Moral Science

Zehn Jahre nach Sokrates' Tod schrieb Platon dessen Verteidigungsrede nieder und etablierte damit einen Denker, wie ihn die Welt noch nicht kannte. Einen Dialektiker, der sich unwissend und einfältig stellte, um Wissen und Moral seiner Mitmenschen zu prüfen, und der sich in seiner Unbedingtheit weder gängigen Meinungen noch dem Druck der Masse beugte, mehr noch: der auch den eigenen Neigungen widerstand und sich ganz und gar der Wahrheit verpflichtete...

Exploring topics ranging from faith and the soul to society and morals, Refracted Reflections: Faith, Morals, and Society endeavors to highlight some of the steps toward gaining and achieving a perfected coordination and synchronization of the outward aspects of conduct and the inner aspects of thought within the self, whether related to understanding the intricacies and characteristics of the cosmos, or dealing with matters related to soul, birth, life, death, and beyond.

"Nicht die Dinge an sich beunruhigen den Menschen, sondern seine Sicht der Dinge!" Der Grieche Epiktet (ca. 50-130) lebte in Rom und war einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der späten stoischen Philosophie. Das "Handbüchlein der Moral", auch "Encheiridion", war sein bekanntestes Werk und fand in der Spätantike als Trostbuch eine starke Verbreitung. Der Wille sei so zu gebrauchen, dass Harmonie mit dem Weltlauf erreicht wird.

Learn all about the Apollo Program, black holes, space exploration, and more in The Seeker Space Collection! Includes The Apollo Program, Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One), and Everything You Wanted to Know About Black Holes (Without Actually Having to Go into One).

The howl of the bedside clock-radio carves through your dreams like a buzz-saw through butter, and you are awake. In another place. Never mind the bright yellow sunlight that flecks your pillow and warms your face. You are rudely awake, and resent it.

Entdecken Sie die Weisheiten des bedeutendsten stoischen Philosophen Epiktet in der neuen Hörbuchversion des legendären Handbüchlein der Moral. In der heutigen Welt voller ständiger Herausforderungen ist die Philosophie des Stoizismus gefragter denn je. Der Stoizismus entstand in Zeiten des Umbruchs und bietet daher eine Fülle von einfühlsamen und praktischen Ratschlägen, wie man mit Schicksalsschlägen ausgeglichener und gelassener umgehen kann. Epiktet, der als Sklave zur Welt kam, wurde in seiner einzigartigen Laufbahn einer der einflussreichsten Protagonisten der antiken Stoa.

Nostradamus. Entre la verdad, el fanatismo y la mentira nos da un recorrido por la vida de este enigmático visionario. Boticario y astrólogo, a quien se le atribuye una serie de predicciones sobre hechos históricos como la Revolución francesa, las bombas atómicas, el asesinato de Kennedy y el ataque a las Torres Gemelas, convirtiéndolo en una referencia inmediata cada que se asoma una catástrofe o tragedia en nuestros tiempos.

In the wake of the Dobbs decision, America needs a calm rethinking of abortion. And as most of us intuitively sense, it's too complicated for one favored right to override all other concerns. Rather, we need to balance the interests of the mother, the value of the potential person growing within her, the resulting child's expected quality of life, the father's autonomy, and even the impact on extended family and possibly society at large.

Silvia Jelincic hat mit Top-Managern vom Industrie-Kapitän bis zum hochkarätigen Unternehmensberater gesprochen und ein elektrisierendes Sittenbild zusammengetragen. Ein Report über Ehen ohne Zeit, Nobelbordelle, ewige Geliebte und die Frage, wie Monogamie trotzdem funktionieren kann. In verblüffend offenen Interviews spricht die Wirtschafts-Elite über Obsessionen, Potenz und Moral. Zu Wort kommt neben österreichischen und deutschen Unternehmern und Managern auch der medienscheue Chef des Luxusbordells Babylon.

Girls Against Girls is a complete guide including information on how females can band together and quit breaking each other down, popular movie quotes, advice from female artists and athletes, a resource section of girl-power organizations.

There are more than 40,000 animals species that are vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered. Conservationists, scientists, and organizations all over the world are exploring ways to help stop these endangered animals from going extinct. Listen in to how lab-grown super corals could save the ocean, an unusual way to save bluefin tuna, how close we are to saving the bees, and more!

Lions, tigers, and bears are some of the largest, most ferocious animals in the world, but did you know that we all pee for the same amount of time? In this best of Seeker collection, you’ll learn the answers to questions like why polar bears don’t hibernate, why you’ll never have a pet lion, how a genetic mistake could save white tigers, and if elephants really never forget.

Does smoking weed actually make you lazy? How does THC replace your brain’s neurotransmitters? From the beginnings of where marijuana came from to the future of what a world with legal pot could look like, listen in as Seeker dives in on the fascinating world of marijuana in this short-form audio collection.

There are more than 200,000 known species in the ocean, but there is thought to be more than two million more that remain undiscovered. Humans have only explored five percent of Earth’s oceans, so what else could be lurking deep beneath the surface? In this bite-sized, curated collection, Seeker dives in to explore the deepest parts of the oceans, how they get polluted, and how scientists discovered a hidden ocean in the most unusual place.

Since astronauts first ventured into space in the early 1960s, the human race has been thinking about the bigger picture: Could we ever live in space? Where would we plant our new roots? Explore the ways engineers, researchers, and astrophysicists are pushing our scientific limits every day to get us closer to living on another planet.

El hombre rojo, en general, creía que el mundo habitable se formó a partir del limo que afloraba sobre las aguas primordiales, y los nahuas compartían sin duda este concepto. A diferencia de la tierra, que creen que tiene rasgos femeninos y está claramente personificada en este caso por Tonacaciuatl, el firmamento es reconocido casi universalmente por los pueblos aborígenes americanos como la esencia masculina del cosmos.

Die Milchstraße mit all ihren Sonnen und Planeten soll als Ressource genutzt werden, um die Existenz einer Negasphäre abzusichern...

Come and join us as the story continues on to a new island - on the distant, mysterious isle they call Manu. New friends. New foes. New adventure. From famined farmland to fame and fortune. War Chief Eastie must overcome new obstacles and decide what is most important to him.

It is established that moral relativism is false and it is thereby made clear what moral injunctions are and what the basis is for their legitimacy.

Are Australian schools safe? And if they're not, what happens when kids are caught in a bleak collision between ill-equipped school staff and a confected media scandal? In 2016, the Safe Schools program became the centre of an ideological firestorm. In QE67, Benjamin Law explores how and why this happened. He weaves a subtle, gripping account of schools today, sexuality, teenagers, new ideas of gender fluidity, tabloid media scares and mental health.