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  • Cogito ergo sum

    Le frasi celebri di alcuni filosofi vengono impiegate anche dall’uomo della strada. Magari senza neppure sapere da chi sono state dette. Non crediate che sia un male. Il meglio di un filosofo spesso non sono le migliaia di pagine che ha riempito, ma quelle cinque o sei parole che racchiudono in una sentenza il suo pensiero più originale. Talora si tratta di un’esortazione: conosci te stesso! Altre ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The I in We

    Studies in the Theory of Recognition

    by Axel Honneth ...
    In this volume Axel Honneth deepens and develops his highly influential theory of recognition, showing how it enables us both to rethink the concept of justice and to offer a compelling account of the relationship between social reproduction and individual identity formation.Drawing on his reassessment of Hegel’s practical philosophy, Honneth argues that our conception of social justice should be ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Classical Philosophy

    A history of philosophy without any gaps, Volume 1

    by Peter Adamson ...
    Series series a History of Philosophy
    Classical Philosophy is the first of a series of books in which Peter Adamson aims ultimately to present a complete history of philosophy, more thoroughly but also more enjoyably than ever before. In short, lively chapters, based on the popular History of Philosophy podcast, he offers an accessible, humorous, and detailed look at the emergence of philosophy with the Presocratics, the probing ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Psychology

    An Introduction

    Are we rational creatures? Do we have free will? Can we ever know ourselves? These and other fundamental questions have been discussed by philosophers over millennia. But recent empirical findings in psychology and neuroscience suggest we should reconsider them.This textbook provides an engrossing overview of contemporary debates in the philosophy of psychology, exploring the ways in which the ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Baruch

    by Diego Tatián ...
    Diego Tatián recorre en este libro -cuyo título sugiere que se tratará, si noes absurda la distinción, más con el hombre que con el filósofo- algunashistorias poco conocidas, laterales de la vida de Spinoza. Manteniéndose en elumbral entre el cuento, el ensayo y la filosofía, Tatián va componiendo unaimagen (como tal vez diría Benjamin) del autor de la Ética. Preciososveintidós capítulos, en que ... Read more

    $0.37 USD

  • I Think, Therefore I Draw

    Understanding Philosophy Through Cartoons

    A hilarious new exploration of philosophy through cartoons from the duo who brought you the New York Times bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klien have been thinking deep thoughts and writing jokes for decades, and now they are here to help us understand Philosophy through cartoons, and cartoons through Philosophy. Covering topics as diverse as religion, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Carpe diem

    Petite initiation à la sagesse épicurienne

    Le bonheur tient à peu de choses. Il se cueille au jour le jour dans les parterres fleuris du beau jardin, millénaire, de la sagesse épicurienne. Le philosophe grec Épicure (340-270 avant J.-C.), mais aussi les grands poètes qu’il a influencés, Horace, Lucrèce, Virgile, bien d’autres encore, jusqu’à la Renaissance et au-delà, promettent le bonheur pourvu que nous sachions nous contenter de sobres ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Tortura

    La condanna non è più unanime. Dopo l’11 settembre i nuovi apologeti della tortura hanno trovato nella “guerra al terrore” il motivo per giustificare una pratica mai dismessa che, negli ultimi anni, sembra dilagare ovunque, nelle democrazie non meno che nei regimi dittatoriali. Ma il “no” opposto dall’indignazione non basta più a difendere la dignità umana offesa. In pagine intense, scritte con il ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Ecce Homo

    How To Become What You Are

    Translated by Duncan Large ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'I am not a man, I am dynamite.' Ecce Homo is an autobiography like no other. Deliberately provocative, Nietzsche subverts the conventions of the genre and pushes his philosophical positions to combative extremes, constructing a genius-hero whose life is a chronicle of incessant self-overcoming. Written in 1888, a few weeks before his descent into madness, the book sub-titled 'How To Become What ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • A era do niilismo

    Notas de tristeza, ceticismo e ironia

    Após o sucesso de A era do ressentimento, Luiz Felipe Pondé lança A era do niilismo "A modernidade é um surto psicótico razoavelmente bem-sucedido (até então). Um surto funcional, dito em linguagem mais técnica. Denomino esse surto como a era do niilismo." Em A era do niilismo: Notas de tristeza, ceticismo e ironia, Pondé investiga os sentimentos de angústia e desesperança que incidem sobre os ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Voyage of the Beagle

    Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World

    Series series Modern Library Classics
    In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career. The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • El cuaderno de Bento

    by John Berger ...
    Un libro único que cambia nuestra manera de percibir la vida y el arte.Durante su breve existencia, el célebre filósofo Baruch Spinoza, padre de la Ilustración, llevó un cuaderno de apuntes que se perdió tras su muerte. En El cuaderno de Bento, el pintor, ensayista, activista y novelista John Berger imagina el aspecto que podría haber tenido ese cuaderno: un reflejo de cómo el arte puede orientar ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Lettres de Madame de Sévigné – L'intégrale de sa correspondance, avec préface, annexes et dossier sur l'oeuvre [Nouv. éd. entièrement revue et corrigée].

