Written over two thousand years ago, The Art of War contains penetrating insights into the nature of power, inter-state rivalry, realpolitik and military success, relevant to any age. It was first translated into English in the early 20th century. Sun... Zobraziť viac
How race, class, and politics influence the way we move... Zobraziť viac
Philosophy was born out of discussion, out of the rivalry between world views. From the philosophical ferment of the Enlightenment arose the idea of emancipation, a conflictual perspective which Marina Garcés would have us rethink... Zobraziť viac
There are many things that seem to prevent us from being happy in our lives. Usually, things don't turn out the way we want them to.It could be unfulfilled goals, bad habits, a society that's built to benefit only those at the very top, or the loops of... Zobraziť viac
How can we embrace our non-negotiable limitations? Or make good decisions when there’s always too much to do? What if purposeful productivity were often about letting things happen, not making them happen? Reflecting on ideas drawn from philosophy,... Zobraziť viac
The human brain faces a set of dilemmas every day: how to achieve coherence from fragmented sensory inputs and how to attain connection with other people in an increasingly atomized and isolating world. Ideologies offer a shortcut, providing easy ... Zobraziť viac
The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality... Zobraziť viac
A panoramic history of Judaism from its origins to the present. Judaism is by some distance the oldest of the three Abrahamic religions. Despite the extraordinarily diverse forms it has taken, ... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions: Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane and G.R.T. Ross. Edited, this Wordsworth Edition includes an... Zobraziť viac
A new publication of the Communist Manifesto - the foundation document of the Marxist movement... Zobraziť viac
As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler... 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... Zobraziť viac
Everybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters – and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people confess the truth. Insightful, funny and always surprising, Everybody Lies explores how this huge collection of data, .. Zobraziť viac
Faber and Faber: ‘An exultant night – a man in total command of his talent.’ Observer ‘The most intense... Zobraziť viac
From YouTube's Head of Culture and Trends, a rousing and illuminating behind-the-scenes exploration of internet video's massive impact on our world... Zobraziť viac
Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the ... Zobraziť viac
This book is centred around the examination of whether it is possible to find cognitive aspects or purposes in aesthetic judgements and in perceptions of beauty, and whether it is... Zobraziť viac
Previously published as Ethics, Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics addresses the question of how to live well, and originates the concept of cultivating a virtuous character as the basis of his ethical system. This Penguin Classics edition ... Zobraziť viac
Human, All Too Human (1878) marks the point where Nietzsche abandons German romanticism for the French Enlightenment. At a moment of crisis in his life (no longer a friend of Richard Wagner, forced to leave academic life through ill health), ... Zobraziť viac
In chaos, how do we prevent anarchy. This work proposes a powerful sovereign to enforce security and law, sparking controversy yet shaping global governance. Zobraziť viac
