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  Better Never to Have Been - The...

  David Benatar

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  Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into existence is always a serious harm. Those who never exist cannot be deprived. However, by coming into existence one does suffer quite serious harms that could not have befallen one had one not come into existence. Drawing on the relevant psychological literature, the author shows that there are a number of well-documented features of human psychology that explain why people systematically overestimate the quality of their lives and why they are thus resistant to the suggestion that they were seriously harmed by being brought into existence. The author then argues for the "anti-natal" view—that it is always wrong to have children—and he shows that combining the anti-natal view with common pro-choice views about fetal moral status yield a "pro-death" view about abortion. Although counter-intuitive for many, that implication is defended, not least by showing that it solves many conundrums of moral theory about population.

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  Lost to Time - Unforgettable...

  Martin W. Sandler

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  Stories that history forgot . . . but readers will remember 
   
   
   
  "The only thing new in the world," said Harry S. Truman, "is the history you don't know." In this fresh and fascinating collection of historical vignettes, Martin W. Sandler (author of Resolute and Atlantic Ocean) restores to memory important events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. 
   
   
   
  Though barely known today, these are major historical stories, from Ziryab, an eighth-century black slave whose influence on music, cuisine, fashion, and manners still reverberates, to Cahokia, a twelfth century city north of the Rio Grande, which at its zenith contained a population estimated to have been as high as 40,000 (more than any contemporary European city), to the worst peacetime maritime disaster ever, the explosion and sinking of the Sultana on the Mississippi in 1865. 
   
   
   
  These tales are far from trivia; they illuminate little-known American and foreign achievements, ingenuity, heroics, blunders, and tragedies that changed the course of history and resonate today.

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  Emotional Intelligence + CBT 2...

  Tyler Cross

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  Are you having trouble regulating your emotions and behavior patterns? Are your coping mechanisms doing you more harm than good? Then you need to keep listening... 
  There’s no way to sugarcoat it: your emotional intelligence is a major signifier of your future happiness and success – far more important than your IQ, according to renowned psychologist Daniel Goleman. Not only do emotionally intelligent people have more satisfying relationships, but they also make better leaders and tend to advance faster than others. 
  This bundle includes:Emotional Intelligence: Understand Your Emotions and Create Profound Relationships, Discover How to Develop Emotional Awareness, EQ, and Social Intelligence, Even if You're a Clueless BeginnerCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Reshape Your Brain to Eliminate Anxiety, Depression, and Negative Thoughts in Just 14 Days CBT Psychotherapy Proven Techniques & Exercises 
  In the Emotional Intelligence Collection 2-in-1 bundle, you’ll discover:Eight transformative CBT practices that will INSTANTLY reconstruct your psyche for a healthier, more positive outlook. Genius exercises to improve self-management and strategies for dealing with stress, even during extremely intense situations.Little-known tips for analyzing and greatly improving any romantic, familial, or professional relationship in your life.The life-altering cognitive model for immediate relief from past traumas.How to develop social awareness and IMMEDIATELY gain someone’s trust through an emotional connection.  
  And much, much more… 
  If you want to access the expert tools that change lives, and finally develop the emotional satisfaction that everyone else only dreams about, then you should listen to this audiobook!

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  How to Talk About Love - An...

  Plato

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  What is love? In poetry, songs, fiction, movies, psychology, and philosophy, love has been described, admired, lamented, and dissected in endless ways. Is love based on physical attraction? Does it bring out our better selves? How does it relate to sex? Is love divine? Plato's Symposium is one of the oldest, most influential, and most profound explorations of such questions—it is even the source of the idea of "Platonic love." How to Talk about Love introduces and presents the key passages and central ideas of Plato's philosophical dialogue in a lively new translation. 
   
   
   
  The Symposium is set at a fictional drinking party during which prominent Athenians engage in a friendly competition by delivering improvised speeches in praise of Eros, the Greek god of love and sex. The aristocrat Phaedrus, the legal expert Pausanias, the physician Eryximachus, the comic playwright Aristophanes, and the tragic poet Agathon—each by turn celebrates different aspects of love before Socrates proposes not to praise love but to tell the truth about it. In the final speech, the politician and libertine Alcibiades argues that Socrates himself is the epitome of love. 
   
   
   
  Deftly capturing the essence and spirit of Plato's masterpiece, How to Talk about Love makes the Symposium more accessible and enjoyable than ever before.

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  Future Morality

  David Edmonds

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  The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they're upon us. New kinds of dilemma are springing up. Can robots be held responsible for their actions? Will artificial intelligence be able to predict criminal activity? Is the future gender-fluid? Should we strive to become post-human? Should we use drugs to improve our intimate relationships—or to reduce crime? Our intuitions about questions like these are often both weak and confused. 
   
   
   
  David Edmonds has put together a philosophical task force to get to grips with these challenges. Twenty-nine philosophers present provocative and engaging pieces about aspects of life today, and life tomorrow—birth and death, health and medicine, brain and body, personal relationships, wrongdoing and justice, the internet, animals, and the environment. The future won't look the same when you've finished this book.

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  The Mind Body Way - The Embodied...

  Dr. Julie Beaulac, Casey...

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  Learn how to lead from the inside out. 
  Are you spending your energy wisely, or are you teetering on the brink of exhaustion? Whether you're an executive, an entrepreneur, or a community organizer, embodiment can help you find meaningful success in life and leadership. In The Mind-Body Way, wellness and leadership experts Courtney Amo, Dr. Julie Beaulac, and Casey Berglund use their decades of experience to reveal how tapping into the intuitive wisdom of your body makes you a better, happier leader—no matter the unique challenges of your everyday. 
  With a step-by-step approach founded on six pillars of embodiment, The Mind-Body Way teaches you how to be a more resilient, connected, and purpose-driven leader by deepening your relationship with your body and heeding its wisdom. Through meaningful stories and accessible exercises, this practical guide will teach you how to interpret your body’s signals and use that knowledge to curb self-doubt and become a stronger, more agile leader in this increasingly complex world. 
  Discover a new way of leading that is powerful, connected, and aligned with purpose, a way that heals you and invigorates you to move through massive change—all while inspiring and empowering others.

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