    Series series Littérature française
    C’est au sortir de Versailles, où le roi lui adresse la parole, et des salons où elle rencontre les plus grandes dames du temps, que Madame de Sévigné écrivit ses lettres entre 1635 et 1696. Les détails précis qu’elle rapporte sur le procès de Fouquet, le passage du Rhin, le mariage de la Grande Mademoiselle, la mort de Turenne, la disgrâce de Pomponne, la mort de Condé, celle de Louvois, etc., ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Der Philosoph des Herzens

    Das rastlose Leben des Sören Kierkegaard

    Translated by Ursula Held, Sigrid Schmid ...
    Was bedeutet es, ein Mensch zu sein? Für Kierkegaard umgreift diese Frage nach dem Leben und der eigenen Existenz alle anderen Fragen. Er inspirierte Wittgenstein, Jaspers, Heidegger, Rilke, Camus und Sartre und beeinflusste die Theologen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Neben Hegel, Marx und Nietzsche ist Sören Kierkegaard der wichtigste Philosoph des 19. Jahrhunderts. Als Sohn, Student, Dandy, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Philosophy as a Way of Life

    Historical, Contemporary, and Pedagogical Perspectives

    Series series Metaphilosophy
    In the ancient world, philosophy was understood to be a practical guide for living, or even itself a way of life. This volume of essays brings historical views about philosophy as a way of life, coupled with their modern equivalents, more prevalently into the domain of the contemporary scholarly world.Illustrates how the articulation of philosophy as a way of life and its pedagogical ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

  • The Political Philosophy of Hobbes

    Its Basis and Its Genesis

    by Leo Strauss ...
    Translated by Elsa M. Sinclair ...
    In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Masturbación, ¿por qué no?

    Como psicólogo clínico y filósofo, Sergio E. Bruno se atreve a abordar una temática tan real y frecuente como desatendida, negada e incluso proscrita: la masturbación en varones y mujeres, y los variados conflictos que la acompañan.Este libro se basa, sin duda, en su dilatada experiencia como psicoterapeuta (con más de 30 años de ejercicio cotidiano de la profesión), pero va mucho más allá. En el ... Read more

    $9.50 USD

  • The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From the philosophy of Aristotle and Confucius, to Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, to the paintings of Raphael, Botticelli and many more, fascination with the virtues has endured and evolved to fit a wide range of cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts through the centuries. This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the various virtues: the moral virtues, the intellectual ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Xavier Zubiri

    Manual que profundiza en aspectos singulares do pensamento e obra de Xavier Zubiri, dirixido a todas as persoas interesadas na historia do pensamento e de gran utilidade como material complementario para as materias da Filosofía e Historia no Bacharelato. ... Read more

    $2.77 USD

  • Maneras de hacer mundos

    Translated by Carlos Thiebaut ...
    Series Book 30 - La balsa de la Medusa
    Quisiera ilustrar y comentar algunos de los procesos que entran a formar parte de la construcción de un mundo, sin afán alguno de instruir a dioses o a otros demiurgos, y sin intentar que la investigación sea completa o sistemática. Más que el hecho que algunos mundos en particular estén construidos a partir de otros, y el cómo es así, me preocupan algunas de las relaciones que se dan entre esos ... Read more

    $8.99 USD $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Philosophy

    by Philip Stokes ...
    'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.'- AristotleThis illustrated guide showcases the major philosophers of the western tradition. Concise and informative, it provides an ideal introduction to their lives, ideas and the effect those ideas have had on the wider world.Both easy-to-use and a stimulating read, this book is an ideal reference for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • 莊子新讀法:內篇

    by 李元璋 ...
    Series series 聯經文庫
    《莊子新讀法:內篇》為哲學經典普及入門書,譯筆忠實清楚,使用特殊的編排方式,便於檢索對照。本書解析《莊子》內篇七篇,每章均包含「本章導讀」、「原文譯文對照」、「元典筆記」三部分。在「原文譯文對照」部分,將原文及譯文安排於左右頁面,一目了然。每則原文之前另外列出關鍵字,提醒讀者留意。「元典筆記」部分則是作者長年鑽研《莊子》之心得,以讀書筆記之形式提示全章的關鍵概念。 ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Mini Philosophy

    A Small Book of Big Ideas

    by Jonny Thomson ...
    'Engaging, smart and wise, Mini-Philosophy is a diverse taster menu of ideas on life, the mind and the world. Nutritious, bite-sized portions of philosophy that whet the appetite for more' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone ClocksWhy do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck not a duck?Mini ... Read more

    $6.99 USD $2.99 USD

  • New Science

    Translated by David Marsh ...
    Barely acknowledged in his lifetime, the New Science of Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) is an astonishingly perceptive and ambitious attempt to decipher the history, mythology and laws of the ancient world. Discarding the Renaissance notion of the classical as an idealised model for the modern, it argues that the key to true understanding of the past lies in accepting that the customs and emotional ... Read more

    $14.99 USD