Friedrich Nietzsche's work blasted the foundation of western thinking. The death of God, the UEbermensch, and the slave morality permeate our culture, high and low, and yet he is one of history's most misunderstood philosophers. Nietzsche himself thought Zobraziť viac
The year is 1919. Walter Benjamin flees his overbearing father to scrape a living as a jobbing critic. Ludwig Wittgenstein signs away his inheritance to teach schoolchildren in a provincial Austrian village, seeking spiritual clarity... Zobraziť viac
Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? ... Zobraziť viac
The monograph outlines the dual role of mathematics in relation to beauty. On one hand mathematics refers to an objective, through mathematical formulas expressible side of beauty. On the other hand, it points out that entirely abstract things like... Zobraziť viac
One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move... Zobraziť viac
Allen Lane: Bigger, better and more controversial, the international bestselling Freakquel is here in a super-deluxe,... Zobraziť viac
Here at last is the long awaited sequel to the international bestselling phenomenon, Freakonomics. Steven Levitt, the... Zobraziť viac
The Philosophy of Living Nature je anglickým překladem přepracované verze Kratochvílovy knihy Filosofie živé přírody (1994), dnes již klasické práce zabývající se přirozeným světem a možnostmi jeho poznání. Od filosofického pojmu... Zobraziť viac
The presented book is a direct sequel to the previous collections of studies “The Cognitive Aspects of Aesthetic Experience - Introduction” (2017) and “The Cognitive Aspects of Aesthetic Experience – Selected Problems” (2019), and represents... Zobraziť viac
A groundbreaking examination of human perception, reality and the evolutionary schism between the two. Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no we see what we need ... Zobraziť viac
Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe? Through more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition ... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted... Zobraziť viac
Those concerned with the current eco-crisis most often look only to scientists and politicians for solutions. In this important book, Patricia Cori invites another, overlooked group—perhaps the most important one—to join the discussion... Zobraziť viac
On the occasion of VINTAGE's 30th anniversary discover ten of the bestselling Vintage Classics in beautiful new editions... Zobraziť viac
Harvill Secker: Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. A celebrated essayist as well as novelist, in this, his... Zobraziť viac
Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations. The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger... Zobraziť viac
In what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual... Zobraziť viac
The sensational international bestseller from one of France's most fêted writers - an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told before, and one man's crisis of faith... Zobraziť viac
Egmont Childrens Books: The 75th Anniversary Year of Winnie-the-Pooh in 2001 was a year of change and renovation for The... Zobraziť viac
