Explore the dawn of Western thought. From Presocratics to Plato & Aristotle, discover philosophy's foundations, major thinkers, and often-overlooked ideas. A comprehensive, engaging journey. Zobraziť viac
Also known as Yî Ching or The Book of Changes, I Ching is an ancient Chinese text of vast historical and cultural influence. Spanning the fields of divination, cosmology, morality and philosophy, with strong links to Confucianism, it has been... Zobraziť viac
This volume of Acta Kierkegaardiana seeks to guide the reader across the global nature of Kierkegaard studies, from East to West... Zobraziť viac
Faber and Faber: ‘An exultant night – a man in total command of his talent.’ Observer ‘The most intense... Zobraziť viac
Weißt du, wie die Einhörner ihre Hörner bekommen haben? Alles begann eines Tages, als ein kleines Mädchen namens Juni im Wald hinter ihrem Garten beobachtete, wie kleine Pferdchen fliegen lernen. Doch eines davon schaffte es einfach nicht. Juni aber fi Zobraziť viac
A timely book for today's world, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations explores how to endure hardship, how to cope with change and how to find something positive out of adversity... 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
Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his intellectual curiosity or his immense zest for life. In this, his... Zobraziť viac
A bold, provocative collection of essays by a Pulitzer winner on one of the most urgent questions of our time: what is authority when everyone has an opinion on everything? This book brings together sharp, illuminating essays on everything from musical... Zobraziť viac
One of the world’s great philosophical teachers, Krishnamurti, offers his inspiring wisdom on many of life’s hurdles from relationships and love, to anxiety and loneliness... Zobraziť viac
We humans tend to believe that things are only real in as much as we perceive them, an idea reinforced by modern philosophy, which privileges us as special, radically different in kind from all other objects. But as Graham Harman, one of the ... Zobraziť viac
In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately ... Zobraziť viac
Henry Thoreau is considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book... Zobraziť viac
Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto, first printed just before the French revolution of 1848, is his most accessible and famous work. In his powerful call to arms, Marx expounds his famous theory that class struggle is the real determinant... 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
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
A condensed guide to life, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Bed of Procrustes is an invaluable collection of aphorisms to help you navigate the modern world. Second edition, revised and expanded... 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
We don’t think we hate cheap things, of course, but we often behave as if we do. We rarely properly appreciate what is around us and doesn’t appear to cost very much – for example, the night sky, pencils, fried eggs, zips, and the holding of hands... Zobraziť viac
Our societies frequently proclaim their enormous esteem for culture. Music, film, literature and the visual arts enjoy high prestige and are viewed by many as getting close to the meaning of life. But what is culture really for? ... Zobraziť viac
