"A Comprehensive Collection of Magical Wisdom in One Indispensable Book Llewellyn's Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick brings together the myriad occult philosophies and techniques necessary for a thorough understanding of the esoteric arts. This magnificent treasury is filled with fascinating insights from today's most esteemed working practitioners, developing the rich details of a dozen topics that together comprise the Western Myster ..."
Private Government(Reprint) How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It) (The University Center for Human Values Series) by DavidShoemaker Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-880118-4, ISBN: 0-19-880118-1
"David Shoemaker presents an original, pluralistic theory of the nature of responsibility, built out of the different kinds of emotional responses people tend to have to the expressions of different kinds of quality of will. The approach is motivated by the ambivalent reactions had to several real-life agents on the margins of our moral responsibility communities, including those with clinical depression, Alzheimer's dementia, obsessive- ..."
"Phyllis Seckler (1917-2004) was introduced to the teachings of Aleister Crowley in the late 1930s and became a regular participant in the activities of Agape Lodge of the Ordo Templi Orientis in California, and rose to become a Ninth Degree member of the "Sovereign Sanctuary of the Gnosis." She was admitted to the A.'. A.'. under the tutelage of Jane Wolfe, eventually taking the now well-known magical name Soror Meral and was later conf ..."
Vivendo Thelema Um Guia Prático para a Consecução no Sistema de Magick de Aleister Crowley (Portuguese Edition) by DavidShoemaker, Nome Do Autor Paperback, 291 Pages, Published 2020 by Anima Solis Books ISBN-13: 978-0-9893844-5-2, ISBN: 0-9893844-5-4
"O sistema de consecução espiritual desenvolvido por Aleister Crowley é notoriamente desafiador em seu escopo. Adaptado do popular podcast com o mesmo nome, Vivendo Thelema traz uma bem-vinda acessibilidade aos materiais de Crowley, sem diminuir a profundidade do sistema. O autor enfoca os aspectos práticos e empíricos do caminho de Thelema, permitindo que o leitor compreenda o verdadeiro poder transformador do sistema.Tanto os iniciante ..."
Personal Identity and Ethics(1st Edition) A Brief Introduction by DavidShoemaker Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2008 by Broadview Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55111-882-6, ISBN: 1-55111-882-3
" The relationship between personal identity and ethics remains on of the most intriguing yet vexing issues in philosophy. It is commonplace to hold that moral responsibility for past actions requires that the responsible agent is in some respect identical to the agent who performed the action. Is this true? On the other hand, can ethics constrain our account of personal identity? Do the practical requirements of moral theory commit us t ..."
Knowledge, Nature, and Norms(1st Edition) An Introduction to Philosophy by Mark Timmons, DavidShoemaker Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2008 by Wadsworth Cengage Learning International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-495-09722-8, ISBN: 0-495-09722-5
"Find everything you need for a solid introduction to philosophy with this brief, powerful text. One of the most concise introductory philosophy anthologies available, KNOWLEDGE, NATURE, AND NORMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY features classical philosophy readings, short fiction, and literature from popular writers, as well as a wealth of effective learning tools. Concise, well-edited selections are designed to give first-time philosop ..."
"Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is a series of volumes presenting outstanding new work on a set of connected themes, investigating such questions as: · What does it mean to be an agent? · What is the nature of moral responsibility? Of criminal responsibility? What is the relation between moral and criminal responsibility (if any)? · What is the relation between responsibility and the metaphysical issues of determinism a ..."
"Phyllis Seckler (aka Soror Meral, 1917-2004) was one of the most important 20th century teachers of Thelema—the philosophy and system of spiritual attainment developed by Aleister Crowley. While Seckler left behind many seminal writings on Thelema, astrology, Qabalah, Tarot, ceremonial magick, and mysticism, her poetry provides one of the most personal and intimate views into her spiritual mindset. The poems collected here span fifty ye ..."
"Ayton, W. A. The Alchemist of the Golden Dawn: The Letters of the Revd W. A.
Ayton to F. L. Gardner and Others, 1886–1905. Edited by Ellic Howe. ... Bryan,
Cyril, trans. Ancient Egyptian ... “Searching for the Cosmic Quintessence: How
Alchemists Meditated in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.” Rose+Croix Journal
10 ..."
"A Comprehensive Collection of Magical Wisdom in One Indispensable Book Llewellyn's Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick brings together the myriad occult philosophies and techniques necessary for a thorough understanding of the esoteric arts. This magnificent treasury is filled with fascinating insights from today's most esteemed working practitioners, developing the rich details of a dozen topics that together comprise the Western Myster ..."
Hiding Behind Horses (Paperback) by DavidShoemaker Paperback, 306 Pages, Published 2018 by Newman Springs Publishing, Inc., United States ISBN-13: 978-1-64096-154-8, ISBN: 1-64096-154-2
"He begins by constructing a small ranch where he can become a breeder of Black Morgan and Appaloosa horses. You will enjoy seeing how he rebuilds his life and share in the excitement when the murderers find him "Hiding behind Horses!""
"Bratman, Michael. (1987). Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason. (Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press). Bratman, Michael. (1999a). Faces of Intention. (
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press). Bratman, Michael. (1999b). “I
Intend that We J,” reprinted in Faces of Intention, pp. 142–61. Bratman, Michael. (
1999c). “Practical Reasoning and Acceptance in a Context,” reprinted in Faces of
Intention, pp. 15–34. Bratman, Michael. ..."
Winds of Wisdom. by David. Shoemaker Hardcover, Published 2016 by Nephilim Press, Np [ South Carolina ] ISBN-13: 978-0-9905687-9-7, ISBN: 0-9905687-9-2
"there is a discord between his first- and second-order desires that impairs the coherence of his motivational system as well ... For example, my desire that you want to understand this piece does not bear a hierarchical relation to your ..."
"“Witnessing Excellence in Action: the 'OtherPraising' Emotions of Elevation,
Gratitude, and Admiration.” Journal of Positive Psychology 4: 105–27. Citations
from online version: ... Edition, DSM-5. Washington, DC. American Psychiatric
Association. 2000. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, Text-Revision, DSM-IV-TR. ... Barry, John W., Dasen, Pierre R., and
Saraswathi, T.S., eds. 1997. Handbook of C ..."
"... .
Jacobson, Daniel. 2012. “Moral Dumbfounding and Moral Stupefaction.” In Mark
Timmons, ed., 2013, Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics 2 (Oxford: Oxford
University Press), pp. 289–316. Jacobson, Daniel. 2013. “Regret, Agency, and
Error.” In Shoemaker 2013a, pp. 95–125. Jaworska, Agnieszka. 2007. “Caring
and Internality.” Philosophy and Phenomenological ..."
"Strawson himself says of “Freedom and Resentment” and “Social Morality and
Individual Ideal” (published one year later): “Between them, these two papers
effectively embody all I have thought or have to say in a philosophical area which
, important as I recognize it to be, I have never found as intellectually gripping as
those to which I have given more attention” (Strawson 1998: 11). Similarly, many
of his philosophical interlocutor ..."