{"title":"Philosophy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-48-laws-of-power-9780140280197","title":"The 48 Laws of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control - from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Human Nature. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the book that \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazine proclaimed \"beguiling\" and \"fascinating,\" Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some laws teach the need for prudence (\"Law 1: Never Outshine the Master\"), others teach the value of confidence (\"Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness\"), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (\"Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally\"). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, \u003ci\u003eThe 48 Laws of Power \u003c\/i\u003eis ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Greene\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280197","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439908524169,"sku":"9780140280197","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_04e34a89-bd53-4a90-9d31-346363cd5a8a.jpg?v=1716252472"},{"product_id":"meditations-a-new-translation-9780812968255","title":"Meditations: A New Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius's] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find something useful to take away from it.\"--James Clear, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtomic Habits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To me, this is the greatest book ever written. . . . It is the definitive text on self-discipline, personal ethics, humility, self-actualization, and strength. . . . If you're going to read it, you absolutely have to go with the Gregory Hays translation.\"--Ryan Holiday, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is unbelievable to see how the emperor's words have stood the test of time. . . . Read a page or two anytime you feel like the world is too much.\"--Arnold Schwarzenegger, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNearly two thousand years after it was written, \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003eremains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour ability to control your thoughts--treat it with respect. It's all that protects your mind from false perceptions--false to your nature, and that of all rational beings.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. With bite-size insights and advice on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others, \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003ehas become required reading not only for statesmen and philosophers alike, but also for generations of readers who responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Gregory Hays's translation--the first in nearly four decades--Marcus's thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus's insights been so directly and powerfully presented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction that outlines Marcus's life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the style and construction of the Meditations, and the work's ongoing influence, this edition makes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent leaders of any era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812968255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439908589705,"sku":"9780812968255","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_86e896f5-a9d8-4c59-9f98-e6377c056ef0.jpg?v=1716252475"},{"product_id":"the-myth-of-sisyphus-9780525564454","title":"The Myth of Sisyphus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfluenced by works such as \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide--the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Camus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525564454","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909277833,"sku":"9780525564454","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3d0f9233-56b8-44b8-ad0b-14fc9d63980d.jpg?v=1716252477"},{"product_id":"meditations-9780140449334","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear and eloquent leading translation of the Roman emperor's reflections of human life and death, timeless Stoic philosophy that inspires countless others including \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e author Ryan Holiday to use philosophy as a tool for self-improvement and resilience to live a better life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the values of leadership. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo provide a full understanding of Aurelius's seminal work, this edition includes explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by Diskin Clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context, a chronology of Marcus Aurelius's life and career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449334","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909343369,"sku":"9780140449334","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2483448c-f7c4-4126-926c-e026410f31fd.jpg?v=1716252479"},{"product_id":"in-praise-of-shadows-9780918172020","title":"In Praise of Shadows","description":"An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Junichiro Tanizaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leetes Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780918172020","brand":"Leetes Island Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909408905,"sku":"9780918172020","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4b9f1713-6f70-429a-a263-e75e957b915c.jpg?v=1716252482"},{"product_id":"capitalist-realism-is-there-no-alternative-9781803414300","title":"Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. After 1989, capitalism has successfully presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system - a situation that the bank crisis of 2008, far from ending, actually compounded. The book analyses the development and principal features of this capitalist realism as a lived ideological framework. Using examples from politics, film (Children Of Men, Jason Bourne, Supernanny), fiction (Le Guin and Kafka), work and education, it argues that capitalist realism colors all areas of contemporary experience, is anything but realistic and asks how capitalism and its inconsistencies can be challenged. It is a sharp analysis of the post-ideological malaise that suggests that the economics and politics of free market neo-liberalism are givens rather than constructions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForward by Zoe Fisher, Mark's wife, talking about Mark as a person\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Alex Niven, his friend and colleague, talking about the political significance of the book thirteen years after it was written\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword by Tariq Goddard, the original editor and publisher, describing the writing and editing of the book, its original reception, and Mark's own view of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A quick and entertaining read.\" Socialist Standard \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A provocative and necessary read...for anyone wanting to talk seriously about the politics of education today. \" Times Higher Educational Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Fisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zero Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803414300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Zero Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909507209,"sku":"9781803414300","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0135abfd-c784-4881-8744-0411eab6e02f.jpg?v=1716252484"},{"product_id":"wabi-sabi-for-artists-designers-poets-philosophers-9780981484600","title":"Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets \u0026 Philosophers","description":"An updated version of the classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Every book about wabi-sabi is based on the paradigm introduced in the original edition of this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Koren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Imperfect Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981484600","brand":"Imperfect Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909736585,"sku":"9780981484600","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a926826e-6030-4908-8f7f-bc879521d835.jpg?v=1716252487"},{"product_id":"existentialism-is-a-humanism-9780300115468","title":"Existentialism Is a Humanism","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh translation of two seminal works of existentialism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"To understand Jean-Paul Sartre is to understand something important about the present time.\"--Iris Murdoch \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sartre matters because so many fundamental points of his analysis of the human reality are right and true, and because their accuracy and veracity entail real consequences for our lives as individuals and in social groups.\"--Benedict O'Donohoe, \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Now\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the dominant European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture (\"Existentialism Is a Humanism\") was to expound his philosophy as a form of \"existentialism,\" a term much bandied about at the time. Sartre asserted that existentialism was essentially a doctrine for philosophers, though, ironically, he was about to make it accessible to a general audience. The published text of his lecture quickly became one of the bibles of existentialism and made Sartre an international celebrity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The idea of freedom occupies the center of Sartre's doctrine. Man, born into an empty, godless universe, is nothing to begin with. He creates his essence--his self, his being--through the choices he freely makes (\"existence precedes essence\"). Were it not for the contingency of his death, he would never end. Choosing to be this or that is to affirm the value of what we choose. In choosing, therefore, we commit not only ourselves but all of mankind. This book presents a new English translation of Sartre's 1945 lecture and his analysis of Camus's \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, along with a discussion of these works by acclaimed Sartre biographer Annie Cohen-Solal. This edition is a translation of the 1996 French edition, which includes Arlette Elka?