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  • Müdigkeitsgesellschaft Burnoutgesellschaft Hoch-Zeit

    Series Book 98 - Fröhliche Wissenschaft
    Vor 5 Jahren erschien einer der wichtigsten zeitdiagnostischen Essays der letzten Jahre : Die Müdigkeitsgesellschaft hat sich bis heute weltweit über 300 000 mal verkauft. Byung-Chul Han konstatiert darin knapp und präzise einen entscheidenden Paradigmenwechsel : Die Gesellschaft der Negativität weicht einer Gesellschaft, die von einem Übermaß an Positivität beherrscht ist. Davon ausgehend ... Read more

    RM 41.39

  • 中國第一詐書:鬼谷子(4版)

    by 東方羽 ...
    ■ 中國第一詐書——鬼谷子:成大事謀大略者必讀的書。在中國傳統文化中,《鬼谷子》歷來享有「智慧禁果、曠世奇書」之稱,是亂世進取之學術,亂世發跡之哲學。它講求順時應勢、揣情摩意、知微待機、量權善變等實踐理論。這些理論,對於小到處理人際關係、經商致富,大到處理國家關係、跨國經營,都有一定的指導意義,可以讓欲成大事者根據此書,找到自己努力的方向與方法。■ 中國第一詐書——鬼谷子:勢弱力薄者的智謀寶典。《鬼谷子》其實是一部研究社會、經濟、政治、謀略、權術的智慧之書,它講述作為弱者的一無所有的縱橫家們如何運用智謀和口才進行遊說,進而控制握有一國政治、經濟、軍事大權乃至生殺特權的諸侯國君主,對後代政治活動家產生深遠的影響。孫子曰:「兵不厭詐。」你不詐,你甚至厭詐,你就不能和別人競爭,就會被社會淘汰。■ 原文與註解同時呈現,讓讀者深刻體會「中國第一詐書」的奧妙與智慧!為了方便讀者閱讀 ... Read more

    RM 26.24

  • Die Mißachtung

    by Karl Glanz ...
    Ist gibt einige Menschen unter uns, die denken, und das glauben sie auch, wenn sie in die Kirche gehen, sie bessere Menschen sind. Ein gläubiger Menschen wird nicht ein besserer Mensch, nur weil er die Kirche besucht, da gehört schon mehr dazu. Ein christlicher Mensch bemüht sich, nach den Lehren und Werten Jesu zu leben, wie beispielsweise Nächstenliebe, Vergebung, Barmherzigkeit und ... Read more

    RM 7.80

  • Historical Dictionary of Ethics

    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
    The Historical Dictionary of Ethics covers a very broad range of ethical topics, including ethical theories, historical periods, historical figures, applied ethics, ethical issues, ethical concepts, non-Western approaches, and related disciplines. Harry J. Gensler and Earl W. Spurgin tackle such issues as abortion, capital punishment, stemcell research, and terrorism while also explaining key ... Read more

    RM 613.29

  • Cause and Meaning in the Social Sciences

    This volume focuses on key conceptual issues in the social sciences, such as Winch's idea of a social science, structuralism, Malinowski and Evans-Pritchard, and the concept of kinship. In particular it deals with such problems as the relationship of nature and culture, the relevance of concepts drawn from within a given society to its understanding, and the relation of theory to time. ... Read more

    RM 250.88

  • John Stuart Mill (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

    by SparkNotes ...
    Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
    John Stuart Mill (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at the foundations of Western thought. Inside each Philosophy Guide you’ll find insightful overviews of great philosophical works of the Western world. ... Read more

    RM 19.60

  • GLAUBST DU NOCH, ODER DENKST DU SCHON?

    DIE ERFINDUNG DER RELIGION – MACHT, MYTHOS UND KONTROLLE

    by Heinz Duthel ...
    Series Book 64 - Heinz Duthel: Kirchen
    Religionen haben über Jahrtausende Kulturen geprägt, Imperien gestützt und die tiefsten Fragen des Menschseins beantwortet – oder zumindest den Anschein davon erweckt. Doch was, wenn sich hinter heiligen Texten, Ritualen und Dogmen mehr Machtpolitik als Wahrheit verbirgt? Was, wenn die "ewigen Wahrheiten" der Religionen menschengemachte Konstruktionen sind – geschickt gestaltet, um Gesellschaften ... Read more

    RM 24.69

  • The Philosophy Of Rumpelstiltskin

    by Edward Clodd ...
    The philosophy of Rumplestiltskin was delivered as a lecture to the esteemed members of the Folklore Society. An engaging look at how the science of folklore was treated at the time while giving a very fresh look upon the classic fairytale Rumplestiltskin. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We ... Read more

    RM 27.41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Protagoras (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

    by SparkNotes ...
    Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
    Protagoras (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at the foundations of Western thought. Inside each Philosophy Guide you’ll find insightful overviews of great philosophical works of the Western world. ... Read more

    RM 19.60

  • Philosophy, Fourth Edition

    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Beginning with the pre-Socratics and Eastern philosophers, including religious philosophy, all major philosophers and schools are covered, right up to present day. The new edition includes more visual illustrations and pictures to further explain and enhance the subject of philosophy. Included are:- The pre-Socratics- Eastern philosophers and philosophies- Renaissance humanism- Enlightenment ... Read more

    RM 59.09

  • Natürliche Ziele

    Geschichte und Wiederentdeckung des teleologischen Denkens

    Ein philosophisches Plädoyer für einen ganz anderen Umgang mit der NaturDie neuzeitliche Naturwissenschaft beginnt mit dem Verzicht auf die Frage nach der Zielgerichtetheit natürlicher Prozesse. Naturbeherrschung setzt dann ein, wenn in natürliche Prozesse eingegriffen wird und dies auf Grund der Einsicht in kausalgesetzliche Bedingungszusammenhänge geschieht. Dem neuzeitlichen Typus von ... Read more

