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This "fascinating new book" (The New Yorker) shows how our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information over others and thus risks distorting what it means to be human. Lynch argues that it will be the way in which we adapt our minds to these new tools that will...

Japan's Contested War Memories is an important and significant book that explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with Second World War history. Focusing particularly on 1972 onwards, the period starts with the normalization of relations with China and the...

Old Gods, New Enigmas is the highly-anticipated book by the best-selling author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums. Old Gods, New Enigmas is the highly-anticipated book by the best-selling author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums. Mike Davis spent years working factory jobs and sitting...

Retellings of the best-loved Brothers Grimm fairy tales. With this book, the author opens up a new dimension to the best-loved fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm - so familiar to us and yet so full of unfamiliar imagery and inexplicable plot twists. He reminds us that these are stories originally...

An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social importance of conversation Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to...

Compiles essays that explore interpersonal violence and nonviolence, tracing the author’s evolution from pacifism to a deeper understanding of nonviolence as a critical, ethical practice rooted in love and spirituality This book is a compilation of essays addressing the central issue of...

Adorno's Gamble offers a startling reinterpretation of the evolution of Theodor W. Adorno's thought, usually seen as a mix of critical Marxism, Freudian psychoanalysis, aesthetic modernism, and Jewish tradition. Mikko Immanen argues for another, previously unacknowledged source of Adorno's...

During the pandemic, Marjorie Perloff, one of our foremost scholars of global literature, found her mind ineluctably drawn to the profound commentary on life and death in the wartime diaries of eminent philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951). Upon learning that these notebooks, which richly...

This book argues that moralism is a troublesome emotion of the sort one might seek help with from a psychotherapist. Its focus is on how to disabuse ourselves of the illusion that our values are objective, as well as how to manage the manifestations of its residual presence. This thesis may seem...

An anti-capitalist guide to breaking the power of Big Tech Big Tech firms dominate the global economy. But what value do they actually produce? In this brilliant survey of global tech economy, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Alessandra Mularoni argue that the role of firms like Amazon and Google...

Why human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon—and why we need art and philosophy to understand ourselves In The Entanglement, philosopher Alva Noë explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosophy, arguing that we have greatly underestimated what this entangled reality means for...

Argues for the need to distinguish between what is considered 'unthinkable' and what is merely ethically wrong. What we find ‘unthinkable’ is not seriously considered as an ethical option in our thought and deliberation; it is ruled out from the outset. Combining a broadly pragmatist approach...

Explores iconic works from The Cat in the Hat to The Twilight Zone to explain cultural trends in parenting and how we conceptualize childhood The 60s produced a Baby Boom generation that catalyzed the dawn of a new era—the space age, the age of television, the global age, and the beginnings of...

Chaucer’s Ethical Philosophy argues that Chaucer's fictions engage with the most urgent questions of modern political and moral philosophy. Close analysis of Troilus and Criseyde, the Canterbury Tales, and the Book of the Duchess reveals the ways in which Chaucer anticipates modern philosophical...

Aimé Césaire is arguably the greatest Caribbean literary writer in history. Best known for his incendiary epic poem Notebook of a Return to My Native Land, Césaire reinvented black culture by conceiving ‘négritude’ as a dynamic and continuous process of self-creation. In this essential new...

A rediscovery of Thoreau’s interactions with everyday objects and how they shaped his thought. Though we may associate Henry David Thoreau with ascetic renunciation, he accumulated a variety of tools, art, and natural specimens throughout his life as a homebuilder, surveyor, and collector. In...

A revealing account of what we feed our citizens in schools, hospitals and prisons. Access to good food is the litmus test of a society’s commitment to social justice and sustainable development. This book explores the ‘good food revolution’ in public institutions, asking what broader lessons...

A revelatory critique of public display in the United States. In Religion in Plain View, Sally M. Promey analyzes religion’s visible saturation of American public space and the histories that shaped this exhibitionary aesthetics. In street art, vehicle décor, signs, monuments, architecture...

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One of Europe’s greatest living philosophers, Giorgio Agamben, analyzes the life and work of one of Europe’s greatest poets, Friedrich Hölderlin. What does it mean to inhabit a place or a self? What is a habit? And, for human beings, doesn’t living mean—first and foremost—inhabiting? Pairing a...