-Sartre's introduction and a Q\u0026amp;A with Sartre about his lecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Paul Sartre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300115468","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909965961,"sku":"9780300115468","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0888a38e-3463-4339-bd6a-954ec6337a93.jpg?v=1716252490"},{"product_id":"letters-from-a-stoic-epistulae-morales-ad-lucilium-9780140442106","title":"Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us...without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor several years of his turbulent life, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. His inspired reasoning derived mainly from the Stoic principles, which had originally been developed some centuries earlier in Athens. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the austere ethical ideals of Stoicism--the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to overmastering emotions and life's setbacks--while valuing friendship and the courage of ordinary men, and criticizing the harsh treatment of slaves and the cruelties in the gladiatorial arena. The humanity and wit revealed in Seneca's interpretation of Stoicism is a moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seneca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.07w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140442106","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439909998729,"sku":"9780140442106","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c1a5d8bb-90f8-41af-838f-725a60486052.jpg?v=1716252493"},{"product_id":"freedom-the-end-of-the-human-condition-9781741290288","title":"Freedom: The End of the Human Condition","description":"The fastest growing realization everywhere is that humanity can t go on the way it is going. Indeed, the great fear is we re entering endgame where we appear to have lost the race between self-destruction and self-discovery the race to find the psychologically relieving understanding of our good and evil -afflicted human condition. WELL, ASTONISHING AS IT IS, THIS BOOK BY AUSTRALIAN BIOLOGIST JEREMY GRIFFITH PRESENTS THE 11TH HOUR BREAKTHROUGH BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION OF THE HUMAN CONDITION NECESSARY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SPECIES The culmination of 40 years of studying and writing about our species psychosis, FREEDOM delivers nothing less than the holy grail of insight we have needed to free ourselves from the human condition. It is, in short, as Professor Harry Prosen, a former president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, asserts in his Introduction, THE BOOK THAT SAVES THE WORLD  .Griffith has been able to venture right to the bottom of the dark depths of what it is to be human and return with the fully accountable, true explanation of our seemingly imperfect lives. At long last we have the redeeming and thus transforming understanding of human behaviour  And with that explanation found all the other great outstanding scientific mysteries about our existence are now also able to be truthfully explained of the meaning of our existence, of the origin of our unconditionally selfless moral instincts, and of why we humans became conscious when other animals haven t. Yes, the full story of life on Earth can finally be told and all of these incredible breakthroughs and insights are presented here in this greatest of all books .REVIEWS I ve never felt the world more threatening, more fractious, more fissiparous, more febrile We need to think, we need new ideas, we need proselytisers, we need obsessed people, which I think Jeremy is. We need him to be questioned. We need FREEDOM to be argued, we need it to be read and talked about and understood. It may be right, it may be wrong. But you need someone as committed as Jeremy to trying to understand what gets us here Jeremy made me think afresh and think differently. I hope he does it with you. -- Sir Bob Geldof\"Biologist Jeremy Griffin has dedicated the past 40 years to understanding the human condition and considering the question of how we will save our species from self-destruction. By unravelling the mysteries of human behavior, he explains the origin of our moral instincts and why humans became conscious while other animals have not. This may sound hard-going, but it s really interesting. I very much enjoyed it. Three and a half stars \" -- The Sun Newspaper\"\"\"This book IS the book all humans need to read for our collective wellbeing.\"\" -- Scott D. Churchill, Professor and former Chair, Psychology Department, University of Dallas The sequence of discussion in FREEDOM is so logical and sensible, providing the necessary breakthrough in the critical issue of needing to understand ourselves. Dr. David J. Chivers, primatologist and former President of the Primate Society of Great Britain This book is actually written from a position outside of the human condition. It is just amazing; Griffith walks freely though all the psychosis of our troubled human condition and with such freedom is able to explain everything about us  Tim Macartney-Snape, biologist, mountaineer, and twice-honored Order of Australia recipient\"\" Frankly, I am blown away as the saying goes The ground-breaking significance of this work is tremendous. -- Dr. Patricia Glazebrook, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, Dalhousie University It might help bring about a paradigm shift in the self-image of humanity an outcome that in the past only the great world religions have achieved. Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Professor of Psychology, Claremont Graduate University This is a most amazing project. It is strongly interdisciplinary, visionary and forwardlooking. Dr Marc Bekoff, Professor of Organismic Biology, University of Colorado\" A dense but often illuminating book that provides a hopeful look at what it means to be human. Kirkus Reviews\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Griffith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WTM Publishing and Communications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781741290288","brand":"WTM Publishing and Communications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910129801,"sku":"9781741290288","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_023b3cb0-37e7-4a5d-a951-d0086d76177e.jpg?v=1716252496"},{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-walking-9781804290446","title":"A Philosophy of Walking","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"passionate affirmation of the simple life\" explores how walking has influenced history's greatest thinkers--from Henry David Thoreau and John Muir to Gandhi and Nietzsche (\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.\" --Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this French bestseller, leading thinker and philosopher Fr馘駻ic Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B--the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble--and reveals what they say about us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking as something central to their practice. On his travels he ponders Thoreau's eager seclusion in Walden Woods; the reason Rimbaud walked in a fury, while Nerval rambled to cure his melancholy. He shows us how Rousseau walked in order to think, while Nietzsche wandered the mountainside to write. In contrast, Kant marched through his hometown every day, exactly at the same hour, to escape the compulsion of thought. Brilliant and erudite, \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Walking\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and insightful manifesto for putting one foot in front of the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frédéric Gros\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.19w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804290446","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910457481,"sku":"9781804290446","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d4acabfb-79c8-455e-b9e4-8ec5aec71595.jpg?v=1716252498"},{"product_id":"the-phenomenon-of-man-9780061632655","title":"The Phenomenon of Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A profound book of great distinction and originality. . . . A brilliant synthesis of the evidence with respect to man's evolutionary direction. . . . I cannot imagine anyone reading this book who will not be profoundly influenced by it, and who will not wish to read it several times over, for it is a great work by a great man--one of the most spiritually erudite of our time.\" \u003cem\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's analysis of human evolution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre Teilhard De Chardin was one of the most distinguished thinkers and scientists of our time. He applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile Christian theology with the scientific theory of evolution, to relate the facts of religious experience to those of natural science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as living organisms sprung from inorganic matter and evolved into ever more complex thinking beings, humans are evolving toward an \"omega point\"--defined by Teilhard as a convergence with the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Teilhard de Chardin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial Modern Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061632655","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910490249,"sku":"9780061632655","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_08aae3f9-78fa-4078-a54e-4bd6ffc87979.jpg?v=1716252500"},{"product_id":"marx-for-cats-a-radical-bestiary-9781478019251","title":"Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary","description":"At the outset of \u003ci\u003eMarx for Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, Leigh Claire La Berge declares that \"all history is the history of cat struggle.\" Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal an animality at the heart of Marxism. She draws on a twelve-hundred-year arc spanning capitalism's feudal prehistory, its colonialist and imperialist ages, the bourgeois revolutions that supported capitalism, and the communist revolutions that opposed it to outline how cats have long been understood as creatures of economic critique and liberatory possibility. By attending to the repeated archival appearance of lions, tigers, wildcats, and \"sabo-tabbies,\" La Berge argues that felines are central to how Marxists have imagined the economy, and by asking what humans and animals owe each other in a moment of ecological crisis, La Berge joins current debates about the need for and possibility of eco-socialism. In this playful and generously illustrated radical bestiary, La Berge demonstrates that class struggle is ultimately an interspecies collaboration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leigh Claire La Berge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478019251","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910588553,"sku":"9781478019251","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d9b49820-b343-4541-b5f8-87db7662d86c.jpg?v=1716252501"},{"product_id":"meditations-a-new-translation-9780679642602","title":"Meditations: A New Translation","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius's] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find something useful to take away from it.\"--James Clear, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtomic Habits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To me, this is the greatest book ever written. . . . It is the definitive text on self-discipline, personal ethics, humility, self-actualization, and strength. . . . If you're going to read it, you absolutely have to go with the Gregory Hays translation.\"--Ryan Holiday, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is unbelievable to see how the emperor's words have stood the test of time. . . . Read a page or two anytime you feel like the world is too much.\"--Arnold Schwarzenegger, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNearly two thousand years after it was written, \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003eremains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour ability to control your thoughts--treat it with respect. It's all that protects your mind from false perceptions--false to your nature, and that of all rational beings.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. With bite-size insights and advice on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others, \u003ci\u003eMeditations \u003c\/i\u003ehas become required reading not only for statesmen and philosophers alike, but also for generations of readers who responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Gregory Hays's translation--the first in nearly four decades--Marcus's thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus's insights been so directly and powerfully presented. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction that outlines Marcus's life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the style and construction of the Meditations, and the work's ongoing influence, this edition makes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent leaders of any era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library (Hardcover)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679642602","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910654089,"sku":"9780679642602","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fb1b199f-ec1b-484c-afda-676867074cdc.jpg?v=1716252503"},{"product_id":"the-true-believer-thoughts-on-the-nature-of-mass-movements-9780060505912","title":"The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Its theme is political fanaticism, with which it deals severely and brilliantly.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe famous bestseller with \"concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement\" (\u003cem\u003eWall St. Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) by the legendary San Francisco longshoreman.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. \u003cem\u003eThe True Believer\u003c\/em\u003e--the first and most famous of his books--was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled a \"brilliant and original inquiry\" and \"a genuine contribution to our social thought\" by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., this landmark in the field of social psychology is completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today as it delivers a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Hoffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Perennial Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060505912","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910686857,"sku":"9780060505912","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fb8b236d-a00d-4f4d-bba0-6058dbb6ab15.jpg?v=1716252505"},{"product_id":"the-doors-of-perception-and-heaven-and-hell-9780061729072","title":"The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary.\" \u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books--\u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHeaven and Hell\u003c\/em\u003e--in which Aldous Huxley, author of \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness. This edition also features an additional essay, \"Drugs That Shape Men's Minds,\" now included for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e P.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061729072","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910883465,"sku":"9780061729072","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8bd9bd3a-8a00-4767-8d75-0bcf996cce99.jpg?v=1716252507"},{"product_id":"the-republic-9780140455113","title":"The Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003ePlato's \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what is knowledge? \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as \"guardians\" of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a depiction of a state bound by harmony and ruled by \"philosopher kings.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Plato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140455113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439910949001,"sku":"9780140455113","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6bc0743f-cf3b-46fb-8c8a-729a5cc799fc.jpg?v=1716252508"},{"product_id":"how-to-think-like-a-roman-emperor-the-stoic-philosophy-of-marcus-aurelius-9781250621436","title":"How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a wonderful and important book that anyone interested in Stoicism or in being a better leader should read.\" --Ryan Holiday \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. \u003ci\u003eThe Meditations\u003c\/i\u003e, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like a Roman Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like a Roman Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian--taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day--through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining remarkable stories from Marcus's life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like a Roman Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald J. Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250621436","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911145609,"sku":"9781250621436","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_15b2e9a7-ba72-4be7-b10a-cfc9ed879a93.jpg?v=1716252510"},{"product_id":"feline-philosophy-cats-and-the-meaning-of-life-9781250800251","title":"Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of\u003ci\u003e Straw Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusions of progress and humanism, turns his attention to cats\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand what they reveal about humans' torturous relationship to the world and to themselves. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe history of philosophy has been a predictably tragic or comical succession of palliatives for human disquiet. Thinkers from Spinoza to Berdyaev have pursued the perennial questions of how to be happy, how to be good, how to be loved, and how to live in a world of change and loss. But perhaps we can learn more from cats--the animal that has most captured our imagination--than from the great thinkers of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFeline Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, the philosopher John Gray discovers in cats a way of living that is unburdened by anxiety and self-consciousness, showing how they embody answers to the big questions of love and attachment, mortality, morality, and the Self: Montaigne's house cat, whose un-examined life may have been the one worth living; Meo, the Vietnam War survivor with an unshakable capacity for \"fearless joy\"; and Colette's Saha, the feline heroine of her subversive short story \"The Cat\"\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea parable about the pitfalls of human jealousy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the nature of cats, and what we can learn from it, Gray offers a profound, thought-provoking meditation on the follies of human exceptionalism and our fundamentally vulnerable and lonely condition. He charts a path toward a life without illusions and delusions, revealing how we can endure both crisis and transformation, and adapt to a changed scene, as cats have always done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250800251","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911276681,"sku":"9781250800251","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_cadbc815-4516-4af8-a5ee-cdfbaeb7de6b.jpg?v=1716252514"},{"product_id":"discourses-fragments-handbook-9780199595181","title":"Discourses, Fragments, Handbook","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'About things that are within our power and those that are not.