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Basic Flying Instruction: A Comprehensive Introduction to Western Philosophy

Basic Flying Instruction: A Comprehensive Introduction to Western Philosophy

Wheeler, Charles Gidley

Paperback

Philosophy

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 0595321607
ISBN13: 9780595321605
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Oct 13 2004
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
BASIC FLYING INSTRUCTION

Plato compares the human being to a winged chariot driven by a rational charioteer and drawn by two horses, one spirited but amenable to discipline, the other self-indulgent and reluctant to obey commands even when they are accompanied by the whip.

Based on his recent philosophy degree course at the University of Durham, novelist, screenwriter, and ex-Navy pilot Charles Gidley Wheeler provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive overview of Western philosophy, its relation to science and logic, and its application to personal, social, and political dilemmas of the twenty-first century. Starting from the premise that nothingness cannot exist, the author shows how both physics and philosophy seem to be leading us to the unavoidable conclusion that to think in terms of an absolute God who has the power to reward or punish us is not only irrational but divisive and dangerous to the survival of mankind. The important conclusion of the book is that until it is universally accepted that we are all one and that to injure others is to injure ourselves, wars; conflict; and terrorism will inevitably continue.

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