A Guide to the Good Life - The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B Irvine
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Category: Philosophy
One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, a ...Show more
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Little Histories Ser.
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging b ...Show more
ANZAC Ted (PB) by Belinda Landsberry
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Category: Philosophy
Anzac Ted is the powerful, poignant story of a little boy's teddy bear that was passed down to him from his grandfather. Battered, torn, missing an eye and an ear, he might look scary but he's got a great story to tell. For Anzac Ted went to war, keeping soldiers company and giving them comfort. And whi ...Show more
Against Method by Paul K. Feyerabend
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Category: Philosophy
Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. Paul Feyerabend's acclaimed work, which sparked controversy and continues to fuel fierce debate, shows the deficiencies of many widespread idea ...Show more
Age by Suresh Rattan
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Reflections Ser.
Suresh Rattan's birth certificate reads "1955". At his age, signs of decline inevitably creep in, but Suresh doesn't feel that old. In fact, he feels twenty years younger. He can even explain why. No wonder: He does research on age and ageing at Aarhus University. Thanks to evolution, we can't imagine o ...Show more
All Things Are Possible by Leo Shestov
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Category: Philosophy
"All Things Are Possible" is a 1920 English translation of the 1905 work by the Ukrainian/Russian existentialist philosopher Shestov. It draws on the aphoristic style of Nietzsche and deals with as diverse issues as science, rationalism and religion. This edition also includes an interesting foreword by ...Show more
An Introduction to Political Philosophy by Colin Bird
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy Ser.
Now revised and updated and containing several entirely new chapters, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy. It discusses historical and contemporary figures and covers a vast range of topics and debates, including immigration, war, national and global economics, the et ...Show more
Anger and Forgiveness Resentment, Generosity, Justice by Nussbaum, Martha C. (Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Law School and the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago)
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Category: Philosophy
Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to vindicate their own self-respect or to move beyond an injury without anger. To not feel anger in those c ...Show more
Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer
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Category: Philosophy
The definitive case for radically rethinking humanity's relationship with other animals - for the good of us all. 'The book that had the most impact on me' JANE GOODALL 'Probably the single most influential document in the history of ... animal welfare' GUARDIAN In 1975, Animal Liberation started a g ...Show more
Answer to Job by C G Jung
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Routledge Classics Ser.
Jung addresses the problem of how a good god can countenance the appalling evil apparent in the world. Of all the books of the Bible few have had more resonance for modern readers than the Book of Job. For a world that has witnessed great horrors, Job's cries of despair and incomprehension are all too r ...Show more
Ants by Hans Joachim Offenberg
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Reflections Ser.
Famed for its industriousness and its urge to conquer, this race practises farming and uses chemical weapons. Humans? No, ants Joachim Offenberg, a myrmecophile researcher at Aarhus University, shares fascinating facts about these tiny creatures - so stealthy and stalwart they even endured a ruthless on ...Show more
Aristotle (The Great Philosophers) by Kenneth Mcleish
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Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do anything in this world without courage'Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers that has ever lived. Taught by Plato, he was the first genuine scientist i ...Show more