The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Knickerbocker Classics Ser.
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to phy ...Show more
The Art of War by Sun Tzu; Peter Harris (Translator)
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics. For the l ...Show more
The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu
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Category: Philosophy
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known book on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is ancient, its principles and advice are timeless; it remains as influential as ever in military strategy, leadership roles, business tactics, legal challenges, martial arts philosophy and more. Ever ...Show more
The Bedside Book of Philosophy by G. Bassham
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Bedside Bks.
The Book of Chuang Tzu by Chuang Tzu
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Category: Philosophy
"The Book of Chuang Tzu" draws together the stories, tales, jokes and anecdotes that have gathered around the figure of Chuang Tzu. One of the great founders of Taoism, Chaung Tzu lived in the fourth century BC and is among the most enjoyable and intriguing personalities in the whole of Chinese philosop ...Show more
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi; Thomas Cleary (Translator)
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle an ...Show more
The Celestial Hunter by Roberto Calasso
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Category: Philosophy
'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial TimesAn unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and no longer the prey. Informed by Greek and Egyptia ...Show more
The Complete Essays by Michel Montaigne, de Montaigne Michel
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and thinking. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by ideas he found in the books of his library and his own experience. He discussed subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and ...Show more
The Craftsman by Richard Sennett
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Category: Philosophy
The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think. Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focu ...Show more
The Death Drive - Why Societies Self-Destruct by Niklas Hageback
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Category: Philosophy
Sigmund Freud's death drive remains among the most controversial concepts in psychoanalysis, something which post-Freudians never could reach consensus on. Over time, it fell into oblivion. Recent developments, however, have actualized the interest in the death drive as political upheavals and turmoil l ...Show more
The Divided Self by R.D. Laing
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
First published in 1960, this watershed work aimed to make madness comprehensible, and in doing so revolutionized the way we perceive mental illness. Using case studies of patients he had worked with, psychiatrist R. D. Laing argued that psychosis is not a medical condition but an outcome of the 'divide ...Show more
The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching - A New Translation and Commentary by Rosemarie Anderson
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Category: Philosophy
In this book, Rosemarie Anderson shares her discoveries of the Divine Feminine Tao alongside her original translation of the Tao Te Ching. Working from ancient silk and bamboo slip manuscripts, the oldest known copies of the Tao Te Ching, the author slowly translated all 81 chapters over the course of t ...Show more