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpictetus' \u003cem\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/em\u003e have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiquity onwards. They set out the core ethical principles of Stoicism in a form designed to help people put them into practice and to use them as a basis for leading a good human life. Epictetus was a teacher, and a freed slave, whose discourses have a vivid informality, animated by anecdotes and dialogue. Forceful, direct, and challenging, their central message is that the basis of happiness is up to us, and that we all have the capacity, through sustained reflection and hard work, of achieving this goal. They still speak eloquently to modern readers seeking meaning in their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the only complete modern translation of the \u003cem\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/em\u003e, together with the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e or manual of key themes, and surviving fragments. Robin Hard's accurate and accessible translation is accompanied by Christopher Gill's full introduction and comprehensive notes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e: For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Epictetus, Robin Hard, Christopher Gill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Worlds Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199595181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911342217,"sku":"9780199595181","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_245b96a1-45aa-428e-b64f-455f028a3ff4.jpg?v=1716252516"},{"product_id":"godel-escher-bach-an-eternal-golden-braid-9780465026562","title":"Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of \"maps\" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. \u003ci\u003eGel, Escher, Bach \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas R. Hofstadter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465026562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e20th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911702665,"sku":"9780465026562","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4a771961-cb6b-47d6-83ca-de50f08a0b83.jpg?v=1716252519"},{"product_id":"meditations-9780141395869","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading translation of timeless Stoic philosophy in practical aphorisms that have inspired luminaries like \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e author Ryan Holiday, and influenced countless others to use philosophy as a tool for self-improvement and resilience to live a better life\u003c\/b\u003e in a beautiful hardcover gift edition, with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorld-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smith's distinctive, award-winning covers. Whether on a well-curated shelf or in your back pocket, these timeless works of philosophical, political, and psychological thought are absolute must-haves for book collectors as well as design enthusiasts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Spanning from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of the gods and the values of leadership. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation, in developing his beliefs Marcus also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a series of wise and practical aphorisms that have been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and ordinary readers for almost two thousand years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo provide a full understanding of Aurelius's seminal work, this edition includes explanatory notes, a general index, an index of quotations, an index of names, and an introduction by Diskin Clay putting the work in its biographical, historical, and literary context, a chronology of Marcus Aurelius's life and career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141395869","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911768201,"sku":"9780141395869","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6cbf0e22-9e88-4227-aba6-63da102b6a7c.jpg?v=1716252521"},{"product_id":"on-liberty-utilitarianism-and-other-essays-9780199670802","title":"On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes - whether in the nineteenth century or the twenty-first. They have formed the basis for many of the political institutions of the West since the late nineteenth century, tackling as they do the appropriate grounds for protecting individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese essays are central to the liberal tradition, but their interpretation and how we should understand their connection with each other are both contentious. In their introduction Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen set the essays in the context of Mill's other works, and argue that his conviction in the importance of the development of human character in its full diversity provides the core to his liberalism and to any defensible account of the value of liberalism to the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cem\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/em\u003e has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Stuart Mill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford World's Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199670802","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439911932041,"sku":"9780199670802","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_af489849-1b07-4292-bfff-18a6d3be63b8.jpg?v=1716252523"},{"product_id":"meditations-the-annotated-edition-9781541673854","title":"Meditations: The Annotated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful look into the mind of Ancient Rome's sixteenth emperor. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs featured on the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eToday Show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE) was the sixteenth emperor of Rome--and by far the most powerful man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and one of the wisest minds of his generation. He collected his thoughts in notebooks, gems that have come to be called his \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e. Never intended for publication, the work has proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most important Stoic texts of all time. In often passionate language, the entries range from one-line aphorisms to essays, from profundity to bitterness. This annotated edition offers the definitive translation of this classic and much beloved text, with copious notes from world-renowned classics expert Robin Waterfield. It illuminates one of the greatest works of popular philosophy for new readers and enriches the understanding of even the most devoted Stoic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541673854","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912063113,"sku":"9781541673854","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e9ed9c6d-1f1d-439c-a59b-ba21cb88b7fe.jpg?v=1716252525"},{"product_id":"zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-50th-anniversary-edition-an-inquiry-into-values-9780063342330","title":"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance [50th Anniversary Edition]: An Inquiry Into Values","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50th anniversary edition\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e- With a new foreword by Matthew B. Crawford, author of \u003cem\u003eShop Class as Soulcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling masterpiece about one man's search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American West-- an enduring examination of how we live and how to live better\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important and influential books of the past half century, \u003cem\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance \u003c\/em\u003eis Robert M. Pirsig's classic exploration of human experience and endeavor. Pirsig's narrative of a father and son on a summer motorcycle trip becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Profoundly important. . . . Full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Pirsig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063342330","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912259721,"sku":"9780063342330","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_50b83e72-6c71-4139-97af-68954acf8b94.jpg?v=1716252527"},{"product_id":"this-is-water-some-thoughts-delivered-on-a-significant-occasion-about-living-a-compassionate-life-9780316068222","title":"This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this rare peak into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in \u003ci\u003eThis is Water\u003c\/i\u003e. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Foster Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60h x 4.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316068222","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912390793,"sku":"9780316068222","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_36bfbcde-493e-46eb-a01f-73859636e881.jpg?v=1716252528"},{"product_id":"beyond-good-and-evil-9780140449235","title":"Beyond Good and Evil","description":"Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with an introduction by Michael Tanner in Penguin Classics. Beyond Good and Evil confirmed Nietzsche's position as the towering European philosopher of his age. The work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'. With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own 'will to power' upon the world. This edition includes a commentary on the text by the translator and Michael Tanner's introduction, which explains some of the more abstract passages in Beyond Good and Evil. Frederich Nietzsche (1844-1900) became the chair of classical philology at Basel University at the age of 24 until his bad health forced him to retire in 1879. He divorced himself from society until his final collapse in 1899 when he became insane. A powerfully original thinker, Nietzsche's influence on subsequent writers, such as George Bernard Shaw, D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Mann and Jean-Paul Sartre, was considerable. If you enjoyed Beyond Good and Evil you might like Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, also available in Penguin Classics. 