A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity’s search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe... Zobraziť viac
The most provocative philosopher of our times returns with a rousing and counterintuitive analysis of our global predicament... Zobraziť viac
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Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry... Zobraziť viac
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As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with the world? ... Zobraziť viac
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There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, ... Zobraziť viac
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Penguin Books Ltd: This book revises the traditional view of consciousness by claiming that Cartesianism and Descartes'... Zobraziť viac
OUP Oxford: 'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Millions have experienced the nine insights of The Celestine Prophecy and glimpsed the emerging... Zobraziť viac
Má-li věda za cíl poznání a ovládnutí světa, je umění především prostředkem poznání nás samých. Ba co víc, umožňuje nám nahlédnout, že každé poznání je v nějakém ohledu sebepoznání, jak to explicitně hlásá filosofie... Zobraziť viac
Monografie anglických, slovenských a českých příspěvků věnovaná stému výročí narození Kurta Gödela (28.4.1906) se zabývá... Zobraziť viac
V tieni Kierkegaarda je zbierka monografických štúdií, ktoré vychádzajú v spolupráci Stredoeurópskeho výskumného ústavu Sorena Kierkegaarda (FF UKF v Nitre) a Kierkegaard Circle, Trinity College, University of Toronto... Zobraziť viac
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With a light touch, Pigeons Bearing Bad News distils complex philosophical thought from the 2nd century to the present day into a collection of fascinating arguments on dreams, jokes, time-travel and AI... Zobraziť viac
Søren Kierkegaard, one of the most passionate and challenging of modern philosophers, is now celebrated as the father of existentialism - yet his contemporaries described him as a philosopher of the heart... Zobraziť viac
Humanity is in its infancy. Our future could last for millions of years - or it could end tomorrow... Zobraziť viac
