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Free Will & Determinism eBooks

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  • The Self Beyond Itself

    An Alternative History of Ethics, the New Brain Sciences, and the Myth of Free Will

    by Heidi M. Ravven ...
    “Intertwines history, philosophy, and science . . . A powerful challenge to conventional notions of individual responsibility” (Publishers Weekly).Few concepts are more unshakable in our culture than free will, the idea that individuals are fundamentally in control of the decisions they make, good or bad. And yet the latest research about how the brain functions seems to point in the opposite ... Read more

    £12.99 £1.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Determined

    Life Without Free Will

    by Robert M Sapolsky ...
    One of the world's greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and challenges us to rethink the notions of choice, identity, responsibility, justice, morality and how we live together.'One of the best scientist-writers of our time' OLIVER SACKS'A bravura performance . . . moving, absorbing, compassionate' OLIVER BURKEMAN, ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Conscious

    A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

    by Annaka Harris ...
    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 ... ... Read more

    £10.99

  • I Am a Strange Loop

    by Douglas R Hofstadter ...
    One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come from -- and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the "strange loop"-a ... Read more

    £10.99

  • Meditations: A New Translation

    by Marcus Aurelius, Gregory Hays ...
    Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from AD 161 to 180, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning ... Read more

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  • A Thousand Brains

    A New Theory of Intelligence

    by Jeff Hawkins ...
    A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence?Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a ... Read more

    £8.99

  • On Liberty (Mobi Classics)

    by John Stuart Mill ...
    On Liberty is a philosophical work by 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill, first published in 1859. To the Victorian readers of the time it was a radical work, advocating moral and economic freedom of individuals from the state.Perhaps the most memorable point made by Mill in this work, and his basis for liberty, is that "Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Gray's Anatomy

    Selected Writings

    by John Gray ...
    From the author of Straw Dogs, John Gray's Gray's Anatomy is a pugnacious and brilliantly readable collection of essays from across his career.Why is progress a pernicious myth?Why do beliefs that humanity can be improved end in farce or horror?Is atheism a hangover from Christian faith?John Gray, one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time, smashes through civilization's most cherished ... Read more

    £4.49 £2.99

  • The Soul of the Marionette

    A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom

    by John Gray ...
    TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016'Gray must be one of the best read of contemporary philosophers, trawling insouciantly through high-, middle- and low-brow literature with the sharp-eyed eclecticism of a magpie of genius' John Banville, Guardian'Like Isaiah Berlin with a thing for sci-fi' Tibor Fischer, SpectatorEveryone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray's thought-stirring new b... ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Midlife

    A Philosophical Guide

    by Kieran Setiya ...
    Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle ageHow can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with ... Read more

    £10.99

  • The Philosophy of Freedom

    With linked Table of Contents

    by Rudolf Steiner ...
    'The Philosophy of Freedom' is Rudolf Steiner's most important work. In it he explains the two aspects of free will: freedom of thought and freedom of action. This landmark book explores free will from a completely fresh and unique perspective. "If an idea is to become action, man must first want it, before it can happen. Such an act of will therefore has its grounds only in man himself. Man is ... Read more

    £0.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • At the Feet of the Master

    by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...
    Jiddu Krishnamurti (12 May 1895 17 February 1986) was a writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual issues including psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive social change. Krishnamurti lived next to the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in Madras in his early adolescence. At Adyar, he encountered prominent ... Read more

    £0.75

  • Letters From A Stoic

    All Three Volumes

    by Seneca ...
    Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life through the use of rationalism. The letters provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that comes with life’s problems. Topics featured range from discussions on the shortness of life and anger to ... Read more

    £7.60

  • When Bad Things Happen to Good People

    20th Anniversary Edition

    by Harold Kushner ...
    There is only one question which really matters: why do bad things happen to good people?'Out of a faith-shaking and senseless waste of a life comes this remarkable and caring book, which will help many. It has sensible and unorthodox and mind-opening things to say about God - and about ourselves. Its author has wisdom and no bitterness. We can learn from him, about acceptance and guilt and ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Trigger Warning: Is the Fear of Being Offensive Killing Free Speech?