'One of the greatest books of a very great thinker' Michael Tanner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Friedrich Nietzsche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.12w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449235","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912489097,"sku":"9780140449235","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_de9c898d-a2ae-4969-ac94-13e4b5f43bda.jpg?v=1716252536"},{"product_id":"the-structure-of-scientific-revolutions-50th-anniversary-edition-9780226458120","title":"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were--and still are. \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions \u003c\/i\u003eis that kind of book. When it was first published in 1962, it was a landmark event in the history and philosophy of science. Fifty years later, it still has many lessons to teach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions, \u003c\/i\u003eKuhn challenged long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation but that the revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of \"normal science,\" as he called it. Though Kuhn was writing when physics ruled the sciences, his ideas on how scientific revolutions bring order to the anomalies that amass over time in research experiments are still instructive in our biotech age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of Kuhn's essential work in the history of science includes an insightful introduction by Ian Hacking, which clarifies terms popularized by Kuhn, including paradigm and incommensurability, and applies Kuhn's ideas to the science of today. Usefully keyed to the separate sections of the book, Hacking's introduction provides important background information as well as a contemporary context. Newly designed, with an expanded index, this edition will be eagerly welcomed by the next generation of readers seeking to understand the history of our perspectives on science. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas S. Kuhn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226458120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4th Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912718473,"sku":"9780226458120","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ae911a28-40d3-4673-8778-c84d441a2033.jpg?v=1716252538"},{"product_id":"discourses-and-selected-writings-9780140449464","title":"Discourses and Selected Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite being born into slavery, Greco-Roman philosopher Epictetus became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. \u003ci\u003eDiscourses and Selected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e is a transcribed collection of informal lectures given by the philosopher around AD 108. A gateway into the life and mind of a great intellectual, it is also an important example of the usage of Koine or \"common\" Greek, an ancestor to Standard Modern Greek.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Épictète\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.16w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140449464","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439912816777,"sku":"9780140449464","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_bed4d139-549e-4e77-b0c3-a1dd4f1db20b.jpg?v=1716252540"},{"product_id":"humanly-possible-seven-hundred-years-of-humanist-freethinking-inquiry-and-hope-9780735223370","title":"Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller - One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 \u003cb\u003e- A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book of big and bold ideas, \u003ci\u003eHumanly Possible\u003c\/i\u003e is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.\" -\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.\" -- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAt the Existentialist Café \u003c\/i\u003eexplores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all seeking to understand what it means to be truly human \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanism is an expansive tradition of thought that places shared humanity, cultural vibrancy, and moral responsibility at the center of our lives. For centuries, this worldview has inspired people to make their choices by principles of freethinking, intellectual inquiry, fellow feeling, and optimism. In this sweeping new history, Sarah Bakewell, herself a lifelong humanist, illuminates the very personal, individual, and, well, human matter of humanism and takes readers on a grand intellectual adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVoyaging from the literary enthusiasts of the fourteenth century to the secular campaigners of our own time, from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston, Bakewell brings together extraordinary humanists across history. She explores their immense variety: some sought to promote scientific and rationalist ideas, others put more emphasis on moral living, and still others were concerned with the cultural and literary studies known as \"the humanities.\" \u003ci\u003eHumanly Possible \u003c\/i\u003easks not only what unites all these meanings of humanism but why it has such enduring power, despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, and tyrants. A singular examination of this vital tradition as well as a dazzling contribution to its literature, \u003ci\u003eHumanly Possible\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a recentering, a call to care for one another, and a reminder that we are all, together, only human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Bakewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.57h x 6.40w x 1.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735223370","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913013385,"sku":"9780735223370","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d0a597f3-7be2-46cc-81df-7b545dc9022f.jpg?v=1716252541"},{"product_id":"the-human-condition-second-edition-9780226586601","title":"The Human Condition: Second Edition","description":"The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, \"the theorist of beginnings,\" whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations--from totalitarianism to revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A work of striking originality, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Condition\u003c\/i\u003e is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern humanity, Hannah Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. The problems Arendt identified then--diminishing human agency and political freedom, the paradox that as human powers increase through technological and humanistic inquiry, we are less equipped to control the consequences of our actions--continue to confront us today. This new edition, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of its original publication, contains Margaret Canovan's 1998 introduction and a new foreword by Danielle Allen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A classic in political and social theory, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Condition\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that has proved both timeless and perpetually timely. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Arendt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226586601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Enlarged Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913078921,"sku":"9780226586601","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_3f388990-4b34-4117-a3ac-72296c9136ea.jpg?v=1716252543"},{"product_id":"how-to-live-27-conflicting-answers-and-one-weird-conclusion-9781991152336","title":"How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot quite non-fiction, not quite self-help. It's a work of art about conflicting philosophies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany books believe they know how you should live.\u003c\/strong\u003e But each book disagrees with the next. In \"How to Live\", each chapter believes it knows how you should live. And \u003cstrong\u003eeach chapter disagrees with the next\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne chapter makes a compelling argument for why you should be completely independent, keeping all options open. The next chapter argues why you should commit to one career, one place, and one person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne chapter persuades you to be fully present, and experience each moment. The next, to delay gratification and invest for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich one is right? Which does the author believe? All of them. It's \u003cstrong\u003ea philosophy of conflicting philosophies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA very unique and thought-provoking book. Meant for reflection as much as instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e113 incredibly succinct pages of profound insights. No philosophers are quoted. No -isms are named. Only \u003cstrong\u003eactionable directives\u003c\/strong\u003e. The end result feels more like poetry than prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Sivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hit Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781991152336","brand":"Hit Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913111689,"sku":"9781991152336","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_49ce2cb2-d08b-49a9-bdd5-9c2a5fac2c91.jpg?v=1716252545"},{"product_id":"the-intellectual-life-its-spirit-conditions-methods-9780813206462","title":"The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of things. . . . This book is highly recommended not only for intellectuals, but also for students and those discerning their vocation in life.