This book shows who I am and what I have been wondering and pondering about throughout my life. Although it is highly theoretical in its contents, this book is practical in its application. It contains several study questions for each chapter for you to reflect, discuss, and apply your new learning and insights. It is geared for you to start from your mind to arrive at trying out your understanding for practical changes in your daily life. It contains essential ethical factors that I continuously love to struggle with. Among many, some of them are eugenics, responsive relationship between the church and the state, and dialectical relationship between love and justice, mind control, power in the powerless, discipleship, and the future. This is my ongoing search for answers on those topics, in order to upgrade the quality of human civilization, not just American or Western, but overall global civilization on this tiny planet called the earth. What I am questioning in this book are basically values and principles by which we humans, Americans in particular, go by. Unless they are sound, logical, and ethical, we are bound to make more mistakes and mishaps as we move onto the next century, the twenty-second. In fact, we humanity may not even be able to meet the next century, unless we make major drastic changes in the ways that we value certain things, in the principles that we choose to uphold, and in the attitudes and behaviors that we exercise in our relationships with the rest of humanity on this planet. In its style, this book is philosophical in search of truth. It is descriptive as well as prescriptive positing some ways to correct and to improve present conditions of human conventions, for the purpose of upgrading human civilization not only for Americans and Westerners, but more for the rest of the world. Further, this book is for those who have passion for humanity, i.e., who passionately would like to see change to upgrade the quality of human civilization. This book will challenge you, provoke you, or even depress you to some extent, depending upon your values and attitudes. This book requires you to have thought about meaning of life, values, conscience, morality, ethics, and eugenics to fully appreciate it. That is, this book presupposes sufficient prior knowledge on those topics. It does not explain definitions and concepts of major terms for the topics. So, if you have not, then this will be a new frontier for you to embark, although it may be a thought provoking challenge for you. For instance, this book is to convince you to change your view on conventions in order to see what is beyond human conventions. It is practical to follow through the conventions as members of society. But, it is crucial to see the spirit and rational behind the conventions, so that we can change our conventions to be true to the nature, for the purpose of moving it closer towards the supernatural. Most of our conventions are anti-natural or unnatural, which consequently create so many by-products ruining the nature. That is why we are currently dealing with global warming so alarmingly as a global warning. The best human conventions are those that honor the nature reflecting natural courses in order. Further, this book is for you if your have passion for future. It is to touch the conceptual arenas that never have been dealt with before, and the frontier that no man has gone before, This book is for thinkers who would like to ponder and meditate, to wonder and speculate, to check and verify, to dream and innovate, to challenge and to create something new and better for the sake of humanity, especially for the future generations. This book is for leaders, not managers, for dreamers and not for those set in their ways. This book is philosophical in its way of discoursing, because it is the best way to get to the bottom of the truth. It will also help you to follow through if you take time to test out the major premises. In its composition, this book is less a manual for procedural steps to follow through, but more a conceptual discourse for you to wonder to reach the truth and the subsequent practical solutions on your own. In terms of its content, this book is a collection of ethical reflections on major principles and values. It is highly theoretical employing much analytical logic and little contextual aspects. Unless you are familiar with theoretical discourses, this book will be a great challenge for you to appreciate. Please read this book slowly since some words are loaded with meanings. Every term is not fully explained here because that is not one of the objectives of this book, and because as you ponder on those terms, you may be able to come up with newer insights. Besides, this book is to seek major structural skeletons of human mind and spirit in search of solutions for ongoing human problems. Thus, it is deliberately principle oriented without paying much attention to situational or contextual variations or deviations. In principle, they echo basically the same problems. That is to say, this book is not to entertain dealing with the same old problems in different historical, geographical, or cultural contexts or situations. It is at least an attempt to seek solutions to human situations. It is to strive much more for quality than quantity for the future of humanity. In order to make this book more practical, some study questions are posited for your reflection, discussion, and application. Whether you are an educator, a student, a professional, or an entrepreneur, this book can be a practical educational resource in ethics hopefully for the change of the world. As for me, I plan to use this book for my teaching in ethics. If you are a truth seeker, you will enjoy this book which has been started since 2000. This book is a small token as an expression of my gift to humanity, in thanksgiving to God for letting be part of it for several decades. You are invited to respond back to me with more enriching and fascinating insights on those elements that you may not agree with, as totally ethical, prophetic, yet holistic friends.

