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The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership

by M. Soupio, Panos Mourdoukoutas ...

How can the contemplations and teachings of a man who lived in ancient Greece help you in your role leading a tech giant or a restaurant chain?Though skills and experience may have landed you your position, they don’t make you a great leader. Instead, true leaders evolve out of those who learn to look within and question themselves before they try to lead anyone else.In this book, aspiring leaders ... Read more

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The Ten Golden Rules

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by M. A. Soupios, Panos Mourdoukoutas Ph.D. ...

A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living a Richer, More Meaningful LifePlato, Aristotle, Socrates, Epictetus, Epicurus, Pythagorus, Aesop—such wisdom, now at your fingertips. Timeless wisdom from these ancient Greek philosophers plus others has been condensed by the authors into ten memorable and easy-to-understand rules that, if lived by, can enable modern readers to have rich, meaningful lives.The ten ... Read more

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Profiles of Power

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Profiles of Power: Philosopher-Kings, Princes, and Supermen examines the concept of “power” in the form of three iconic personifications: Plato’s Philosopher-king, Machiavelli’s Prince, and Nietzsche’s Superman. It demonstrates how these thinkers’ response to power was determined by their investigation of the fundamental nature of humankind, the limits of human understanding, and the question of ... Read more

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Profiles of Power: Philosopher-Kings, Princes, and Supermen examines the concept of “power” in the form of three iconic personifications: Plato’s Philosopher-king, Machiavelli’s Prince, and Nietzsche’s Superman. It demonstrates how these thinkers’ response to power was determined by their investigation of the fundamental nature of humankind, the limits of human understanding, and the question of
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The Crisis of Truth in America

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This book presents a sobering account of contemporary America’s anemic grasp of truth. It documents a variety of sources collectively contributing to a disturbing torrent of misconception and falsity. Unsurprisingly, much of the explanation for this truthless spate relates to money and power. None of this is new in the sense that America has always had a copious supply of fraudsters and con men. ... Read more

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This book presents a sobering account of contemporary America’s anemic grasp of truth. It documents a variety of sources collectively contributing to a disturbing torrent of misconception and falsity. Unsurprisingly, much of the explanation for this truthless spate relates to money and power. None of this is new in the sense that America has always had a copious supply of fraudsters and con men.
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The Greeks Who Made Us Who We Are

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Hellenic contributions to Western Civilization are acknowledged by all, but the details of their endowment are under-appreciated. This volume seeks to disclose two distinctive features of Western culture uniquely attributable to the ancient Greeks: A human-centered worldview that elevated humans to the threshold of divinity and a philosophical temperament which for the first time in history ... Read more

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What is Good?

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A.C. Grayling answers the most important question - How do we live a good life?One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value - what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. Most of us want to live a good life. But what, in today's secular society, does 'good' actually mean?To classical Greeks, the acquisition of knowledge, ... Read more

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A.C. Grayling answers the most important question - How do we live a good life?One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value - what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. Most of us want to live a good life. But what, in today's secular society, does 'good' actually mean?To classical Greeks, the acquisition of knowledge,
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Plato's Republic

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Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live

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Tyranny

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This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell argues that modern tyranny and statecraft differ fundamentally from the classical understanding. Newell demonstrates a historical shift in emphasis from the classical thinkers' stress on the virtuous character of rulers and the need for civic education to the modern ... Read more

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Growth and Guilt

Psychology and the Limits of Development

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The relentless exploitation of the earth's resources and technologys boundless growth are a matter of urgent concern. When did this race towards the limitless begin? The Greeks, who shaped the basis of Western thinking, lived in mortal fear of humanity's hidden hunger for the infinite and referred to it as hubris, the one true sin in their moral code. Whoever desired or possessed too much was ... Read more

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