Mentor Commentary

There are many academic commentaries, but very few hold to an inerrant view of Scripture as Mentor commentaries do. This series of expositions of Scripture successful refute wilder departures from ort

There are many academic commentaries, but very few hold to an inerrant view of Scripture as Mentor commentaries do. This series of expositions of Scripture successful refute wilder departures from ort

In worldly terms it appears that life is going well for God's people. The Northern Kingdom had been going through a time of great economic stability and security. However this does not lead the people

"few things more attractively display and persuasively commend the glory of God in the life of a Christian than a Christ-centered marriage and a Christ-centered family... one that would cause the watc

The escalating growth of our technological knowledge in the last century has been nothing short of breathtaking - but has it rendered us wiser? Or godlier? We have lost something priceless, and seem

The five chapters of Lamentations may be easily overlooked. Not only is it brief, but it is also sandwiched between the two giants of Old Testament prophecy, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Lamentations also de

你無法保證自己所做的決定一定正確，但你能保證的是，你為了這個決定所做的準備，可以最大化成功和幸福的機會。想要得到幸福，就必須為自己的「做」與「不做」負起責任。【暢銷萬冊典藏版】十場人生相談，將哲思提問融入現代日常，引領你探索生命路標、掌穩心之舵向。專文引介苑舉正 台灣大學哲學系教授冀劍制 華梵大學東方人文思想研究所教授佳評推薦林靜君 台灣高中哲學教育推廣學會理事長鄭凱元 哲學新媒體創辦人暨執行長謝哲青 作家、節目主持人鐘 穎 心理學作家、「愛智者書窩」版主〈極端價值充斥的現世，最適合參照的「中道」實踐智慧〉「做對的事」，其實沒那麼了不起……◎說什麼「要有勇氣」？只是面對你害怕的事物，訓練自己不要那麼害怕。◎說什麼「實踐正義」？只是決定公平對待他人、負起該負的責任，同時幫助大家發揮人類潛能，包括你自己。◎說什麼「決心自制」？只是想清楚何謂「中庸之道」，什麼是對強烈情緒、人際互動和欲望的適當反應。人生可以自動駕駛嗎？許多人往往都不假思索地活著，覺得這樣也很快樂！亞里斯多德卻深信：由自己主導，成為掌握控制面板的唯一駕駛，才是「活得好」的關鍵。「快樂」不只是追求片刻的討喜或開心，而是「一生持續的狀態」，而這種「幸福」或「滿足」的源頭就在於――運用人類獨有的理性思考，誠實面對自己的行與不行，找到目標、實現潛能，持續地「做對的事」，努力修正以成為更好的人。英國知名文史古典學者伊迪絲．霍爾，以淺近的現代語言和生活實例，為你我與古代賢哲之間搭起無礙的橋樑，精準闡釋亞里斯多德的哲思，用以因應各項現實課題―― 如何做出明智的決定？如何在溝通和說服中達成目的？ 如何利用「美德與惡習」檢索表分析自己的性格、抗拒外在誘惑？ 如何選擇適合的伴侶與知己？如何面對死亡、喪親等失落體驗？……不論天地、不談神祇，從人類經驗出發的亞里斯多德，只是帶著你「好好想清楚自己」。從幸福、慎思、認識自己到群體關係，他層層探究「為人」的十個根本學問，那些原本看似高標的道德真理，在一步步推演、思索的路上，變得格外親切與實用，你也隨之內化了賢哲智慧，用更寬待的眼，面對自己和周遭的一切。無論古典希臘或現代世界，或是處在生命的哪個階段，亞里斯多德回歸本質的人生忠告，永不過時。【亞里斯多德的人生相談】◎如果我們培養美德、控制惡習，藉此訓練自己要良善，就會發現快樂的心態來自於「習慣性地做對的事」。◎想要活得好、且公平對待