This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most...

This book explores figurative images of the womb and the simile of a woman in labor from the Hebrew Bible, problematizing previous interpretations that present these as disparate images and showing how their interconnectivity embodies relationship with YHWH. In the Hebrew Bible, images of the...

Aimé Césaire is arguably the greatest Caribbean literary writer in history. Best known for his incendiary epic poem Notebook of a Return to My Native Land, Césaire reinvented black culture by conceiving ‘négritude’ as a dynamic and continuous process of self-creation. In this essential new...

In autumn 1962 Theodor W. Adorno gave a lecture on fighting antisemitism to the German Coordinating Council of Societies for Christian-Jewish Cooperation, a lecture that remains as topical and urgent today as it was in the 1960s. After the Second World War, Germany was grappling with a...

In autumn 1962 Theodor W. Adorno gave a lecture on fighting antisemitism to the German Coordinating Council of Societies for Christian-Jewish Cooperation, a lecture that remains as topical and urgent today as it was in the 1960s. After the Second World War, Germany was grappling with a...

Horror begins at home From family homes in Amityville to Gothic mansions in Los Angeles and the Unabomber's cabin, houses often capture and contain the horror that has happened within them. Sick Houses crosses the threshold of these eerie spaces to explore how different types of architecture...

This provocative book offers the first sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacification. In his new book, critical theorist Mark Neocleous engages in a sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacification. Combining philosophical analysis with historical detail, Neocleous...

An important and eye-opening look at the power of defiance, of saying 'No' in a world that demands 'Yes'. 'A must-read' - Dr. Robert Cialdini 'Transformative' - Daniel Pink 'A culture-shifting manifesto' - Jonah Berger Why is it so hard to speak up, even when we know something's wrong? This...

At a time when women are more vocal than ever about our lives, there's one last taboo. We need to talk about porn. ‘Briskly confronting...porn is an inescapable part of the environment we all share and should be talked about honestly… this book is an important start.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES...

This book was first published in 1964. Everything in politics has changed since then why a reprint? Because moral criticisms of governments haven’t changed. Indeed, historical comparison suggests a disconcerting similarity. We still accept a liberal-democratic morality and politics and believe...

Through an examination of Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, this book demonstrates the ability of cinematic fictions, and other complex narrative fictions, to contribute to meeting the climate challenge by shaping the desires of audiences. What if there was a single feature film that showed us...

This Element gives the history of Anglo-Saxon entertainment and merriment, including dance, music, games, sport, and drinking and feasting. The people of early England (c. 450–1100 CE) enjoyed numerous kinds of entertainment, recreation and pleasure, but the scattered records of such things have...

This Element discusses epistemic, pragmatic, and historical perspectives on experimental control in the life sciences. Control is a key ingredient of scientific experimentation; arguably, an uncontrolled intervention or manipulation is not even a genuine experiment. Experiments in the life...

This anthology presents writings that examine the TV sitcom in terms of its treatment of gender, family, class, race and ethnic issues. The selections range from early shows such as ""I Remember Mama"" to the more recent ""Roseanne"". The volume also looks unflinchingly at major controversies...

Learn to stop making excuses and focusing on what you can't control and break free from the blame game that is sabotaging your success. “It’s not my fault!” These words seem like a common, harmless excuse. They can even seem like the truth. But according to psychologists Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr...

Drawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the sport's controversial handling of the shift into 'the commercial age'. It is essential reading...

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A funny and absurd review of modern life from of one Britain’s best-loved journalists The second book from acclaimed writer and journalist Joel Golby ‘There’s no one funnier than Joel Golby' GREG JAMES ‘I love this book’ DOLLY ALDERTON How much of your life do you review? Books, TV, film, music...

Phenomenology: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to one of the important philosophical movements of the twentieth century and to a subject that continues to grow and diversify. Yet it is also a challenging subject, the elements of which can be hard to grasp. This lucid book...

The Will to Meaning contains three short lessons in logotherapy, the system of psychotherapy Frankl pioneered that transforms despair into hope. 'As logotherapy teaches, even the tragic and negative aspects of life, such as unavoidable suffering, can be turned into a human achievement by the...