This book shows who I am and what I have been wondering and pondering about throughout my life. Although it is highly theoretical in its contents, this book is practical in its application. It contains several study questions for each chapter for you to reflect, discuss, and apply your new learning and insights. It is geared for you to start from your mind to arrive at trying out your understanding for practical changes in your daily life. It contains essential ethical factors that I continuously love to struggle with. Among many, some of them are eugenics, responsive relationship between the church and the state, and dialectical relationship between love and justice, mind control, power in the powerless, discipleship, and the future. This is my ongoing search for answers on those topics, in order to upgrade the quality of human civilization, not just American or Western, but overall global civilization on this tiny planet called the earth. What I am questioning in this book are basically values and principles by which we humans, Americans in particular, go by. Unless they are sound, logical, and ethical, we are bound to make more mistakes and mishaps as we move onto the next century, the twenty-second. In fact, we humanity may not even be able to meet the next century, unless we make major drastic changes in the ways that we value certain things, in the principles that we choose to uphold, and in the attitudes and behaviors that we exercise in our relationships with the rest of humanity on this planet. In its style, this book is philosophical in search of truth. It is descriptive as well as prescriptive positing some ways to correct and to improve present conditions of human conventions, for the purpose of upgrading human civilization not only for Americans and Westerners, but more for the rest of the world. Further, this book is for those who have passion for humanity, i.e., who passionately would like to see change to upgrade the quality of human civilization. This book will challenge you, provoke you, or even depress you to some extent, depending upon your values and attitudes. This book requires you to have thought about meaning of life, values, conscience, morality, ethics, and eugenics to fully appreciate it. That is, this book presupposes sufficient prior knowledge on those topics. It does not explain definitions and concepts of major terms for the topics. So, if you have not, then this will be a new frontier for you to embark, although it may be a thought provoking challenge for you. For instance, this book is to convince you to change your view on conventions in order to see what is beyond human conventions. It is practical to follow through the conventions as members of society. But, it is crucial to see the spirit and rational behind the conventions, so that we can change our conventions to be true to the nature, for the purpose of moving it closer towards the supernatural. Most of our conventions are anti-natural or unnatural, which consequently create so many by-products ruining the nature. That is why we are currently dealing with global warming so alarmingly as a global warning. The best human conventions are those that honor the nature reflecting natural courses in order. Further, this book is for you if your have passion for future. It is to touch the conceptual arenas that never have been dealt with before, and the frontier that no man has gone before, This book is for thinkers who would like to ponder and meditate, to wonder and speculate, to check and verify, to dream and innovate, to challenge and to create something new and better for the sake of humanity, especially for the future generations. This book is for leaders, not managers, for dreamers and not for those set in their ways. This book is philosophical in its way of discoursing, because it is the best way to get to the bottom of the truth. It will also help you to follow through if you take time to test out the major premises. In its composition, this book is less a manual for procedural steps to follow through, but more a conceptual discourse for you to wonder to reach the truth and the subsequent practical solutions on your own. In terms of its content, this book is a collection of ethical reflections on major principles and values. It is highly theoretical employing much analytical logic and little contextual aspects. Unless you are familiar with theoretical discourses, this book will be a great challenge for you to appreciate. Please read this book slowly since some words are loaded with meanings. Every term is not fully explained here because that is not one of the objectives of this book, and because as you ponder on those terms, you may be able to come up with newer insights. Besides, this book is to seek major structural skeletons of human mind and spirit in search of solutions for ongoing human problems. Thus, it is deliberately principle oriented without paying much attention to situational or contextual variations or deviations. In principle, they echo basically the same problems. That is to say, this book is not to entertain dealing with the same old problems in different historical, geographical, or cultural contexts or situations. It is at least an attempt to seek solutions to human situations. It is to strive much more for quality than quantity for the future of humanity. In order to make this book more practical, some study questions are posited for your reflection, discussion, and application. Whether you are an educator, a student, a professional, or an entrepreneur, this book can be a practical educational resource in ethics hopefully for the change of the world. As for me, I plan to use this book for my teaching in ethics. If you are a truth seeker, you will enjoy this book which has been started since 2000. This book is a small token as an expression of my gift to humanity, in thanksgiving to God for letting be part of it for several decades. You are invited to respond back to me with more enriching and fascinating insights on those elements that you may not agree with, as totally ethical, prophetic, yet holistic friends.

