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Buddha For Beginners, Stephen Asma

Stephen T Asma

Originally published by Writers and Readers in 1998, this is an iconoclastic, illustrated romp through the life of the Buddha both a credible exploration of his life and teachings and an entertaining introduction to the philosophy of Buddhism.

Many Westerners know about the meditation practices of Buddhism, but few understand the Buddha's philosophical teachings. This book puts the teachings (dharma) in their proper context and unravels some of the more dense knots of Buddha's thinking. And it does all this while entertaining the reader with humorous illustrations and pop-culture sensibility. This primer, constructed like a graphic novel, cuts through the …

Michel Henry's Non-Intentionality Thesis And Husserlian Phenomenology, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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Editorial Note / Note Éditoriale, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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Being, Aevum, And Nothingness: Edith Stein On Death And Dying, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

This article seeks to present for the first time a more systematic account of Edith Stein’s views on death and dying. First, I will argue that death does not necessarily lead us to an understanding of our earthly existence as aevum, that is, an experience of time between eternity and finite temporality. We always bear the mark of our finitude, including our finite temporality, even when we exist within the eternal mind of God. To claim otherwise, is to make identical our eternity with God’s eternity, thereby undermining the traditional Scholastic argument, which Stein holds, that there is no real …

Introduction: Rethinking The One And The Many With Badiou, Antonio Calcagno

Antonio Calcagno

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"Faith And The Claims Of Reason, Scott Paeth

Scott R. Paeth

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