The Great Philosophers: Socrates by Anthony Gottlieb
$12.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Great Philosophers Ser.
'If you put me to death,' Socrates warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place.'So indeed it would prove, a single cup of hemlock robbing the western philosophical tradition of its founding father. Yet Socrates' influence was not so easily to be done away with. His word ...Show more
Russell (The Great Philosophers) by Ray Monk
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts' Bertrand Russell'Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don't know'Bertrand Russell discovered mathematics at the age of eleven. It was, he recalled, a transpor ...Show more
The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World by Chao-Hwei Shih
$36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Eastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty and more. An unlikely duo-Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent Australian philosopher and professor of b ...Show more
A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from the School of Life by Alain de Botton
$36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life: A Therapeutic Journey follows the arc from mental crisis and collapse to convalescence and recovery. Written with kindness, knowledge and sympathy, it is both a practical guide and a source of consolation and compani ...Show more
Life Is Hard by Kieran Setiya
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A timely, lyrical book of philosophy that offers us solace and the hope of living better even while recognising life is hard - something we all need right nowAn eloquent, moving, witty and above all useful demonstration of philosophy's power to help us weather the storms of being human' Oliver Burkeman, ...Show more
The Little Book of Humanist Weddings - Enduring Inspiration for Celebrating Love and Commitment by Andrew Copson; Alice Roberts
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the authors of the Sunday Times bestseller The Little Book of Humanism A humanist wedding ceremony allows couples the freedom to express their love in a completely personal way - and choose what marriage means to them. In a beautiful collection of insights from humanist celebrants, plus quo ...Show more
The Good-Enough Life by Avram Alpert
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
We live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest, most powerful, and most famous. Avram Alpert explains why no one truly benefits from this competitive social order and reveals how another way of life is possible-a good-enough life for all. Alpert s ...Show more
Plato (The Great Philosophers) by Bernard Williams
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Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single influence has been greater, in every age and in every philo ...Show more
Straw Dogs - Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray
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Category: Philosophy
Included in the BEST OF GRANTA launch list for 2023: an exciting, radical work of philosophy that challenges our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human
The Cat Who Taught Zen: The beautifully illustrated new tale from the bestselling author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the author and illustrator of the international bestseller Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a beautifully illustrated exploration of life and Zen, an adult fable of an old cat's journey to find infinite wisdom and the lessons he shares with others along the way. In a distant city, an old cat consid ...Show more
Ideas to Save Your Life: Philosophy for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Michael McGirr
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
This book is about the quest for order in a perplexing world.Ideas to Save Your Life follows Michael McGirr's much-admired Books that Saved My Life (2018). This time, instead of sharing his love of literature, McGirr shares his love of philosophy, focusing on the works of twenty-plus eminent thinkers ac ...Show more
The Little Book of Humanist Funerals Remembering and Celebrating a Life by Andrew Copson; Alice Roberts (As told to)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the Sunday Times bestselling authors of THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM A humanist funeral allows us the freedom to remember and celebrate the life of someone in exactly the way we want to and - as the most popular alternative to a religious ceremony - put us more closely in touch with the precious ...Show more