Time is reversible, and nothing rules out the existence of other universes besides our own. But whether or not reality has one universe or many, it had no beginning and was not created. This book shows how time symmetry at the quantum level makes it possible to draw a model of reality that is simpler and more symmetric than the conventional view.
The Human Person in the Philosophy of Karol Wojyla/John Paul II
This work offers an introduction to John Paul II's theory of the human person. The development of Karol Wojtyla's theology is developed - from his lesser-known writings such as ""The Lublin Lectures"" - to his more popular writings ""Love and Responsibility"" and ""The Acting Person"". The author finds that Wojtyla is a consistent thinker. Unlike ......
Murder, rape, and atrocity are serious social problems. This work uses case studies of apparently irredeemable and dangerous people from different walks of life to demonstrate that even those who have led destructive lives can escape evil and be restored to more hopeful, compassionate, and responsible lives.
"Students of the final troubled decades of the thirteenth-century (following the censures of the 1270s) will be delighted to have this richly researched presentation of the metaphysics of Godfrey of Fontaines."--Modern Schoolman "Plainly the indispensable key to understanding and evaluating Godfrey's thought."--International Studies in Philosophy ......
Ethics, Metaphysics, and Politics in the Thought of Germain Grisez
Germain Grisez has been a leading voice in moral philosophy and theology since the Second Vatican Council. This book considers issues in ethics, metaphysics, and politics that have been central to Grisez's work.
Perspectives of a Primary Relation, Portrayed Through the Work of SorenKierkegaard
This work considers how relevant the mode of existence of a philosopher is to his philosophizing. On the basis of this insight, the work derives an understanding of style that has in view this very correspondence of thought and mode of existence.
Guides lay readers through the key developments of quantum mechanics and the debate over its apparent paradoxes. In the process, the author critically appraises the metaphysical fads.
In this volume, John Wippel has collected a number of his essays dealing with Aquinas's metaphysical thought. The volume begins with a presentation and critical evaluation of certain twentieth-century attempts to describe the philosophical thought of Thomas Aquinas as a "Christian philosophy." The book is then divided into two major parts, with ......
A Unified Theory of Religion, Hypnosis, and Psychopathology
Examines our sometimes strained grasp of reality and sheds fresh light on three subject areas that fascinate researchers: religion, hypnosis and psychopathology. This volume challenges many of the ideas in these disciplines. It includes a historical and cross-cultural analysis showing how reality reconstruction takes place.
