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  • 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

    S$ 15.90 SGD

  • The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy

    by Three Initiates ...
    The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy, originally published in 1908 under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates", is a book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus.The precepts of their philosophy remained shrouded in secrecy for more than 2,000 years, clouded by obscure language and dense allegories. This guide offers a modern interpretation of Hermetic doctrine, distilling ... Read more

    S$ 1.38 SGD

  • Gravity and Grace

    by Simone Weil, Carlos Kennedy ...
    Gravity and Grace is a profound and thought-provoking book by French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil, first published posthumously in 1947. The work is a collection of her reflections, aphorisms, and meditations, offering a deep exploration of the human condition, the tension between materiality and spirituality, and the path toward transcendence.Weil’s reflections are deeply rooted in her ... Read more

    S$ 13.88 SGD

  • Letters from a Stoic: All Three Volumes

    by Seneca ...
    Seneca’s Letters are part of the foundation of Stoic thought making Seneca one of the indispensable thinkers from Ancient Roman philosophy. Although Stoicism is not now as widely practiced as it once was, many people can still find wisdom and inspiration through Seneca's words and letters.Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live ... Read more

    S$ 7.99 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rings of Saturn

    by W.G. Sebald ...
    Translated by Michael Hulse ...
    ‘Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century’ The TimesWhat begins as the record of W. G. Sebald’s own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From Chateaubriand, Thomas Browne, Swinburne and Conrad, to fishing fleets, skulls and silkworms, the result is an intricately patterned and haunting ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • Think!

    Before It's Too Late

    by Edward de Bono ...
    The world is full of problems and conflicts. So why can we not solve them? According to Edward de Bono, world thinking cannot solve world problems because world thinking is itself the problem. And this is getting worse: we are so accustomed to readily available information online that we search immediately for the answers rather than thinking about them. Our minds function like trying to drive a ... Read more

    S$ 21.14 SGD

  • The Origins of Anti-Authoritarianism

    by Nina Witoszek ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Modern History
    This book discusses the ongoing revolution of dignity in human history as the work of ‘humanist outliers’: small groups and individuals dedicated to compassionate social emancipation. It argues that anti-authoritarian revolutions like 1989’s ‘Autumn of the Nations’ succeeded in large part due to cultural and political innovations springing from such small groups.The author explores the often ... Read more

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  • The Consolations of Philosophy

    by Alain De Botton ...
    Series series Vintage International
    From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems.Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time. But uncover he does, and the result is an unexpected book of both solace and humor. Dividing ... Read more

    S$ 16.23 SGD

  • On Desire

    Why We Want What We Want

    by William B. Irvine ...
    A married person falls deeply in love with someone else. A man of average income feels he cannot be truly happy unless he owns an expensive luxury car. A dieter has an irresistible craving for ice cream. Desires often come to us unbidden and unwanted, and they can have a dramatic impact, sometimes changing the course of our lives. In On Desire, William B. Irvine takes us on a wide-ranging tour of ... Read more

    S$ 14.60 SGD

  • Zeroism

    by Bryan Johnson ...
    The future is here. It's hiding in plain sight. Who can spot it?In the 21st century, humanity faces three existential risks. Artificial intelligence is improving faster than we can comprehend and in ways we cannot predict. The biosphere of our planet is in question, and we humans are dangerously at each other's throats. For the first time in history, we cannot look to the past to accurately model ... Read more

    S$ 1.27 SGD

  • Beyond the Chains of Illusion

    My Encounter with Marx and Freud

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Profound insights into Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud from the "prolific and eclectic" New York Times –bestselling author of Escape from Freedom ( The Washington Post )."Some of the most exciting and compelling reading I have done in a decade." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to renowned psy... ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delphi Collected Works of Desiderius Erasmus (Illustrated)

    by Desiderius Erasmus ...
    Series Book 12 - Delphi Series Nine
    The Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, as well as the first editor of the New Testament. A classical scholar that wrote in a pure Latin style, Erasmus earned the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists". Using the philological methods pioneered by Italian humanists, he helped lay the foundations for the historical-critical study of the past. This ... Read more

    S$ 2.54 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Emerson's Essays

    by Ralph Waldo Emerson ...
    "Emerson's Essays" by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a timeless collection of profound and thought-provoking essays that explore the core principles of transcendentalism and offer profound insights into the human experience. In this enriching anthology, Emerson presents a wide array of essays covering topics such as nature, self-reliance, society, and the pursuit of truth and wisdom. Emerson's writing is ... Read more

