A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Author: Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton's "Religion for Atheists" looks at the God debate with fresh eyes. All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. And in this wise and life-affirming book, non-believer Alai ... |
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The 50 Most Thought-provoking Philosophies, Each Explained in Half a Minute
Author: Barry Loewer
Cogito ergo sum. Cynicism. Dialectical Materialism. Existentialism. The Socratic Method. Deconstructionism. Everybody knows what they mean. Or thinks they know what they mean. At least you have probably heard of them and ... |
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Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Betweeen
Author: Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
A hilarious take on the philosophy, theology and psychology of mortality and immortality. That is, death. The authors pry open the coffin lid on this one, looking at the Big D, its prequel, Life, and its sequel, the Here ... |
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An Inquiry into Values
Author: Robert Pirsig
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR AND A READER'S GUIDE Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance caused a sensation when it was first published in 1974.The story of the narrator, his son Chris and their month-long motor ... |
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Author: Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the English language. In examining how a second-rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe, Bryson explores English from America to Australia and looks a ... |
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Author: Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenh ... |
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Author: Alain de Botton
"The Architecture of Happiness" is Alain de Botton's exploration of the hidden links between buildings and our well being. Bestselling author Alain de Botton has written about love, travel, status and how philosophy can ... |
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Author: Alain de Botton
The "Consolations of Philosophy" is Alain de Botton's internationally bestselling guide to life. It is the inspiration for the TV series "Philsophy: A Guide to Happiness. Alain de Botton, bestselling author of "How Prous ... |
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A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Author: Sarah Bakewell
How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live? This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming e ... |
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A Sourcebook of Philosophical Puzzles, Paradoxes and Problems
Author: Robert M. Martin
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book is a rich source of vexing and engaging philosophical puzzles; an invitation to careful thinking without pretense. |
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Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age
Author: Martha C. Nussbaum
What impulse prompted some newspapers to attribute the murder of 77 Norwegians to Islamic extremists, until it became evident that a right-wing Norwegian terrorist was the perpetrator? Why did Switzerland, a country of f ... |
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Rawls and Beyond
Author: Martin O'Neill & Thad Williamson
Property-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls' idea of a property-owning democracy. Offers new and ... |
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Author: Ian James
This book gives a critical assessment of key developments in contemporary French philosophy, highlighting the diverse ways in which recent French thought has moved beyond the philosophical positions and arguments whic ... |
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an Introduction
Author: Joshua Alexander
Experimental philosophy uses experimental research methods from psychology and cognitive science in order to investigate both philosophical and metaphilosophical questions. It explores philosophical questions about the n ... |
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How to Have Convictions without Becoming a Fanatic
Author: Peter Berger & Anton C. Zijderveld
We are stuck. Both as a culture and as individuals, we find it much easier to articulate what we are against and find ourselves at a loss for words when we need to articulate what we are for. World-famous sociologists Pe ... |
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A New Translation and Selection
Author: Soren Kierkgaard & George Pattison
In "Spiritual Writings", renowned Oxford theologian George Pattison presents previously neglected Christian writings that will forever alter our understanding of the great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. In fact, Pattison ... |
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Author: B. K. S. Iyengar
BKS Iyengar's translation and commentary on these ancient yoga sutras has been described as the "bible" of yoga. This new edition of the classic text contains a new introduction by BKS Iyengar, as well as a foreword by G ... |
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Author: Karl Marx
This is Marx and Engel's landmark treatise - in a graphic deluxe edition. One of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated, "The Communist Manifesto" is a revolutionary summons to the working ... |
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A Guide to What Really Matters
Author: Thomas Hurka
For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look a ... |
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A Reader
Author: Mark Timmons
Ideal for courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and applied ethics, Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader, Second Edition, is a comprehensive anthology that brings together seventy-four engaging artic ... |
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