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In this monumental work of moral and political philosophy, Plato sought to answer some of the world's most formidable questions: What does it mean to be good? What enables us to distinguish between right and wrong? How should human virtues be translated into a just society? Perhaps the greatest single treatise written on political philosophy, The Republic has strongly influenced Western thought concerning questions of justice, rule, obedience, and the good life.

This book works with concepts of healing that embrace responsibility, empowerment, and energy. It discusses the diminishing issues of shame and guilt and how they hobble our capacity for a good life and turn us into martyrs, unable to fully experience joy, have fun, and delight in pleasure.

In 30 Years a Slave Hughes provides vivid descriptions and explicit accounts of how the McGee plantation in Mississippi, and the McGee mansion in Tennessee functioned - accounts of the lives of the many slaves that lived, suffered and sometimes died under the cruel and unusual punishments meted out by Boss and his monstrously unstable and vindictive wife. He described the profane manner in which this peculiar institution dehumanized, on a daily basis, not only the black man but even more so the white man.

Now a riveting new audio production, Holding a Mirror Up to Nature: Shame, Guilt, and Violence in Shakespeare takes advantage of scenes performed by acclaimed actors to dramatize how much Shakespeare’s tragic heroes exhibit the psychology of those who commit violence in the contemporary world.

Conviértete en el líder de tu propia revolución personal. Con más de 500,000 descargas del podcast de Sin Vergüenza De Mí, Fernando te trae en este manual de transformación las preguntas y ejercicios para comenzar tu cambio.