A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more... Zobraziť viac
With such acclaimed books as River of Shadows and Wanderlust, activist and cultural historian Rebecca Solnit has emerged as one of the most original and penetrating writers at work today. Her brilliant new book, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, ... Zobraziť viac
Simone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman'. In this groundbreaking work of feminism... Zobraziť viac
Cleanliness is next to enlightenment. In this Japanese bestseller a Buddhist monk explains the traditional meditative... Zobraziť viac
What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to... Zobraziť viac
The author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau In a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all Zobraziť viac
'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes. Zobraziť viac
While it has been pointed to time and again by governments and pundits promoting laissez-faire economics, the Wealth of Nations actually shows that Adam Smith viewed ... Zobraziť viac
Jak je patrné ze samotného názvu této knihy, posun společnosti směrem k environmentálnímu myšlení a výsledkům je vekou otázkou. Před několika lety jsme oslovili s touto otázkou kolegy z různých oborů, kteří podle našeho názoru mají co říci a jsou... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: From the author of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell's international bestseller Blink: The Power of Thinking... Zobraziť viac
The much-beloved and most widely read of Mertons works, "New Seeds of Contemplation" covers a diverse range of subjects including faith, spiritual wonder, "the night of the senses," and renunciation... Zobraziť viac
This important new book is the first of a series of volumes collecting the essential articles by the eminent and highly influential philosopher Saul A. Kripke. It presents a mixture of published and unpublished articles from various stages ... Zobraziť viac
Filled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred marvelous tales that make up this compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from Zobraziť viac
The final collection of essays from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture. In this collection of essays we find Umberto Eco's perennial areas of ... Zobraziť viac
From a leading philosopher of mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human consciousness-panpsychism. Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges... Zobraziť viac
A stunning new hardcover edition—linen with copper stamping-of one of the world's most beloved and popular spiritual classics, featuring a new foreword by Rupi Kaur, the multimillion-copy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: About the Author Fritjof Capra received his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of... Zobraziť viac
Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but also one of the most difficult. Roger Scruton tackles his... Zobraziť viac
The #1 bestselling phenomenon that spent 3 years on the New York Times list and has sold millions of copies . . . is a book that will change your life forever through the power of synchronicity... Zobraziť viac
Plato’s The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community ... Zobraziť viac