The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human... Zobraziť viac
In country after country, conspiracy theories and religious dogmas that once seemed to have been overtaken by enlightened thought are helping to lift authoritarian leaders into power... Zobraziť viac
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is... Zobraziť viac
Ein hochmoderner Ratgeber über die Liebe in all ihren Facetten - ein Thema für die Ewigkeit... Zobraziť viac
Kyle Chayka is one of our sharpest cultural observers. After spending years covering minimalist trends for leading publications, he now delves beneath this lifestyle's glossy surface, seeking better ways to claim the time and space we crave... Zobraziť viac
This bold new take on the life and ideas of political philosopher Hannah Arendt explores her lessons for living in an age of uncertainty... Zobraziť viac
In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women... Zobraziť viac
In Necropolitics Achille Mbembe, a leader in the new wave of francophone critical theory, theorizes the genealogy of the contemporary world, a world plagued by ever-increasing inequality, militarization, enmity, and terror as well as by a resurgence of... Zobraziť viac
In this book the metaphysical system of Graham Harman is presented in lucid form, aided by helpful diagrams. In Chapter 1, Harman gives his most forceful critique to date of philosophies that reject objects as a primary reality... 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
Explore a radical new theory of human origins, tracing our lineage not from apes, but from pure consciousness. A journey through time, space, and consciousness studies. Zobraziť viac
Keep the philosophies of Plato in your pocket with this handy hardback guide to Plato's key ideas, complete with helpful summaries, diagrams and illustrations.The ancient Greek philosopher Plato is perhaps the single most important figure in the... Zobraziť viac
This handsome, full-colour hardback edition presents Sun Tzu''s classic text, The Art of War, gloriously illustrated with traditional Chinese artwork. Whether you wish to get ahead in business, sport, or politics, The Art of War will help you to steal... Zobraziť viac
Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life... Zobraziť viac
'A brilliant work of intellectual interpretation by our foremost historian of Enlightenment ideas. Whatmore rescues the Enlightenment from today's circular debates and places it where it belongs: in the pulsing, chaotic era of its genesis and demise'... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful special clothbound edition of the Greek Stoic philosopher's great writings'I must die. But must I die bawling?'Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century CE... Zobraziť viac
Základnou témou monografie Františka Novosáda je analýza reality, ako sa nám prezentuje v našej skúsenosti. Starogrécky sofista Protagoras dokazoval, že „mierou všetkých vecí je človek, jestvujúcich, že... Zobraziť viac
What if a lie is told to reveal some underlying truth? Are feelings that seem inappropriate, such as hysteria following the death of a celebrity, any less true than the grief we feel over the death of a loved one? Even if the plot of an opera seems... Zobraziť viac
