Nietzsche (The Great Philosophers) by Ronald Hayman
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Great Philosophers Ser.
'God is dead', announced Nietzsche - before going on to abolish himself.Envious contemporaries of Nietzsche ridiculed him as a mad man - and yet they came closer than they knew in characterising a philosopher in whose thought ambivalence approximated to disintegration of the self.While the nineteenth ce ...Show more
Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods by Mariana Alessandri
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Category: Philosophy
A philosopher's personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human Under the light of ancient Western philosophies, our darker moods like grief, anguish, and depression can seem irrational. When viewed through the lens of modern psychology, they can e ...Show more
On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea by Umberto Eco
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Category: Philosophy
On Beauty is neither a history of art, nor a history of aesthetics, but Umberto Eco draws on both these disciplines to define the ideas of beauty that have informed us from the classical world to modern times. In terms of form and style, On Beauty has been conceived for a vast and diverse readership. Pa ...Show more
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail
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Category: Philosophy
When does history begin? What characterizes it? This brilliant and beautifully written book dissolves the logic of a beginning based on writing, civilization, or historical consciousness and offers a model for a history that escapes the continuing grip of the Judeo-Christian time frame. Daniel Lord Smai ...Show more
On Getting Off - Sex and Philosophy by Damon Young
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Category: Philosophy
The curious reader's companion to sex. 'Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of ideas.' — Samuel Johnson Why is screwing so funny? How should we think about our most shocking fantasies? What is so captivating about nudity? Inspired by philosophy, literature, and private life, Damon Young explo ...Show more
Our Great Purpose: Adam Smith on Living a Better Life by Ryan Patrick Hanley
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Category: Philosophy
Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of modern economics Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is an ...Show more
PERFECT ME BEAUTY AS AN ETHICAL IDEAL by WIDDOWS HEATHER
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Category: Philosophy
How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's world The demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to which we judge ourselves a success or failure. P ...Show more
POLITICAL THEOLOGY by Carl Schmitt; George Schwab (Editor); Tracy B. Strong (Foreword by)
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Category: Philosophy
Written in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Political Theology develops the distinctive theory of sovereignty that made Carl Schmitt one of the most significant and controversial political theorists of the twentieth century. Focusing on the relatio ...Show more
Parallels and Paradoxes: Explorations in Music and Society by Daniel Barenboim & Edward W. Said (ed Ara Guzelimian)
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Category: Philosophy
Edward Said in conversation with his good friend, Daniel Barenboim Israeli Daniel Barenboim - director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and of the Berlin State Opera - and Palestinian Edward Said - eminent literary critic and leading expert on the Middle East - have been close friends for years. Paral ...Show more
Philosophers Who Changed History by Simon Blackburn
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Category: Philosophy
This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.Lavishly illustrated with portraits of each philosopher, alongside photographs of their homes and studies, and personal artefacts, Philosophers Who Changed History o ...Show more
Philosophy: A Visual Encyclopedia
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Category: Philosophy
The perfect book for young readers looking to explore some of life's biggest questions. Thousands of years ago, ancient philosophers asked some important questions: "What is real?", "What is everything made of?", "Why does evil exist?", and "What can I know?" These questions have gone on to spark passio ...Show more
Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
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Category: Philosophy
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life? How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for? In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores ...Show more