365 essays, each about 365 words, on Uncle Sam´s birthright, Genealogy, and Orientation, the Constitution´s historical and philosophical presuppositions and implications, or Philosophy for Dummies.

365 essays, each about 365 words, on Uncle Sam´s birthright, Genealogy, and Orientation, the Constitution´s historical and philosophical presuppositions and implications, or Philosophy for Dummies.

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Âå÷íî àêòóàëíà ïðîáëåìà äîáðà è çëà ðàññìàòðèâàåòñ â êîíòåêñòå ãåíèàëíîé èäåè äðåâíåãðå÷åñêîãî ìûñëèòåë Ïðîòàãîðà, àâòîðà Êîíñòèòóöèè îäíîé èç ïåðâûõ äåìîêðàòèé ìèðà, îñíîâàòåë ñîöèàëíîé ôèëîñîôèè, ñîâðåìåííèêà Ñîêðàòà. Ê ñîæàëåíè, ñìûñë åãî ó÷åíè , çàêë÷åííûé â ôîðìóëå «÷åëîâåê – ìåðà âñåõ âåùåé», äî ñèõ ïîð íåäîñòàòî÷íî èññëåäîâàí è îöåíåí ïî åãî çíà÷èìîñòè äë ñóäåá ÷åëîâåêà è ÷åëîâå÷åñòâà.  ïðåäëàãàåìîé ïóáëèêàöèè òà èäå ðàñêðûâàåòñ êàê ìåðîîïðåäåë ùèé ïðèíöèï êîíñòðóèðîâàíè ñîöèàëíîé ðåàëíîñòè, à âíóòðåíí ïðîòèâîðå÷èâîñò ìåðû ÷åëîâåêà – êàê îñíîâíîé èñòî÷íèê ñàìîäâèæåíè èíäèâèäóàëíîé è îáùåñòâåííîé ôîðìû æèçíè ëäåé, ãëàâíà ïðè÷èíà èõ äîñòèæåíèé è ïîðàæåíèé. Êíèãà ïðåäíàçíà÷åíà èññëåäîâàòåë ì â îáëàñòè ãóìàíèòàðíûõ è åñòåñòâåííûõ íàóê, ïðåïîäàâàòåë ì, àñïèðàíòàì, ñòóäåíòàì, âñåì, êòî èíòåðåñóåòñ , ÷òî è ïî÷åìó ïðîèñõîäèò â íàøåì êðàéíå íåñïîêîéíîì ìèðå.

Âå÷íî àêòóàëíà ïðîáëåìà äîáðà è çëà ðàññìàòðèâàåòñ â êîíòåêñòå ãåíèàëíîé èäåè äðåâíåãðå÷åñêîãî ìûñëèòåë Ïðîòàãîðà, àâòîðà Êîíñòèòóöèè îäíîé èç ïåðâûõ äåìîêðàòèé ìèðà, îñíîâàòåë ñîöèàëíîé ôèëîñîôèè, ñîâðåìåííèêà Ñîêðàòà. Ê ñîæàëåíè, ñìûñë åãî ó÷åíè , çàêë÷åííûé â ôîðìóëå «÷åëîâåê – ìåðà âñåõ âåùåé», äî ñèõ ïîð íåäîñòàòî÷íî èññëåäîâàí è îöåíåí ïî åãî çíà÷èìîñòè äë ñóäåá ÷åëîâåêà è ÷åëîâå÷åñòâà.  ïðåäëàãàåìîé ïóáëèêàöèè òà èäå ðàñêðûâàåòñ êàê ìåðîîïðåäåë ùèé ïðèíöèï êîíñòðóèðîâàíè ñîöèàëíîé ðåàëíîñòè, à âíóòðåíí ïðîòèâîðå÷èâîñò ìåðû ÷åëîâåêà – êàê îñíîâíîé èñòî÷íèê ñàìîäâèæåíè èíäèâèäóàëíîé è îáùåñòâåííîé ôîðìû æèçíè ëäåé, ãëàâíà ïðè÷èíà èõ äîñòèæåíèé è ïîðàæåíèé. Êíèãà ïðåäíàçíà÷åíà èññëåäîâàòåë ì â îáëàñòè ãóìàíèòàðíûõ è åñòåñòâåííûõ íàóê, ïðåïîäàâàòåë ì, àñïèðàíòàì, ñòóäåíòàì, âñåì, êòî èíòåðåñóåòñ , ÷òî è ïî÷åìó ïðîèñõîäèò â íàøåì êðàéíå íåñïîêîéíîì ìèðå.

