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Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within the universe, as opposed to that which is only imaginary, nonexistent or nonactual. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, reality is the totality of a system, known and unknown. Philosophical questions about the nature of reality or existence or being are considered under the rubric of ontology, which is a major branch of metaphysics in the Western philosophical tradition. Ontological questions also feature in diverse branches of philosophy, including the philosophy of science, of religion, of mathematics, and philosophical logic. These include questions about whether only physical objects are real (i.e., physicalism), whether reality is fundamentally immaterial (e.g. idealism), whether hypothetical unobservable entities posited by scientific theories exist, whether a 'God' exists, whether numbers and other abstract objects exist, and whether possible worlds exist. Epistemology is concerned with what can be known or inferred as likely and how, whereby in the modern world emphasis is put on reason, empirical evidence and science as sources and methods to determine or investigate reality. World views World views and theories A common colloquial usage would have reality mean "perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes toward reality", as in "My reality is not your reality." This is often used just as a colloquialism indicating that the parties to a conversation agree, or should agree, not to quibble over deeply different conceptions of what is real. For example, in a religious discussion between friends, one might say (attempting humor), "You might disagree, but in my reality, everyone goes to heaven." Reality can be defined in a way that links it to worldviews or parts of them (conceptual frameworks): Reality is the totality of all things, structures (actual and conceptual), events (past and present) and phenomena, whether observable or not. It is what a world view (whether it be based on individual or shared human experience) ultimately attempts to describe or map. Certain ideas from physics, philosophy, sociology, literary criticism, and other fields shape various theories of reality. One such theory is that there simply and literally is no reality beyond the perceptions or beliefs we each have about reality. Such attitudes are summarized in popular statements, such as "Perception is reality" or "Life is how you perceive reality" or "reality is what you can get away with" (Robert Anton Wilson), and they indicate anti-realism – that is, the view that there is no objective reality, whether acknowledged explicitly or not. Many of the concepts of science and philosophy are often defined culturally and socially. This idea was elaborated by Thomas Kuhn in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962). The Social Construction of Reality, a book about the sociology of knowledge written by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann, was published in 1966. It explained how knowledge is acquired and used for the comprehension of reality. Out of all the realities, the reality of everyday life is the most important one since our consciousness requires us to be completely aware and attentive to the experience of everyday life. Related concepts A priori and a posteriori Potentiality and actuality Belief Belief studies Western philosophy Philosophy addresses two different aspects of the topic of reality: the nature of reality itself, and the relationship between the mind (as well as language and culture) and reality. On the one hand, ontology is the study of being, and the central topic of the field is couched, variously, in terms of being, existence, "what is", and reality. The task in ontology is to describe the most general categories of reality and how they are interrelated. If a philosopher wanted to proffer a positive definition of the concept "reality", it would be done under this heading. As explained above, some philosophers draw a distinction between reality and existence. In fact, many analytic philosophers today tend to avoid the term "real" and "reality" in discussing ontological issues. But for those who would treat "is real" the same way they treat "exists", one of the leading questions of analytic philosophy has been whether existence (or reality) is a property of objects. It has been widely held by analytic philosophers that it is not a property at all, though this view has lost some ground in recent decades. On the other hand, particularly in discussions of objectivity that have feet in both metaphysics and epistemology, philosophical discussions of "reality" often concern the ways in which reality is, or is not, in some way dependent upon (or, to use fashionable jargon, "constructed" out of) mental and cultural factors such as perceptions, beliefs, and other mental states, as well as cultural artifacts, such as religions and political movements, on up to the vague notion of a common cultural world view, or Weltanschauung. Realism The view that there is a reality independent of any beliefs, perceptions, etc., is called realism. More specifically, philosophers are given to speaking about "realism about" this and that, such as realism about universals or realism about the external world. Generally, where one can identify any class of object, the existence or essential characteristics of which is said not to depend