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By Andrea Nye. 1994
This book brings together the work of three major women thinkers of this century: Rosa Luxemburg, Simone Weil and Hannah…
Arendt. The book explores the continuities and developments of their views on justice, knowledge, the self, divinity, and the way philosophical problems have been framed in the mainstream masculine tradition. Andrea Nye explains the the link between these women is not that they express the same ideas or even that they have a common feminine style, but that each keeps her philosophical theorizing in constant contact with experienced reality. Thinking always about and through the catastrophic changing events of the twentieth century, they produced a developing and deepening commentary on the human condition that Nye suggests might be a better resource than traditional philosophy for those struggling against sexism, racism and injustice.By John Ralston Saul. 1997
Knowledge, The Enlightenment believed, could protect us from the follies of ideology. But Saul maintains that 'knowing' has not made…
us "conscious'. Instead we have become increadingly passive, our society increadingly conformist. These are no easy solutions to this problem, Saul say, but change is still possible.By David J Kalupahana. 1992
This erudite, well-written, highly instructive, and constantly interesting work ... covers a broad spectrum, including Dignaga, Tantrism, and Ch'an. A…
single focus is maintained, however, by Kalupahana's insistence on the non-absolutistic, non-foundationalist, non-essentialist character of the Buddha's philosophy, set off against the absolutism of previous Indian philosophy and against the recurring revivals of abolutism within the Buddhist tradition itself.By Anthony De Mello. 1988
In more than two hundred parables and lessons, Anthony de Mello points the way toward new levels of harmony, wisdom,…
and enlightenment. Rooted in the spirit of the Gospel, de Mello's messages span the mystical traditions of both East and West.By Christina Colegate. 2004
Australian philosopher Christina Colegate argues that human happiness depends on how successfully we negotiate the various relationships that give shape…
and meaning to our lives. Christina explains why she thinks that ethics is an art or skill rather than a science, and why body image is now a hot topic for moral philosophers.By Deborah Gare. 2003
Geoffrey Blainey has steered Australian history into the nation's conversation. No one would dispute that he is a courageous public…
intellectual, a writer of rare grace and a master storyteller. And he has indeed provoked a rare fuss, both public and professional, with some of his comments on Asian immigration and Aboriginal land rights. It is time to reassess the work of Geoffrey Blainey, and consider his role in Australian history, politics and public life. A lively and distinguished assembly of fellow historians - Deborah Gare, Geoffrey Bolton, Stuart Macintyre and Tom Stannage - take a fresh look at Blainey's distinguished career.By Helen Garner. 1995
When two female university students went to the police claiming that they had been indecently assaulted at a party by…
the head of their co-ed residential college, the shock of the accusations split the community. Helen Garner examines the issues of sex and power which surround this incident in a blend of reportage and personal experience.By Jonathan Franzen. 2002
A collection of fourteen essays from the author of The Corrections. Although the subjects range from the sex-advice industry to…
the way a super-max prison works, each piece wrestles with essential themes of Franzen's writing: the erosion of civic life and private dignity, and the hidden persistance of loneliness in postmodern, imperial America. Recent pieces include an essay on his father's struggle with Alzheimer's disease and a rueful account of the author's brief tenure as an Oprah Winfrey writer.Contents: My Father's Brain -- Imperial Bedroom -- Why Bother? -- Lost in the Mail -- Erika Imports -- Sifting the Ashes -- The Reader in Exile -- First City -- Scavenging -- Control Units -- Books in Bed -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Inauguration Day, January 2001.By Christopher Hitchens. 2008
In God is Not Great, Hitchen tweezes through the major religious texts with forensic shrewdness. With chapters entitled Religion Kills',…
and Is Religion Child Abuse?', he fearlessly argues for a secular life based on science and reason, tarring religion as man-made wish-thinking. He documents the ways in which religion is a cause of dangerous sexual repression and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos; in Hitchen's vision, hell is replaced by the Hubble telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the double helix. Principally, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, and proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without 'Him'.By T. R Frame. 2004
Living by the Sword is the first critique of the Australian military experience from a Christian ethical perspective. It surveys…
attitudes towards war and warfare from ancient to modern times, considers the moral status of the nation-state and international sovereignty, asks whether the "just war" tradition was relevant to campaigns against Iraq, assesses recent emphasis on collective security and suggests some difficulties associated with recognising conscientious objection. As intra-state conflicts increase, this book considers when and where humanitarian intervention is justified and whether the creation of an "international constabulary" might avoid the need for pre-emptive military strikes.By M. Scott Peck. 1993
We live in a deeply ailing society and our illness is incivility; morally destructive patterns of self-absorption, callousness, manipulativeness and…
materialism. Dr. Peck argues that we can learn to restore civility to ourselves and our institutions - that we can make the spiritual commitment that is a cornerstone of civility.By Edward De Bono. 1987
