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Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel, Stian Westlake
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Category: Business | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From the acclaimed authors of Capitalism without Capital, radical ideas for restoring prosperity in today’s intangible economyThe past two decades have witnessed sluggish economic growth, mounting inequality, dysfunctional competition, and a host of other ills that have left people wondering what has ha ...Show more
Sunnis and Shi'a: A Political History by Laurence Louër
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic world A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic world When Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions ...Show more
The Great Guide - What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well (HB) by Julian Baggini
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's phil ...Show more
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning by Justin E. H. Smith
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Category: Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it — and explains why they have died today.Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In The Internet Is Not What Yo ...Show more
The Spike: An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds by Mark Humphries
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains workWe see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that? We reach a hand out. In the 2.1 seconds that this impulse travels through our brain, billions of neurons communicate with one another, sending blips of voltage through ...Show more
Think Least of Death - Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die by Steven Nadler
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about life's big questions In 1656, after being excommunicated from Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community for "abominable heresies" and "monstrous deeds," the young Baruch Spinoza abandoned his family's impo ...Show more
When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves by Steven Nadler, Lawrence Shapiro
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today's epidemic of irrationality There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on ...Show more
When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves by Steven Nadler, Lawrence Shapiro
$44.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today's epidemic of irrationality There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on ...Show more