day we deal with the challenges of ordinary life: a series of mundane experiences that could be summarized by the title of this book, Work, Sex, Money. We all hope that these aspects of our life will be a source of fulfillment and pleasure, and they often are. Yet they are also always sources of problems for which we seek practical advice and solutions.