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 Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Fatherhood, Love and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday, Nils Parker
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Category: Philosophy
What does it mean to be a great father? And how do you become one? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad needs guidance: because fatherhood is not a one-off, it is something you do every day. Instead of a parenting book you read once as a sleep-deprived new parent, The Dail ...Show more
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium by Seneca
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', Stoicism called for the restraint of animal instincts and the severing of emotional ties. These beliefs were formulated by the Athenian followers of Zeno in the fourth century BC, but it was in Seneca (c. ...Show more
Introducing Marxism - A Graphic Guide by Rupert Woodfin, Oscar Zarate
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? "Introducing Marxism" provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx's original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, his r ...Show more
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution by David Runciman
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Category: Philosophy
What is the history of ideas - and how has it shaped our world today? In this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it. What can Samuel Butler's ideas teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise ...Show more
Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds. by Ryan Holiday
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Category: Philosophy
The latest in the New York Times bestselling series: the life-changing power of integrity If we do what is right, everything else will follow: happiness, success, meaning, reputation, love. This is central to Stoic wisdom. The path isn't always easy, but it is essential, and the alternative - taking th ...Show more
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
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Category: Philosophy
The key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks. As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with the world? How to Thi ...Show more
In Defense of Lost Causes by Slavoj Zizek
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Category: Philosophy
Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In fear of the horrors of totalitarianism should we submit ourselves to a miserable third way of economic liberalism and government-as-administration? In this major new work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj Z ...Show more
The Edge of Reason: A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World by Julian Baggini
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Category: Philosophy
An urgent defense of reason, the essential method for resolving-or even discussing-divisive issues Reason, long held as the highest human achievement, is under siege. According to Aristotle, the capacity for reason sets us apart from other animals, yet today it has ceased to be a universally admired fac ...Show more
Plato and A Platypus Walk into A Bar: Understanding Philosphy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart
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Category: Philosophy
This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they'd had in school Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors - and born vaudevillians - Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR's "Weeken ...Show more
Dante's Broken Hammer by Graham Harman
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Category: Philosophy
It is well known that Dante s poetic works interpret love as themoving force of the universe: as embodied in his muse Beatrice fromLa Vita Nuova onward, as well as the much holier persons inhabitingParadiso. Likewise, if love is the ultimate form of sincerity, it is easyto interpret the Inferno as a bri ...Show more
On Rage by GERMAINE GREER
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
A passionate and powerfully worded essay about Aboriginal rage is a provocation that will cause heated and intense debate. The author is at her best here in this exploration of the seeds of rage and its corollary - grief.