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How Illumination and Medium Helped Me Write This Book
Here’s what they did for me First, let me tell you about the book ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’. Many of my…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Epilogue
It’s done! The book is finished. In the epilogue below, I bid adieu and thank the readers of the twenty-nine…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 29: Summation
The last chapter of The Philosophy of Life Instinct sums up its metaphysics and philosophy on one page. It is…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 28: How to live
As we reach the denouement of the book, we look at the most important question (and the prime motive for…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 27: Future Evolution
Wouldn’t you like to get into a time machine and visit the future? We have such a device—our mind. Chapter…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 26: Imperfections of the Life Instinct
I know I want to live and that I need others. Yet I make many mistakes that hurt me and…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 24: Ethics
What we should do and not do in the world seems obvious, but we don’t always get it right, and…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 23: Morality
How do we decide what is right and wrong? It’s not easy, but is our most worthwhile quest. Chapter 23…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 22: Quality
Quality is that hard to define attribute which gives us so much progress and delight. I hope you’ll find it…