Philosophy, strana 5

XI Jinping's New Development Philosophy (Hu Angang)(Pevná vazba)

Chapter 1: Innovative Development.- Chapter 2: Coordinated Development.- Chapter 3: Green Development.- Chapter 4: Open Development.- Chapter 5: Shared Development.- Chapter 6: Security Development.- Chapter 7: China's Unique Development

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Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology (Heil John)(Paperback)

Edited by a renowned scholar in the field, this anthology provides a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the philosophy of mind. Featuring an extensive and varied collection of fifty classical and contemporary readings, it also offers substantial section introductions--which set the

494 Kč

What Is Philosophy? (Deleuze Gilles)(Paperback)

Called by many France's foremost philosopher, Gilles Deleuze is one of the leading thinkers in the Western World. His acclaimed works and celebrated collaborations with Felix Guattari have established him as a seminal figure in the fields of literary criticism and philosophy. The long-awaited

751 Kč

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

516 Kč

Heidegger: A Critical Introduction (Trawny Peter)(Paperback)

Martin Heidegger is one of the most influential figures of twentieth century philosophy but his reputation was tainted by his associations with Nazism. The posthumous publication of the Black Notebooks, which reveal the shocking extent of Heidegger's anti-Semitism, has only cast further doubt on

873 Kč

Eco-Deconstruction: Derrida and Environmental Philosophy (Fritsch Matthias)(Paperback)

Eco-Deconstruction marks a new approach to the degradation of the natural environment, including habitat loss, species extinction, and climate change. While the work of French philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), with its relentless interrogation of the anthropocentric metaphysics of presence,

550 Kč

Manga Classics Frankenstein (Shelly Mary)(Pevná vazba)

Obsessed with natural philosophy, the young Victor Frankenstein succeeds in creating life from its basic elements - and abandons the newborn monstrosity in terror when he cannot bear to look at it. The rejected creature vanishes, and Victor attempts to forget what he has done... But the monster

783 Kč

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

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The Stoic Theory of Beauty (Celkyte Aiste)(Pevná vazba)

Highlights the important contribution Stoic philosophy made to aesthetics Shows that this is a largely unexplored area of interest to scholars of both ancient philosophy and aesthetics Analyses material to show that there is a coherent and substantial attempt at systematic enquiry into aesthetic

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Understanding Hermeneutics (Kennedy Schmidt Lawrence)(Paperback)

Presenting the major schools, movements and traditions in philosophy and the history of ideas since the beginning of the Enlightenment, this work introduces modern hermeneutics through an examination of the ideas of its key philosophical

843 Kč

The Cambridge Companion to Kant (Guyer Paul)(Paperback)

The fundamental task of philosophy since the seventeenth century has been to determine whether the essential principles of both knowledge and action can be discovered by human beings unaided by an external agency. No one philosopher contributed more to this enterprise than Kant, whose Critique of

315 Kč

Management of the Absurd (Farson Richard)(Paperback)

An original, contrarian philosophy that challenges today's leaders to look past the quick fix and deal thoughtfully with the real complexities of managing people. In organizations, as in life, human behavior is often irrational -- and problems do not easily lend themselves to the simplistic

473 Kč

Rudolf Steiner on His Book the Philosophy of Freedom"" (Palmer Otto)(Paperback)

Eternal becoming in thinkingEvery step a deepeningOvercoming the surfacePenetrating the depths.' --Rudolf SteinerMuch has been written by students of spiritual science on The Philosophy of Freedom, but the advantage of discovering what the author himself had to say about this most important and

1 165 Kč

Hegel (Taylor Charles)(Paperback)

This is a major and comprehensive study of the philosophy of Hegel, his place in the history of ideas, and his continuing relevance and importance. Professor Taylor relates Hegel to the earlier history of philosophy and, more particularly, to the central intellectual and spiritual issues of his own

463 Kč

Taoism: An Essential Guide (Wong Eva)(Paperback)

A leading scholar feng shui master presents the great depth and diversity of Taoist philosophy, practices, and history in this accessible manual to the oft-misunderstood spiritual tradition. Millions of readers have come to the philosophy of Taoism thanks to the classics Tao Te Ching and the I

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Introducing Logic: A Graphic Guide (Cryan Dan)(Paperback)

Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical symbolism. This book follows the historical

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The Metaphysics of Morals (Lane David Christopher)(Paperback)

New formatted edition of Immanuel Kant's Metaphysics of Morals, republished by the MSAC Philosophy

802 Kč

An Introduction to Engaged Buddhism (Fuller Paul)(Paperback)

This textbook introduces and explores the ideas, practices and philosophy of engaged Buddhism. The movement holds that suffering is not just caused by the cravings of the mind, but also by political and social factors; therefore, engaged Buddhists 'engage' with social issues to achieve liberation

584 Kč

The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge (Mudimbe V. Y.)(Paperback)

' . . . groundbreaking . . . clear, straightforward, and economical. . . . seminal . . . ' --American Anthropologist'This is a challenging book . . . a remarkable contribution to African intellectual history.' --International Journal of African Historical Studies'Mudimbe's description of the

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What Is Philosophy? (Agamben Giorgio)(Paperback)

In attempting to answer the question posed by this book's title, Giorgio Agamben does not address the idea of philosophy itself. Rather, he turns to the apparently most insignificant of its components: the phonemes, letters, syllables, and words that come together to make up the phrases and ideas

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Mind is the Ride (McDonald Jet)(Paperback / softback)

A journey through cycling and philosophy, shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Debut Travel Writer of the Year

761 Kč

Cicero: Political Philosophy (Schofield Malcolm)(Paperback)

This book offers an innovative analytic account of Cicero's treatment of key political ideas: liberty and equality, government, law, cosmopolitanism and imperialism, republican virtues, and ethical decision-making in politics. Cicero (106-43 BC) is well known as a major player in the turbulent

223 Kč

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Critchley Simon)(Paperback)

In this enlightening new Very Short Introduction, Simon Critchley shows us that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices, with a compelling range of problems all too often ignored by the analytic tradition. He discusses the ideas and approaches of

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The Philosophy of Aristotle - Aristotelés

More than two thousand years ago, Aristotle established unique standards of philosophic inquiry, observation, and judgment. This book offers a contemporary reevaluation of the philosophy of the master of Western thought, and shows his vital, continuing influence in our modern world

573 Kč

Yoga Adjustments: Philosophy, Principles, and Techniques (Stephens Mark)(Paperback)

The quintessential guide to yoga assisting and hands-on teaching, Yoga Adjustments introduces the art and practice of providing yoga assists to yoga students. Addressing one of the most important topics in the yoga field, expert yoga instructor and best-selling author Mark Stephens covers the

644 Kč

Lectures on Ancient Philosophy (Hall Manly P.)(Paperback)

Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his

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Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The fragments and testimonia of the early Greek philosophers (often labeled the Presocratics) have always been not only a fundamental source for understanding archaic Greek culture and ancient philosophy but also a perennially fresh resource that has stimulated Western thought until the present

1 262 Kč

Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings (Benacerraf Paul)(Paperback)

The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school

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The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)(Paperback)

2016 Reprint of the 1962 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Translated, with an introduction and notes by Richard H. Green. 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was written in the sixth-century and has been described as having had the

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A Marxist Philosophy of Language (Lecercle Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

The construction of a Marxist theory of language as a social, material and political phenomenon

881 Kč

Brief History of Analytic Phil (Schwartz Stephen P.)(Paperback)

A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy: From Russell to Rawls presents a comprehensive overview of the historical development of all major aspects of analytic philosophy, the dominant Anglo-American philosophical tradition in the twentieth century. Features coverage of all the major subject areas

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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Williams Bernard)(Paperback)

With a new foreword by Jonathan Lear'Remarkably lively and enjoyable...It is a very rich book, containing excellent descriptions of a variety of moral theories, and innumerable and often witty observations on topics encountered on the way.' - Times Literary SupplementBernard Williams was one of the

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Play Winning Chess (Seirawan Yasser)(Paperback)

Play Winning Chess is an introduction to the moves, strategies and philosophy of chess, with clear explanations of the games, fundamental and instructive examples, question-and-answer sections, sample games and psychological

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Religion and Nothingness, 1 (Nishitani Keiji)(Paperback)

In Religion and Nothingness the leading representative of the Kyoto School of Philosophy lays the foundation of thought for a world in the making, for a world united beyond the differences of East and West. Keiji Nishitani notes the irreversible trend of Western civilization to nihilism, and

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The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (Honderich Ted)(Pevná vazba)

Offering clear and reliable guidance to the ideas of philosophers from antiquity to the present day and to the major philosophical systems around the globe, The Oxford Companion to Philosophy is the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume

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The Birth of Physics (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Michel Serres is one of the most influential living theorists in European philosophy. This volume makes available a work which has a foundational place in the development of chaos theory, representing a tour de force application of the principles underlying Serres' distinctive philosophy of

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Deleuze and the Animal (Gardner Colin)(Paperback)

The first volume to address the animal in Deleuze's work, looking at philosophy, aesthetics and ethics Becoming-animal is a key concept for Deleuze and Guattari; the ambiguous idea of the animal as human and nonhuman life infiltrates all of Deleuze's work. These 16 essays apply Deleuze's work to

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Political Philosophy in a Pandemic: Routes to a More Just Future (Niker Fay)(Paperback)

Government lockdowns, school closures, mass unemployment, health and wealth inequality.Political Philosophy in a Pandemic asks us, where do we go from here? What are the ethics of our response to a radically changed, even more unequal society, and how do we seize the moment for enduring change?

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Introducing Slavoj Zizek: A Graphic Guide (Want Christopher)(Paperback)

Dubbed The Elvis of Philosophy, Slavoj Zizeck is both a serious revolutionary and an absurdist prankster, published in academic journals and Abercrombie & Fitch catalogs. Besides his work on popular culture, Zizek is concerned with politics and ideology. Introducing Slavoj Zizek reveals a

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Salazar and His Work: Essays on Political Philosophy (Welter Brian)(Paperback)

Three attributes should be essential to anyone in public office: intelligence, integrity and dedication. If it is not an easy task to identify one of these qualities in a politician, much more difficult it would be to find two, and highly improbable to have all three simultaneously. For the good

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Person-Centred Therapy: A Clinical Philosophy (Tudor Keith)(Paperback)

The person-centred approach is one of the most popular, enduring and respected approaches to psychotherapy and counselling. Person-Centred Therapy returns to its original formulations to define it as radically different from other self-oriented therapies.Keith Tudor and Mike Worrall draw on a

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Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary (Zagzebski Linda)(Paperback)

Comprised of readings from ancient to modern times, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the central questions of the philosophy of religion. Provides a history of the philosophy of religion, from antiquity up to the twentieth century Each section is preceded by extensive commentary

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Philosophy and Social Hope (Rorty Richard)(Paperback)

Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection brings together those of his writings aimed at a wider audience, many published in book form for the first time. In these eloquent essays, articles and lectures, Rorty gives a

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A Philosophy of Evil (Svendsen Lars)(Paperback)

Despite the overuse of the word in movies, political speeches, and news reports, 'evil' is generally seen as either flagrant rhetoric or else an outdated concept: a medieval holdover with no bearing on our complex everyday reality. In 'A Philosophy of Evil,' however, acclaimed philosopher Lars

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Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (Nettle Daniel)(Paperback)

Bringing together the latest insights from psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy, Daniel Nettle sheds light on happiness, the most basic of human desires. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, what sort of remedies to unhappiness work,

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty (Hamilton Andy)(Paperback)

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemology, including the nature of knowledge and scepticism. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty introduces and assesses:

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The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius Ancius)(Paperback)

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. The Consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal

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Western Philosophy: An Anthology (Cottingham John G.)(Paperback)

The new edition of this celebrated anthology surveys the Western philosophical tradition from its origins in ancient Greece to the work of today's leading philosophers Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides an authoritative guided tour through the great tradition of Western philosophical

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Wall (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

First published in 1939, a few years before his most influential works in theatre and philosophy, The Wall was Sartre's first and only collection of short

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Age of Reason (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Mathieu Delarue, a philosophy teacher, has so far managed to contain sex and personal freedom in separate compartments. But now he is in trouble, trying to raise 4,000 francs to procure a safe abortion for his mistress, Marcelle. Beyond all this, filtering an uneasy light on his predicament, rises

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Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised Student Edition (Hobbes Thomas)(Paperback)

Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Since its first publication, Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan has been recognized as the single most accurate and authoritative text, and for this revised edition Professor Tuck has provided

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Being and Nothingness (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback)

Revisit one of the most important pillars in modern philosophy with this new English translation--the first in more than 60 years--of Jean-Paul Sartre's seminal treatise on existentialism. 'This is a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our

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Plato's Dialogues: Path to Initiation (Dunn Carol)(Paperback)

For millennia, hundreds of books have been written on Plato's dialogues and philosophy. In this book, Carol Dunn makes the case that the major modern scholars interpret Plato with an overwhelming focus on understanding the rational content of the dialogues, but omit or neglect the project of their

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Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and Politics (Tomaselli Sylvana)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her life and workMary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy. However, as Sylvana Tomaselli shows, a full

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Scatter 2: Politics in Deconstruction (Bennington Geoffrey)(Paperback)

This book deconstructs the whole lineage of political philosophy, showing the ways democracy abuts and regularly undermines the sovereignist tradition across a range of texts from the Iliad to contemporary philosophy. Politics is an object of perennial difficulty for philosophy--as recalcitrant to

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Reason and Cause (LeBow Richard Ned)(Pevná vazba)

Philosophy and social science assume that reason and cause are objective and universally applicable concepts. Through close readings of ancient and modern philosophy, history and literature, Richard Ned Lebow demonstrates that these concepts are actually specific to time and place. He traces their

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Logic: A Very Short Introduction (Priest Graham)(Paperback)

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals

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The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and Aristotle to its culmination in Marx, failed to account for human action. The concluding section of

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Critical Terms for Media Studies (Mitchell W. J. T.)(Paperback)

Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. Critical Terms for Media Studies defines, and at times, redefines, what this new and hybrid

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Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (McCarthy Patrick)(Paperback)

Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as the 'bible of karate' by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishi was a secret text passed

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Guide For the Perplexed (Schumacher E F)(Paperback / softback)

Schumacher's classic work of philosophy and a statement of the philosophies that underpin his economic masterpiece Small is Beautiful. Schumacher asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge, which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper

853 Kč

Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (Sellars Wilfrid)(Paperback)

The most important work by one of America's greatest twentieth-century philosophers, Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind is both the epitome of Wilfrid Sellars' entire philosophical system and a key document in the history of philosophy. First published in essay form in 1956, it helped bring

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Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature (Quayson Ato)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines tragedy and tragic philosophy from the Greeks through Shakespeare to the present day. It explores key themes in the links between suffering and ethics through postcolonial literature. Ato Quayson reconceives how we think of World literature under the singular and fertile rubric

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Jesus and Philosophy (Cupitt Don)(Paperback)

Around twenty years or so after his death, the fiery and interesting Jewish teacher Jesus of Nazareth was made into the personification of his own teaching, and given an exalted cosmic status. Within a few decades he had been so completely buried by supernatural beliefs about himself that in all

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Inspired by Place (Ewald Chase Reynolds)(Pevná vazba)

The philosophy of CLB, Inspired by Place, permeates all the firm's design work, from public projects to bespoke homes. Their portfolio projects -- timeless, thoughtful, distinct, and beautiful -- are examples of how to tread softly on the land in some of the world's most iconic landscapes. They

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The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (Watt William Montgomery)(Paperback)

Traces Islamic influence on commerce, science, technology, philosophy and European self-awareness in the Middle

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Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction (Mumford Stephen)(Paperback)

Metaphysics is traditionally one of the four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is an area that continues to attract and fascinate many people, even though it is generally thought to be highly complex and abstract. For some it is associated with the mystical

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Deleuze, a Stoic (Johnson Ryan J.)(Pevná vazba)

Deleuze dramatises the story of ancient philosophy as a rivalry of four types of thinkers: the subverting pre-Socratics, the ascending Plato, the interiorising Aristotle and the perverting Stoics. Deleuze assigns the Stoics a privileged place because they introduced a new orientation for thinking

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A Philosophy of Loneliness (Svendsen Lars)(Paperback)

For many of us it is the ultimate fear: to die alone. Loneliness is a difficult subject to address because it has such negative connotations in our intensely social world. But the truth is that wherever there are people, there is loneliness. You can be lonely sitting in the quiet of your home, in

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You're the One that I Want (Green Simon James)(Paperback / softback)

Freddie is unremarkable - too unremarkable. He decides to follow a new, proactive philosophy designed to transform his social and romantic life: saying 'yes' to every opportunity. It works! He's becoming a whole new Freddie. But he soon learns that sometimes getting things wrong is part of figuring

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Theory of the Earth (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

We need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes, but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts. We can even see the creation of new geological strata made of plastic, chicken bones, and other waste that could

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Integralism: A Manual of Political Philosophy (Crean Thomas)(Paperback)

Integralism is the application to the temporal, political order of the full implications of the revelation of man's supernatural end in Christ and of the divinely established means by which it is to be attained. These implications are identified by means of the philosophia perennis exemplified in

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Pain, Science, Yoga, Life (Moloney)(Paperback)

Pain Science Yoga Life combines the neuroscience of pain with yoga philosophy and practice for pain care. Rooted in evidence-based practice, this book is a unique blend of the science of pain, the art and science of yoga and its practical application. It aims to bridge the gap that exists between a

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Manual on the Art of Living (Epictetus Tristan K.)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of precepts that together provide a powerful philosophy for daily life. With practical grace and wisdom, the Manual addresses living with integrity, self-management, and personal freedom. The Manual is considered to be the pinnacle of Stoic

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The Problems of Philosophy (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

2013 Reprint of 1912 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this little book Russell has provided an intelligible and stimulating guide to a branch of knowledge which is often mistakenly considered too abstruse for the lay mind. He has

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On Being Me: A Personal Invitation to Philosophy (Velleman J. David)(Pevná vazba)

A moral philosopher's meditations on some of life's most important questionsWe've all had to puzzle over such profound matters as birth, death, regret, free will, agency, and love. How might philosophy help us think through these vital concerns? In On Being Me, renowned moral philosopher J. David

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What Is Posthumanism? (Wolfe Cary)(Paperback)

What does it mean to think beyond humanism? Is it possible to craft a mode of philosophy, ethics, and interpretation that rejects the classic humanist divisions of self and other, mind and body, society and nature, human and animal, organic and technological? Can a new kind of

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Person-Centred Counselling Psychology: An Introduction (Gillon Ewan)(Paperback)

Person-Centred Counselling Psychology is an introduction to the philosophy, theory and practice of the person-centred approach. Focusing on the psychological underpinnings of the approach, Ewan Gillon describes the theory of personality on which it is based and the nature of the therapeutic which

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On the Eternal in Man (Scheler Max)(Paperback)

Max Scheler (1874-1928) decisively influenced German philosophy in the period after the First World War, a time of upheaval and new beginnings. Without him, the problems of German philosophy today, and its attempts to solve them would be quite inconceivable. What was new in his philosophy was that

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Zen Poems (Harris Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The appreciation of Zen philosophy and art has become universal, and Zen poetry, with its simple expression of direct, intuitive insight and sudden enlightenment, appeals to lovers of poetry, spirituality, and beauty everywhere. This collection of translations of the classical Zen poets of China,

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Status Anxiety (de Botton Alain)(Paperback / softback)

Looking at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics, this book reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their

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Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Mill on Utilitarianism (Crisp Roger)(Paperback)

Mill was one of the most important British philosophers of the nineteenth century; his Utilitarianism is a pivotal work in ethical thought. This book, written specifically for students coming to Mill - and perhaps philosophy - for the first time, will be an ideal guide.Mill on Utilitarianism

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The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

Few philosophers have had a more profound influence on the course of modern philosophy than Bertrand Russell. The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell is a comprehensive anthology of Russell's most definitive essays written between 1903 and 1959. First published in 1961, this remarkable collection is

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Philosophy of Physics: Space and Time (Maudlin Tim)(Paperback)

Philosophical foundations of the physics of space-time This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim

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Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice (Brunetti Ivan)(Paperback)

From the editor of Yale's Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, a smart and charming guide to the art of cartooning The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling--it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist and illustrator Ivan

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Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy (Heilbroner Robert L.)(Paperback)

Author of The Worldly Philosophers, a 3-million-copy seller, Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the 'worldly philosophers' themselves. The selections range from the earliest economic thought to such towering volumes as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Thomas Malthus's

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Nature and Selected Essays (Emerson Ralph Waldo)(Paperback)

An indispensible look at Emerson's influential life philosophy Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called

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The Philosophy of Isaiah Berlin (Lyons Johnny)(Paperback)

'I gradually came to the conclusion that I should prefer a field in which one could hope to know more at the end of one's life than when one had begun.' So thought Isaiah Berlin toward the end of the Second World War, when he decided to bid farewell to philosophy in favour of the history of ideas

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In the Dust of This Planet (Thacker Eugene)(Paperback)

'Thacker's discourse on the intersection of horror and philosophy is utterly original and utterly captivating...' Thomas Ligotti, author of The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of

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Meditations: The Philosophy Classic (Aurelius Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

A deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as 'The Philosopher' Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 169 to 180 AD. The last of the 'Five Good Emperors,' he was the most powerful and influential man in

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Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology (Goodin Robert E.)(Paperback)

The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit's highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field's most important readings in a single volume Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution

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The Philosophy of Money (Simmel Georg)(Paperback)

With a new foreword by Charles Lemert 'Its greatness...lies in ceaseless and varied use of the money form to unearth and conceptually reveal incommensurabilities of all kinds, in social reality fully as much as in thought itself.' - Fredric Jameson In The Philosophy of Money, Georg Simmel puts

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Panpsychism: The Philosophy of the Sensuous Cosmos (Ells Peter)(Paperback)

Materialism asserts that the universe and everything within it, including ourselves, is a deterministic machine, trapped until the end of time on the rigid tracks of inviolable laws. This book is a serious philosophical work, giving solid reasons for rejecting materialism, and proposing an

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Philosophy en noir - Miroslav Petříček - e-kniha

eBook: Myšlení, ať chce či nechce, odpovídá své době. Po tragické katastrofě holokaustu je platnost této skutečnosti ještě očividnější – a možná i proto jsou knihy poválečné filosofie obtížně srozumitelné. Odpovídají na traumatizující zkušenost, a to znamená:

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Meals Matter: A Radical Economics Through Gastronomy (Symons Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Until the early nineteenth century, political philosophy and economics were dining companions. Both took up fundamental questions of how we should feed one another. But with the rise of corporate capitalism, modern economics lost sight of its primary task and turned away from the complexities of

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Animal Worlds: Film, Philosophy and Time (McMahon Laura)(Paperback)

The first sustained exploration of the relations between cinematic time and animal life Focusing on a recent wave of international art cinema, Animal Worlds offers the first sustained analysis of the relations between cinematic time and animal life. Through an aesthetic of extended duration, films

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The Routledge Guidebook to Plato's Republic (Pappas Nickolas)(Paperback)

Plato, often cited as a founding father of Western philosophy, set out ideas in the Republic regarding the nature of justice, order, and the character of the just individual, that endure into the modern day. The Routledge Guidebook to Plato's Republic introduces the major themes in Plato's great

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Understanding Music: Philosophy and Interpretation (Scruton Roger)(Paperback)

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the significance of music as an expression of the

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Karl Marx: Philosophy and Revolution (Avineri Shlomo)(Pevná vazba)

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new exploration of Karl Marx's life through his intellectual contributions to modern thought 'A perceptive and fair-minded corrective to superficial treatments of the man.'--Jonathan Rose, Wall Street Journal Karl Marx (1818-1883)--philosopher,

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Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

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Mary Midgley: An Introduction (McElwain Gregory)(Paperback)

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Garden Secrets of Bunny Mellon (Holden Linda Jane)(Pevná vazba)

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Heidegger's Technologies: Postphenomenological Perspectives (Ihde Don)(Paperback)

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Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction (Cartwright Nancy)(Paperback)

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Philosophy of Love: A Partial Summing-Up (Singer Irving)(Paperback)

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Philosophical News N.13: Goodness (Grimi Elisa)(Paperback)

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In the Dark Places of Wisdom (Kingsley Peter)(Paperback)

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Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

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Roots: From Outward Bound to EL Education (Cousins Emily)(Paperback)

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Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction (James Simon P.)(Paperback)

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Pragmatism's Evolution: Organism and Environment in American Philosophy (Pearce Trevor)(Paperback)

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The Ending of Time: Where Philosophy and Physics Meet (Krishnamurti Jiddu)(Paperback)

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Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Hamilton Sue)(Paperback)

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A Dictionary of Philosophy (Flew Antony G.)(Paperback)

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Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction (Nanay Bence)(Paperback)

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925 Kč

An Essay on African Philosophical Thought (Gyekye Kwame)(Paperback)

Defining the main principles of a distinct African philosophy, this work rejects the idea that an African philosophy consists simply of the work of Africans writing on philosophy. It argues that critical analyses of specific traditional African modes of thought are necessary to develop a

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The Right and the Good (Ross David)(Paperback)

The Right and the Good, a classic of twentieth-century philosophy by the eminent scholar Sir David Ross, is now presented in a new edition with a substantial introduction by Philip Stratton-Lake, a leading expert on Ross. Ross's book is the pinnacle of ethical intuitionism, which was the dominant

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The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (Little John)(Paperback)

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XI Jinping's New Development Philosophy (Hu Angang)(Pevná vazba)

Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology (Heil John)(Paperback)

What Is Philosophy? (Deleuze Gilles)(Paperback)

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

Heidegger: A Critical Introduction (Trawny Peter)(Paperback)

Eco-Deconstruction: Derrida and Environmental Philosophy (Fritsch Matthias)(Paperback)

Manga Classics Frankenstein (Shelly Mary)(Pevná vazba)

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

The Stoic Theory of Beauty (Celkyte Aiste)(Pevná vazba)

Understanding Hermeneutics (Kennedy Schmidt Lawrence)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to Kant (Guyer Paul)(Paperback)

Management of the Absurd (Farson Richard)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner on His Book the Philosophy of Freedom"" (Palmer Otto)(Paperback)

Hegel (Taylor Charles)(Paperback)

Taoism: An Essential Guide (Wong Eva)(Paperback)

Introducing Logic: A Graphic Guide (Cryan Dan)(Paperback)

The Metaphysics of Morals (Lane David Christopher)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Engaged Buddhism (Fuller Paul)(Paperback)

The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy, and the Order of Knowledge (Mudimbe V. Y.)(Paperback)

What Is Philosophy? (Agamben Giorgio)(Paperback)

Mind is the Ride (McDonald Jet)(Paperback / softback)

Cicero: Political Philosophy (Schofield Malcolm)(Paperback)

Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Critchley Simon)(Paperback)

The Philosophy of Aristotle - Aristotelés

Yoga Adjustments: Philosophy, Principles, and Techniques (Stephens Mark)(Paperback)

Lectures on Ancient Philosophy (Hall Manly P.)(Paperback)

Early Greek Philosophy (Laks Andr)(Pevná vazba)

Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings (Benacerraf Paul)(Paperback)

The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)(Paperback)

A Marxist Philosophy of Language (Lecercle Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

Brief History of Analytic Phil (Schwartz Stephen P.)(Paperback)

Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Williams Bernard)(Paperback)

Play Winning Chess (Seirawan Yasser)(Paperback)

Religion and Nothingness, 1 (Nishitani Keiji)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (Honderich Ted)(Pevná vazba)

The Birth of Physics (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Deleuze and the Animal (Gardner Colin)(Paperback)

Political Philosophy in a Pandemic: Routes to a More Just Future (Niker Fay)(Paperback)

Introducing Slavoj Zizek: A Graphic Guide (Want Christopher)(Paperback)

Salazar and His Work: Essays on Political Philosophy (Welter Brian)(Paperback)

Person-Centred Therapy: A Clinical Philosophy (Tudor Keith)(Paperback)

Readings in Philosophy of Religion: Ancient to Contemporary (Zagzebski Linda)(Paperback)

Philosophy and Social Hope (Rorty Richard)(Paperback)

A Philosophy of Evil (Svendsen Lars)(Paperback)

Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (Nettle Daniel)(Paperback)

Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Wittgenstein and On Certainty (Hamilton Andy)(Paperback)

The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius Ancius)(Paperback)

Western Philosophy: An Anthology (Cottingham John G.)(Paperback)

Wall (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Age of Reason (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised Student Edition (Hobbes Thomas)(Paperback)

Being and Nothingness (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback)

Plato's Dialogues: Path to Initiation (Dunn Carol)(Paperback)

Wollstonecraft: Philosophy, Passion, and Politics (Tomaselli Sylvana)(Pevná vazba)

Scatter 2: Politics in Deconstruction (Bennington Geoffrey)(Paperback)

Reason and Cause (LeBow Richard Ned)(Pevná vazba)

Logic: A Very Short Introduction (Priest Graham)(Paperback)

The Promise of Politics (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Critical Terms for Media Studies (Mitchell W. J. T.)(Paperback)

Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat (McCarthy Patrick)(Paperback)

Guide For the Perplexed (Schumacher E F)(Paperback / softback)

Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind (Sellars Wilfrid)(Paperback)

Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature (Quayson Ato)(Pevná vazba)

Jesus and Philosophy (Cupitt Don)(Paperback)

Inspired by Place (Ewald Chase Reynolds)(Pevná vazba)

The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (Watt William Montgomery)(Paperback)

Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction (Mumford Stephen)(Paperback)

Deleuze, a Stoic (Johnson Ryan J.)(Pevná vazba)

A Philosophy of Loneliness (Svendsen Lars)(Paperback)

You're the One that I Want (Green Simon James)(Paperback / softback)

Theory of the Earth (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

Integralism: A Manual of Political Philosophy (Crean Thomas)(Paperback)

Pain, Science, Yoga, Life (Moloney)(Paperback)

Manual on the Art of Living (Epictetus Tristan K.)(Pevná vazba)

The Problems of Philosophy (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

On Being Me: A Personal Invitation to Philosophy (Velleman J. David)(Pevná vazba)

What Is Posthumanism? (Wolfe Cary)(Paperback)

Person-Centred Counselling Psychology: An Introduction (Gillon Ewan)(Paperback)

On the Eternal in Man (Scheler Max)(Paperback)