Fascinující výprava rámovaná otázkami, na které možná nikdy nenajdeme odpověď, ale které jsou o to naléhavější. Brian Greene nás svým typickým přístupným stylem a krásným jazykem provází na dlouhé cestě, jež začíná... Zobraziť viac
What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers... Zobraziť viac
One of the greatest epics in Western literature, THE ILIAD recounts the story of the Trojan wars. This timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods battling amidst devastation and destruction... Zobraziť viac
There is no real evidence that humans ever 'domesticated' cats. Rather, it seems that at some point cats saw the potential value to themselves of humans. John Gray's wonderful new book is an attempt to get to grips... Zobraziť viac
Collins: A visual guide to how the world really works, through stunning infographics and data visualisations, thoroughly... Zobraziť viac
Alain de Botton's (henceforth, 'Alain') opus minimus has achieved three remarkable things. It has made philosophy popular, it has made philosophy fashionable, and, most remarkable of all, it is not completely awful... Zobraziť viac
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER. Harvard's most popular professor explains how thinkers from Confucius to Zhuangzi can transform our lives. The first book of its kind, The Path draws on the work of the great but largely unknown... Zobraziť viac
Introducing the first official Harry Potter knitting book a deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic Harry Potter knits based on the iconic films. Channel the magic of the Harry Potter films from the screen to your needles with the ultimate ... Zobraziť viac
Through more than fifty Koans-pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition-leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes the reader across the world from West to East, and through ideas spanning the age, breadth, and depth ... Zobraziť viac
Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. Think is a fresh, vibrant and upbeat course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. The Teacher's Book provides full lesson support for this level... Zobraziť viac
From a leading philosopher of mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human consciousness-panpsychism. Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges... Zobraziť viac
The Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar, in the late seventeenth century, when it was home to several thousand pirates... Zobraziť viac
The greatest treasure in the spiritual life is not faith, but love. Love is humankind’s supreme gift and the core of internationally beloved author, Paulo Coelho’s, message. In The Supreme Gift he adapts the classic wisdom of the 19th century biologist... Zobraziť viac
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding, The Stoics Illustrated contains over 100 quotes from key philosophers, including Zeno, Diogenes, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, that will give the reader many emotional and practical tools for living a... Zobraziť viac
Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon... Zobraziť viac
What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning... Zobraziť viac
The definitive guide to Traditionalism: the world's least-known major philosophy, but one that is essential for understanding our past, present and future... Zobraziť viac
This book's title, No Straight Road Takes You There, is an evocation and a declaration. Highways tend to be built across the easy routes and flat places, or the landscape is cleared away - logged, graded, levelled, tunnelled through - but to stick to ... Zobraziť viac
Show yourself who's in charge using the original art of persuasion, backed by contemporary pop culture examples that make transforming your habits and achieving goals easy, even fun—from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for... Zobraziť viac
Philippa Foot has for many years been one of the most distinctive and influential thinkers in moral philosophy. Long dissatisfied with the moral theories of her contemporaries, she has gradually evolved a theory of her own that is radically opposed not... Zobraziť viac