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Nature and travel writing by award-winning Hungarian-born Swiss-German author. A narrator and her dog are criss-crossing the Swiss Alps. She travels with friends who share her interest in food, languages and their topographical contexts. They collect colours, even look for colourlessness, and...

A NEW YORKER, ESQUIRE, HISTORY TODAY AND THE CONVERSATION BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ Richard Wilkinson 'One of the most talked-about books to the moment … Limitarianism floats the heretical idea that fixing society isn’t...

'A talented writer with much to say' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Witty and accessible' ANGELA SAINI 'A vital piece of work in our challenging times' ROMA AGRAWAL 'Stunning' DAN HICKS Western civilisation is a powerful brand, full of accepted wisdoms like 'knowledge is power', 'time is money', and...

From the New York Times bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful, wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society. We all feel it — the distraction, the loss of...

Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2024, Irish Book Awards A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 'Remarkable: touching, tragic and terribly human' Sunday Times ‘Enthralling … close to perfect … it will speak to and about the lives of many’ Financial Times ‘Expertly crafted … with all the skill of a...

The acclaimed history of Britain’s unique rural past, from prehistory to the present day A Waterstones Best Book of 2024: Nature Writing The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts 'A really lovely, fascinating book. I dived straight into this clever, joyous, celebration of...

Politicians, judges, and citizens commonly use the phrase "rule of law" to describe some good that flows from a legal system. But what precisely is that good? Even in Aristotle's time, there was no agreement on either its nature, and on whether it counted as an unqualified good. Even now, a core...

'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives – from romance to politics' Guardian, Books to Look Forward to in 2025 A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his unique approach to...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023 BARNES & NOBLE'S BEST SCIENCE & NATURE BOOKS OF 2023 The arts can deliver potent, accessible and proven solutions for the wellbeing of everyone. In this book, Magsamen and Ross offer compelling research that shows how engaging in...

An illuminating exploration of how love has been shaped, idolized, and misconstrued by the West over three millennia, and how we might differently conceive it Love—unconditional, selfless, unchanging, sincere, and totally accepting—is worshipped today as the West's only universal religion. To...

Providing information not found in standard guides about daily interactions, cultural dos and don'ts, etiquette, and the ways business is conducted Culture Smart! Rwanda gives you the tools for a successful visit to this beautiful land. It guides you through daily interactions, cultural dos and...

Як античний стоїцизм може стати засобом для процвітання у сучасному світі? Зрозуміла, захоплива і переконлива книга про те, як слідувати стоїчним ідеалам тут і зараз. Описані Массімо Пільюччі уявні розмови з давньогрецьким філософом-стоїком Епіктетом з легкістю переносять читача вглиб...

The first in a new series of guided journals, leading the customer on a journey of self-reflection. This is a journal to help us process our lives; to think more clearly about what we really want, what we are actually feeling and what might be holding us back from our goals, by asking a series...

From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first ancient pigments to Barbie Pink has such powerful associations today that it's hard to imagine the color could ever have meant anything different. But it's only since the...

If you are reading this, you may already be a humanist. Even if you don't know it. Do you love literature and the arts? Do you have a strong moral compass despite not being formally religious? Do you simply believe that individual lives are more important than grand political visions? If any of...

Britain. Made in Europe. In the 1930s, tens of thousands of central Europeans sought sanctuary from fascism in Britain. While the rainy, seemingly quaint island they discovered on arrival was a far cry from the dynamism of Weimar Berlin or Red Vienna, it was safe, and it became home. Yet the...

A sweeping family saga that can be pitched as The Corrections meets Three Women, The Amendments tells the story of three Irish women and their struggles to find love, meaning and freedom against a backdrop of enormous social and cultural change as Ireland marks time with a series of abortion...

Нова монографія професора Петра Іванишина присвячена націософській герменевтиці, яка ще відома як націоцентрична чи національно-екзистенціальна теорія розуміння. У монографії у межах концептуальних нарисів досліджуються різні філософські, методологічні та наукові аспекти цього фундаменту...

