If we would like to undertake a »deep scanning« of the history of Western metaphysics through a brief history of fundamental feelings without which thought cannot have a language nor... Zobraziť viac
The most provocative philosopher of our times returns with a rousing and counterintuitive analysis of our global predicament... Zobraziť viac
Philosopher''s classic study declares that Greek tragedy achieved greatness through a fusion of elements of Apollonian restraint and control with Dionysian components of passion and the irrational... Zobraziť viac
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other? ... Zobraziť viac
A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity... Zobraziť viac
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books ‘I must die. But must I die bawling?’ What does it mean to live a virtuous life? How can we rise above pain and anguish? In these teachings from Book 1 of his Discourses, ancient philosopher ... Zobraziť viac
"Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Bentham, Mill: all thought seriously about the role of animals in our lives. But not until Tom Regan published "The Case for Animal Rights did the world possess a theory of the rights of animals. When philosophy... Zobraziť viac
A wild and entertaining adventure into the business of eternal life from a rare combination of academic, geek, reporter and fluent essayist ObserverFrom the epic of Gilgamesh to the alchemy of the philosopher s stone, humanity s eternal quest for... Zobraziť viac
‘Donald J. Robertson is one of my favourite writers’ – Ryan Holiday, bestselling author and founder of The Daily Stoic‘One of the best books ever written on the power and practicality of philosophy for building a good and successful life’ – Tom Morris... Zobraziť viac
For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, whose influence each new thinker tries in vain to escape. As a consequence, Hegel's absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, ... Zobraziť viac
Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psyche Zobraziť viac
"Longtemps, je me suis demandé si j'oserais citer la conclusion très irrévérencieuse des Essais, au risque d'effaroucher les oreilles délicates... "Esope ce grand homme vit son maître qui pissait en se promenant, Quoi donc, fit-il, nous faudra-t-il... 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
A stunning Penguin clothbound edition of Homer's great epic, in E. V. Rieu's classic translation. The Iliad is the first and the greatest literary achievement of Greek civilization... Zobraziť viac
Following the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, a panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany... Zobraziť viac
In 1961 the prolific French intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre was invited to give a talk at the Gramsci Institute in Rome. In attendance were some of Italy's leading Marxist thinkers such as Enzo Paci, Cesare Luporini, Galvano Della Volpe and ... Zobraziť viac
What happened to the European mind between 1605, when an audience watching Macbeth at the Globe might believe that regicide was such an aberration of the natural order that ghosts could burst from the ground, and 1649, when a large crowd, ... Zobraziť viac
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu′s THE ART OF WAR is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy... Zobraziť viac
This interdisciplinary project is situated at the boundary between literary studies and philosophy. Its chief focus is on American Romanticism and it examines work by a number of prominent writers and philosophers, from Whitman ... Zobraziť viac
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence that would form the basis of a world-changing theory: the evolution of species by ... Zobraziť viac
