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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Wisdom: From Philosophy to NeuroscienceWe all recognize wisdom, but defining it is more elusive. In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Stephen S. Hall gives us a penetrating history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestations in education, politics,...
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Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of TimesA heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage--from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis. Using personal examples from her own recent bardo crisis--undergoing cancer treatment during the pandemic--and offering contemplative prompts for inner-reflection and a...
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Which Way Is Up?: Finding Heart in the Hardest of TimesA heartfelt guide for meeting difficult times with mindfulness, compassion, and courage--from a psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner who learned from her own crisis. Using personal examples from her own recent bardo crisis--undergoing cancer treatment during the pandemic--and offering contemplative prompts for inner-reflection and a...
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When Buddhists Attack: The Curious Relationship Between Zen and the Martial ArtsUncover the historical truth about Buddhist warrior monks with this informative and enlightening book. Exploring the origins of Buddhism and the ethos of the Japanese samurai, university professor and martial arts practitioner Jeffrey Mann traces the close connection between the Buddhist way of compassion...
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What Is the State For?In the latest issue of Boston Review, philosopher Ol?fẹ́mi O. T??w? leads a forum on progressive orientations to the state. He argues for a twenty-first century "two-step" politics that identifies fossil capital as the principal barrier to achieving a left/progressive vision of state power...
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WaldenWalden is a book by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance. First published...
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Thoreau's GodMeditative reflections on the great spiritual seeker's deeply felt experience of the divine. Henry David Thoreau's spiritual life is a riddle. Thoreau's passionate critique of formal religion is matched only by his rapturous descriptions of encounters with the divine in nature. He fled the...
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The Wisdom of God: An Outline of SophiologySophiology - the philosophical and theological notion of a splendor becoming immanent in the world, through nature, liturgy, prayer, and the arts - has only recently come into its own as an important area of study. For both serious students and those approaching Sophiology...
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The Twenty Greatest Philosophy BooksThe essential guide to the top twenty greatest books in philosophy for those who have just never quite found the time to read them. In this witty and engaging book, James Garvey offers an introductory account of the must-read books from the whole history...
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The Transformation of Reason: Studies on System, Myth, and History in German IdealismCritique, skepticism, conflict, incompleteness, nothingness, irrational abyss, evil, and even genocide... That is what German idealism is also about. Trying to chart human reason as an architectural system, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, and Schelling uncovered that the most significant problems lie beneath the ground, in...
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The Stoicism Workbook: How the Wisdom of Socrates Can Help You Build Resilience and Overcome Anything Life Throws at You"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." --Socrates What's the secret to lasting happiness? How do you gain the resilience needed to weather life's inevitable storms? What can you do when you're feeling anxious, depressed, stressed, or burned out by life? For ancient...
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The Six Systems of Indian PhilosophyThe Six Systems of Indian Philosophy by Max Muller is a comprehensive exploration of the six major philosophical systems of India, offering readers a deep insight into the diverse and profound philosophical traditions that have shaped Indian thought for centuries. The Six Systems of...
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The Photographer's Choice"Dad, what is a photographer?" My daughter went straight to the point that has been puzzling me for years. This book focuses on the photographer, his experience and his choices. Following an empirical method, the book explains photography as a unique opportunity that challenges...
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The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double LifeIn her mid-thirties, Marian Evans transformed herself into George Eliot--an author celebrated for her genius as soon as she published her debut novel. During those years she also found her life partner, George Lewes--writer, philosopher, and married father of three. After "eloping" to Berlin...
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The Lions' Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam ChomskyA lively intellectual history that explores how prominent midcentury public intellectuals approached Zionism and then the State of Israel itself and its conflicts with the Arab world In this lively intellectual history of the political Left, cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent...
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The I Ching Plain and Simple: A Guide to Working with the Oracle of ChangeThe ancient Chinese oracle, the I Ching, helps you work with the changes in your life, letting you participate in change instead of being its victim. This book is an easy-to-understand guide to using the I Ching in everyday life and includes a clear...
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The Dialectical Conflict of Religious and Secular Ideologies in the Middle East: A Philosophical and Historical AnalysisDr. Mamoon Amin Zaki has direct experience with key moments in many Middle Eastern countries. He witnessed the impact that Ataturk has on the monarchical system in Iraq and Turkey and lived through the overwhelming socialist influence of Jamal Abdul Nasser. Furthermore, Zaki was...
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The Decline of the West: Perspectives of World-HistoryIn the second and more controversial, albeit optimistic, volume of The Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler deals with the world-historical perspectives of his comparative cultural morphology. The periodical calm surrounding the constant and eternally recurring movements, described in the first volume, is over....
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The Decline of the West: Form and ActualityThe first volume of Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West is a milestone in historiography. It is not a standard history book. Instead, it tries to explain the mechanisms that make different cultures tick. While classical culture had no concept of the past...
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The Concept of Woman: A Synthesis in One VolumeA comprehensive account of women in Western thought, from ancient Greece, through the Middle Ages, to today In her sweeping, three-volume study, Sister Prudence Allen examined how women and men have been defined in relation to one another scientifically, philosophically, and theologically. Now synthesized...
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