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	About Being a Person About Human Violence The difference between being a person and being human. Being a person as a way of engaging with possibilities in the world. The actualisation of a self. An hypothesis that humans remain violent because of a process addiction to certain (political rather than moral) ways of thinking. Evaluating violence. About Human Emotions Existential Authenticity What emotions are, how they are formed, and what they show us about ourselves. Existentialists talk of existence (i.e., the life-long project of living the life of a person in the world) as variously 'authentic' and 'inauthentic'. Here the concept is explained and explored A simple guide and glossary of main terms for Heidegger's revolutionary Being and Time now available as an e-book through Amazon (Kindle) for $US2.99. Search for Foulds.   A philosophical study of the project of being a person in the world, and the effect of violence on that project, with some thoughts on how to be a real person despite having to live in a world of politics, violence and lies. Available as an e-book through Amazon (Kindle) for $US5.99. Search for Foulds.   A comprehensive and detailed Guide to Heidegger's Being and Time. Written in plain English and closely tied to the standard English text (Macquarrie and Robinson). Includes a very complete glossary of  terms. Available as an e-book through Amazon (Kindle) for $US5.99. New. A Novel about two generations of ordinary folk struggling with life, personhood, love and authenticity. Dense, erotic and thought-provoking. Available as an e-book through Amazon (Kindle) for $US3.99. About Religious Sacrifice About Norse Mythology and Religion Speculation about the logic, point, and origin, of religious sacrifice. An introduction to Norse/Viking mythology and religious practice from the first millennium of the Common Era. Granddad Stories Love: A Philosophical Speculation A selection of children's stories grouped by age (3-6, 7-11, and 11+) Philosophical considerations, inviting comment, on friendship, love of family, erotic love and charity. About Ethics About Self-deception The criteria for a reliable ethic. A possible personal morality and social morality for human persons wanting to be less violent and more authentic than is usual for humans. An attempt to understand how and why human person deceive themselves. About Conscience About Maori Mythology and Religion Why do persons have a conscience? What is it and what does it do for us? The hypothesis offered here does not appeal to any religious, scientific, or pseudo-scientific theories, but only to the common experience of humans being persons in the world. Gender and duality in the myths and rituals of pre-European Maori in the lower North Island of New Zealand. Some Maori legends concerning New Zealand volcanoes. Evil and Self-righteousness About Awareness A philosophical speculation about the definition and character of evil and self-righteousness (taken as a necessary condition for evil) A Phenomenological sketch of awareness (commonly called 'consciousness'), self-awareness, the cultural character of the Self, and acting-towards being your Self Navigation by WebRing. Copyright Notice: The text of all pages of the Renovation Philosophy and Mythology Web Site is copyright to Dr Steven Foulds. Images by Margi Parton. All rights reserved. Page last modified on 28 December 2012