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  • Le Manuel d’Épictète

    by Épictète ...
    Compilé par Arrien, cet ouvrage résume la doctrine du philosophe stoïcien Épictète. Avec ceux de Sénèque et Marc Aurèle, ce manuel est l'un des principaux textes de la doctrine stoïcienne. Nous y apprenons par exemple que le chemin vers le bonheur dépend de notre capacité à ne pas se soucier de ce qui ne dépend pas de nous. À l'inverse, il devient ainsi nécessaire de s'attacher à tout ce qui ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 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

    $2.32 USD

  • Stoic Six Pack

    Meditations, Letters From a Stoic and More

    by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus ...
    “You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy:Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusFragments of EpictetusDiscourses of EpictetusSeneca’s Letters from a Stoic: Epi... ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Unordnung im Himmel

    Lageberichte aus dem irdischen Chaos

    by Slavoj Žižek ...
    Translated by Axel Walter ...
    Bewältigen oder scheitern? Slavoj Žižek und sein philosophischer Blick auf unsere ZeitPandemie, Klimawandel, verzweifelte Flüchtlinge, ein Krieg in Europa: Die Welt ist in erheblicher Unordnung. Gesellschaftliche Probleme, soziale Ungleichheit und internationale Konflikte wirken erdrückend, Fortschritt kaum mehr möglich. Können kritisches Denken und die moderne Philosophie Antworten finden?"Die ... Read more

    $22.19 USD

  • Divina Commedia

    by Dante Alighieri ...
    Series series Grandi Classici
    Divina Commedia - Inferno, Purgatorio e Paradisoraccolta dell'opera originale di Dante Alighieri in versione integralelettura agevolata in formato ebook ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • La solitude

    cours de philosophie

    by Hubert Grenier ...
    La solitude, la solitude il est clair que c'est un état d'âme. Il n'y a de solitude qu’éprouvée, sentie du dedans, vécue par un moi. La solitude ne se définit pas du dehors, comme si c'était quelque chose d'objectif, de géographique. Est seul qui a l'impression d'être seul. Nul ne le sait à part lui. On peut être seul sans aucunement éprouver de solitude, si l'on pense par exemple à ceux que l'on ... Read more

    $1.15 USD

  • La ciencia como profesión

    by Max Weber ...
    La ciencia como profesión originariamente una conferencia pronunciada por Max Weber en 1917 y publicada como libro en 1919 plantea la cuestión del sentido de la ciencia como trabajo profesional para el individuo. El autor se pregunta si la ciencia contemporánea inmersa en un inevitable proceso de especialización da respuesta a la pregunta más importante con la que se encuentra el ser humano: cómo ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

  • The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (Wisehouse Classics Edition)

    by Marcus Aurelius ...
    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

    $1.00 USD

  • The Basic Works of Aristotle

    by Aristotle ...
    Edited by Richard McKeon, with an introduction by C.D.C. ReevePreserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science, and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s The Basic Works of Aristotle—constituted out of the definitive Oxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover for sixty years—has long ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • 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

    $6.29 USD

  • Mutações: a experiência do pensamento

    by Adauto Novaes ...
    Series series Série Mutações
    Muitas vezes a realidade se define pela velocidade da reprodução técnica, fazendo com que hoje o pensamento fique a reboque dos acontecimentos. As novas tecnologias e a aceleração das comunicações indicam uma realidade que se estrutura como bloqueio à reflexão. Esta obra discute como se dá a experiência do pensamento no mundo dominado pela tecnociência. Seus ensaios propõem uma crítica à ciência ... Read more

    $5.24 USD

  • Le phénomène humain

    by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ...
    Déplacer un objet vers l’arrière dans le Passé équivaut à le réduire en ses éléments les plus simples. Suivies aussi loin que possible dans la direction de leurs origines, les dernières fibres du composé humain vont se confondre pour notre regard avec l’étoffe même de l’Univers.L’étoffe de l’Univers : ce résidu ultime des analyses toujours plus poussées de la Science… Je n’ai point développé avec ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Philosophy Book for Beginners

    A Brief Introduction to Great Thinkers and Big Ideas

    by Sharon Kaye ...
    "A truly delightful and wonderfully compact introduction to philosophy's key questions and major thinkers from ancient times to the present day." —William Irwin, general editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture seriesWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever considered questions like these, that's philosophy. The Philosophy Book for Beginners ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy

    by Roger Scruton ...
    "Philosophy's the 'love of wisdom', can be approached in two ways: by doing it, or by studying how it has been done," so writes the eminent philosopher Roger Scruton. In this user-friendly book, he chooses to introduce philosophy by doing it. Taking the discipline beyond theory and "intellectualism," he presents it in an empirical, accessible, and practical light. The result is not a history of ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • 道德推脱：为什么有些人做了坏事依然心安理得

