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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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Philosophy Camps for Youth

    Everything You Wanted to Know about Starting, Organizing, and Running a Philosophy Camp

    Edited by Claire Elise Katz ...
    Series series Big Ideas for Young Thinkers
    Philosophy Camps for Youth joins its companion, Growing Up with Philosophy Camp, and contributes to the growing body of literature on pre-college philosophy. Providing sound advice, descriptive activities, and precise details for starting, organizing, and running a philosophy camp for pre-K-12 students, Philosophy Camps for Youth is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in hosting their own ... Read more

    S$ 39.45 SGD

  • The Principles of Philosophy

    by Rene Descartes ...
    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

    S$ 2.81 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Einheit und Zerfall

    Internationale Politik in der älteren Kritischen Theorie

    by Moritz Rudolph ...
    Hartnäckig hält sich das Gerücht, die ältere Kritische Theorie habe zu internationaler Politik nichts zu sagen. Doch hat man vielleicht bisher nur nicht ausreichend genau hingesehen? Tatsächlich, so zeigt Moritz Rudolphs bahnbrechende Studie, fügt sie den Theorien internationaler Politik hinzu, was diesen fehlt, ohne es zu wissen: eine Dialektik von Einheit und Zerfall. In den zahlreichen ... Read more

    S$ 49.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Politics (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

    by SparkNotes ...
    Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
    Politics (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

    S$ 6.88 SGD

  • Der Letzte macht das Licht aus

    Ein Essay über die Auslöschung der menschlichen Spezies

    by Paul Jorion ...
    Translated by Christian Driesen ...
    Der Letzte macht das Licht aus. Paul Jorion liefert eine kurzweilige, aber wahrheitsgetreue Analyse unserer Spezies, ihrer großen Stärken und ihrer immensen Schwächen. Denn sich selbst zu verstehen ist die Vorbedingung, einer Auslöschung der Menschheit aktiv entgegen zu wirken. Die Menschheit findet sich im 21. Jahrhundert – zu ihrer großen Überraschung – kurz vor der eigenen Auslöschung. Dieser ... Read more

    S$ 18.98 SGD

  • Les Prolégomènes

    Troisième Partie

    by Ibn Khaldoun ...
    « Un des ouvrages les plus substantiels et les plus intéressants qu’ait produit l’esprit humain ». G. Marçais« L’oeuvre d’Ibn Khaldoun marque l’apparition de l’histoire en tant que science » Y. Lacoste« (Ibn Khaldoun) est le seul grand philosophe de l'histoire et du pouvoir qui ne soit pas européen » G. Martinez-Gros« Ibn Khaldoun a été le plus grand philosophe et historien que l'islam ait jamais ... Read more

    S$ 4.32 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Basis-Bibliothek Philosophie

    100 klassische Werke – Zimmer, Robert – Logik und Ethik

    by Robert Zimmer ...
    Series series Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
    Welches sind die wichtigsten Werke der Philosophie? Und wie kann man sich ihnen nähern?Dieser Band bietet Einstiegshilfen in Form von 100 Artikeln: Jeder Artikel zeichnet Argumentation und Inhalt eines Werks von den Vorsokratikern bis zu Jürgen Habermas nach und gibt Hinweise zur jeweiligen Rezeptionsgeschichte.Ein Personen- und Werkregister verknüpft die Artikel und ermöglicht es auf diese Weise, ... Read more

    S$ 16.98 SGD