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  • Letter to a Christian Nation

    A Challenge to the Faith of America

    by Sam Harris ...
    "A hard-hitting polemic against religious fundamentalism" - Foreword by Richard Dawkins' Thousands of people have written to tell me that I am wrong not to believe in God. The most hostile of these communications have come from Christians. This is ironic, as Christians generally imagine that no faith imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their own. The truth is that ... Read more

    R284,27

  • 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

    R38,03 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Enlightenment Now

    The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

    by Steven Pinker ...
    THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard DawkinsIs modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred, and irrationality. Yet Steven Pinker shows that this ... ... Read more

    R246,43

  • Religion for Atheists

    A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion

    by Alain de Botton ...
    SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERNUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The School of Life'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live' Jeanette Winterson, The Times'A beautiful,... ... Read more

    R208,48

  • The Blank Slate

    The Modern Denial of Human Nature

    by Steven Pinker ...
    'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature. Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are different; the genes we give our children shape them more than our ... Read more

    R284,27

  • The Art of Loving

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The landmark bestseller that changed the way we think about love: "Every line is packed with common sense, compassion, and realism" ( Fortune ).The Art of Loving is a rich and detailed guide to love—an achievement reached through maturity, practice, concentration, and courage. In the decades since the book's release, its words and lessons continue to resonate. Erich Fromm, a celebrated ... Read more

    R249,88 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R217,91

  • Stoic Six Pack 2

    Consolations From A Stoic, Musonius Rufus and More

    by Seneca, Musonius Rufus, Marcus Aurelius ...
    "To relax the mind is to lose it."Stoic Six Pack 2 brings together six more essential texts for students of Stoicism:Consolations From A Stoic by SenecaOn The Shortness of Life by SenecaLectures and Fragments of Musonius RufusEthical Fragments by HieroclesMeditations In Verse by Marc... ... Read more

    R171,82

  • 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

    R284,27

  • Beyond Good and Evil

    by Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a 19th-century German philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism.Nietzsche's influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism, ... Read more

    R57,15

  • 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

    R18,92

  • The Kama Sutra (ANNOTATED)

    by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana ...
    This is a great eBook. We have tried to annotate this book by writing a summary at the end of the book. We had added almost 48000 words in our long summary and about 7400 words in our short summary of the book. the brief description is written as follows:-Kamasutra is the oldest surviving Hindu text on erotic love. It is a sutra-genre text with terse aphoristic verses that have survived into the ... Read more

    R18,92 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Awakening of Intelligence

    by J. Krishnamurti ...
    This comprehensive record of Krishnamurti's teaching is an excellent, wide-ranging introduction to the great philosopher's thought. Within general discussions of conflict, fear, violence, religious experience, self-knowledge, and intelligence, Krishnamurti examines specific issues, such as the role of the teacher and tradition; the need for awareness of "cosmic consciousness"; the problem of good ... Read more

    R116,17 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R190,36

  • The Aristos

    by John Fowles ...
    Two years after The Collector had brought him international recognition and a year before he published The Magus, John Fowles set out his ideas on life in The Aristos. The chief inspiration behind them was the fifth century BC philosopher Heraclitus. In the world he posited of constant and chaotic flux the supreme good was the Aristos, 'of a person or thing, the best or most excellent its kind'. ... Read more

    R246,43

  • The Little Book of Humanism

    Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

    by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

    R259,77

  • Man for Himself

    An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics

    by Erich Fromm ...
    The New York Times –bestselling author and social philosopher explores the function of ethics and morality in the human psyche: "A fascinating volume . . . magnificent in its implications" ( Saturday Review ).Are we primarily determined by nature or nurture? What are the best ways that people can live productively? In Man for Himself, renowned social philosopher Erich Fr... ... Read more

    R248,62 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

    R153,97 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

    R208,48

  • Essays in Humanism

    by Albert Einstein ...
    An inspiring collection of the great thinker’s views on a rapidly changing worldNuclear proliferation, Zionism, and the global economy are just a few of the insightful and surprisingly prescient topics scientist Albert Einstein discusses in this volume of collected essays from between 1931 and 1950. Written with a clear voice and a thoughtful perspective on the effects of science, economics, and ... Read more

    R249,88 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    R99,55 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Theory of Human Motivation (Rediscovered Books)

    With linked Table of Contents

    by Abraham H. Maslow ...
    The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conform to the known facts, clinical and observational as well as experimental. It derives most directly, however, from clinical experience. This theory is, I think, in the functionalist tradition of James and Dewey, and is fused with the holism of ... Read more

    R67,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Frantz Fanon

    A Biography

    by David Macey ...
    Born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon (1925-61) trained as a psychiatrist in Lyon before taking up a post in colonial Algeria. He had already experienced racism as a volunteer in the Free French Army, in which he saw combat at the end of the Second World War. In Algeria, Fanon came into contact with the Front de Lib�ration Nationale, whose ruthless struggle for independence was met with exceptional ... Read more

    R307,96 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Birth of Tragedy

    by Friedrich Nietzsche ...
    First published in 1872, "The Birth of Tragedy" (AKA The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music) is a work of dramatic theory by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche."The Birth of Tragedy", Nietzsche’s first book, defended an aesthetic view of life, which was one of the major themes of all his early writings. Dedicated to Richard Wagner, the book expressed the perspective of the German ... Read more

    R8,31 or Free with Kobo Plus