Becoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect. As you grow up, you are told to renounce most of the dreams of your youth and resign yourself to an existence that is a pale dilution of the adventurous, ... Zobraziť viac
'In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book... I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own ...one that tells my own tale... How I was rescued from a fate ... Zobraziť viac
A clear, concise and fascinating guide to philosophical thought experiments and how they've shaped our understanding of the world. From Plato's Cave to Descartes' Demon, great thinkers have used thought experiments and ... Zobraziť viac
Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism-that's ... Zobraziť viac
This 1906 guide to the beauty of the tea ceremony is both a paean to the art of simplicity, and a wry critique of the West's view of Japan. Zobraziť viac
In Why Grow Up, the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series, world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with urgent relevance today... Zobraziť viac
The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought... Zobraziť viac
Some of the best philosophers in the world can be found in the most unlikely places: in preschools and playgrounds... Zobraziť viac
One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally and peacefully in diverse democracies... Zobraziť viac
A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire... Zobraziť viac
A practical guide to one of the greatest questions we will ever face. To wonder too openly or intensely about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and faintly ridiculous pastime. It can seem like a topic on... Zobraziť viac
In The War on the West, international bestselling author Douglas Murray asks: if the history of humankind is one of slavery, conquest, prejudice, genocide and exploitation, why are only Western nations taking the blame for it?... Zobraziť viac
The emergence of the Dead Sea Scrolls, carefully kept quiet, has opened Pandora's Box and has shown how much dogma and censorship there is in the Church. This book gives a detailed account of Jesus as a person, of his acts as they were, and of the ... Zobraziť viac
Of Mind and Other Matters displays perhaps more vividly than any one of Nelson Goodman's previous books both the remarkable diversity of his concerns and the essential unity of his thought. Many new studies are incorporated in the book, along with... Zobraziť viac
In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Michael Devitt argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a correspondence notion of truth. Furthermore, he argues that, contrary to received opinion... Zobraziť viac
Father of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant attempt to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch and to present a vision of man as simultaneously bound... Zobraziť viac
Computability and Logic has become a classic because of its accessibility to students without a mathematical background and because it covers not simply the staple topics of an intermediate logic course, such as Godel's incompleteness theorems, ... Zobraziť viac
'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing. 'Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for... Zobraziť viac
Why We Drive is a rebellious and daring celebration of the human spirit and the competence of ordinary people by the bestselling author of The Case for Working with Your Hands... Zobraziť viac
Kniha se zabývá uměním léčení a jeho pojetím ve filosofii, astrologii, alchymii a terapii Paracelsa (1493 – 1541), jedné z nejvýznamnějších osobností historie lékařství. Homeopatie či antroposofická medicína by byly bez jeho... Zobraziť viac
