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In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, she demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let conventional ideas define her sense of the truth. Rand eloquently asserts that one cannot create art without infusing it with one's own value judgments and personal philosophy - even an attempt to withhold moral overtones only results in a deterministic or naturalistic message.

https://www.solgoodmedia.com Listen to hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, and ambient sounds all ad free! "The Philosophy Collection" is a comprehensive anthology of philosophical explorations. Delve into our vast collection of episodes covering a wide array of philosophical topics from ethics to metaphysics. Each published episode invites you to explore deeper thoughts and theories, perfect for binge listening freely.

Japanese culture has fascinated the West ever since the country’s doors opened up in the 1800s. In many ways, Japan has remained elusive, and people have travelled from all around the world to see for themselves how unique this nation remains. Another way of exploring this enigmatic culture is through its literature. The English language succeeds surprisingly well in revealing the Japanese sense of life.

The "Classic Philosophy Book Collection" podcast invites you to explore the works of the world’s greatest thinkers. From Plato to Nietzsche, this series offers in-depth readings of foundational texts that have shaped human thought and continue to influence modern philosophy.

Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly engaging introduction, the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics, and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.

An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book. Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional....

The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Lao Tzu. The Tao Te Ching is basically everybody's handy guide to Taoism. These eighty-one short chapters cover the ways of the "Way" and lay out all the main ideas of one of the world's most old-school philosophies.The main attraction in the TTC is the Tao itself, which is the great flow of everything—like everything. The Tao is the mysterious, unnamable process through which everything in the Universe happens. Throughout the book, the great Tao is held up as an example of how we all should try to ...

In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object - either in art, in nature, or the human form - beautiful and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely.

This audiobook is a compilation of teachings by Chanakya, a prominent figure in ancient Indian literature. Among the numerous works of ethics literature in Sanskrit, Chanakya Neeti holds a significant place. It provides practical advice in a succinct style to lead a happy and successful life. Its main focus is to impart practical wisdom for every aspect of life. It emphasizes values like righteousness, culture, justice, peace, education, and the overall progress of human life. This book beautifully integrates life principles, practical behavior, ideals, and reality. To enjoy more interesting ...

Welcome to our podcast! In today's episode, we delve into the captivating transformation of characters within stories, focusing particularly on one of the most iconic examples - Breaking Bad.One of the most beautiful aspects of a story is observing the transformation of a character within that story. Changing a person is a difficult task. However, when that person is placed under certain circumstances, sometimes there is no choice but to change. Breaking Bad is one of the productions that beautifully portrays this character transformation. The process of a harmless, even timid man turning into...

Theory of Architecture is a series of in-depth conversations with architects and academics about architecture and the theories and philosophies behind it.

Musician George Tintura delves into the meaning behind the best known songs in the English-speaking world. Also known as "Mister Christmas," George explains the "why" behind the songs that keep coming back year after year.

In Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva Noë raises a number of profound questions: What is art? Why do we value art as we do? What does art reveal about our nature? Drawing on philosophy, art history, and cognitive science, and making provocative use of examples from all three of these fields, Noë offers new answers to such questions. He also shows why recent efforts to frame questions about art in terms of neuroscience and evolutionary biology alone have been and will continue to be unsuccessful.

A collection of essays by Virginia Woolf, some of which originally appeared in the Times Literary Supplement or the Dial, and others were originally published for the first time in this volume. "Anything that Virginia Woolf may have to say about letters is of more than ordinary interest, for her peculiar intelligence and informed attitude set her somewhat apart. She possesses the happy faculty simultaneously of enjoying and accepting the work of Daniel De Foe and James Joyce, of Joseph Addison and T.S. Eliot, of Jane Austen and Marcel Proust. Many of these essays are excellent examples of that...

Born in Scotland, Alexander Dunlop Lindsay was a teacher of philosophy at a number of universities in England in the early 1900s. This brief commentary on Kant's philosophy is a work that focuses solely on some of the main ideas Kant put forth in the three Critiques. Although not comprehensive, the narrative style of this volume makes it a pleasant read and will be a valuable "break-in" point (or introduction to) the complex philosophy of Immanuel Kant. (Summary by SKwanlada)

Dive into the profound world of art through the lens of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of Germanys literary giants. In these essays, Goethe explores the intricacies of artistic expression, sharing his reflections on various art forms and the creative process. From a thought-provoking commentary on a gallery of pictures in Section 25 to the engaging dramatic readings in other sections, this collection offers a rich tapestry of letters, dialogues, and insights. Translated by S.G. Ward, these essays invite you to uncover the treasure trove of Goethes thoughts on art, creativity, and even the ...

The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is a collection of Sanskrit sutras on the theory and practice of yoga – 195 sutras and 196 sutras. The Yoga Sutras was compiled in the early centuries CE, by the sage Patanjali in India who synthesized and organized knowledge about yoga from much older traditions.View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe

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