on perceptions, beliefs, language, or any other human artifact, one can speak of "realism about" that object. A correspondence theory of knowledge about what exists claims that "true" knowledge of reality represents accurate correspondence of statements about and images of reality with the actual reality that the statements or images are attempting to represent. For example, the scientific method can verify that a statement is true based on the observable evidence that a thing exists. Many humans can point to the Rocky Mountains and say that this mountain range exists, and continues to exist even if no one is observing it or making statements about it. Anti-realism One can also speak of anti-realism about the same objects. Anti-realism is the latest in a long series of terms for views opposed to realism. Perhaps the first was idealism, so called because reality was said to be in the mind, or a product of our ideas. Berkeleyan idealism is the view, propounded by the Irish empiricist George Berkeley, that the objects of perception are actually ideas in the mind. In this view, one might be tempted to say that reality is a "mental construct"; this is not quite accurate, however, since, in Berkeley's view, perceptual ideas are created and coordinated by God. By the 20th century, views similar to Berkeley's were called phenomenalism. Phenomenalism differs from Berkeleyan idealism primarily in that Berkeley believed that minds, or souls, are not merely ideas nor made up of ideas, whereas varieties of phenome.... Discover the Reality Way popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Reality Way books.
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This Way to the Universe
Michael DineFor readers of Sean Carroll, Brian Greene, Katie Mack, and anyone who wants to know what theoretical physicists actually do.This Way to the Universe is a celebration of the as...
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Quantum-Touch Core Transformation
Alain Herriott & Jody HerriottQuantumTouch teaches techniques for focusing and amplifying lifeforce energy (chi) through simple breathing and bodyawareness exercises. This practice stimulates our biological int...
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The Circle Series 4-in-1
Ted DekkerTed Dekker’s bestselling and most beloved seriestogether in one volume. It’s an epic tale of evil and rescue, betrayal and love, and a terrorist threat unlike anything the human ra...
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Unbreakable
Jenni RiveraThe story behind Telemundo’s Jenni Rivera: Mariposa del Barrio series, now streaming. A New York Times bestseller, this is the official biography from the beloved MexicanAmerican s...
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Two-way Street
Lauren Barnholdtthere are two sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going...
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The Machine- when virtual reality is the only way to get out of reality
Humayun AhmedPLOT SUMMARY“The Machine” is the science fiction book of famous author Humayun Ahmed, translated by Manazat Publishers. This is the story of a man who saves money for his whole lif...
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Play Your Way Sane
Clay DrinkoStop negative thoughts, assuage anxiety, and live in the moment with these fun, easy games from improv expert Clay Drinko.If you’ve been feeling lost lately, you’re not alone! Even...
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Manifest Your Desires
Esther Hicks & Jerry HicksDrawing on the AbrahamHicks teachings, the bestselling authors of Ask and It Is Given offer inspiring maxims on harnessing the power of manifestation and the Law of Attraction ...
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The Way of Imagination
Alejandro JodorowskyExplains the theoretical basis behind psychomagic, Jodorowsky’s shamanic healing technique Details the author’s technique of “psychotrance” to access his subconscious mind to disc...
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Cave and Cosmos
Michael HarnerThe pioneering author of The Way of the Shaman continues his exploration of universal shamanism in this “wonderful, fascinating” guide (Carlos Castaneda) In 1980, Michael Ha...
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Competent to Counsel
Jay E. AdamsA classic in the field of Christian counseling, Competent to Counsel is one of the first works to fully articulate a vision of "nouthetic" counselinga strictly biblical approach to...
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The Dealmaker
Mauricio UmanskyMauricio Umansky, real estate mogul, longtime fan favorite of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and star of his own Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills inspires budding entrepr...
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You Are Free Bible Study Guide
Rebekah LyonsIn this six session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Rebekah Lyons explores why we all want to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, what we were made for. Yet ma...
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The Abolition of Man
C. S. LewisC.S. Lewis’s Classic Work that Is Number 7 on National Review’s List of “100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century”In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis sets out to persuade...
