Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
An exciting, radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. A demolition of two and a half thousand years of thought, Straw Dogs is an exhilarating, sometimes disturbing book that leads the reader to question their deepest held bel ...Show more
The Stoic Challenge - A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient by William B. Irvine; Anon
$40.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. We often think that these responses are hardwired, but fortunately this is not the case. Stoicism offers us an alternative approach. Plumbing the wisdom of one of the most popular and successful schools of thought from ancient Rome, philosop ...Show more
Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
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Category: Philosophy | Series: P.S. (Paperback)
An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley "The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a pla ...Show more
Capital Volume 1 & Volume 2 by Karl Marx
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics of World Literature
This unabridged paperback edition is based on the first translation into English by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling, which was edited by Frederick Engels. The book focuses on capitalist production, and analyses capitalism's workings through detailed research and observation, focusing mainly on Britain, ...Show more
Earthly Immortalities - How the Dead Live on in the Lives of Others by Peter Moore
$60.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In this thought-provoking book, Peter Moore examines the often overlooked issues concerning human mortality, the fragile ways in which the dead can be said to "live on" in earthly terms: through their children, their work, the memories of others, their possessions, and even their bodies. Such earthly im ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
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Category: Philosophy
Should we believe in God? In this brisk introduction to modern atheism, one of the world's greatest science writers tells us why we shouldn't.Richard Dawkins was fifteen when he stopped believing in God. Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he'd felt certain they must have had ...Show more
How to Be Good: Or How to Be Moral ... by Gary Cox
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Category: Philosophy
"What is goodness? Is goodness achievable, and if so, how? If being a good person is a matter of doing the right thing, then what is the right thing to do? Is it acting rationally, promoting happiness, exercising moderation in all things or respecting the freedom of others, or is it somehow a concoction ...Show more
200 Words to Help You Talk About Philosophy by Anja Steinbauer
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Category: Philosophy | Series: 200 Words Ser.
If you have ever felt at a disadvantage when joining in a conversation on a subject that you aren't confident about, this new series is for you. Each book features definitions of two hundred words frequently used to describe and discuss a smart subject. Philosophy can be baffling, as well as fascinating ...Show more
The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Routledge Classics Ser.
¿If in this book harsh words are spoken about some of the greatest among the intellectual leaders of mankind, my motive is not, I hope, to belittle them. It springs rather from my conviction that, if our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men.¿ - Karl Popper ...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
The Nature of Things by Lucretius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
The acclaimed new translation of the classic poem at the heart of Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death ...Show more
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith
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Category: Philosophy
" These essays] reflect a lively, unselfconscious, rigorous, erudite, and earnestly open mind that's busy refining its view of life, literature, and a great deal in between." --Los Angeles Times Split into five sections--Reading, Being, Seeing, Feeling, and Remembering--Changing My Mind finds Zadie Sm ...Show more