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Oxford Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" This] is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the preparation and organization of the final production.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. G. Sertillanges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813206462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Catholic University of America Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913177225,"sku":"9780813206462","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_52106cbf-3cb2-4575-a6ec-e0fee3a0e8d5.jpg?v=1716252547"},{"product_id":"finite-and-infinite-games-9781476731711","title":"Finite and Infinite Games","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"There are at least two kinds of games,\" states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. \"One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning, but ensuring the continuation of play. The rules may change, the boundaries may change, even the participants may change--as long as the game is never allowed to come to an end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What are infinite games? How do they affect the ways we play our finite games? What are we doing when we play--finitely or infinitely? And how can infinite games affect the ways in which we live our lives? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carse explores these questions with stunning elegance, teasing out of his distinctions a universe of observation and insight, noting where and why and how we play, finitely and infinitely. He surveys our world--from the finite games of the playing field and playing board to the infinite games found in culture and religion--leaving all we think we know illuminated and transformed. Along the way, Carse finds new ways of understanding everything, from how an actress portrays a role to how we engage in sex, from the nature of evil to the nature of science. Finite games, he shows, may offer wealth and status, power and glory, but infinite games offer something far more subtle and far grander. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carse has written a book rich in insight and aphorism. Already an international literary event, \u003ci\u003eFinite and Infinite Games \u003c\/i\u003eis certain to be argued about and celebrated for years to come. Reading it is the first step in learning to play the infinite game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Carse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476731711","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913570441,"sku":"9781476731711","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8f469d29-ffdf-475a-8681-f92aa45d9598.jpg?v=1716252553"},{"product_id":"the-power-of-myth-9780385418867","title":"The Power of Myth","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - An extraordinary book that reveals how the themes and symbols of ancient narratives continue to bring meaning to birth, death, love, and war. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Myth \u003c\/i\u003elaunched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people--including Star Wars creator George Lucas. To Campbell, mythology was the \"song of the universe, the music of the spheres.\" With Bill Moyers, one of America's most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e touches on subjects from modern marriage to virgin births, from Jesus to John Lennon, offering a brilliant combination of intelligence and wit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome to traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity, a broad array of themes are considered that together identify the universality of human experience across time and culture. An impeccable match of interviewer and subject, a timeless distillation of Campbell's work, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e continues to exert a profound influence on our culture. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.20w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385418867","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913635977,"sku":"9780385418867","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_068dcbcb-6695-4ff3-b72d-efbbb01a7ffb.jpg?v=1716252555"},{"product_id":"antifragile-things-that-gain-from-disorder-9780812979688","title":"Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntifragile \u003c\/i\u003eis a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are \u003ci\u003eFooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bed of Procrustes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls \"antifragile\" is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Black Swan, \u003c\/i\u003eTaleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. In \u003ci\u003eAntifragile, \u003c\/i\u003e Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Furthermore, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call \"efficient\" not efficient at all? Why do government responses and social policies protect the strong and hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before even starting on the job? How did the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e save lives? The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine. And throughout, in addition to the street wisdom of Fat Tony of Brooklyn, the voices and recipes of ancient wisdom, from Roman, Greek, Semitic, and medieval sources, are loud and clear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntifragile\u003c\/i\u003e is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAntifragile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ambitious and thought-provoking . . . highly entertaining.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A bold book explaining how and why we should embrace uncertainty, randomness, and error . . . It may just change our lives.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Incerto #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812979688","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913734281,"sku":"9780812979688","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_55207d36-7324-4789-babb-0c30db9c5a33.jpg?v=1716252557"},{"product_id":"a-year-to-live-how-to-live-this-year-as-if-it-were-your-last-9780609801949","title":"A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Stephen Levine has worked creatively to help thousands of people approach their own deaths with equanimity, truth, and an open heart. I can think of no one better qualified to help us enrich our lives through embracing the mystery of death.\"--Ram Dass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Year to Live\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic and deeply passionate exploration into what creates human suffering. It is also a lyrical and generous-spirited guide to life.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Year to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, Stephen Levine, author of the perennial bestseller \u003ci\u003eWho Dies?, \u003c\/i\u003e teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfully--as if it were all that was left. On his deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the highest form of wisdom. Levine decided to live this way himself for a whole year, and now he shares with us how such immediacy radically changes our view of the world and forces us to examine our priorities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of us go to extraordinary lengths to ignore, laugh off, or deny our grief over the fact that we are going to die, but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime. It is an exercise that gives us the opportunity to deal with unfinished business and enter into a new and vibrant relationship with life. Levine provides us with a year-long program of intensely practical strategies and powerful guided meditations to help with this work, so that whenever the ultimate moment does arrive for each of us, we will not feel that it has come too soon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.19w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780609801949","brand":"Harmony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913832585,"sku":"9780609801949","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1dcfec17-a460-48e8-90a3-6ddcf87a45a6.jpg?v=1716252558"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-zen-zendao-9780375705106","title":"The Way of Zen =: [Zendao]","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts (\"the perfect guide for a course correction in life\" --Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible clarity. Watts saw Zen as \"one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the world,\" and in \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e he gives this gift to readers everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts had the rare gift of 'writing beautifully the unwritable.'\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Watts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375705106","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439913898121,"sku":"9780375705106","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a686fa02-7da5-4c8c-a11a-5f19f7cad639.jpg?v=1716252563"},{"product_id":"the-passionate-state-of-mind-and-other-aphorisms-9781933435091","title":"The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms","description":"\u003cp\u003eEric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Passionate State of Mind is a collection of timeless aphorisms taken from his brilliant writings. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Hoffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hopewell Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.02w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933435091","brand":"Hopewell Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439915569289,"sku":"9781933435091","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7ff0abb3-1073-41ac-9c23-ce1ecdac73b8.jpg?v=1716253253"},{"product_id":"how-to-do-the-right-thing-an-ancient-guide-to-treating-people-fairly-9780691238647","title":"How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others--and ourselves--more fairly and mercifully \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deserve--that we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another, other people have probably felt that we've treated them just as unfairly. \u003ci\u003eHow to Do the Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the principles of ancient Stoicism as articulated by the Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca to help readers better navigate one of the most important practical questions of daily life--how to do right by others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting from the virtue of magnanimity--the opposite of small-mindedness--\u003ci\u003eHow to Do the Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e draws together lessons from Seneca's writings that stress the importance of calm and clear thinking, of judging oneself fairly before judging others, and of cutting people slack, with a bias toward mercy--all delivered in crisp and lively new translations, and with the original Latin on facing pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seneca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691238647","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439915634825,"sku":"9780691238647","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a3b7a050-12f1-478d-90fc-2ebed4a20f1a.jpg?v=1716253255"},{"product_id":"justice-by-means-of-democracy-9780226777092","title":"Justice by Means of Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom leading thinker Danielle Allen, a bold and urgent articulation of a new political philosophy: power-sharing liberalism. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time of great social and political turmoil, when many residents of the leading democracies question the ability of their governments to deal fairly and competently with serious public issues, and when power seems more and more to rest with the wealthy few, this book reconsiders the very foundations of democracy and justice. Scholar and writer Danielle Allen argues that the surest path to a just society in which all are given the support necessary to flourish is the protection of political equality; that justice is best achieved by means of democracy; and that the social ideals and organizational design principles that flow from recognizing political equality and democracy as fundamental to human well-being provide an alternative framework not only for justice but also for political economy. Allen identifies this paradigm-changing new framework as \"power-sharing liberalism.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Liberalism more broadly is the philosophical commitment to a government grounded in rights that both protect people in their private lives and empower them to help govern public life. Power-sharing liberalism offers an innovative reconstruction of liberalism based on the principle of full inclusion and non-domination--in which no group has a monopoly on power--in politics, economy, and society. By showing how we all might fully share power and responsibility across all three sectors, Allen advances a culture of civic engagement and empowerment, revealing the universal benefits of an effective government in which all participate on equal terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danielle Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226777092","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439915798665,"sku":"9780226777092","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b12ffb52-bcbb-465c-8882-c2dea8eeead4.jpg?v=1716253257"},{"product_id":"get-off-the-scale-and-heal-learning-to-satisfy-your-soul-without-starving-your-body-9798868952326","title":"Get Off the Scale and Heal: Learning to Satisfy Your Soul without Starving Your Body","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre you ready to embark on a transformative journey that will redefine your relationship with yourself? If the answer is yes, you are in the right place. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGet Off the Scale and Heal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is more than just a book. This book is a beacon of self-love and empowerment in a world where external judgments and societal pressures often overshadow our worth. It's a journey toward self-acceptance, self-love, and healing. Dr.Charryse Johnson wrote this book to be a companion designed to walk beside you, offering insights, anecdotes, and exercises to help you embrace your uniqueness and nurture your internal worth. It is a guide that reaches out and proclaims, \"you are not alone\" in the desire to be at peace with your body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr Charryse Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr.Charryse Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798868952326","brand":"Dr.Charryse Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439915995273,"sku":"9798868952326","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_fa6a3e82-ab53-4d5d-803a-742301ad6a7d.jpg?v=1716253259"},{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-the-way-by-lao-tzu-special-collectors-edition-with-an-introduction-by-the-dalai-lama-9781936828531","title":"Tao Te Ching (the Way) by Lao-Tzu: Special Collector's Edition with an Introduction by the Dalai Lama","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tao Te Ching has long been considered to be one of the most important philosophical texts ever written, providing a guide to living and great insight into the wisdom of the ages. In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's 'Tao Te Ching, ' or 'Book of the Way, ' provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao-the basic principle of the universe. This translation of the work of Lao Tzu is represented beautifully in this special collector's edition and is highly regarded and considered by many to be the definitive English translation noted for its clarity of expression and for maintaining the integrity of the original text. These eighty-one verses of the Tao Te Ching resound with the elegant, simple yet powerful all-penetrating ideas that have made this ancient work a cornerstone of the world's wisdom literature. This Special Collector's Edition of the Tao Te Ching includes an Introduction by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on his message of truth, compassion and peace. REVIEWS: \"One of the most important and profound texts of world literature.\" - Publisher's Weekly \"This Special Collector's Edition is a revelation in its own right. For those seeking a better understanding of themselves, this translation delivers a wealth of wisdom and insights. \" - Des Moines Register \"It is rare that so few words can contain so much power.\" - Dr. Wayne Dyer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lao Tzu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nmd Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936828531","brand":"Nmd Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916060809,"sku":"9781936828531","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4c24cb5d-99b1-409d-992a-2a709845d203.jpg?v=1716253261"},{"product_id":"transformative-experience-9780198777311","title":"Transformative Experience","description":"As we live our lives, we repeatedly make decisions that shape our future circumstances and affect the sort of person we will be. When choosing whether to start a family, or deciding on a career, we often think we can assess the options by imagining what different experiences would be like for us. L. A. Paul argues that, for choices involving dramatically new experiences, we are confronted by the brute fact that we can know very little about our subjective futures. This has serious implications for our decisions. If we make life choices in the way we naturally and intuitively want to--by considering what we care about, and what our future selves will be like if we choose to have the experience--we only learn what we really need to know after we have already committed ourselves. If we try to escape the dilemma by avoiding an experience, we have still made a choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChoosing rationally, then, may require us to regard big life decisions as choices to make discoveries, small and large, about the intrinsic nature of experience, and to recognize that part of the value of living authentically is to experience one's life and preferences in whatever way they may evolve in the wake of the choices one makes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing classic philosophical examples about the nature of consciousness, and drawing on recent work in normative decision theory, cognitive science, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind, Paul develops a rigorous account of transformative experience that sheds light on how we should understand real-world experience and our capacity to rationally map our subjective futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. A. Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198777311","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916093577,"sku":"9780198777311","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7f9ada29-454b-4fcf-81f9-bb54045f4f7c.jpg?v=1716253266"},{"product_id":"the-path-what-chinese-philosophers-can-teach-us-about-the-good-life-9781476777849","title":"The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us about the Good Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas--like the fallacy of the authentic self--can guide you on the path to a good life today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is a course on ancient Chinese philosophers one of the most popular at Harvard? Because it challenges all our modern assumptions about what it takes to flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Astonishing teachings emerged two thousand years ago through the work of a succession of Chinese scholars exploring how humans can improve themselves and their society. And what are these counterintuitive ideas? Transformation comes not from looking within for a true self, but from creating conditions that produce new possibilities. Good relationships come not from being sincere and authentic, but from the rituals we perform within them. A good life emerges not from planning it out, but through training ourselves to respond well to small moments. Influence comes not from wielding power but from holding back. Excellence comes from what we choose to do, not our natural abilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In other words, \u003ci\u003eThe Path\u003c\/i\u003e \"opens the mind\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and upends everything we are told about how to lead a good life. Its most radical idea is that there is no path to follow in the first place--just a journey we create anew at every moment by seeing and doing things differently. \"With its...spirited, convincing vision, revolutionary new insights can be gleaned from this book on how to approach life's multifarious situations with both heart and head\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A note from the publisher: To read relevant passages from the original works of Chinese philosophy, see our ebook \u003ci\u003eConfucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi: Selected Passages\u003c\/i\u003e, available wherever books are sold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Puett, Christine Gross-Loh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476777849","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916126345,"sku":"9781476777849","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8bd7996a-251f-4f65-aacd-3387e808f543.jpg?v=1716253269"},{"product_id":"the-entanglement-how-art-and-philosophy-make-us-what-we-are-9780691188812","title":"The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon--and why we need art and philosophy to understand ourselves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Entanglement\u003c\/i\u003e, philosopher Alva Noë explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosophy, arguing that we have greatly underestimated what this entangled reality means for understanding human nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife supplies art with its raw materials, but art, Noë argues, remakes life by giving us resources to live differently. Our lives are permeated with the aesthetic. Indeed, human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon, and art--our most direct and authentic way of engaging the aesthetic--is the truest way of understanding ourselves. All this suggests that human nature is not a natural phenomenon. Neither biology, cognitive science, nor AI can tell a complete story of us, and we can no more pin ourselves down than we can fix or settle on the meaning of an artwork. Even more, art and philosophy are the means to set ourselves free, at least to some degree, from convention, habit, technology, culture, and even biology. In making these provocative claims, Noë explores examples of entanglement--in artworks and seeing, writing and speech, and choreography and dancing--and examines a range of scientific efforts to explain the human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging the notions that art is a mere cultural curiosity and that philosophy has been outmoded by science, \u003ci\u003eThe Entanglement\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new way of thinking about human nature, the limits of natural science in understanding the human, and the essential role of art and philosophy in trying to know ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alva Noë\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.59w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691188812","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916191881,"sku":"9780691188812","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a2501a86-7931-4f3c-a36f-75c6bd2b8581.jpg?v=1716253272"},{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-socrates-euthyphro-apology-crito-phaedo-9780140455496","title":"The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlato's account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and the life of Classical Athens. In these four dialogues, Plato develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. In \u003ci\u003eEuthyphro\u003c\/i\u003e, Socrates debates goodness outside the courthouse; \u003ci\u003eApology\u003c\/i\u003e sees him in court, rebutting all charges of impiety; in \u003ci\u003eCrito\u003c\/i\u003e, he refuses an entreaty to escape from prison; and in \u003ci\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/i\u003e, Socrates faces his impending death with calmness and skilful discussion of immortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Rowe's introduction to his powerful new translation examines the book's themes of identity and confrontation, and explores how its content is less historical fact than a promotion of Plato's Socratic philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Plato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.73h x 5.13w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140455496","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916257417,"sku":"9780140455496","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7b39d8c8-9b51-4398-9b6e-d2585e7c4ae7.jpg?v=1716253276"},{"product_id":"why-marx-was-right-9780300231069","title":"Why Marx Was Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Eagleton is] a witty, insightful thinker with a penchant for glib asides and wry dashes of humor. It's probably the only book that makes references to Tiger Woods and Mel Gibson along with Charles Fourier and Michel Foucault.\"--Michael Patrick Brady, \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reading a book by Terry Eagleton is like watching fireworks.\"--Dennis O'Brien, \u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism--that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on--he demonstrates in each case what a woeful travesty of Marx's own thought these assumptions are. In a world in which capitalism has been shaken to its roots by some major crises, \u003ci\u003eWhy Marx Was Right\u003c\/i\u003e is as urgent and timely as it is brave and candid. Written with Eagleton's familiar wit, humor, and clarity, it will attract an audience far beyond the confines of academia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Eagleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300231069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916486793,"sku":"9780300231069","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b513f0e7-68a8-4db6-a8bd-c4e07532d47a.jpg?v=1716253278"},{"product_id":"the-sublime-object-of-ideology-9781844673001","title":"The Sublime Object of Ideology","description":"Slavoj Žižek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the \"Elvis of cultural theory\", and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political theory, taking in film, popular culture, literature and jokes--all to provide acute analyses of the complexities of contemporary ideology as well as a serious and sophisticated philosophy. His recent films \u003ci\u003eThe Pervert's Guide to the Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eŽižek \u003c\/i\u003e reveal a theorist at the peak of his powers and a skilled communicator. Now Verso is making his classic titles, each of which stand as a core of his ever-expanding life's work, available as new editions. Each is beautifully re-packaged, including new introductions from Žižek himself. Simply put, they are the essential texts for understanding Žižek's thought and thus cornerstones of contemporary philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sublime Object of Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e Slavoj Žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Slavoj Zizek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Essential Zizek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844673001","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916519561,"sku":"9781844673001","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_86bd106a-49f6-4139-8fd7-2c42cb228cf6.jpg?v=1716253282"},{"product_id":"how-to-tell-a-joke-an-ancient-guide-to-the-art-of-humor-9780691206165","title":"How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome's greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity's funniest people. After he was elected commander-in-chief and head of state, his enemies even started calling him \"the stand-up Consul.\" \u003ci\u003eHow to Tell a Joke\u003c\/i\u003e provides a lively new translation of Cicero's essential writing on humor alongside that of the later Roman orator and educator Quintilian. The result is a timeless practical guide to how a well-timed joke can win over any audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs powerful as jokes can be, they are also hugely risky. The line between a witty joke and an offensive one isn't always clear. Cross it and you'll look like a clown, or worse. Here, Cicero and Quintilian explore every aspect of telling jokes--while avoiding costly mistakes. Presenting the sections on humor in Cicero's \u003ci\u003eOn the Ideal Orator\u003c\/i\u003e and Quintilian's \u003ci\u003eThe Education of the Orator\u003c\/i\u003e, complete with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, \u003ci\u003eHow to Tell a Joke\u003c\/i\u003e examines the risks and rewards of humor and analyzes basic types that readers can use to write their own jokes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with insight, wit, and examples, including more than a few lawyer jokes, \u003ci\u003eHow to Tell a Joke\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to anyone interested in humor or the art of public speaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Tullius Cicero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691206165","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439916716169,"sku":"9780691206165","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8f7fe076-8c7c-4b0c-aa20-ab01e5469b0b.jpg?v=1716253285"}],"url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/collections\/philosophy.oembed?page=815","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}