In Divine Might Natalie Haynes, author of the bestselling Pandora’s Jar, returns to the world of Greek myth and this time she examines the role of the goddesses... Zobraziť viac
Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much... Zobraziť viac
The companion volume to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the perilous path of modern life... Zobraziť viac
On Philosophy and Philosophers is a volume of unpublished philosophical papers by Richard Rorty, a central figure in late-twentieth-century intellectual debates and a primary force behind the resurgence of American pragmatism... Zobraziť viac
You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you... Zobraziť viac
The ambiguity and uncertainty of emerging technologies raise techno-optimistic expectations, as well as serious worries about possible unwanted and unpredicted negative consequences. The aim of this volume is to present the view of... Zobraziť viac
In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a decisive break from the classical Greek version of sexual pleasure... Zobraziť viac
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
With a light touch, Matters of Lunch and Death distils complex philosophical thought from the 2nd century to the present day into a collection of fascinating arguments on life... Zobraziť viac
Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind — whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or... Zobraziť viac
Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding 'the soul of Japan'... Zobraziť viac
How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great Stoic philosophers - Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius... Zobraziť viac
Important information is leaking from inside the Venetian Questura, and Commissario Guido Brunetti is tasked with uncovering the culprit. But before Brunetti can begin his investigation... Zobraziť viac
In an increasingly polarized world, asking better questions in our daily and working lives is a radical shortcut to personal and professional success. It can create space for us to rethink our positions, find answers together... Zobraziť viac
Like Alain de Botton crossed with Charlie Brooker, Foley succeeds in educating and enlightening us in this wry take on the existential dilemmas of modern life... Zobraziť viac
Picture your fate, forecast your future and transform your fortune An illustrated guide to the world famous Original Rider Waite Tarot... Zobraziť viac
How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying... Zobraziť viac
On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on... Zobraziť viac
Myšlení, ať chce či nechce, odpovídá své době. Po tragické katastrofě holokaustu je platnost této skutečnosti ještě očividnější – a možná i proto jsou knihy poválečné filosofie obtížně srozumitelné. Odpovídají na traumatizující zkušenost, a to... Zobraziť viac
Few can imagine a world without telephones or televisions; many depend on computers and the Internet as part of daily life. Without scientific theory, these developments would not have been possible. In this exceptionally clear and engaging ... Zobraziť viac