    by [美]阿尔伯特·班杜拉 ...
    本书对人们选择性地从有害行为中摆脱道德自我约束的心理社会机制进行了明确的阐述。这些机制包括：将有害行为神圣化为服务于崇高事业；通过责任移置与分散来免除自身罪责；淡化或否认行为的危害性；将受害者去人性化并归咎于其自食其果；等等。班杜拉在书中提出的道德推脱理论具有广阔的视野。他通过审视美国娱乐产业、枪支产业、烟草产业和"大到不能倒"的金融体系等多个主要行业普遍存在的道德推脱现象，并讨论道德推脱在死刑、恐怖主义和军事反恐以及环境可持续性中的作用机制，富有洞见地将人的道德问题从个人层面延伸到社会系统层面，揭示了那些本性体贴的人为何在做出残酷之事后仍能心安理得。 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • L'intégrale de Bergson : oeuvres complètes et annexes (annoté et illustré)

    by Henri Bergson ...
    Series series Philosophie de Bergson
    L'ouvrage le plus complet sur le philosophe français Henri Bergson (nouvelle édition 2013)Un soin tout particulier a été apporté à la mise en page et à la correction des oeuvres.Pour améliorer votre plaisir de lecture :- un sommaire dynamique au début de l'ouvrage permet d'atteindre instantanément chacune des oeuvres proposées dans ce volume- une table des matières dynamique est présente au début ... Read more

    $5.23 USD

  • Museum Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century

    by Robert R. Archibald, Patrick J. Boylan, David Carr, Helen Coxall, Chuck Dailey, Jennifer Eichstedt, Hilde Hein, Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, Lesley Lewis, Timothy W. Luke, Didier Maleuvre, Suma Mallavarapu, Terry L. Maple, Michael A. Mares, Jennifer L. Martin, Jean-Paul Martinon, Scott G. Paris, Jeffrey H. Patchen, Marilyn E. Phelan, Donald Preziosi, Franklin W. Robinson, Douglas Sharon, Sherene Suchy, Christy S. Coleman ...
    What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first century? In Museum Philosophy, twenty-four authors use the lenses of a variety of disciplines to answer this essential question. Museum professionals offer their answers alongside philosophers, historians, political scientists, educators, sociologists, and others in a wide-ranging exploration of ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Apologie de Socrate

    by Platon, Victor Cousin (Traduction) ...
    L’Apologie de Socrate est un dialogue socratique de Platon.Dans l’Apologie de Socrate, Platon rapporte les plaidoyers de Socrate lors de son procès en -399 à Athènes qui déboucha sur sa condamnation à mort. La défense se déroule en trois parties, toutes en lien direct avec la mort. Socrate se défend devant les juges, mais aussi devant toute la cité d’Athènes (composant le Tribunal de la Cité). Il ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Passion of the Western Mind

    Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View

    by Richard Tarnas ...
    "[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEHere are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Die Verteidigung der Wahrheit

    Fake News, Trolle, Verschwörungstheorien und Cancel Culture

    by Jonathan Rauch ...
    Fakten oder Fake-News, Wahrheit oder Lüge: Woher wissen wir, was wir wissen? Die Antworten darauf sind enorm wichtig für eine funktionierende Gesellschaft, eine lebendige Demokratie. Auf der 'rechten' Seite verbreiten Trolle reaktionäre Propaganda im Netz. Und 'links' sorgt die Cancel-Culture dafür, dass an Universitäten der offene Diskurs über sensible Themen wie 'Gender' oder 'Race' verstummt. ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This bestselling dictionary is written by one of the leading philosophers of our time, and it is widely recognized as the best dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. With clear and concise definitions, it provides lively and accessible coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The A to Z of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy

    by Dennis Des Chene, Douglas M. Jesseph, Tad M. Schmaltz, Theo Verbeek, Roger Ariew ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    The A to Z of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy includes many entries on Descartes's writings, concepts, and findings. Since it is historical, there are other entries on those who supported him, those who criticized him, those who corrected him, and those who together formed one of the major movements in philosophy, Cartesianism. To better understand the period, the authors drew up a brief ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • A Dictionary of Thought Distortions

    by Morten Tolboll ...
    Thought distortions are “techniques”, that, unconscious or conscious, are used from an interest in finding ways of getting on in the world, rather than an interest in finding ways of discovering the truth. Thought distortions are the background for poor reasoning, diversionary ploys, seductive reasoning errors, techniques of persuasion and avoidance, psychological factors, which can be obstacles ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Ayn Rand Lexicon

    Objectivism from A to Z

    by Ayn Rand ...
    Series Book 4 - Ayn Rand Library
    A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers so enormous that those interested in finding her discussions of a given topic may have to search through many sources to locate the relevant passage. The Ayn Rand Lexicon brings together ... Read more

    $17.69 USD