The Practice of Philosophy

Have you heard of the DVD called "the Secret"? Well it isn't such a secret anymore. The DVD was released in March 2006 and according to Time Magazine, the DVD has sold 500,000 units within the very first 6 months. Nowadays it sells well over five,000 copies a day! It ranked in Amazon's Leading-five sellers during Christmas week and a tie-in hardcover book just entered the Leading 10 on the New York times bestseller list. The amazing thing about "the Secret" is that you won't find it in your l...

The Experiment of Self-Support Self-support and personal improvement books have been gaining momentum for so lengthy. Among all these books, topics on wealth creation and personal finance are the center of all these interest. Nonetheless, some books just separate themselves from the substance that it presents rather than the form that most self-aid books possess. The Science of Finding Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is certainly one of these books that hold much substance. From the title, t...

Aristotle was born in northern Greece in the village of Stagira. He became the most accomplished product of Plato's educational program, spending twenty years of his life at Plato's academy. Upon the death of his own teacher, Aristotle travelled to Macedonia where he played a role in the teaching of the young Alexander the Fantastic. With Alexander's approval he returned to Athens in 335 BC, where he set up his own school in the Lyceum. It was here that he lived out his days, writing, teachin...