The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
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Category: Philosophy
A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics Rare is the work of philosophy that invites both the casual reader and the academic. Rare, too, is the text so universal that luminaries across an array of fields lay claim to it. Yet, that is precisely the case with Gaston Bachelard’s The P ...Show more
The Precipice - Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord
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Category: Philosophy
'Splendid . . . The Precipice is a powerful book, written with a philosopher's eye . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator. We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves without develop ...Show more
The Republic by Plató
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Category: Philosophy
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, the order and character of the just, city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. ...Show more
The Republic by Plato
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Category: Philosophy
Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar ...Show more
The Resurrection of Thinking: Steiner's Anthroposophy and the Postmodernism of Badiou, Deleuze, Derrida and Levinas by Scott Elliot Hicks
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Category: Philosophy
The first full-length text to wrestle with the conceptual relationship between the spiritual science of Rudolf Steiner and the French Post-structuralist thinking of Jacques Derrida, Alain Badiou, Gilles Deleuze and Guattari, and Emmanuel Levinas. Furthermore, the book is a living investigation of new wa ...Show more
The Righteous Mind - Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
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Category: Philosophy
In this "landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself" (The New York Times Book Review) social psychologist Jonathan Haidtchallenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike. Drawing on his twenty-five years of ...Show more
The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton, The School of Life
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Category: Philosophy
What does it mean to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century? And how should we go about doing it? These are the most important questions to ask ourselves and the ones we most often avoid dealing with. This insightful, witty and generous book reveals one simple answer to the question of a good ...Show more
The Selected Teachings of James Allen - Eight Pillars of Prosperity, Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success, the Shining Gateway, James All by James Allen
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Category: Philosophy
James Allen was one of our finest thinkers. In this 4 - in - 1 omnibus edition Allen show's you the power of positive thinking and a path to prosperity with dignity. These teachings are as timeless today as they were when they were written. Many of today's best sellers, such as The Power of Positive Thi ...Show more
The Sickness Unto Death by Soren Kierkegaard
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
One of the most remarkable philosophical works of the nineteenth century, "The Sickness Unto Death" is also famed for the depth and acuity of its modern psychological insights. Writing under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus, Kierkegaard explores the concept of 'despair', alerting readers to the diversity of ...Show more
The Society of the Spectacle - (Critical Editions) by Guy Debord; Fredy Perlman (Translator)
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Category: Philosophy
'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - The New Yorker 'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now' - The Guardian 'Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.' - Michael Löwy ...Show more
The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook by Ward Farnsworth
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Category: Philosophy
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions. “A wonderful book.”—Rebecca Goldste ...Show more
The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Dover Thrift Editions Ser.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Will Durant chronicles the lives and ideas of several key philosophical thinkers throughout history in this informative and eminently readable text. Beginning with Socrates and Plato and concluding with Friedrich Nietzsche, with twelve other prominent philosophers in betwee ...Show more