Showing results for "For a Better World" in Philosophy

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence.

Robert Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares thoughts on decision-making developed over more than six decades in markets, business, government, and politics, and offers readers an astute and original guide for navigating uncertain times In 1958, as a...

- Impulses for the world of tomorrow - In the Clearvision Podcast you get impulses from people who bring something good into the world. Hendrik Roggemann talks to interesting personalities who contribute in their own way to make this world a little better with their being and their doing. Let yourself be touched and inspired by their stories, experiences and insights. German/ Deutsch - Impulse für die Welt von morgen - Im Clearvision Podcast bekommst du Impulse von Menschen, die etwas Gutes in die Welt bringen Hendrik Roggemann spricht mit interessanten Persönlichkeiten, die auf ihre Weise ...

In Being Better, Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos apply Stoic principles to contemporary issues such as social justice, climate breakdown, and the excesses of global capitalism. They show that Stoicism is not an ivory-tower philosophy or a collection of Silicon Valley life hacks, but a vital way of life that helps us live simply, improve our communities, and find peace in a turbulent world.

The world isn’t coming to an end, contrary to what you may have heard. But the media’s near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed. Jurriaan Kamp shows that optimism - intelligent optimism, not a rose-colored-glasses brand of wishful thinking - is good for not only your mind but your body too. He details a whole host of health problems that can actually be linked to pessimism.