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Wonder and awe lie at the heart of life's most profound questions. Wonderstruck shows how these emotions respond to our fundamental need to make sense of ourselves and everything around us, and how they enable us to engage with the world as if we are experiencing it for the first time.

On the face of it, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a lone superhero. However, saving the world is a team effort, embodied in Team Avatar, aka the Gaang. Aang needs help from his friends and tutors, even from non-human animals. Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy brings to the fore the Eastern, Western, and Indigenous philosophies that are implicit in the show. This volume features contributions by experts on Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Indigenous schools of thought, next to focusing on Western classical authors.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - June 2021 Cost Of Human Life: AI software designed to more efficiently run the railroad system runs into a programming issue. Step Back: A husband and wife decide to have a natural childbirth and find it's more than they bargained. The Cave Of Adventure: A scientist that studies fish memory wanders into a cave that gives her the chance to share their experience. Christmas In Ushuaia: A sorrowful man heads to the ends of the earth to dispose of his most painful memories. The Freedom Machine: A woman is forced to make her own decisions when her computer ...

"Can you change the nature inside yourself?" Unlock the continuing mind-bending possibilities of ethical and moral dilemmas with "After Dinner Conversation - Season Four," the next installment of the must-read collection of the best short stories from the critically acclaimed After Dinner Conversation magazine series. Spanning all genres, from science-fiction to historical fiction and everything in between, each story is guaranteed to captivate you and leave you questioning your own beliefs. Perfect for philosophy students and fiction lovers alike, each story comes with five suggested ...