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Think - A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who think...

I Am a Strange Loop

Douglas Hofstadter's long-awaited return to the themes of Gödel, Escher, Bach- an original and controversial view of the nature of consci...

We Who Wrestle with God - Perceptions of the Divine

A revolutionary new offering from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, renowned psychologist and author of the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life. In...

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The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of THE SCHOOL OF LIFE. De Botton follows the arc from mental crisis and ...

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Consolations - The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

A poetic and thoughtful in-depth analysis of the meanings of everyday words, extending this into a philosophical and emotional reflection...

A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful

In his Enquiry Edmund Burke overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics and replaced metaphysics with psychology. His revolutions in ...

Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction

Thinking is the essence of what it means to be human and defines us more than anything else as a species. Jonathan Evans explores cogniti...

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature

When it first appeared in 1979, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. In it, Richard Rorty ar...

The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life - 53 Brief Lessons for Living

'Bursting with practical wisdom and engaging stories ... a Stoicism 2.0 for twenty-first century happiness' Skye Cleary 'A bold, contempo...

I've Been Thinking - Adventures in Philosophy

'A generous book written by a figure who has made a significant impact on philosophy ... Anyone interested in philosophy should read it' ...

End Times

Could an incoming asteroid cause human beings to go the way of the dinosaurs? Will artificial intelligence make the world a better place-...

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It - Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live

A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . ...

Mini Philosophy - A Small Book of Big Ideas

Why do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck no...

How to Focus - A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction

"A new translation of selections from the 5th century monk John Cassian's writings on ways to avoid distraction and enhance our concentra...

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Math with Bad Drawings - Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality

"A hilarious and bestselling reintroduction to mathematics, illustrating the ideas with stories, humor, and stick figures."--Provided by ...

Reality+ - Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

Virtual reality is genuine reality; that's the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly original work of "technophilosophy," David J. Chal...

The Little Book of Psychology - An Introduction to the Key Thinkers and Theories You Need to Know

If you want to know your Freud from your Jung and your Milgram from your Maslow, this approachable little book will take you on a whirlwi...

Meaningful Relations - The Enactivist Making of Experiential Worlds

Diese Sammlung von Aufsätzen leistet einen Beitrag zur Debatte um das Geist-Körper-Problem aus der Sicht des enaktiven Ansatzes mit einem...

The Gift and the Common Good - An Intercultural Perspective

What do we live and work for? What holds us together? In the Western tradition, the answer to these questions has always relied on the co...

The Apotheosis of Nullity - A Transhistorical Genealogy of Human Subjectivity

This massive book is an intensive inquest into the fate of the human subject as it passes through the primitive, despotic, passional and ...

The Labour of Enjoyment - Towards a Critique of Libidinal Economy

Enjoyment appears as purely private matter, but this is by far not the case. Ever since Aristotle the philosophical social critique is to...

The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy

The most entertaining and engaging philosophy class you'll ever take! In The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy, Michael F. Patton and Ke...

Resonanz - Im interdisziplinären Gespräch mit Hartmut Rosa

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Dr. Seuss and Philosophy - Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!

Since Theodor Geisel published his first children's book in 1937 under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss, children and adults alike have been capti...

The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom - Learn the Art of Living Well with Classical Philosophy

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction - A Very Short Introduction

Human beings naturally desire knowledge. But what is knowledge? Is it the same as having an opinion? Highlighting the major developments ...

Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach...

A Philosopher Looks at Friendship

"While for centuries friendship has fascinated and puzzled philosophers, they haven't always been able to fit it into their theories. The...

A More Loving World - how to increase compassion, kindness and joy

A book to encourage compassion and forgiveness, showing us how we can work towards a better and kinder world.

What is this thing called Philosophy?

What is this thing called Philosophy? is the definitive textbook for all who want a thorough introduction to the field. It introduces phi...

The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius

"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome-and by far the most powerful man in the world. His collected thoughts, gems ...

Von Herodot zu Spengler: Zivilisationsvergleiche quer durch Zeit und Raum / From Herodotus to Spengler: Comparing Civilisationsthroughout Time and Space

Im September 2020 wurde der Oswald Spengler-Preis an den bekannten Historiker und Archäologen Walter Scheidel (Stanford) verliehen - Grun...

Thomas Manns politische Philosophie / Thomas Mann's Political Philosophy

Unter den Romanautoren zählt Thomas Mann (1875-1955) zu den größten. Doch neben, mit und in der literarischen Produktion hat er auch wich...

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The Joy of Missing Out - The Art of Self-Restraint in an Age of Excess

'Because you're worth it', proclaims the classic cosmetics ad. 'Just do it!' implores the global sports retailer. Everywhere we turn, we ...

How to Tell a Story - An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers

"Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter of such hits as The Social Network and The West Wing, recently urged aspiring ...

What We Owe The Future - A Million-Year View

Should our priorities change when we consider all the lives yet to come?

Trans Figured - On Being a Transgender Person in a Cisgender World

'I was four and three-quarters when I asked my mother if, from now on, I could please go to school as a girl instead of as a boy ...' In ...

The Spirituality Gap - Searching for Meaning in a Secular Age

An exploration of spirituality in our post-religious world

What I Believe - Humanist ideas and philosophies to live by

An inspiring collection of interviews with prominent humanists about the values, convictions and opinions they live by

Rules - A Short History of What We Live By

A panoramic history of rules in the Western world Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we d...

Philosophers Who Changed History

This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas. Philos...

Escape into Meaning - Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions

"Escape Into Meaning is the debut essay collection by the creator of the highly addictive, deeply informative, always unconventional Nerd...

Der Sog des Neuen und der Schock des Alten - Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie 2024

Technik wurde mit der Moderne Teil eines gesamtgesellschaftlichen Lauerns auf Neues. Der "Neuheitsbias" selektiert ganz allgemein, was wi...

Nature as Event - The Lure of the Possible

We have entered a new era of nature. What remains of the frontiers of modern thought that divided the living from the inert, subjectivity...

How to Think Like a Philosopher - Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking

Pay attention. As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with re...

The Will to Meaning - Why Hope Triumphs Over Despair

An introduction to Viktor E. Frankl's system of thought, from the author of the iconic Holocaust memoir Man's Search for Meaning.

How to Think Like a Philosopher - Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

An entertaining guide to history's most fascinating philosophers - from Sappho to Kant, and Aristotle to Simone de Beauvoir - which seeks...

We Are Free to Change the World - Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience

A bold exploration of the life and work of one of the world's most influential - and controversial - thinkers, which brings Arendt's idea...

A Life in Letters

The first complete English-language collection of Simone Weil's letters to her loved ones, A Life in Letters deepens appreciation of one ...

A Philosophy of Walking

New Edition: fully expanded. The international best selling popular philosophy of why we walk

Gardening - Philosophy for Everyone - Cultivating Wisdom

Philosophy and gardens have been closely connected from the dawn of philosophy, with many drawing on their beauty and peace for philosoph...

Brainstorms, Fortieth Anniversary Edition - Philosophical Essays on Mind and Psychology

An anniversary edition of a classic in cognitive science, with a new introduction by the author. When Brainstorms was published in 1978, ...

Think - In Defence of a Thoughtful Life

A defining feature of being human is our ability to think. We refer to ourselves, after all, as homo sapiens. But in a world where experi...

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [50th Anniversary Edition] - An Inquiry into Values

"The bestselling masterpiece about one man's search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American West-- an enduring examination ...

What's That Smell? - A Philosophy of the Olfactory

How our sense of smell engages with philosophy, psychoanalysis, and political economy—and how it can help enrich our understanding of the...