Edward De Bono originated the concept of lateral thinking, an approach specifically concerned with changing concepts and perceptions. In these…
letters he continues his thinking about thinking, expands on his methods and provides exercises to develop creative thinking skills.By Martin Amis. 1993
A diverse collection of essays by best-selling author Martin Amis, covering a variety of subjects including literature, sport, politics and…
film. Also includes essays on authors Graham Greene, J.G. Ballard, Salman Rushdie and pop stars John Lennon and Madonna.By Ramona Koval. 2012
The Best Australian Essays 2012 presents the country's most eloquent voices at the peak of their powers. Helen Garner, Anna…
Krien and Romy Ash discuss animals; David Marr, Rhys Muldoon and James Button discuss those of the political variety. Peter Robb meets Akira Isogawa, J.M. Coetzee considers Les Murray's black dog, and Gillian Mears her award-winning novel.John Bryson reflects on the drawn-out, unnecessary agony of the Azaria case. With humour, Louis Nowra walks in the shadow of death, while Lee Kofman's teenage passions unfurl in a time of war. There's Andrew Ford on John Cage, Maria Tumarkin on food, Clive James on Pauline Kael, and Nick Bryant on Gina Rinehart. These are essays full of insight and wit, on the subjects that moved us in 2012.By Robyn Davidson. 2009
This year's Best Australian Essays ranges far and wide. There are portraits of Michael Jackson, Samuel Beckett, the kookaburra, Julia…
Gillard and Charles Darwin. There are dazzling pieces on commerce and cricket, extinction and translation, perfume and politics. There are journeys through landscapes scorched and recovering, and reflections on turning points both public and deeply personal. For Robyn Davidson, the best essays 'put oneself and the world to the test.' Here is a collection of pieces that do just that - and also entertain, inspire and provoke. Contributors include: David Sedaris, Tim Flannery, Tim Winton, Annabel Crabb, Chloe Hooper, David Marr, Drusilla Modjeska, JM Coetzee, Noel Pearson, Robert Dessaix and more.By David Marr. 2008
It was the year of Wall Street’s collapse and Australia’s apology, of a film-world tragedy and an art-world scandal. In…
Best Australian Essays 2008, David Marr has selected great writing from a turbulent time. With eyewitness accounts from crisis zones and film sets, deserts and campaign trails, and tales of failing banks and wounded birds, hitchhiking and footy jumpers, mourning brothers and raising children, music, media, art, love and obscenity, these wonderful essays paint a vivid picture of the year that was.By Robert Drewe. 2010
This year's Best Australian Essays offers riveting snapshots of the nation's "current loves and angers, its art and myths and…
amusements and gender concerns - and its propensity for bushfires." From Alex Miller on the creative imagination to Mark Dapin on crime myths, from Amanda Hooton on Miss Universe to Tim Flannery on the inner lives of animals, this is a collection that takes the pulse of the nation's writers and thinkers and finds them in rude health. A deeply satisfying collection for that long summer read. Contributors include: Clive James, Christine Kenneally, Shane Maloney, David Marr, Mark Dapin, Andrew Sant, Guy Rundle, Peter Conrad, Jo Lennan, Tim Flannery, Maureen O'Shaughnessy, Ian Henderson, Amanda Hooton, Anne Manne, Elizabeth Farrelly, David Brooks, Sunil Badami, Les Murray, Janet Hawley, David Malouf, Shelley Gare, Paul McGeough, Murray Bail, Kathy Marks, Alex Miller, Melissa Lucashenko, Lorna Hallahan, Pauline Nguyen, Carmel Bird, Nicolas Rothwell, Robert Manne, Sarah Drummond, Gerard WindsorBy Robert Manne. 2014
‘Some essays in this collection plunged me into thought. Some caused me to weep. Some brought tears of laughter. Some…
essays won me over by the power of their imagination. Some by their analytic clarity. Some by their excruciating honesty. Some by the pain of things past or present faced without flinching.’ - Robert Manne. In The Best Australian Essays 2014, Robert Manne assembles his picks of contemporary non-fiction writing. Tim Winton reflects on the impact of landscape on the Australian character; Helen Garner remembers her mother with a raw and stirring poignancy; Christos Tsiolkas wonders how the Left forgot their origins; Tim Flannery traces the history of the Great Barrier Reef and fears its destruction. With essays traversing madness, liberty under the rule of Tony Abbott, the enslaving of horses and the legacy of Doris Lessing, this sharp collection offers lucid insight, shrewd understanding and heartbreaking empathy.By Drusilla Modjeska. 2006
It has been a good year for essays. The latest Best Essays annual contains life and travel stories, explorations of…
art and politics, that will illuminate and divert. There is Robert Hughes on Rembrandt, and Gideon Haigh on Google. J.M. Coetzee on translation, and David Malouf on Shakespeare. Robyn Davidson goes to Tibet, and Hazel Rowley to Brazil in search of Sartre and de Beauvoir. And there are pieces on many of the year’s key political and social stories that bring depth and eloquence to the public conversation.By Robert Dessaix. 2004
A rich and diverse collection of essays, compiled by one of Australia's most respected writers, Robert Dessaix. It ranges across…
a variety of styles: some selections are quirkily seductive, others urgent and persuasive, still others spell-binding lieterary performances. Richard Flanagan writes an impassioned piece on Tasmania's forests, Thomas Keneally charmingly recounts the beginnings of "Schindler's Ark", and Marion Halligan and Ane-Marie Priest provide two different takes on the erotics of reading. Other contributors to this edition include: John Birmingham, J.M. Coetzee, M.J. Hyland, Peter Mares and Chris Wallace-Crabbe as well as many more.