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Hiding in the Mirror
Lawrence M. KraussAn exploration of mankind's fascination with worlds beyond our ownby the bestselling author of The Physics of Star Trek Lawrence Krauss an international leader in physics and cosm...
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Leap of Faith
Cameron Hamilton & Lauren SpeedThe fanfavorite couple from Netflix’s “delicious romp” (Slate) Love Is Blind share their engaging and accessible love advice for the modern world, the ups and downs they’ve experie...
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The Crossroads of Should and Must
Elle LunaThere are two paths in life: Should & Must. We arrive at this crossroads over and over again, and every day. And we get to choose. Starting out or starting over, making a caree...
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The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney
Lauren BarnholdtMom says karma always comes around to get you, and I guess it's true. Because last summer I was a total liar, and now, right in the middle of Mr. Pritchard's thirdperiod math class...
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The Reality of Being
Jeanne de SalzmannAn important book on liberating ourselves from the state of “waking sleep” in which we live our lives, as taught by one of the most influential spiritual teache...
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Black
Ted DekkerEnter the adrenalinelaced story that started it all: the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man's choices as dreams and reality collide.Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes m...
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Grin and Bear It
Jenni Pulos & Laura MortonJenni Pulos, from Bravo's Flipping Out and Interior Therapy, pens a charming memoiradvice book on how to survive (and thrive) in any situationJenni Pulos has specialized in a lifet...
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The Inner Reality
Paul BruntonWhen actor Christopher Reeve was asked in a BBC interview which book he would want if stranded on a desert island, he replied, "The Inner Reality by the philosopher Paul Brunton." ...
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SuperSight
David RoseNATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER NONFICTION 2022 IPPY AWARDS BRONZE MEDALIST SCIENCEFor thousands of years, human vision has been largely unchanged by evolution.We’re abo...
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An Intuitionistic Way to Ultimate Reality
Faraz Godrej JoshiThere's something poignant, almost religious, when one thinks of man's search for himself and his place in the universe. Ultimately, what is life all about? It is about us and our ...
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Watch Me
Lauren BarnholdtShe thinks she has nothing to hide… Ally has everything under control. She’s about to move into a house full of strangers and have her life broadcast to the world, but as long as s...
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It Has to Hurt
Luis Raul Scott Jr.We all have hurt in our lives. Luis Scott knows this truth firsthand.He was overlooked for athletics growing up. Eight of his businesses failed, and he almost went bankrupt. With h...
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The Nanny Connie Way
Connie SimpsonFrom the beloved nanny to stars like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, and Cash Warren and Jessica Alba comes a loving yet nononsense guide to the...
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Surviving Ice
K.A. TuckerThe nationally bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths series and Burying Waterwhich Kirkus Reviews called “a sexy, romantic, gangstertinged pageturner”returns with a new novel ...
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Solving Tough Problems
Adam KahaneAdam Kahane has worked on some of the toughest, most complex problems in the world. He started out as an expert analyst and advisor to corporations and governments, convinced of th...
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I Can Explain
Jamie Laing & Justin MyersThe warm, funny and entertaining memoir of muchloved TV personality and loveable posh boy, Jamie Laing.Funny, charming, and romantic to a fault, everyone loves Jamie Laing. The aff...
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The Reality Of The Spirit Man
Olusola A. AreogunMan is a spirit who has a soul and dwells in a body. There is the reality of the physical man which most men know, some know the reality of the soul in a measure, but only a few me...
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Jumpstart Your Metabolism
Pam GroutJumpstart Your Metabolism reveals the easy but incredibly effective way to shed stubborn poundssimply breathe. If you've tried every conceivable combination of diet and exercise an...
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90 Rules for Entrepreneurs
Marnus BroodrykDiscover the secrets that distinguish successful entrepreneurs from those who fail, and learn which rules to follow and which to break. This is not just another one of those books ...