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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Infinite Resignation"Scholarly advice for dark times." --The New Yorker "Provides a metric ton of misery and a lot of company." --New York Times "Probably philosophy's only beach read." --Vice A 'nihilist's devotional, ' this collection of aphorisms, fragments, and observations on philosophy and pessimism offer...
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Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical ExercisesBuddhist meditator and scholar Bhikkhu Anālayo introduces the Buddhist background to mindfulness practice, from mindful eating to its formal cultivation as satipaṭṭhāna (the foundations of mindfulness). As well as providing an accessible guide, Anālayo gives a succinct historical survey of the development of mindfulness...
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Orpheus and the Roots of PlatonismA book on the religious, mystic origins and substance of philosophy. This is a critical survey of ancient and modern sources and of scholarly works dealing with Orpheus and everything related to this major figure of ancient Greek myth, religion and philosophy. Here poetic...
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Living Theurgy: A Course in Iamblichus' Philosophy, Theology and TheurgyLiving Theurgy is a masterpiece combining scholarly excellence with lucid practicality. Theurgy ('god-working') is a combination of ritual mystical practices interwoven with philosophy and theology. It was developed by Iamblichus and other Neoplatonists inspired by the works of philosophers including Plato, Aristotle and Pythagoras,...
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Silence of St ThomasA single theme runs through the three essays on St. Thomas gather in this book. It is the theme of mystery or, more exactly, the response of the searching human intellect to the fact of mystery. Both the fact and the response are suggested...
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Golden NuggetsGlobal investor Sir John Templeton is known for his investing acumen, but also for his personal integrity, ethical principles and philanthropic generosity. This book brings together his wisdom, both financial and personal.Author: John Marks TempletonPublisher: Templeton Foundation PressPublished: 09/01/1997Pages: 86Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 6.40h...
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MetaphysicsJoe Sachs has followed up his brilliant translation of Aristotle's Physics with a new translation of Metaphysics. Sachs's translations bring distinguished new light onto Aristotle's works, which are foundational to history of science. Sachs translates Aristotle with an authenticity that was lost when Aristotle...
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African Dionysus: The Ancient Egyptian Origins of Ancient Greek Myth, Culture, Religion and Philosophy, and Modern Masonry, Greek Frater33. AFRICAN DIONYSUS: FROM EGYPT TO GREECE: The Kamitan Origins of Greek Culture and Religion ISBN: 1-884564-47-X FROM EGYPT TO GREECE This insightful manual is a reference to Ancient Egyptian mythology and philosophy and its correlation to what later became known as Greek and...
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Mysteries of Isis: Ancient Egyptian Philosophy of Self-Realization and Enlightenment9. THE MYSTERIES OF ISIS: The Ancient Egyptian Philosophy of Self-Realization - There are several paths to discover the Divine and the mysteries of the higher Self. This volume details the mystery teachings of the goddess Aset (Isis) from Ancient Egypt- the path of...
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The Anti-ChristThis is Nietzsche's last book and a fitting capstone to his career. It's succinct, biting, and encapsulates the criticisms of Christianity found in his other works. This edition contains an 8,000-word introduction by its translator, the famous iconoclastic writer H. L. Mencken.Author: Friedrich Wilhelm...
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Letters to Lily: On How the World WorksIn a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it. In these thirty letters, Alan Macfarlane answers...
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Dreamed Up Reality: Diving Into the Mind to Uncover the Astonishing Hidden Tale of NatureThrough a rational, methodic interpretation of meditative insights the author constructs hypotheses that reconcile facts with intuition. His expeditions into the unconscious suggest reality may be an externalized combination of the subconsciousness of us all.Author: Bernardo KastrupPublisher: Iff BooksPublished: 06/16/2011Pages: 201Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize:...
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What the Buddha ThoughtIn What the Buddha Thought, Richard Gombrich argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time.Intended to serve as an introduction to the Buddha's thought, and hence even to Buddhism itself, the book also has larger aims:...
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Ethics of the Real: Kant and LacanThe idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In attempting to interpret such a revolutionary proposition in a more...
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The Transparency of Evil: Essays on Extreme PhenomenaThe renowned postmodernist philosopher's tour-de-force contemplation of sex, technology, politics and disease in Western culture after the revolutionary 'orgy' of the 1960s.Author: Jean BaudrillardPublisher: VersoPublished: 06/09/2009Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9781844673452Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorJean Baudrillard (1929-2007) began teaching...
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The Perfect CrimeIn his new book, perhaps the most cogent expression of his mature thought, Jean Baudrillard turns detective in order to investigate a crime which he hopes may yet be solved: the "murder" of reality. To solve the crime would be to unravel the social...
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A Degree in a Book: Philosophy: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - In One Book!Filled with beautiful full color diagrams and illustrated throughout, Degree in a Book: Philosophy is a perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike.With flow charts for each chapter, definition boxes, easily digestible features on the history of philosophy and suggestions for further reading, it...
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The NeganthropoceneOpening a major new front in discussions of the Anthropocene, The Neganthropocene is a collection of recent lectures by the leading French philosopher, Bernard Stiegler. In this volume, Stiegler engages substantially with Alfred North Whitehead, Jacques Derrida, Gilbert Simondon, Peter Sloterdijk, Karl Marx, Benjamin...
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The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla NasrudinWarning: when you pop, you can't stop Like a famous brand of crisps, these stories are addictive. Read one, the saying goes, and you'll be stuck reading seven. In fact, Mulla Nasrudin jokes function like memes - working their way into the fabric of...
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The SufisWhat is Sufism?The book follows the Sufi principle of 'scatter' in answering this unanswerable question.It deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition.Instead, it throws out ideas.Like fragments of light on dust particles, they reveal the shape of something intangible.Neither emotionalist nor academic, this...
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