Postmodernism is an important part of the cultural landscape which continues to evolve, yet the ideas and theories surrounding the subject can be diverse and difficult to understand. Fifty Postmodern Thinkers critically examines the work of fifty of ... Zobraziť viac
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier... Zobraziť viac
Jedinečný průřez vývojem evropského náboženského a filosofického myšlení od konce antiky do 19. století. Kniha rakouského historika, autora řady monografií a zejména velkých syntéz, je Heerovou nejrozsáhlejší „esejí“ o... Zobraziť viac
During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy—a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals—that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self... Zobraziť viac
Widely acknowledged as one of the definitive texts on art theory, The Gift brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society, reaching deep into literature, anthropology and psychology... Zobraziť viac
Darwinismus se vydává za úplnou teorii biologického života, včetně lidského. Má podstatný vliv na sebepojetí dnešního člověka a jeho světonázor. Emeritní profesor Masarykovy univerzity, lékař a filozof Jiří Vácha ve své... Zobraziť viac
Known as the 'four horsemen' of New Atheism, these four big thinkers of the twenty-first century met only once. Their electrifying examination of ideas on this remarkable occasion was intense and wide-ranging. Everything that was said as they agreed... Zobraziť viac
Factfulness: the stress-reducing habit of only having opinions for which there are strong supporting facts. Things aren't as bad as we think. Fact. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is ... Zobraziť viac
The world tells us that we should pursue our self-interest: career wins, high status, nice things. These are the goals of our first mountain. But at some point in our lives we might find that we're not interested in what other people tell us to want... Zobraziť viac
How do we discuss serious ideas in the age of 24-hour news? What was rhetoric in the past and what should it be now? And what does Islamic State have in common with Donald Trump? This book reveals how political, social and technological change has... Zobraziť viac
How should we treat non-human animals? In this immensely powerful and influential book (now with a new introduction by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari), the renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer ... Zobraziť viac
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a... Zobraziť viac
The first English translation of a nonfiction work by Stanisław Lem, which was "conceived under the spell of cybernetics" in 1957 and updated in 1971... 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
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
We all have an ikigai. It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding your ikigai... Zobraziť viac
A critique of the Victorian nuclear family. It argues that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Zobraziť viac
This deluxe slipcased edition presents Miyamoto Musashi''s classic work The Book of Five Rings in a luxurious silkbound volume with full-colour illustrations and gold cover embossing. This is a wonderful keepsake for anyone who wants to apply its... Zobraziť viac
Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars—many commissioned especially for this volume—are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his... Zobraziť viac
This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition of brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. All of the topics are explained clearly using... Zobraziť viac