The Foundation for the Study of Cycles reports that they have identified over 4000 separate cycles that affect nature, culture, business and productivity. My book examines a few very long-term cycles that influence all of us for decades in subtle and profound ways. When cycles come to completion a period of disorder results. The monetary and political doctrines that railroaded the United States into world affairs, wars and global central banking a century ago are coming to the end of a cyclical line. The public at large can sense the end is coming and a psychological crisis is building. This book explains why it’s happening and why happening now. It also spells out some likely future scenarios and ways to prepare to cope.

The Foundation for the Study of Cycles reports that they have identified over 4000 separate cycles that affect nature, culture, business and productivity. My book examines a few very long-term cycles that influence all of us for decades in subtle and profound ways. When cycles come to completion a period of disorder results. The monetary and political doctrines that railroaded the United States into world affairs, wars and global central banking a century ago are coming to the end of a cyclical line. The public at large can sense the end is coming and a psychological crisis is building. This book explains why it’s happening and why happening now. It also spells out some likely future scenarios and ways to prepare to cope.

The Foundation for the Study of Cycles reports that they have identified over 4000 separate cycles that affect nature, culture, business and productivity. My book examines a few very long-term cycles that influence all of us for decades in subtle and profound ways. When cycles come to completion a period of disorder results. The monetary and political doctrines that railroaded the United States into world affairs, wars and global central banking a century ago are coming to the end of a cyclical line. The public at large can sense the end is coming and a psychological crisis is building. This book explains why it’s happening and why happening now. It also spells out some likely future scenarios and ways to prepare to cope.

DOING IT WITH THE COSMOS: HENRY MILLER´S BIG SUR STRUGGLE FOR LOVE BEYOND SEX explores the evolving pantheistic vision and agonizing personal relationships of this rogue elephant of American literature. After years of exclusive conversations with people who knew Miller when he lived in Big Sur, the author concludes that, contrary to a popular mindset, Miller was not an apostle of gratuitous playboy sex. On the contrary, his books detail the man´s tortuous efforts to integrate “impulsive urges that were wholly beyond control” into a higher, more spiritual, form of love that may, or may not, include sex. His message: "We don´t have to make [the earth] a paradise. It is one. We have only to make ourselves fit to inhabit it ... Love is not a game, it´s a state of being." This book is a unique introduction to one of America´s most controversial literary greats, tracing his spiritual development from its shaky beginnings in Paris through its expansion in Greece to its culmination in Big Sur. The book not only serves as a manual of happiness, it is a caveat for people planning to play house together. Miller’s ultimtely joyful Nature wisdom, is an antidote for what ails an entire generation of restive, sex and violence-inundated Americans.

ETHICS FOR RASCALS spotlights the romantic adventures,provocative ethics, and playful philosophy of the prince of storytellers,Robert Louis Stevenson, quixotic wanderer and prototype for Sir James M. Barrie´s PETER PAN.

This unique introduction to RLS and his spirited mate, Fanny Osbourne -- who fell in love in the romantic environs of Paris and married under the spell of California -- throws down the gauntlet, daring readers to turn every trial into an adventure, to do nothing that insults their own souls, and to have a little open-hearted fun along the way to ´El dorado.´

Recognizing the inner illumination of even the humblest life, Stevenson urges: "Find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all. In the joy of the actors lies the sense of any action. That is the explanation, that the excuse!"