Arts & Humanities

illiteracy

a lack of the ability to read and write

homo spiritus

An emerging new species of man

determinism

"a philosophical view where all events are determined completely by previously existing causes." -- Wikipedia

Erich Fromm

German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist... associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory --wikipedia

the common good

refers to either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community --wikipedia

spoken word

a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, and hip hop music, and can include comedy routines and prose monologues --wikipedia

Freudian slips

Classical examples involve slips of the tongue, but psychoanalytic theory also embraces misreadings, mishearings, mistypings, temporary forgettings, and the mislaying and losing of objects --wikipedia

John le Carré, literary works

a British author, best known for his espionage novels. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) --wikipedia

Z-library

one of the largest online libraries in the world that contains over 11,179,413 books and 84,837,000 articles --request

Atlas of Emotions

The Dalai Lama imagined "a map of our emotions to develop a calm mind." He asked his longtime friend and renowned emotion scientist Dr. Paul Ekman to realize his idea...

Howl, by Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg was one of the leading icons of the Beat movement, and "Howl" became one of the most widely read book of poems of the century, translated into more than twenty-two languages --request

War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy

mixes fictional narrative with chapters on history and philosophy... published in its entirety in 1869 --wikipedia

Peter Lownds, narrator

Narrator of several David Hawkins audiobooks --request

The Vagina Monologues

The play explores consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, vaginal care, menstrual periods, prostitution, and several other topics --wikipedia

The Book of Mormon (musical)

This satirical examination of the beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grossed over $500 million, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time --wikipedia