Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj i ek explores the concept of 'event', in the second in this new series of easily digestible philosophyAgatha Christie's 4.
The Engage Literacy Wonder Words series is a collection of twenty-four levelled books that will help and motivate early readers, including English Language Learners (ELL), to learn their first 100 high-frequency sight words in a meaningful context, through stories.
From Socrates' fascinating discussions of morality and virtue to Pythagoras' attempts to understand the arrangement of the cosmos, the thinkers of the ancient world provided us with an astonishing array of ideas that has helped to shape the modern world.
Phaedo - Plato - Plato is a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is the thesis of a thinker who was a scientist, psychologist, metaphysician, and skeptic who continues to fascinate contemporary minds.
The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions.
The quirky offspring of 'QI' and 'Freakonomics', 'Geekspeak' melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.
If there are still such things, in this ironic postmodern age, as "e;dangerous thoughts,"e; surely no book is more overflowing with them than Friedrich Nietzsches Will to Power.
In Emotional Healing, world-renowned alternative-health expert Jan de Vries turns his attention to the myriad of mental and emotional conditions that he has seen increase amongst his patients in recent years.
In this inspiring, uplifting and timely book, Harold Kushner addresses our craving for significance, the need to know that our lives and choices mean something.
Walking with Wallace is about a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the debates he and the Brigadier have (in which, when visiting, his grandson Archie participates), as they walk in the beautiful South Northamptonshire countryside.
How you can stop worrying about your health and enjoy life'This book not only helps sufferers to better understand the nature of the problem, but also provides them with the skills necessary to overcome it and to regain quality of life'Professor Paul Salkovskis, Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of OxfordMany of us have a tendency to worry unnecessarily about our health.
Love: All That Matters argues that the modern view on love has been distorted by a fixation on romantic love that has depleted our resources for living through the darker sides of love, whereas in fact there are several ways in which humans give and experience love over the course of their lives and it is best to have access to them all.
The Name of God is Mercy, Pope Francis' exploration on the universal theme of mercy, is a spiritual inspiration to both followers of Christianity and non-Christians around the world.
John Stuart Mills Utilitarianism, which first appeared in three installments of Frasers Magazine in 1861, was intended as a defense of the notorious doctrine identified with the liberal reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and with the authors father, James Mill (1773-1836).
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inner workings of our universe.
Written by Sharon Kaye, who is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, Philosophy: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place.
Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life.
Eine immer schneller voranschreitende Globalisierung hat viele Menschen verunsichert; kulturelle Auseinandersetzungen haben durch die Terroranschläge des 11.
La humanidad ha desarrollado una notable inteligencia, sin embargo el ámbito de la consciencia, la gestión emocional, las capacidades afectivo-sexuales y la convivencia, siguen siendo asignaturas pendientes.
Seit Anbeginn der Zeit hat die Menschheit vom Ende der Welt erzählt – von Sintfluten und Feuerregen, von kosmischen Katastrophen und selbstverschuldeten Apokalypsen.