    S$ 4.08 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tragic Sense Of Life

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Depths of Human Existence: Philosophy, Tragedy, and Meaning in 20th Century Spain

    by Miguel de Unamuno, Ryan Wells ...
    Translated by J. E. Crawford Flitch ...
    In "The Tragic Sense of Life," Miguel de Unamuno explores the profound existential dilemmas inherent in the human condition through a deeply personal and philosophical lens. Written in the early 20th century, this work is notable for its poignant blend of lyrical prose and rigorous intellectual inquiry, which resonates with the currents of existential philosophy emerging in contemporary literature ... Read more

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Philosophy of Walking

    by Frédéric Gros ...
    Translated by John Howe ...
    By walking, you escape from the very idea of identity, the temptation to be someone, to have a name and a history ... The freedom in walking lies in not being anyone; for the walking body has no history, it is just an eddy in the stream of immemorial life.In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Fr�d�ric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B-the ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Flame of Reason

    Clear Thinking for the Twenty-First Century

    by Christer Sturmark ...
    Translated by Douglas Hofstadter ...
    A passionate, highly accessible clarion call to a world dangerously threatened by irrational superstitions of all kinds.'Truly a book for our time' Steven Pinker'In Sweden's public square, Christer Sturmark has done as much as anyone to uphold reason and humane critical thinking' Richard Dawkins'As lucid and illuminating as it is warm and inspiring' Rebecca GoldsteinIn country after country,... ... Read more

    S$ 14.92 SGD

  • The Origin Of Species

    by Charles Darwin ...
    Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural ... Read more

    S$ 3.03 SGD

  • Ashtavakra Gita

    by Swami Anubhavananda ...

    S$ 2.02 SGD

  • The Search for Common Ground

    by Howard Thurman ...
    Howard Thurman writes about building community. He calls us at once to affirm our own identity, but also to look beyond that identity to that which we have in common with all of life. ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD

  • Humanly Possible

    Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

    by Sarah Bakewell ...
    **The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York ... Read more

    S$ 13.94 SGD

  • Tech Agnostic

    How Technology Became the World's Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation

    by Greg Epstein ...
    An urgently needed exploration of global technology worship, and a measured case for skepticism and agnosticism as a way of life, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Good without God.Today’s technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first century life and community. In Tech Agnostic, Harvard and MIT’s influential humanist chaplain Greg Epstein explores what it ... Read more

    S$ 30.07 SGD

  • Contes moraux, ou Les hommes comme il y en a peu

    Édition enrichie.

    by Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Jules Laurent ...
    Dans "Contes moraux, ou Les hommes comme il y en a peu", Louis-Sébastien Mercier dépeint une galerie de portraits humains, oscillant entre le grotesque et le pathétique. À travers une prose à la fois légère et incisive, il aborde des thématiques comme la vanity humaine, la moralité et les travers de la société du XVIIIe siècle. Évoquant des luttes intérieures et des dilemmes éthiques, Mercier ... Read more

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Epistemología y disciplinas

    by Hugo Jiménez Escamilla ...
    Series Book 7 - Artefactum
    "Este texto constituye una reflexión acerca de las disciplinas y profesiones desde una perspectiva epistemológica. Por consiguiente, pretende aclarar la naturaleza y características de una disciplina en cuanto a su objeto de estudio y teorías que la explican y la validan. Escribir sobre las disciplinas y profesiones significa, en cierta forma, regresar a las fuentes y a la tradición de la ... Read more

    S$ 3.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • O Cuidado como Fundamento da Vida Social: Indicadores Comportamentais de Cuidado e Suas Múltiplas Contribuições

    by Vilmar Dal Bó ...
    O livro O Cuidado como Fundamento da Vida Social: Indicadores Comportamentais de Cuidado e suas Múltiplas Contribuições nos convida à reflexão sobre a essência do ser humano, compreendendo o cuidado como um modo de ser que revela, de maneira concreta, a verdadeira natureza do ser humano. O cuidado está presente em tudo o que ele projeta. Trata-se de um fenômeno ontológico e existencial que ... Read more

    S$ 7.43 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus