Mortal Questions (Canto Classics) (Nagel Thomas)(Paperback)

Mortal Questions (Canto Classics) (Nagel Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Nagel's Mortal Questions explores some fundamental issues concerning the meaning, nature and value of human life. Questions about our attitudes to death, sexual behaviour, social inequality, war and political power are shown to lead to more obviously philosophical problems about personal

What Does It All Mean? (Nagel Thomas (Professor of Philosophy)(Paperback)

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning

What Does It All Mean: A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy (Nagel Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions

The Possibility of Altruism (Nagel Thomas)(Paperback)

Just as there are rational requirements on thought, there are rational requirements on action. This book defends a conception of ethics, and a related conception of human nature, according to which altruism is included among the basic rational requirements on desire and action.-- 'New York Review

Bulfinch's Mythology (Bulfinch Thomas)(Leather)

Legendary tales of myth and romance written so everyone can enjoy the stories! Can't keep all your gods and goddesses straight? Wondering about mythological references in classic literature? Bulfinch's Mythology offers approachable accounts of ancient legends in a compilation of the works of Thomas

The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains (Laqueur Thomas W.)(Paperback)

The meaning of our concern for mortal remains--from antiquity through the twentieth centuryThe Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the

The Last Word (Nagel Thomas)(Paperback)

If there is such a thing as reason, it has to be universal. Reason must reflect objective principles whose validity is independent of our point of view--principles that anyone with enough intelligence ought to be able to recognize as correct. But this generality of reason is what relativists and

Question of Science: Why can't penguins fly? And other questions about animals (Claybourne Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A science series that answers the funny, sometimes icky questions that kids really

What is Life? (Canto Classics) (Schrodinger Erwin)(Paperback)

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and

Natural Experiments of History (Diamond Jared)(Paperback)

Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This impossibility holds for any science concerned with the past. In addition, many manipulative experiments, while

The People vs Muhammad - Psychological Analysis (Sheindlin J. K.)(Paperback)

Author of the new book series 'Questions that Islam can't answer' available exclusively at www.jksheindlin.com'Read with great interest and was very impressed by the level of research committed to the project.' - Katie Hopkins Productions, Radio DJ for LBC UK'J.K Sheindlin has done something

A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines, Book 4), 4 (Reeve Philip)(Paperback)

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson * Reeve's Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewA breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading Mortal

Predator's Gold (Mortal Engines, Book 2), 2 (Reeve Philip)(Paperback)

Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson * Reeve's Mortal Engines] remains a landmark of visionary imagination. -- School Library Journal, starred reviewA breathtaking work of imagination, Hester Shaw is a heroine for the ages. The moment we finished reading Mortal

The Taoist Classics, Volume Two: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary (Cleary Thomas)(Paperback)

This collection of translated texts includes: Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic: A tenth-century text on the principles of inner alchemy. The Inner Teachings of Taoism: The essentials of self-transformation according to the Complete Reality School of Taoism, with commentary by

Selected Poems and Prose (Thomas Edward)(Paperback / softback)

Finally back in Penguin Classics: the poems and prose of cult WWI writer Edward Thomas, with a new introduction by Robert Macfarlane, author ofThe Old Ways Beloved writer Edward Thomas is best known for his evocative poetry, though his writing career was varied and prolific, with more than two

Bilal's Brilliant Bee (Rosen Michael)(Paperback)

Bilal is terrified of The Test. He can't answer any of the questions But then Bumble the bee comes along, and he can answer any question you ask, even the really tricky ones. Then Bilal's granny suggests they go on the wildly popular TV quiz show, What's What? Win the Lot But what will happen if

Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Canto Classics) (Gamow George)(Paperback)

Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in

Q & A - Slumdog Millionaire (Swarup Vikas)(Paperback)

Former tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion

Gravity's Rainbow (Classics Deluxe Edition): (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Pynchon Thomas)(Paperback)

A Penguin Classic Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and penetrating analysis of the impact of

Thomasina (Gallico Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Collins Modern Classics are re-launched in gorgeous new covers bringing these familiar stories to a new generation. From the author of best-loved classic 'The Snow

The Kitchy Kitchen: New Classics for Living Deliciously (Thomas Claire)(Paperback)

A playful and delicious cookbook, from the host of ABC's Food for Thought with Claire Thomas and creator of the much loved food blog The Kitchy Kitchen. Every cook needs an arsenal of staples, whether for the perfect dinner party entr e to wow a crowd, or throw-it-together lunches for lazy

Mortal Engines (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

A Mathematician's Apology (Canto Classics) (Hardy G. H.)(Paperback)

G. H. Hardy was one of this century's finest mathematical thinkers, renowned among his contemporaries as a 'real mathematician ... the purest of the pure'. He was also, as C. P. Snow recounts in his Foreword, 'unorthodox, eccentric, radical, ready to talk about anything'. This 'apology', written in

Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions (Rosenberg Alex)(Paperback)

We can't avoid the persistent questions about the meaning of life--and the nature of reality. But science is the only means of answering them. So declares philosopher Alex Rosenberg in this bracing, surprisingly sanguine take on a world without god. The science that makes us nonbelievers, he