Philosophy
Explore our collection of philosophy books at our online bookstore, featuring the best books on philosophy, philosophical novels, and famous works on stoicism and political philosophy. Discover must-read and best-selling titles that offer deep insights into the world of philosophy.
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Discovering Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu, Jain and Buddhist ThoughtIndian Philosophy: An Introduction helps readers discover how the many and varied schools of Indian thought can answer some of the great questions of life: Who are we? How can we live well? How do we tell truth from lies? Accessibly written for readers...
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Creative Mythology (the Masks of God, Volume 4)An updated edition of the beloved final volume in Joseph Campbell's monumental Masks of God series, Creative Mythology tells the inner story of humanity's entire philosophical, spiritual, and artistic history since the Dark Ages, ultimately positioning each of us as the creator of our...
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Course in General LinguisticsThe founder of modern linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure inaugurated semiology, structuralism, and deconstruction and made possible the work of Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, and Jacques Lacan, thus enabling the development of French feminism, gender studies, New Historicism, and postcolonialism. Based on Saussure's...
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Conhecimento pessoal: Por uma filosofia pos-criticaTradu o portuguessa da obra mais importante de Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge (1958). Inclui uma nota introdut ria espec fica desta edi o (por Eduardo Beira).Author: Eduardo Beira, Michael PolanyiPublisher: Inovatec (Portugal)Published: 10/01/2013Pages: 490Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.99dISBN: 9789899865914Language: PortugueseThis...
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Bounded Meaning: The Dynamics of InterpretationBounded Meaning investigates the dynamics of interpretation: how and why the interpretation of the building blocks of human language is sensitive, not just to the context in which the expression is used, but also to the expression's linguistic environment--in other words, how and why...
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Bonhams of Wiltshire and Essex.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Beyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient PhilosophersA wide-ranging philosophical and practical guide that teaches how to incorporate the wisdom of many ancient philosophers and build-upon a stoic way of lifeFor centuries, people have been grappling with life's biggest questions: Who am I? What's my purpose? How can I be happy?...
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An Introduction to MetaphilosophyWhat is philosophy? How should we do it? Why should we bother to? These are the kinds of questions addressed by metaphilosophy - the philosophical study of the nature of philosophy itself. Students of philosophy today are faced with a confusing and daunting array...
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A Minimally Good Life: What We Owe to Others and What We Can Justifiably DemandWhat do we owe to each other simply out of respect, or concern, for our common humanity? What can we claim? The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as many states' constitutions embody competing answers to...
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A Deweyan Philosophical Take on Emotions: A Layered TheoryThis book puts forward a layered theory of emotions, which argues that emotional processes are best understood as occurrences that happen within complex emotional situational scenarios that integrate different and interconnected layers. According to this theory, there is an underlying logic of emotions which...
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Action Philosophers: Omnipotence for DummiesStudy the tenets of Plato, the wrestling superstar from ancient Greece, learn the lessons of Nietzsche, the original übermensch, and meditate on the messages of Bodhidharma, a kung fu master. Laugh, learn, laugh some more, and ponder the messages of history's great thinkers as...
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Zen Mind Jewish Mind: Koan, Midrash, & the Living Word"A great way to deepen your spiritual life is to take a deep dive into a tradition other than your own--especially if you have a competent guide, and Rabbi Rami is an extraordinary guide. Not into Zen? Not a Jew? Not a problem. Anyone...
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Why do good people suffer?: Uncovering the Hidden Dynamics of Human NatureA thought-provoking exploration of one of life's most perplexing questions, Why Do Good People Suffer delves deeply into the complex interplay between human nature, morality, and the universal experience of pain. This book challenges readers to rethink their understanding of suffering and its role...
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What Qualities Does America Want in a President? or Donald Trump v. DemocracyThis book is an attempt to raise awareness of the importance of defining and describing qualities that are critical in the selection of a United States president. The qualities of character and pursuit of goals of the past president, Donald Trump, are thought by...
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What Is It Like to Be an Addict?: Understanding Substance AbuseA powerful and important exploration of how addiction functions on social, psychological and biological levels, integrated with the experience of being an addict, from an acclaimed philosopher and former addict. What is addiction? Theories about what kind of thing addiction is are sharply divided...
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We Are Not as Ethical as We Think We Are: Conversations about Low Visibility Decisions that Corrupt Government, Business and OurselvesIn six compelling chapters, this book recounts conversations that discuss what is ethical, why it does not occur more often, and how can we improve ethical conduct in our personal and public lives. The conversations include Knowing Ethical Principles, Learning How to Apply Principles...
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Virtuosity in Business: Invisible Law Guiding the Invisible HandThe recent global financial crisis raises pressing issues that are not exclusively economic. The health of the economy, Kevin T. Jackson contends, reflects the moral health of the wider culture: ethics must be considered along with economics to understand world markets, especially now that...
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Virtue Ethics in Christian PerspectiveVirtue Ethics in Christian Perspective proposes and illustrates an activity of philosophical ethics whose purpose is to engender the love of wisdom and thus the love of virtue, and so to refine the moral character of its practitioners. Avoiding philosophical jargon and making rich...
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Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the SublimeThe understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen...
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Toward a New Culture of the MaterialWas w?re, wenn wir das multistabile, ambivalente und anpassungsf?hige Verhalten aktiver Materie als offenen Gestaltungsspielraum verstehen? Die Beitr?ge dieses Bandes erkunden das formbildende Potenzial des Prozessua-len und Unverf?gbaren - von mikrobi-ellem Co-Design ?ber morphogeneti-sche Experimente und atmosph?rische Kreationen bis hin zu Plastizit?t und Lebendigkeit...
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