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  • The Power Within

    Unlocking A High Potential Energy Life

    by Lu Xia ...
    In a world filled with challenges and uncertainty, the pursuit of a blissful life is a universal aspiration. But true bliss begins with harmony—starting from within. In this book, Teacher Lu Xia shares profound wisdom and practical guidance on how to achieve harmony at every level: within yourself, in your family, in society, and ultimately, in the world. At the heart of this book is the concept ... Read more

    S$ 5.44 SGD

  • Philosophy: 50 Essential Ideas

    by Michael Moore ...
    Series series 50 Essential Ideas
    What is truth? How can I lead an ethical life? Do I have free will?Throughout history, the world's great thinkers have sought to answer the most profound questions about our universe and have created compelling new ways of thinking. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michael Moore introduces you to the fascinating world of philosophy and its greatest practitioners.Ranging from epistemology to ... Read more

    S$ 2.74 SGD

  • Shop Class as Soulcraft

    An Inquiry into the Value of Work

    by Matthew B. Crawford ...
    **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

    S$ 11.22 SGD

  • The Philosophy Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe.Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers in a clear and simple way, The Philosophy Book is the perfect one-stop guide to philosophy and the history of how we think. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries explore and ... Read more

    S$ 32.36 SGD

  • Think Like a Philosopher

    Get to Grips with Reasoning and Ethics

    by Anne Rooney ...
    Series series Think Like Series
    Think Like a Philosopher is a fun introduction to the main concepts of philosophy, showing how the subject has a clear, practical, and vital purpose to our daily lives and thinking. Using a Q&A format and written in an amusing, easy-to-understand style, the author explains the philosophical arguments around questions such as:• Should I eat meat?• Does God exist?• Is capital punishment wrong?• Will ... Read more

    S$ 2.74 SGD

  • Rules of Reason

    Making and Evaluating Claims

    by Bo Bennett, PhD ...
    Series Book 1 - Rules of Reason
    Weak claims are responsible for a significant amount of deception resulting in smart people believing things that aren't true.Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting ... Read more

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  • The Great Philosophers

    The Lives and Ideas of History's Greatest Thinkers

    by Stephen Law ...
    Since the beginning of time mankind has struggled with the big questions surrounding our existence. Whilst most people have heard of Socrates, Machiavelli and Nietzsche, many are less clear on their theories and key concepts.In The Great Philosophers, bestselling author Stephen Law condenses and deciphers their fundamental ideas. Avoiding the technical jargon and complex logic associated with most ... Read more

    S$ 18.74 SGD

  • Identity and Necessity / Identität und Notwendigkeit. Englisch/Deutsch

    [Great Papers Philosophie] – Kripke, Saul A. – zweisprachige Ausgabe – Philosophie-Bücher

    by Saul A. Kripke ...
    Translated by Gregor Michael Hörzer ...
    Series series Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
    Die Thesen, die Kripke 1971 in seinem Aufsatz »Identity and Necessity« (und später in seinem Buch »Naming and Necessity«) entwickelte, haben die analytische Philosophie geprägt: Er stellt dort Überlegungen zur Bedeutung von Eigennamen sowie zur Rolle von Eigennamen und Beschreibungen in Identitätsaussagen an und untersucht das Verhältnis von Apriorität in der Erkenntnistheorie und Notwendigkeit in ... Read more

    S$ 10.98 SGD

  • Thomas Aquinas: Philosophy in an Hour

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Aquinas in just one hour.Thomas Aquinas remains the unacknowledged maestro of Scholasticism – the static, cumulative philosophy of the medieval period. More a method of learning than pure theology, Aquinas’ Scholasticism saw the careful synthesis of Christian doctrine with Greek rationalism – an amalgamation that came to ... Read more

    S$ 3.45 SGD

  • The Big Questions: Ethics

    by Julian Baggini ...
    Series series The Big Questions
    'The Big Questions' series is designed to let renowned experts confront the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy.In 'The Big Questions: Ethics' Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right and wrong into 20 key questions. He examines how we can start to answer them, what they might ... Read more

    S$ 15.79 SGD

  • Foucault: Philosophy in an Hour

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Foucault in just one hour.The French philosopher Michel Foucault set about his task rather like a historian. After painstaking research, he concluded that knowledge and power were intimately related throughout history. He illustrated this central idea of his philosophy through studies of madness, sexuality, and discipline and ... Read more

    S$ 4.36 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deep Rhetoric

    Philosophy, Reason, Violence, Justice, Wisdom

    by James Crosswhite ...
    "Rhetoric is the counterpart of logic," claimed Aristotle. "Rhetoric is the first part of logic rightly understood," Martin Heidegger concurred. "Rhetoric is the universal form of human communication," opined Hans-Georg Gadamer. But in Deep Rhetoric, James Crosswhite offers a groundbreaking new conception of rhetoric, one that builds a definitive case for an understanding of the discipline as a ... Read more

    S$ 16.01 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Analects - Confucius

    Confucius

    by 孔子 Confucius ...
    Series Book 1 - MASTER SAYS
    CONFUCIUSThe Master said: "Isn't it nice to learn with constant perseverance and practice?"Is it not pleasant to have friends from afar?"Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomfort even if people do not pay attention to him?"Philosopher Yu said: "Few are those who like to offend their superiors because they are sons and brothers. There has never been anyone who did not like to ... Read more

