Popular philosophy

Going traveling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy-and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail.

A thought-provoking cookbook exploring the psychology of food and how to eat to nourish the mind and body.

A comforting and philosophical guide for the restless insomniac.

A compassionate guide to raising resilient, authentic, well-rounded children.

A guide to breaking free from the enduring, and sometimes damaging, behavioral patterns we learned in childhood.

An exploration of the many reasons to remain hopeful in the face of life's disappointments and challenges.

This is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy.

Confidence is a skill that anyone can learn.

What is culture really for?

A bold rethinking of the wedding ceremony - and what comes before and after - designed to prepare us for modern marriage.

The School of Life's dictionary of emotional intelligence brings us the vocabulary we need in order to understand ourselves, others, and the world around us.

A fresh perspective on how psychotherapy can be universally effective.

A practical guide to making wiser, more informed choices in love.

How to rethink your consumer habits and feel richer at heart.

A fresh approach to our careers, offering hopeful solutions to a myriad of professional challenges.

Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history.

Die Welt erlebt eine Zeitenwende.

Philosophie muss nicht langweilig sein, denn Philosophie kann das Leben bereichern.

Der Hintergrund ist vorgerutscht.

Eine Tinktur der geistigen Liquidität.

Self-awareness is the capacity to concentrate on ourself and determine whether our behaviors, ideas, or emotions are consistent with our internal standards.

First Published in 1961 A Philosopher's Pilgrimage is a plain-spoken autobiography of Alban G.

First Published in 1961 A Philosopher's Pilgrimage is a plain-spoken autobiography of Alban G.

How can we disagree productively?

'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker'An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour, common sense and lucidity' Independent_______________From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to live'There is a question everyone has to ask and answer - in fact, has to keep on asking and keep on answering.

What kind of life would be truly worth wanting?

What if a lie is told to reveal some underlying truth?

Wie wollen wir den Wert unseres Lebens messen?

Jede Gesellschaft hat die Körper, die sie verdient.

Es geht um eine neue, tiefere Psychologie und 'Psychotherapie' und gleichzeitig um die Frage: was ist eine 'optimale' seelische Entwicklung, wir könnten auch sagen Bewusstseinsentwicklung oder Persönlichkeitsentwicklung.

Disminución de la capacidad de concentración, trastornos de hiperactividad en la infancia, percepción generalizada de un tiempo que se acelera, infoxicación, relaciones ansiosas con las nuevas tecnologías, abuso de psicofármacos y recurso a todo tipo de terapias para aprender a vivir aquí y ahora.

Liebe als Lebenshaltung - ein philosophischer Weg zu mehr Lebens-Freude: Das verspricht das neue Sachbuch des philosophischen Lebens-Beraters Albert Kitzler.

'Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical' ALAIN DE BOTTON'Anyone who has an imagination - that is, everyone - should read this book' EDWARD ENNINFUL'An extraordinary book - an elaborate cabinet of curiosities' SPECTATORFor some, the imagination is a luxury in the modern age; something which is by turns elusive, difficult to employ and better left to others.

Fresh and gently radical.

What Thoreau can teach us about workingwhy we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningfulHenry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker.

This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist.

This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist.

In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought and what they thought about Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives.

In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought and what they thought about Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives.

»Wer Angst vor dem Klimawandel hat, lernt von der Anpassungsfähigkeit der japanischen Ninja.

Ob Handy, Waschmaschine oder Auto: Ein Leben ohne Technik können wir uns gar nicht mehr vorstellen.

Alles, was wir anfangen, geht seinem Ende entgegen; vom Moment der Geburt an ist der Mensch Abschieden ausgesetzt.

Alles, was wir anfangen, geht seinem Ende entgegen; vom Moment der Geburt an ist der Mensch Abschieden ausgesetzt.

We are living in a time of acute vulnerability.

We are living in a time of acute vulnerability.

In a world of increasing right-wing populism, global capitalism, and a climate emergency, leading thinkers come together to interrogate the meaning and practice of being outspoken.

In a world of increasing right-wing populism, global capitalism, and a climate emergency, leading thinkers come together to interrogate the meaning and practice of being outspoken.

In 1980, two men sit down to record a conversation.