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  • What Would Nietzsche Do?

    How the greatest philosophers would solve your everyday problems

    by Marcus Weeks ...
    What Would Nietzsche Do? uses the key ideas of more than 80 philosophical thinkers, past and present, to shine new light onto today's everyday problems.Ever wondered if Schopenhauer could fix your broken heart? How Heraclitus might help you if you lost your phone? Given the chance, would Foucault leave the toilet seat up?With sections on Relationships, Self and Identity, How to Live, Art and ... Read more

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  • Shop Class as Soulcraft

    An Inquiry into the Value of Work

    **A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands“This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman**Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as ... Read more

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  • Philosophy

    A Beginner's Guide

    From philosophy's founding fathers - Thales, Socrates, Plato... to great minds of the post-modern era - Satre, Ayer, Feyerabend... this concise new guide presents 100 of the world's most influential thinkers. Arranged from the ancient world to the present day, each philosopher's key ideas, notable works and pronouncements are encapsulated in a series of succinct biographies, accompanied by ... Read more

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  • Understanding Kant: Concepts and Intuitions

    Understanding Philosophy, #4

    Series Book 4 - Understanding Philosophy
    This guide examines Kant's theory of knowledge, specifically his arguments for separating human thought into concepts and intuitions. Based on the Critique of Pure Reason, this guide covers his critique of empirical and rational thought, and explains key concepts such as a priori judgements, analytic and synthetic judgements, and the difference between pure and empirical concepts. ... Read more

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  • Basic Writings of Existentialism

    Edited by Gordon Marino ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon MarinoBasic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent meaning humans can discover, we must determine meaning for ourselves. This anthology brings together into one volume the most influential and commonly ... Read more

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  • The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Wisehouse Classics Edition)

    MEDITATIONS (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Ta eis heauton, literally "to himself") is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, 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 ... Read more

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  • Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What

    Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is (German: Ecce homo: Wie man wird, was man ist) is the last original book written by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche before his final years of insanity that lasted until his death in 1900. It was written in 1888 and was not published until 1908.According to one of Nietzsche's most prominent English translators, Walter Kaufmann, the book offers "Nietzsche's own ... Read more

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  • Philosophy

    by Philip Stokes ...
    'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.'- AristotleThis illustrated guide showcases the major philosophers of the western tradition. Concise and informative, it provides an ideal introduction to their lives, ideas and the effect those ideas have had on the wider world.Both easy-to-use and a stimulating read, this book is an ideal reference for ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Greek Philosophy

    by John Marshall ...
    An overview of the works that form the foundation of Western philosophyThe writings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle have resonated through the millennia and continue to influence the lives of people today. In A Short History of Greek Philosophy, renowned British classicist John Marshall provides a thorough yet engaging account of the seminal philosophical movements of ancient Greece, from the ... Read more

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  • Ethics

    The Essential Writings

    by Gordon Marino ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    In Ethics: The Essential Writings,** philosopher Gordon Marino skillfully presents an accessible, provocative anthology of both ancient and modern classics on matters moral. The philosophers represent 2,500 years of thought—from Plato, Kant, and Nietzsche to Alasdair MacIntyre, Susan Wolf, and Peter Singer—and cover a broad range of topics, from the timeless questions of justice, morality, and ... Read more

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  • Essential Aristotle

    by Aristotle ...
    Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and a student of Plato. He taught Alexander the Great, and wrote on many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. He was the first to create a comprehensive ... Read more

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  • A Path in the Wilderness

    This book uses autobiographical sketches, philosophical essays, poems, photographs, and abstract pictures drawn from art therapy exercises to show the way the author has forged a pathway through the thickets and brambles she has confronted in her lifetime. Ms. Hennessey demonstrates through her work how we each have a road to walk and the walk is the life we create. The book essentially ... Read more

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  • Rücksichtslose Kritik

    Körper, Rede, Aufstand

    by Judith Butler ...
    Translated by Michael Adrian, Bettina Engels ...
    Series series Konstanz University Press Essay
    Die freie, furchtlose Rede, die Politik der Körper auf den Straßen, die öffentlichen Proteste und Versammlungen, sie alle erwachsen aus den Trümmern einer untergehenden Welt und bauen auf ihnen eine neue. Um seine Bedürfnisse zu befriedigen, muss der Mensch die Natur bearbeiten - und bearbeitet dabei immer auch sich selbst. Judith Butler nimmt diesen "Stoffwechsel" zwischen Mensch und Natur zum ... Read more