    RM 134.99

  • Innateness and Cognition

    by M. J. Cain ...
    The question of innateness, or nativism, is one of the most heated problems in philosophy, reaching as far back as Plato but generating fierce debates in contemporary philosophy and cognitive science. Which aspects of the human mind are innate and which are the products of experience? Do we have any innate concepts or knowledge or are all the contents of the mind acquired by means of learning ... Read more

    RM 250.88

  • L’Un prévu

    Le Califat de la Divinité

    INTRODUCTIONL’Un est une Divinité. Une Divinité prévue. Celle des Pertes sur l’avoir, Échec sur le faire, Enfer sur l’être ainsi que Honte, Gène, Souffrance, Impuissance etc. qui sont Acceptés dans une mort spirituelle (Symbol et Logo) luttant contre celle orchestrée par le Divan. Cette mort Acceptées (Symbol et Logo) est élue et élevée pour Accéder à la Renaissance dans le Présent du Divin.L ... Read more

    Free

  • Le bonheur

    Cours de philosophie

    Le rigorisme n'est pas philosophique. Spinoza écrit dans le scolie de la proposition 45 du quatrième livre de l'Ethique : « Ce n'est certes qu'une sauvage et triste superstition qui interdit de prendre du plaisir. User des choses, dit plus loin Spinoza, et y prendre plaisir autant qu'il se peut (non certes jusqu'au dégoût, car ce n'est plus y prendre plaisir) est d’un homme sage. » Aucune ... Read more

    RM 4.61 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Social Contract (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

    by SparkNotes ...
    Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
    The Social Contract (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at the foundations of Western thought. Inside each Philosophy Guide you’ll find insightful overviews of great philosophical works of the Western world. ... Read more

    RM 19.60

  • Jeder Tag hat viele Leben

    Die Philosophie der kleinen Schritte

    Es braucht nicht viel, um dem eigenen Leben eine völlig neue Richtung, einen ganz neuen Geschmack zu geben – sind es doch die kleinen, unauffälligen Kurskorrekturen, die weitreichende Auswirkungen haben. So wie ein Kiesel, den man ins Wasser wirft, weite Kreise zieht und ein fallender Dominostein Zehntausende weitere Steine mit sich reißt. Was passiert, wenn man beim Kuchenbacken eine Zutat ... Read more

    RM 56.69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nature Animated

    Historical and Philosophical Case Studies in Greek Medicine, Nineteenth-Century and Recent Biology, Psychiatry, and Psychoanalysis/Papers Deriving from the Third International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science, Montreal, Canada, 198

    Edited by M. Ruse ...
    Series Book 21 - The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
    These remarks preface two volumes consisting of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science. The conference was held under the auspices of the Union, The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Science. The ... Read more

    RM 712.69

  • A Modern Utopia | The Pink Classics

    A Modern Utopia is a novel by H. G. Wells. Because of the complexity and sophistication of its narrative structure A Modern Utopia has been called "not so much a modern as a postmodern utopia." The novel is best known for its notion that a voluntary order of nobility known as the Samurai could effectively rule a "kinetic and not static" world state so as to solve "the problem of combining progress ... Read more

    RM 19.56 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Military Balance 2012

    Series series The Military Balance
    The Military Balance is the International Institute for Strategic Studies annual assessment of the military capabilities and defense economics of 170 countries worldwide. It is a useful resource for those involved in security policy making, analysis and research.The book is a region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments. ... Read more

    RM 1,450.62

  • The Principles of Philosophy

    Principles of Philosophy is a book by René Descartes. It is basically a synthesis of the Discourse on Method andMeditations on First Philosophy It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a long standing friendship. A French version followed in 1647. It set forth the principles of nature—the Laws of Physics—as Descartes viewed them. ... Read more

    RM 8.41 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rethinking Fanon

    The Continuing Dialogue

    Over sixty years after his death, the social philosopher and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) remains a towering intellectual figure. Born in Martinique and trained as a psychiatrist in France, Fanon rejected his French citizenship to join the Algerian liberation movement in the 1950s. In the short decade from 1952 to 1961 this brilliant and engaged intellectual composed three books Black ... Read more

    RM 112.89

  • A Book of Remarkable Criminals

    by H. B. Irving ...
    Are you fascinated by the nefarious figures in history who have opted to walk a darker path in life? Armchair criminologists will take devilish delight in this gruesome collection of true-crime tales. The volume brings together concise biographies of depraved, delusional, and just plain evil louts, ne'er-do-wells and murderers, along with gripping accounts of their misdeeds. H. B. Irving (5 August ... Read more

    RM 19.56 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Republic

    Plato's Foundational Work on Justice, Government, and the Ideal State

    by Plato ...
    ⚖️ What is justice? Who should rule? What makes a perfect society? In Republic, Plato—the father of Western philosophy—lays out his vision for an ideal state in one of the most important and enduring works of political thought in human history. Through the dialogues of Socrates, this masterpiece examines the meaning of justice, the nature of the soul, the role of education, and the foundations of ... Read more

    RM 7.80 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Critique du Jugement

    Tome 1

    by Kant Emmanuel ...
    Critique de la faculté de juger ou Critique du jugement (allemand : Kritik der Urteilskraft) est un ouvrage philosophique d'Emmanuel Kant, publié en 1790. On considère en général cet ouvrage comme la troisième grande œuvre de Kant, après la Critique de la raison pure et la Critique de la raison pratique, et comme une œuvre fondamentale de l'esthétique moderne.Dans cet ouvrage, Kant tente de ... Read more

    RM 27.72 or Free with Kobo Plus