Philosophy

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by René Descartes (Author), Ian MacLean (Author)Descartes' Discourse marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous "cogito ergo sum"). Next he deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical new account of the physical world and of human and animal nature. Written in everyday language and meant to be read by common people of the day, it sw...

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by Aristotle (Author), Anthony Kenny (Author)A major treatise on moral philosophy by Aristotle, this is the first time the Eudemian Ethics has been published in its entirety in any modern language. Equally important, the volume has been translated by Sir Anthony Kenny, one of Britain's most distinguished academics and philosophers, and a leading authority on Aristotle. In The Eudemian Ethics, Aristotle explores the factors that make life worth living. He considers the role of happiness, and w...

Against Ambition: The Radical Potential of Giving Up

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Peel (Author)Explores the effect that capitalist ambition has on our psyches and societies, and what a world without ambition might look like. Against Ambition examines the psychological and societal impact of capitalist ambition and imagines a world liberated from its pressures. Critical Exploration of Ambition: Analyses how ambition became the dominant force shaping our lives since the 1980s, pushing us to view success as solely our responsibility--and f...

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Halberstam (Author)The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives--to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Jack Halberstam proposes "low theory" as a mode of thinking and writing that operates at many different ...

How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship - Hardcover

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by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Author), Philip Freeman (Translator), Philip Freeman (Introduction by)A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher...

Constructing Social Reality: An Inquiry into the Normative Foundations of Social Change - Paperback

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by Michael Karlberg (Author)Some of the most significant obstacles to human well-being today are habits of Western thought that have been exported around the world. These habits include dichotomous conceptions of truth and relativity, cynical conceptions of knowledge and power, and conflictual conceptions of science and religion. Michael Karlberg articulates a framework for reconciling each of these false dichotomies in a critically informed and constructive manner. He does this, in philosoph...

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by Alan Watts (Author)Drawing on ancient and modern sources, "a lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language [that's] profound, reflective, and enlightening." --Boston Globe According to Deepak Chopra, "Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest." Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watt...

Body and Identity: A History of the Empty Self

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Report copyright infringementby Angela Franks (Author)Angela Franks provides a sweeping intellectual history of identity, particularly in terms of how identity relates to the body, with an emphasis on the importance of Christianity to this understanding.Modern questions about our bodies and how we see ourselves are often complex and problematic. To better answer these contemporary questions and navigate "identity politics," Angela Franks seeks to provide a better understanding of identity. Sh...

Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste

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Report copyright infringementby Pierre Bourdieu (Author), Richard Nice (Translator)No judgement of taste is innocent - we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu's Distinction brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. First published in 1979, the book is at once a vast ethnography of contemporary France and a dissection of the bourgeois mind. In the course of everyday life we constantly c...

Along the Ramayana Trail: A Cultural Journey Across India and Sri Lanka

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)Take an unforgettable journey across the heart of India and Sri Lanka, tracing the path of the epic Ramayana across sacred geographies--from the sprawling temple city of Ayodhya in northern India where Rama was born and the dense forests of Dandakaranya where he was exiled, to the misty Horton Plains in Kandy, believed to be the site of Ravana's airport and the reefs of Hambantota, once the Lankan king's citadel. Walk in Rama's footsteps as he search...

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Report copyright infringementby Conner Bouchard-Roberts (Author) Number of Pages: 186 Dimensions: 0.43 x 7 x 4.25 IN Publication Date: November 11, 2025

How to Be Grateful: An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude

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Report copyright infringementby Pablo Of Texcoco (Author), Frances Karttunen (Editor), Frances Karttunen (Translator)A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks--to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors Centuries before anyone ever thought of keeping a gratitude journal, the Aztecs understood the profound value of being grateful. For generations, specially trained Aztec public speakers presented traditional dialogues at marriages, births, fun...

Living Philosophy: A Historical Introduction to Philosophical Ideas - Paperback

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by Lewis Vaughn (Author)Living Philosophy, Fourth Edition, is a historically organized, introductory hybrid text/reader that guides students through the story of philosophical thought from the Pre-Socratics to the present, providing cultural and intellectual background and explaining why key issues and arguments remain important and relevant today. Featuring an exceptionally clear and accessible writing style, this unique volume brings philosophy to life with well-chosen excerpts from philoso...

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by Plato (Author), Robin Waterfield (Translator)In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC. The guests--including the comic poet Aristophanes and Plato's mentor Socrates--each deliver a short speech in praise of love. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness, and a brilliant sketch of Socrates him...

Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States

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Report copyright infringementby Steven Sarson (Author)Author BiographySteven Sarson is Professor of American Civilization at Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 and the author of British America, 1500-1800: Creating Colonies, Imagining an Empire. Number of Pages: 288 Dimensions: 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 28, 2025

Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine - Paperback

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by Alan Lightman (Author)From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams--"an elegant and moving paean to our spiritual quest for meaning in an age of science" (The New York Times Book Review). - The basis for the public television series SEARCHING with Alan Lightman.As a physicist, Alan Lightman has always held a scientific view of the world. But one summer evening, while looking at the stars from a small boat at sea, Lightman was overcome by the overwhelming sensation that he was merging w...

