· Is there no escaping bad luck?· Can God be bothered?· How can we learn from the experts?With a light touch, Pigeons Bearing Bad News distils complex philosophical thought from the ancient world to the present day into a collection of fascinating arguments on dreams, jokes, time-travel and AI.Part of the Mobile Philosopher series, this little book will inspire and provoke you, luring you away from newsfeeds and notifications to enri...

· What's wrong with gluttony?· Would it be boring to live forever?· Should education prepare us for work or leisure?With a light touch, Matters of Lunch and Death distils complex philosophical thought from the ancient world to the present day into a collection of fascinating arguments on life, death, laughter and laziness.Part of the Mobile Philosopher series, this little book will inspire and provoke you, luring you away from newsfe...

· Does anything happen for no reason at all?· Can you donate your brain and survive?· How long is the present?With a light touch, Logic and Monsters distils complex philosophical thought from the ancient world to the present day into a collection of fascinating arguments on unicorns, sugar lumps, perforated socks and other puzzling objects.Part of the Mobile Philosopher series, this little book will inspire and provoke you, luring yo...

“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.comFrom the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali ...

From the author of The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions, a philosophical guide that's "great for sounding cleverer than you really are" ( Men's Health).For those who don't know the difference between Lucretius's spear and Hume's fork , Zeno and the Tortoise explains not just who each philosopher was and what he thought, but exactly how he came to think in the way he did.In a witty and engaging style that in...

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Road with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the story of a father and son travelling south to escape the harsh winter in a postapocalyptic world. On the way, they must contend with food shortages, hordes of vicious cannibals and the existential problem of what there is left to live for in a world devoid of humanity....

Philosophy might make you think of dusty statues in togas or Zen masters meditating, but the philosophical world has far more to offer than ancient men in beards: it can also tell you everything there is to know about life, love anddeath. In a series of highly original, entertaining and often extraordinary scenarios, How to Think Like a Bat brings to life 35 key philosophy concepts in a way that anyone can understand.From the realm of the unconscious to the principles of log...

Happiness. We all want it - but how can we get it? Author Mark Vernon has solved the problem by collecting the wisdom of the greatest minds in history and making their thinking on the things that matter most in life accessible and, above all, practical. Full of everday examples to make sometimes high-blown philosophy entertaining and relevant, this book shows you in just 30 steps how you can crack the secret to living The Good Life.

Triad in "Logic science" of Hegel — this association of any two opposite concepts and any third concept which mediates (that is expresses) internal unity of two opposite concepts. An example is the triad "life — anything — formation" in w...

What is success, and is it worth the sacrifice? A psychiatrist and philosopher searches for a better, freer way of living.We spend our lives striving: for achievement, status, wealth, recognition, security. We devote our best years to getting ahead, often without asking what 'getting ahead' is for.In the pursuit of success, we neglect friendship, love, contemplation, wonder, and freedom. We become accomplished, yet somehow diminished. We succeed in the eyes...

This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein...

The Sunday Times Bestseller'Really brilliant and just crammed with wisdom and insight. It will genuinely make a difference to me and the way I think about myself.' Stephen Fry___Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it?In Happy Derren Brown explores changing concepts of happiness - from the ...