    by Mick Hume ...
    Concise and Abridged EditionIn this blistering polemic, veteran journalist Mick Hume presents an uncompromising defence of freedom of expression, which he argues is threatened in the West, not by jackbooted censorship but by a creeping culture of conformism and You-Can’t-Say-That.In a fierce defence of free speech – in all its forms – Mick Hume’s blistering polemic exposes the new threats facing ... Read more

    £3.99

  • The Satanic Witch

    by Anton Szandor LaVey ...
    The late Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, may be the most notoriously familiar for his Satanic Bible, but The Satanic Witch best reflects the discoveries Anton made in his younger days working the carny shows and Mitt Camps. This is undiluted Gypsy lore regarding the forbidden knowledge of seduction and manipulation.The Satanic Witch is not designed for Barbie Dolls, but women ... Read more

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  • The Essential Schopenhauer

    Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Works

    by Arthur Schopenhauer ...
    Series series Harper Perennial Modern Thought
    “We should be grateful to Schopenhauer for managing to express the truth about life so beautifully.” —Alain De Botton, author of The Consolations of Philosophy“Schopenhauer’s philosophy has had a special attraction for those who wonder about life’s meaning, along with those engaged in music, literature, and the visual arts.” —Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyThe Essential Schopenhauer delivers ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Dez Reflexões Sobre o Nada

    by Valeska Magalhaes ...
    'Dez Reflexões Sobre o Nada' é uma compilação de observações poéticas, onde o nada é o tema recorrente. É um exercício de experimentação, concretização e sintetização que explora como temática o nada que em tudo existe.A autora Valeska Magalhães foi surpreendida com a reação do público a esta versão original escrita em sua língua materna. Um ano após o seu lançamento, e apesar de não ter feito ... Read more

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  • Freedom Evolves

    by Daniel C. Dennett ...
    Dennett shows that human freedom is not an illusion; it is an objective phenomenon, distinct from all other biological conditions and found in only one species - us. There was a time on this planet when it didn't exist, quite recently in fact. It had to evolve like every other feature of the biosphere, and it continues to evolve today.Dennett shows that far from there being an incompatibility ... Read more

    £7.99

  • The Spinal Step

    by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev ...
    How can an anxious, fearful, unhappy humanity ever find heaven in life? Sadhguru tells us that all it takes is the realization that we determine the nature of our own experience. The fundamental possibility of determining one's inner experience in human life is the spine, which is why it is seen as the axis of the universe in yoga. An understanding of and mastery over it frees us to explore the ... Read more

    £1.40

  • On Freedom

    Four Songs of Care and Constraint

    by Maggie Nelson ...
    What can freedom really mean?'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation' OLIVIA LAINGIn this invigorating, essential book, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience or talk about freedom. Drawing on pop culture, theory and real life, she follows freedom - with all its complexities - through four realms: ... Read more

    £7.99

  • The Essential Rudolf Steiner

    Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man; An Esoteric Cosmology; Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path; An Introduction to Waldorf Education; How to Know Higher Worlds

    by Rudolf Steiner ...
    Collected here in this omnibus edition are five of Rudolf Steiner's most important works: 'Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man,' 'An Esoteric Cosmology,' 'Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path,' 'An Introduction to Waldorf Education,' and 'How to Know Higher Worlds.' Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, literary scholar, ... Read more

    £0.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sickness Unto Death

    by Sören Kierkegaard ...
    Man is spirit. But what is spirit? Spirit is the self. But what is the self? The self is a relation which relates itself to its own self, or it is that in the relation [which accounts for it] that the relation relates itself to its own self; the self is not the relation but [consists in the fact] that the relation relates itself to its own self. Man is a synthesis of the infinite and the finite, ... Read more

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  • 1001 Ideas that Changed the Way We Think

    by Robert Arp ...
    Series series 1001
    An awe-inspiring overview of the development of human knowledge over the centuries!Part of the highly successful '1001' series which have sold over a million copies in the UK alone 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think offers not only a comprehensive history of ideas, but also an eminently browsable source of amusement.**This richly informative and entertaining book provides a wide variety of ... Read more

    £4.99