    Was S$ 4.87 SGD Now S$ 1.49 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Selected Dialogues of Plato

    The Benjamin Jowett Translation

    by Plato ...
    Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Benjamin Jowett's translations of Plato have long been classics in their own right. In this volume, Professor Hayden Pelliccia has revised Jowett's renderings of five keydialogues, giving us a modern Plato faithful to both Jowett's best features and Plato's own masterly style.Gathered here are many of Plato's liveliest and richest texts. Ion takes up the question of poetry and introduces the ... Read more

    S$ 11.22 SGD

  • Descartes: Philosophy in an Hour

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Descartes in just one hour.Descartes was the first modern philosopher. His scepticism led him to doubt all certainties, until finally he arrived at his famous maxim 'I think therefore I am'. He would also apply his rationalism with great effect in science and mathematics, conceiving a scheme for scientific method and ... Read more

    S$ 3.45 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mastering Logical Fallacies

    The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

    by Michael Withey ...
    "If I have learned anything in ten years of formal debating, it is that arguments are no different: without a good understanding of the rules and tactics, you are likely to do poorly and be beaten."—HENRY ZHANG, President of the Yale Debate AssociationYour argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rational Optimist

    How Prosperity Evolves

    by Matt Ridley ...
    Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.Life is on the up.We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation. Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange and specialisation, our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far.In ‘The Rational Optimist’, acclaimed ... Read more

    S$ 13.72 SGD

  • Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse

    by Georg Wilhelm Hegel ...
    Die Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse ist ein 1817 in Heidelberg erschienenes Werk des deutschen Philosophen Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831). Es enthält seine als allumfassendes System gestaltete Philosophie und war zugleich als Vorlesungskompendium gedacht. Es ist eines der Hauptwerke des deutschen Idealismus, welches sich insbesondere mit Themen der ... Read more

    S$ 1.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ethno-Epistemology

    New Directions for Global Epistemology

    Edited by Masaharu Mizumoto, Jonardon Ganeri, Cliff Goddard ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Epistemology
    This volume features new perspectives on the implications of cross-linguistic and cultural diversity for epistemology. It brings together philosophers, linguists, and scholars working on knowledge traditions to advance work in epistemology that moves beyond the Anglophone sphere.The first group of chapters provide evidence of cross-linguistic or cultural diversity relevant to epistemology and ... Read more

    S$ 85.26 SGD

  • Abhandlungen über die Principien der menschlichen Erkenntnis

    by George Berkeley ...
    "Wenn wir das Aeusserste versuchen, um die Existenz äusserer Körper zu denken, so betrachten wir doch immer nur unsere eigenen Ideen. Indem aber der Geist von sich selbst dabei keine Notiz nimmt, so täuscht er sich mit der Vorstellung, er könne Körper denken und denke Körper, die ungedacht von dem Geiste oder ausserhalb des Geistes existiren, obschon sie doch zugleich auch von ihm vorgestellt ... Read more

    S$ 2.88 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La liberté heureuse

    nouvelle édition

    by Hubert Grenier ...
    « A l'heure où l'on s'interroge tant sur la nature du lien entre enseignant et enseigné, où, pour tout dire, l'enseignement n'apparaît jamais plus autrement qu'en question, Hubert Grenier fait figure de réponse. Alors que nous ne savons plus ce qu'est un enseignant, Hubert Grenier nous apprend ce qu'est un maître. Tous ceux qui l'ont approché témoignent de sa grandeur ; personnage ombrageux, ... Read more

    S$ 14.84 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Entretien d’un philosophe chrétien et d’un philosophe chinois sur l’existence et la nature de Dieu

    by Nicolas Malebranche ...
    Entretien d’un philosophe chrétien et d’un philosophe chinois sur l’existence et la nature de Dieu - Nicolas MalebrancheNicolas Malebranche (1638 - 1715) est un philosophe, prêtre oratorien et théologien français, considéré comme un cartésien.Dans ses œuvres, il a cherché à synthétiser la pensée de saint Augustin et Descartes. Malebranche est surtout connu pour ses doctrines de la Vision des idées ... Read more

    S$ 2.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Assailing the Gates of Hell

    Christianity at War with the Left

    by Jan Adriaan Schlebusch ...
    Assailing the Gates of Hell addresses the central threat Christianity currently faces. Leftists, particularly Cultural Marxists, have spent the better part of the past century successfully infiltrating every major institution in the West-with the chief aim of subverting and ultimately destroying Christianity. By means of government agencies, public schools and universities, media and entertainment ... Read more

    S$ 13.74 SGD

  • Die illusorische Gemeinschaft

    by Marc Augé ...
    Translated by Till Bardoux ...
    Series series Fröhliche Wissenschaft
    Die Welt wächst immer stärker zusammen, gleichzeitig wollen die Menschen nicht darauf verzichten, sich der Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gemeinschaft zu versichern. In seinem brillanten zeigdiagnostischen Essay hinterfragt Marc Augé die Grundlagen von Gemeinschaft und stellt sie in einen kulturgeschichtlichen Rahmen, der Sinn und Unsinn der Grenzen zwischen Menschen beleuchtet: Eine Existenzberechtigung ... Read more

    S$ 8.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus