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Thinkers have been fascinated by paradox since long before Aristotle grappled with Zeno's. In this volume in The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Margaret Cuonzo explores paradoxes and the strategies used to solve them. She finds that paradoxes are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking. A paradox can be defined as a set of mutually inconsistent claims, each of which seems true. Paradoxes emerge not just in salons and ivory towers but in everyday life.

We are all living an existence that none of us chose and none of us truly understand. Naturally, everything can—at times—feel strange, chaotic, and overwhelming. The Art of Living an Absurd Existence helps us find peace with this; it instructs us on how to embrace and appreciate the mystery; and it breaks us free from reductive ways of thinking so that we can embark on our own absurd journey with openness and wonder.

Professor Mary Holmes called paradox "the natural condition of the world. It is both the working principle and the mystery of life... We are always surrounded by paradox because all of creation is the union of opposites. All energy comes from the union of opposites." Holmes is here tying our experience of paradox to our consciousness of opposites.

Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes is a brilliant and accessible summary of the six major ethical beliefs of Stoicism. The nature of moral goodness, the possession of virtue, good and bad conduct, the transcendence of wisdom, and the sources of real wealth are all discussed with the author's characteristic intensity and wit. This is the only existing modern translation of this little-known classic, as well as the most detailed study. Translator Quintus Curtius has returned to the original Latin texts to provide a modern, fresh interpretation of these forgotten classics.

We live in a world of outrageous pain. Postmodernity—with its correct critique of pre-modernity's often fundamentalist and dogmatic stories about value—has deconstructed value and said value is not real. At the same time, regressive religious fundamentalism is on the rise all through the world. Fundamentalism, like post-modernism, says there is no universal Field of Value. Instead, it claims that value is mediated only through its particular prism of revelation. Outrageous pain is caused when we fail to recognize that we are all in a shared Field of Value.

In The Paradox of Progress, Dr. Michael M. Karch delves into the ethical complexities of AI’s rapid evolution. Drawing from a career spanning three decades in robotics, orthopedic surgery, and international disaster response, Dr. Karch investigates AI’s far-reaching impact and initiates critical discussion about its duality. This is a compelling exploration through historical precedents of progress and AI’s challenges today, including fears of data bias, deep fakes, technological hegemony, and job displacement.

From the author of The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness. Whether we realize it or not, all of us experience the pain of self-awareness. In an age when we are aware of so...

In this new kind of introduction to ethical theory, Daniel Muñoz and Sarah Stroud present fifty of the field's most exciting puzzles, paradoxes, and thought experiments. Over the course of eleven chapters, the authors cover a huge variety of topics, starting with the classic debate between utilitarians and deontologists and ending on existential questions about the future of humanity.

يحاول آري دبليو. كروجلانسكي الإجابة عن هذه الأسئلة وغيرها، موضحًا أن عدم اليقين من القضايا الأساسية التي تميز بها عصرنا، فالاستقرار الذي كنا ننعم به ذات يوم يختفي بسرعة هائلة، فهناك تغيرات كبيرة في المجتمع تحول واقعنا: أعداد غفيرة من المهاجرين واللاجئين تهز الأسس الديموغرافية والثقافية والدينية للأمم، كما أن تغيير المواقف والأساليب فيما يخص التوظيف، مع زيادة العمل الحر والمؤقت، يقوض قدرة الناس على التخطيط للمستقبل. وهناك أيضًا شعور متناقص باستمرار الثقة بما كان مبجلًا ذات يوم: مثل الحكومة، ووسائل الإعلام، والتعليم، والطب، ومع كل ذلك أصبح الإنترنت يزودنا بموجة من النصائح المتضاربة

Crafted by satirical philosopher and literary trickster George Kevers, The Uncertainty Principle is a thought experiment dressed in academic robes and running shoes. It spirals through epistemology, solipsism, metaphysics, and the mess of modern meaning—equal parts intellectual farce and spiritual séance.

Paradoxes of the Highest Science does not contain the paths to great wealth, the secrets to prosperity, nor the call to power; on the contrary, this work will provide the uninitiated glimpses of the true nature of the occult, hints of universal truth and wisdom.

Zen is not a theology, it is a unique phenomenon. Not easy to understand for a Western mind. Most religions exist around the concept of God. For Zen, the individual human is the goal - an end unto himself. So there is no concept of God in Zen. Certainly those who have been brought up as Christians, Muslims, Hindus, or Jews, cannot conceive of what sort of religion Zen is. If there is no God, then it becomes atheism. It is not; it is theism to the very core - but without God. This is the first fundamental to be understood. Let it sink deep within you, then things will become clear.

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Were ancient Greek philosophers right about reality being only an illusion? What was really the biggest blunder of Einstein's life? Is everything we've been taught about the universe incorrect? In The Unobservable Universe, visionary scientist and engineer Scott M. Tyson successfully unravels cosmology from the level of rocket science and brings it down to Earth, demystifying the universe in terms that laymen can comprehend and enjoy, splitting atoms but not hairs on this magical mystery tour of the outback of time and space.

Welcome Into The Paradox—the podcast designed to safely house all those fringe subjects that polite society pretends don't exist. We are your mental bunker for the unbelievable.We dissect UFO sightings, ancient mysteries, and conspiracies so dense they defy logic... but we never forget the punchline. This show operates on multiple levels of parody within the paradox itself, meaning we take the research seriously, but we take ourselves just seriously enough to know we’re probably all targets.Your host through this beautiful madness is Peter—also known by the designation Piggsy—and I ...

Unreal Reality: The Paradox of Existence is a lucid and unflinching exploration of reality, illusion, and the ethical demands of being. Blending philosophy, science, and reflective clarity, this book journeys through the shifting ground beneath perception, memory, identity, and knowledge. It challenges the need for certainty, confronts the limits of understanding, and insists that meaning can—and must—be forged even when truth remains out of reach.

Philosophe et romancier, Pascal Bruckner a la volonté de transmettre le sens de ses écrits incarnés par sa voix, il collabore donc pour la seconde fois...

Êtes-vous vraiment libre ? LES PARADOXES DE SOPH-IA vous invitent à la remise en question. Dans chaque épisode de 5 à 10 minutes, nous explorerons les limites de la liberté dans notre société interconnectée.

Hi, I’m Emma, the host of the Paradox Playground Podcast. My lifelong fascination with the human mind, body, and spirit has led me to explore the delicate balance between them. I’m deeply curious about life’s ebb and flow, the push and pull of growth and discovery.This podcast is for emerging adults—people who are logical but also seeking deeper connection with themselves. It’s a space for us to learn together, to navigate life’s challenges side by side, and to uncover the paradoxes that shape our journey. Sometimes things don’t make sense at first, but with a closer look, we ...

From the moment we are incarnated—from the first breath to the last—we are unraveling. The forces that sustain us are the very forces that undo us. Oxygen nourishes and corrodes. Water gives life and drowns. Fire warms and devours. Love makes us whole and tears us apart. The universe does not merely allow contradiction—it is built upon it. Yet, beneath the surface of these scientific truths lies something deeper—the philosophy of the divine. If existence is intentional, if consciousness is no accident, then this paradox is no mere cosmic coincidence.