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  • Lof der Zotheid

    by Desiderius Erasmus ...
    De Lof der Zotheid is een boek geschreven door de humanist Erasmus die leefde in het laatste gedeelte van vijftiende en het begin van de zestiende eeuw. Hij wordt gezien als de wegbereider van de Reformatie. Maar was geen aanhanger van Luther. Die volgens hem te ver ging in z'n afkeer van Rome. Erasmus wilde toch meer de eenheid behouden tussen de Christenen onderling dan aan te sturen op een ... Read more

    Free

  • Enlightenment Now

    The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

    by Steven Pinker ...
    THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard DawkinsIs modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred, and irrationality. Yet Steven Pinker shows that this ... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • The Birth of Tragedy

    by Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    First published in 1872, "The Birth of Tragedy" (AKA The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music) is a work of dramatic theory by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche."The Birth of Tragedy", Nietzsche’s first book, defended an aesthetic view of life, which was one of the major themes of all his early writings. Dedicated to Richard Wagner, the book expressed the perspective of the German ... Read more

    0,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Choose Hope

    by Daisaku Ikeda, David Krieger ...
    Translated by Richard L. Gage ...
    Ordinary people can and must guide their leaders to create a future free from the nuclear menace. This compelling dialogue between two prominent peace philosophers and activists—one American, one Japanese—will raise readers’ awareness of the very real nuclear threat to our world and offer new perspectives about what can be done about it. "Choose Hope", a balance of Western and Eastern perspectives ... Read more

    9,28 €

  • Candide - Voltaire

    by Voltaire ...
    Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent ... Read more

    1,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)

    by Michel de Montaigne, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 18 - Delphi Series Seven
    One of the leading philosophers of the French Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne is famous for his ‘Essais’ (Essays), which established a new literary form, merging casual anecdotes and autobiography with serious intellectual insight. This comprehensive eBook presents Montaigne’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative ... Read more

    1,81 €

  • An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

    by John Locke ...
    First published in 1689, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is a work by English philosopher John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding.Locke’s aim in "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is to inquire into the origin and extent of human knowledge. His conclusion—that all knowledge is derived from sense experience—became the principal tenet of empiricism, ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Summer with Montaigne

    On the Art of Living Well

    by Antoine Compagnon ...
    Translated by Tina Kover ...
    "Brings the man to life and shows his questions, ideas, and solutions to be every bit as relevant as they were in the 16th century." — New York Journal of BooksMichel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal—curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? ... Read more

    10,17 €

  • On the Shortness of Life

    by Seneca ...
    Series Book 9 - Philosophy Collection
    The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the importance of reason and morality, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless wisdom. ... Read more

    3,63 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Loving

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The landmark bestseller that changed the way we think about love: "Every line is packed with common sense, compassion, and realism" ( Fortune ).The Art of Loving is a rich and detailed guide to love—an achievement reached through maturity, practice, concentration, and courage. In the decades since the book's release, its words and lessons continue to resonate. Erich Fromm, a celebrated ... Read more

    12,29 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Planetary Citizenship

    by Daisaku Ikeda, Hazel Henderson ...
    Two world-renowned global activists explore the rise of grassroots globalists-citizens all over the world who are taking responsibility to build a more peaceful, harmonious and sustainable future—in this wide-ranging dialogue. They discuss their own backgrounds and what led them individually to activism on a worldwide scale. At the same time, they provide encouragement and concrete information for ... Read more

    7,73 €

  • The Denial of Death

    by Ernest Becker ...
    'It made me rethink the roots of our deepest fears and insecurities, and why we often disappoint ourselves in how we manifest them' Bill Clinton, GuardianWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the 'why' of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, ... Read more

    10,38 €

  • Nicomachean Ethics

    by Aristotle ...
    A Foundational Guide to Virtue, Happiness, and the Good LifeNicomachean Ethics by Aristotle is one of the most influential works ever written on moral philosophy and one of the earliest systematic attempts to answer a timeless question: how should we live?At the heart of the book is Aristotle’s exploration of virtue, reason, character, and happiness. He argues that human flourishing is not simply ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of Humanism

    Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

    by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

    4,49 €

  • The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution

    by P. D. Ouspensky ...
    Ouspensky’s five lectures which make up "The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution" were not originally intended to be published.Reading them as a book gives practically no measure of the scale of time and study needed to realise, even partially, the ideas which are expressed or why Ouspensky expressed them in this short form.The Russian philosopher considers the "forgotten science of psychology" ... Read more

