Tom Morris

Es cierto que Superman siempre antepone la necesidad ajena a la propia? O su altruismo es en realidad una forma velada de egoísmo? Cómo ponderaría Aristóteles la relación desigual entre Batman, superior, y Robin, el subdito inferior y alienado? Seria

Las grandes tramas superheroicas siempre han tenido que ver con cuestiones primordiales a las que el ser humano se ha tenido que enfrentar. En este libro dieciséis filósofos de universidades americanas, con la ayuda de algunos de los más influyentes críticos y escritores del mundo del cómic, examinan las temáticas más profundas que se extraen de esas narrativas hiperbólicas y de las acciones sobrehumanas de su mundo

Sinopsis: ¿Qué haría Aristóteles si dirigiera la General Motors? ¿En qué aspectos se centraría? ¿Qué cambiaría? A lo largo de los siglos, filósofos y pensadores nos han legado una inmensa cuenta corriente de sabiduria que podemos aprovechar para enriquece

Dreams may be pleasant or some times a little disturbing. Nightmares are all too different. For the dreamer the best thing about a nightmare is waking up. For the narrator however this was not actual

As leader of his tribe Hrothgar believed it was his responsibility to ensure their wellbeing – whatever the cost.

A Fantasy tale of vindictiveness thwarted. Maladict the Magnificent takes a cruel pleasure in tormenting his Vizier but the tables are turned with the help of a Genie and a clever woman.

An experimental psychologist delves into the mysteries of the human subconscious. What he discovers unleashes a new and terrifying threat to the sanity of mankind.

Have you ever asked yourself why we are so intent on causing misery to each other? Some questions are best left unanswered for the sake of sleeping peacefully at night.

Intended to be the first in a series of short publications dealing with alchemy and the alchemists this is the biography of Thomas Charnock (1524,6 - 1581). At an early age he was left destitute by the machinations of his uncle who none-the-less awoke his interest by leaving him a library of alchemical books. He lived in relative poverty, his hopes of gaining the Philosophers Stone constantly frustrated and, despite an ill-fated attempt to gain royal recognition, died in obscurity in a Somerset backwater.

In his quest for arcane knowledge in the ruined city of Quadesh Zozimos the Mage uncovered a dark secret which rather curbed his enthusiasm.

The Biography of John Dee, savant, philosopher and mystic and his companion and medium Edward Kelley. Set, against the history of Tudor England and embracing the birth of modern science, studies of the occult, conversations with angels, trust and betrayal, ambition and disappointment, achievement and rejection, elation and despair, evangelism and the sulphurous whiff of dealings with the devil.

Scientists attempting to make a breakthrough into other dimensions were blissfully unaware that a door acts in both directions.

The sad tale of a family driven from their ancestral home when the neighbours found their way of life unaccepatable.

The trial and execution of the sorcerer went well. Santil was given the seemingly easy task of getting rid of the corpse but after a bad start things just got worse and worse.

A short horror story based on the Lovecraftian Necronomicon. Two academics thought they could unravel the secrets of this diabolical book but it destroyed them both.

The inability to embrace a philosophy of live and let live had unfortunate and indeed fatal consequences.

A SF short story, inspired by Neal Ashers Polity novels, offering an alternative genesis for Earth Central, its all encompassing AI.A survey and mining team sent to Titan get rather more than they ex

Billy thought his birthday wasnt going to be much fun but as things turned out he found he had quite enjoyed it.

Set in a small East Anglian town in the early 1950s Old George tells how an unexpected find was to destroy the tranquil life of a beachcomber.

However important the magic of wands, brooms, cauldrons, potions, and spells might be to the vivid story telling of [the Harry Potter] books, it is merely incidental to their philosophy of life. I cant count the number of times Ive heard someone in a business context say something like I wish I could just magically solve all these problems or Ill try my best to deal with this, but remember, Im no magician. What is particularly interesting is that the most difficult problems that the people in Harrys world face are rarely solved with just magic, but rather by the use of intelligence, reasoning, planning, courage, determination, persistence, resourcefulness, creativity, fidelity, friendship, and many other qualities traditionally known by the philosophers in our world as virtues. The meaning of life is not to be found in elixirs or incantations, secret words or exotic objects with esoteric powers, but in real moral virtue and the magic of what it can help us do.J. K. Rowlings novels about Harry Potter and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have captured the imaginations of people everywhere. In IF HARRY POTTER RAN GENERAL ELECTRIC, bestselling business author Tom Morris (IF ARISTOTLE RAN GENERAL MOTORS) uncovers the values and timeless truths that underlie Rawlings hugely popular books and illuminate the lessons they offer to all of us in our careers and daily lives. But, you say, Harry Potter lives in a world of magic? What can we possibly learn to apply to our own careers and everyday lives? Morris shows that the most difficult problems Harry and his friends face are rarely solved by the use of magic alone. Rather, they are conquered by intelligence, reasoning, determination, creativity, friendship, and a host of other classic virtuesthe very qualities, in fact, that make for success in every aspect of our lives. Blending an array of provocative examples from the novels with thought-provoking commentary on contemporary management practices, IF HARRY POTTER RAN GENERAL ELECTRIC offers readers a masters course on leadership and ethics, told in an engaging and insightful way.