What does life truly mean? Who do I want to become? And how do I get there? These are some of life's biggest questions that can be hard to think through. Fortunately, a group of philosophers from ancient Greece and Rome have already done a lot of... Zobraziť viac
A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology, from the author of smash hit The Watchers. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland. TO LEARN THE TRUTHWOULD YOU DESCEND INTO HELL?Off the... Zobraziť viac
A philosopher considers whether the scientific and philosophical arguments against free will are reason enough to give up our belief in it. In our daily life, it really seems as though we have free will, that what we do from moment to moment is... Zobraziť viac
Draws on classical philosophy, Christianity, the enlightenment, existentialism and postmodernism to attempt to get at the best advice for achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. Zobraziť viac
How did a venerable Indian spiritual discipline turn into a £20 billion-a-year mainstay of the wellness industry? What happened along yoga’s winding path from the caves and forests of the sages to the gyms, hospitals and village halls of the modern... Zobraziť viac
Předložený výbor obsahuje šest Kantových studií k tématu osvícenství, politiky a filosofie dějin, jež jsou dokladem jeho intenzivního zájmu o společenské dění. Největším... Zobraziť viac
Marking the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's theses, this is a collection of essays on the Reformation, from the celebrated historian and award-winning author. Zobraziť viac
A recently discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights. A pile of neatly typed pages was found in Joan Didion's office after her death. She had meticulously... Zobraziť viac
An invigorating guide to fighting back – part philosophy, part history and part how-to guide for living with integrity in an age of authoritarian drift. How do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and where social media misinforms... Zobraziť viac
Celebrated Spanish philosopher Jose Carlos Ruis brings the wisdom of great philosophers to life in this entertaining guide to sharpening our minds... Zobraziť viac
The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experiencefor readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander... Zobraziť viac
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2022'Rivetingly fresh and stunning' - Sunday Times'One of the most remarkable historians and communicators working today' - Dan SnowThree thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and... Zobraziť viac
Kritické skúmanie práce odhaľuje abstraktný, ahistorický a špekulatívny charakter liberalizmu neutrality (J. Rawls, R. Nozick), postavený na hypotetickom prístupe a arbitrárnom modelovaní, prehliadajúci spoločenskú realitu v jej... Zobraziť viac
Rachel Kushner is a writer celebrated for her 'chops, ambition, and killer instinct' (John Powers, Fresh Air). In The Hard Crowd, she gathers a selection of her writing from over the course of the last twenty years that addresses the most... Zobraziť viac
Suffering from information overload, unable to sleep, Sarah Sands, former editor of the BBC's Today programme, has tried many different strategies to de-stress... only to reject them because, as she says, all too often they threaten... Zobraziť viac
Velké knihy Jeana-Francois Lyotarda (Discours, figure; Lacondition postmoderne explique aux enfants; Le Différend) byly pro něho východiskem k dalšímu zkoumání příslušné oblasti a k prověření vyslovených hypotéz. Lyotard ovšem paralelně s těmito... Zobraziť viac
Kniha obsahuje jeden ze dvou nejstarších eposů nejen antické, ale evropské literatury vůbec, v klasickém překladu Otmara Vaňorného. Zobraziť viac
Two controversial authors debate the nature and methods of science, its dogmas, and its future. Rupert Sheldrake argues that science needs to free itself from materialist dogma while Michael Shermer contends that science, properly conceived, is a... Zobraziť viac
Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing’ because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing... Zobraziť viac
Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes ... Zobraziť viac