The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization - Paperback

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by Arthur Herman (Author)The definitive sequel to New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World is a magisterial account of how the two greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato and Aristotle, laid the foundations of Western culture--and how their rivalry shaped the essential features of our culture down to the present day. Plato came from a wealthy, connected Athenian family and lived a comfortable upper-class lifestyle until he met an odd little man named Socrates, ...

The Beginning is Wisdom: Re-symbolizing the Cornerstone of Freemasonry - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Cardilla (Author), Kristen Tatroe (Editor), Derol Frye (Cover Design by)Delve into Masonic symbolism with 'The Beginning is Wisdom' by Peter Cardilla. This thought-provoking book offers a fresh perspective on the symbols of Freemasonry, exploring their many possible meanings and relevance in contemporary society. With careful insight, Cardilla re-examines the symbols that have been fundamental to Masonry for generations, offering readers both historical c...

Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life - Hardcover

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by Emily A. Austin (Author)If we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it? Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikingly intuitive claims into a simple formula for happiness and well-being--pursue pleasure without causing yourself anxiety. But wait, is that even possible? Can humans achieve lasting pleasure without suffering anxiety about failure and loss? Epicurus thinks we can, at l...

Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic

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Report copyright infringementby Inger N. I. Kuin (Author)The life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism--"a rich, engaging portrait of intellectual fearlessness" (Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra) In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow philosophers in the marketplace, living ...

Governing AI: When Capability Exceeds Control

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Report copyright infringementby Basil C. Puglisi (Author) Number of Pages: 206 Dimensions: 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 04, 2025

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets - Paperback

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by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Author)Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nichol...

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist

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Report copyright infringementby David Bather Woods (Author)An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After...

The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment - Paperback

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by Roshi P. Kapleau (Author)Exploring the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--the founder of one of the most influential Zen centers in the U.S. gives readers invaluable advice on how to develop their own practices. "The Three Pillars of Zen has been the wellspring of Zen teachings for practitioners in the West, remaining as vital and fresh today as it was when it was originally published. It truly ranks among the timeless classics of Zen Buddhism." --Roshi John Daido...

Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind - Hardcover

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by Annaka Harris (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"If you've ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages." --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of OriginalsAs concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the self, free will, and felt experience.What is consciousness? How does it ar...

The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life - Paperback

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by Gad Saad (Author)The Quest for Happiness Is a Universal Fact. It is a scientific fact, which means we can measure happiness, we can assess it, and we can devise strategies to make ourselves happy and fulfilled human beings. So says Professor Gad Saad, the author of the sensational bestseller The Parasitic Mind and the irrepressible host of The Saad Truth podcast. In this provocative, entertaining, and life-changing new book, he roams through the scientific studies, culls the wisdom of anci...

Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Samir Okasha (Author)How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully "objective?" What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science, and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these. Starting at the very beginning, with a concise overview of the history of science, Okasha examin...

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Pocket Edition) - Paperback

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by Sri Swami Satchidananda (Author)This pocket edition offers a convenient format for this ageless guide and companion to the student on the Yogic path. Includes the full text of this classic Yoga work, along with brief commentary from a revered master of Raja Yoga.Author BiographySwami Satchidananda is the founder of Integral Yoga(R) International, Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville, and the Light Of Truth Universal Shrine. He was one of the first Yoga masters to bring the Yoga tradition to the ...

The Beauty in All: Observations by Jose Hess, America's Award-Winning Jewelry Designer - Hardcover

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by Jose Hess (Author), Magdalena Hess (Author)After humble beginnings and a lifetime of achievement in the art of jewelry design, with a past strewn with awards and a present studded with philanthropy, America's Award-Winning Jewelry Designer Jose Hess shares his personal reflections on a life well-lived. The Beauty in All holds universal truths for all of us, now shared and memorialized by life partner and award-winning colleague, Magdalena Hess.Share in the personal philosophy behind a life...

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by Alvin Plantinga (Author)This is the third volume in a trilogy on the notion of warrant, which the author defines as that which distinguishes knowledge from true belief. In this volume, he examines warrant's role in theistic belief, tackling the questions of whether it is rational, reasonable, justifiable and warranted to accept Christian belief, and whether there is something epistemically unacceptable in doing so. He contends that Christian beliefs are warranted to the extent that they ar...

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by Shashi Tharoor (Author)A revelatory and original contribution to our understanding of the role of religion in society and politics. India's leading public intellectual, Shashi Tharoor, lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts, major texts and everyday Hindu beliefs and practices, from worship to pilgrimage to caste. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremism and unequivocal in his belief that what makes India a distinctive nation with a unique culture will be imper...

The Way of Kinship: The Art of Living from the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Jones (Author)What if spiritual wisdom didn't require belief in the supernatural? What if meaning, purpose, and connection could be cultivated through a deep attunement to nature, relationship, and the present moment? The Way of Kinship invites readers into a fresh engagement with the ancient Chinese classic, the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching), offering a naturalist perspective grounded in science.Drawing on decades of study, personal transformation, and philosop...