19.02.2021

“All Peace No Pieces: A Course in Miracles’ Take on “the World” by Jackie Lora Jones

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"Author Jackie Lora Jones has questioned the chaotic nature of “the world” all her life. After practicing many of the self-help movement’s best methods and experiencing some temporary benefits, she was still left unsatisfied. A Course in Miracles helped her “put the puzzle pieces together” where she learned about the mind’s power and its role in making up an illusory world. In Book One of The Wisdom Series™ Jackie shares why permanent peace and happiness cannot come from anything external. She shares how she turned the tables on the ego (false self) and her awakening process for remembering our perfect Oneness in Heaven (true Self). In Reality, we are all One—we are All Peace...>>

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19.02.2021

“The Power of 3: Beat Adversity, Find Authentic Purpose, Live a Better Life” by Robb Hiller

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"When faced with adversity, a major decision, or simply the challenges of daily existence, whether it is a difficult boss, a child who is hard to control, or a marriage or career that appears to be stuck, most of us have habitual knee-jerk reactions that hold us back. We find ourselves asking, Why am I working so hard but don’t seem to be getting anywhere? Why do I keep fighting the same battles? When did I lose passion for what I do? Everyone has those questions, and in this book, Robb Hiller unveils the coaching that he has given Fortune 500 executives to answer these same questions. His counsel is encapsulated in a three-fold principle:...>>

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19.02.2021

“The Genius and the Goddess: A Novel” by Aldous Huxley

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"Thirty years ago, ecstasy and torment took hold of John Rivers, shocking him out of “half-baked imbecility into something more nearly resembling the human form.” He had an affair with the wife of his mentor, Henry Maartens—a pathbreaking physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize, and a figure of blinding brilliance—bringing the couple to ruin. Now, on Christmas Eve while a small grandson sleeps upstairs, John Rivers is moved to set the record straight about the great man and the radiant, elemental creature he married, who viewed the renowned genius through undazzled eyes."...>>

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19.02.2021

“All Thoughts Are Equal: Laruelle and Nonhuman Philosophy” by John O Maoilearca

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"All Thoughts Are Equal is both an introduction to the work of French philosopher François Laruelle and an exercise in nonhuman thinking. For Laruelle, standard forms of philosophy continue to dominate our models of what counts as exemplary thought and knowledge. By contrast, what Laruelle calls his “non-standard” approach attempts to bring democracy into thought, because all forms of thinking—including the nonhuman—are equal. John Ó Maoilearca examines how philosophy might appear when viewed with non-philosophical and nonhuman eyes. He does so by refusing to explain Laruelle through orthodox philosophy, opting instead to follow the structure of a film (Lars von Trier’s documentary The Five Obstructions) as an example of the non-standard method. Von Trier’s film...>>

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19.02.2021

“Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy” edited by Joachim von Braun et al

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"This open access book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have elicited widespread debate over their benefits and drawbacks for humanity. The emergent technologies have for instance implications within medicine and health care, employment, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, and armed conflict. While there has been considerable attention devoted to robotics/AI applications in each of these domains, a fuller picture of their connections and the possible consequences for our shared humanity seems needed. This volume covers multidisciplinary research, examines current research frontiers in AI/robotics and likely impacts on societal well-being, human – robot relationships, as well as the opportunities and risks for sustainable development and peace. The attendant ethical and religious dimensions...>>

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