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  • Krishnamurtis Notebook

    by J. Krishnamurti ...
    When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in ... Read more

    5,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Toward a Psychology of Being (Rediscovered Books)

    With linked Table of Contents

    by Abraham H. Maslow ...
    This book is a continuation of my 'Motivation and Personality', published in 1954. It was constructed in about the same way, that is, by doing one piece at a time of the larger theoretical structure. It is a predecessor to work yet to be done toward the construction of a comprehensive, systematic and empirically based general psychology and philosophy which includes both the depths and the heights ... Read more

    4,55 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tom Peters' Compact Guide to Excellence

    by Tom Peters, Nancye Green ...
    "Business guru Peters’ book combines his thoughts—and the words of many others he quotes throughout the volume—with the design work of Nancye Green to create a motivational objet d’art that is both aesthetically pleasing and thought provoking ... A gift book approach to leadership lessons that delivers highlights elegantly." —KIRKUS REVIEWSTom Peters’ Compact Guide to Excellence (IdeaPress ... Read more

    11,45 €

  • Éloge de la folie

    Translated by Gustave Lejeal ...
    by Érasme Érasme ...
    En 1509, Érasme, quittant l'Italie et traversant les Alpes à cheval pour se rendre en Angleterre, conçoit un brillant divertissement: "L'Éloge de la folie", qu'il rédige en quelques jours une fois arrivé chez son ami Thomas More. L'ouvrage sera imprimé à Paris en 1511 et fera connaître son auteur avant que celui-ci devienne le prince de la République des Lettres et le héros intellectuel de l ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • ¿Nuevos humanismos, nuevas humanidades, nuevos humanos?

    by Beatriz Pastor, Liliana Weinberg, Amelia Valcárcel, Francesca Ferrando, Alex Gil, Antonio Diéguez, Jorge Riechmann ...
    La Cátedra Alfonso Reyes del Tecnológico de Monterrey presenta las aproximaciones y reflexiones sobre el asunto de lo humano de siete personas estudiosas y de diversas formaciones. Algunas posturas descomponen ese haz de relaciones en sus diversos colores, otros nos advierten las ventajas del truco óptico, otras más advierten que no usamos tecnología sino somos con ella, alguien más incluye la ... Read more

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  • Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

    Sonnet Centuries

    by Abhijit Naskar ...
    Series series Sonnet Centuries
    "A world without 9/11 and January 6 begins with a heart without hate."Abhijit Naskar is not a name, it is a force of oneness. And "Handcrafted Humanity" is a manifestation of that force in the form of a hundred sonnets, as treatment for the blunders of our world caused by self-centricity and sectarianism.To the reformer in each of us Naskar says: "Word of the somnolent masses is noise. Word of the ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • In the Forest of the Blind

    The Eurasian Journey of Faxian's Record of Buddhist Kingdoms

    by Matthew W. King ...
    The Record of Buddhist Kingdoms is a classic travelogue that records the Chinese monk Faxian’s journey in the early fifth century CE to Buddhist sites in Central and South Asia in search of sacred texts. In the nineteenth century, it traveled west to France, becoming in translation the first scholarly book about “Buddhist Asia,” a recent invention of Europe. This text fascinated European academic ... Read more

    26,28 €

  • Epicureanism: Integrating Pleasure in Everyday Life

    Thinkers

    by GEW Humanities Group ...
    Series series Thinkers
    The Philosophy of Peace: Ancient Wisdom for Modern TranquillityImagine a philosophy so misunderstood that its name became synonymous with the very opposite of its teachings. Epicureanism has suffered this fate for over two millennia—until now.Epicureanism: Integrating Pleasure in Everyday Life offers a comprehensive rehabilitation of one of history's most influential yet misrepresented ... Read more

    23,99 €

  • Writing Posthumanism, Posthuman Writing

    Edited by Sidney I. Dobrin ...
    Series series New Media Theory
    Writing Posthumanism, Posthuman Writing is designed to spark conversation. It is intended to highlight the growing importance of posthumanist approaches to writing studies, and, in doing so, works to solidify the importance of such work to the future of writing studies. Its organizational structure, length, and approach serve this agenda, working as much to encourage a growing conversation as it ... Read more

    13,13 € or Free with Kobo Plus