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  • Ethik und ihre Grenzen

    Eine Einführung als Erzählung

    Series series Blaue Reihe
    Ethische Theorien beziehen sich auf das menschliche Leben von der Geburt bis zum Tod, seit einiger Zeit auch auf alles nichtmenschliche Leben. Sie wollen Maßstäbe für vernünftiges Handeln, für gerechte Lebensbedingungen und ein gutes gemeinschaftliches Leben entwickeln. Dieser umfassende Anspruch, so zeigt diese erzählende Einführung, lässt sich aber nicht erfüllen, denn die Reichweite ethischer ... Read more

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  • Die Kunst, Recht zu behalten

    Recht haben oder Recht behalten – das ist nicht dasselbe. In "Die Kunst, Recht zu behalten" entlarvt Arthur Schopenhauer mit scharfem Witz und schonungsloser Klarheit die Strategien, mit denen Menschen Diskussionen für sich entscheiden – ganz gleich, ob ihre Argumente stimmen oder nicht. Was wie ein Leitfaden für den Sieg im Streit wirkt, ist zugleich eine brillante Analyse menschlicher Eitelkeit, ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Semiotics

    Series series Advances in Semiotic
    "This is the most systematic discussion of semiotics yet published." —Choice"A bravura performance." —Thomas Sebeok"Nöth's handbook is an outstanding encyclopedia that provides first-rate information on many facets of sign-related studies, research results, and applications." —Social Sciences in General ... Read more

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  • The Ralph Waldo Emerson Collection

    What if the greatest authority you could trust was your own mind? The Ralph Waldo Emerson Collection brings together the most influential writings of one of America's greatest thinkers and the leading voice of Transcendentalism. Through powerful essays, lectures, and reflections, Emerson challenged readers to embrace individuality, trust intuition, and live in harmony with nature and moral truth. ... Read more

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  • Philosophy A Complete Course

    Master the Essentials in Simple Steps

    by DK ...
    The ultimate one-stop guide to the subject, this book takes you on a fascinating journey through the questions that have puzzled humanity for over 2,500 years.From metaphysics and ethics to political philosophy and the philosophy of science, learn a different branch of philosophy across nine modules that explore and explain all of the most important ideas of history’s greatest thinkers – from ... Read more

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  • Schönheit

    Simone Weils Lektüre der Welt

    "Die Schönheit ist ein Mysterium; das Geheimnishafteste hier unten. Aber sie ist eine Tatsache." Dem Schönen kommt in Simone Weils Œuvre eine zentrale Bedeutung zu. Für sie eröffnet es einen Weg, dem menschlichen Dasein Sinn zu verleihen. In seinem Buch behandelt Wolfgang W. Müller Weils gesamtes Werk unter dem zentralen Aspekt einer philosophischen Ästhetik, dem in der Forschung bislang wenig ... Read more

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  • Vies et doctrines des philosophes de l’Antiquité

    Tome 2

    Diogène Laërcepoète et doxographe grec(né en 180 – décédé en 240)Diogène Laërce (en grec ancien Διογένης Λαέρτιος / Diogénês Laértios) est un poète, un doxographe et un biographe du début du IIIe siècle.On sait peu de choses sur Diogène Laërce. Le fait est d'autant plus ironique qu'il représente souvent l'unique source que nous ayons sur la vie et les doctrines de nombreux philosophes. C'est, par ... Read more

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  • Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists

    "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" is a book written by George Berkeley in 1713.Three important concepts discussed in the Three Dialogues are perceptual relativity, the conceivability/master argument, and Berkeley's phenomenalism.George Berkeley (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753) — known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne) — was an Anglo-Irish philosopher whose primary achievement was ... Read more

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  • On Liberty (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

    by SparkNotes ...
    Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
    On Liberty (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

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  • Europäische Ungastlichkeit und "identitäre" Vorstellungen

    Fremdheit, Flucht und Heimatlosigkeit als Herausforderungen des Politischen

    Series series Blaue Reihe
    Die Weltkriege haben das alte Europa zu einer ungastlichen Sphäre gemacht, in der jeder jederzeit zum Flüchtling werden konnte. So ist es im Prinzip bis heute, auch wenn die äußeren Umstände diesen Eindruck nicht erwecken mögen. Muss man daran erinnern, dass die atomare Bedrohung nach wie vor virulent ist? Wer so bedroht ist, kann sich allenfalls in einer fadenscheinigen Sicherheit wähnen, müsste ... Read more

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  • Diccionario de injusticias

    Series series Criminología y derecho
    "¡Eso no es justo!": lo dice la familia del joven que un mal día sencillamente no regresa a casa, la profesionista que por el mismo trabajo percibe un salario menor que un colega varón, la persona a la que se le ofrecen recompensas laborales a cambio de algún favor sexual, el migrante al que se le impide circular con libertad, la desempleada a quien se desdeña por el color de su piel. La ... Read more

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