A book depicting the intimate complicity between attention and identity. . . "You are what you pay attention to." Simone Weil famously stated: "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." But what, in fact, counts as attention? Especially in our discombobulated age? Seeking...

Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritise humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often...

An updated edition of David Boaz’s timeless primer on libertarianism, with a new preface by the author. Libertarianism—the philosophy of personal and economic freedom—has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, with increasing appeal to those dissatisfied with the status...

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the iconic films of Wes Anderson, from Asteroid City to Steve Zissou and everything in between. With hundreds of entries covering every facet of Anderson's work - from inspiration and influences to his most frequent collaborators and...

What does it mean to obsess about clothes and appearances? For some of us, deciding what to wear can involve tension and torment as well as delight. What do we mean by ‘looking classy’ or ‘power dressing’? What are the connections – or contradictions – between dress and desire, glamour and...

A guided questionnaire to help us progress towards emotional maturity and encourage us to live up to our full potential. Most of us long to be more emotionally mature and better able to face life’s challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be proper...

Humankind is now at the crossroads of perhaps our most unique moment in our short history as a species on Earth. Given enough computing power, data, and time, it is inevitable that at some point in our not-too-distant future, we will succeed in creating a form of artificial intelligence that far...

Discover how to transform your life in just 21 days with the most accessible guide to Ayurveda ever written. This simple and practical book distils the profound principles of Ayurveda into an actionable plan for modern living, to benefit your sleep, gut, mood and more. Renowned author Deepak...

The definitive guide to Traditionalism: the world's least-known major philosophy, but one that is essential for understanding our past, present and future Traditionalism is founded on ancient teachings that, its followers argue, have been handed down from time immemorial, forming a basis of the...

'A powerful reframing of anxiety' Anna Mathur, author of The Uncomfortable Truth 'Compassionate, thoughtful and nuanced . . . I loved this beautiful, brilliant book' Lucy Jones, author of Matrescence 'A transformative and compassionate exploration of anxiety' Galit Atlas, Ph.D., author of...

Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment The climate debate is rife with calls for optimism. While temperatures rise and disasters intensify, we are asked to maintain optimism and hope, as if the real threat is pessimism and...

An exploration of pilgrimage, through nineteen breath-taking sites across the globe 'A timely, wide-ranging and well-researched book that expanded my understanding of pilgrimage' Tristan Gooley, author of How To Read A Tree This year, as they have for millennia, many people around the world will...

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the masterful movies of Quentin Tarantino, from AK-47 to "Zed's dead, baby" and everything in between. With hundreds of entries covering every facet of Tarantino's work - from inspiration and influences to his most frequent collaborators and...

A groundbreaking exploration of gender and desire from the Pulitzer Prize–winning essayist and critic “Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.” So begins Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless politics, the smothering embrace of gender...

How can science help us live better and longer? A groundbreaking exploration of longevity from Nobel Prize-winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST READ 'Changed my...

Автори цієї унікальної книги, котра поєднує буддійський і науковий погляди, зазирають у найпотаємніші глибини людської свідомості, щоб виявити ті первинні чинники, що закладають фундамент нашого існування як особи та принципи нашої соціальної взаємодії. Виявляється, прагнення сягнути щастя й...

Це видання знайомить із найвідомішими та найвпливовішими роботами Джеймса Аллена (англ. James Allen, 1864–1912) — британського письменника-філософа, відомого своїми мотиваційними книгами. Саме Джеймс Аллен — один із перших, хто у своїх творах дав аналіз мотивації особистості для розкриття...

In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial intelligence. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from Paleolithic cave art to contemporary...

An essential guide to one of the world’s most remarkable, and often misunderstood, cities by the author of Why the Dutch Are Different. When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity: to rediscover the city...

The fact that communism did not prevail does not mean we are still in capitalism. Capitalist relations are undergoing systemic transformation and becoming something that might even be worse. Bringing together analyses from different fields-law, technology, Marxism, and psychoanalysis-Jodi Dean...

The author of the acclaimed Marx at the Margins analyses the late Marx on Indigenous communism, gender, and anti-colonialism. In his late writings, Marx went beyond the boundaries of capital and class in the Western European and North American contexts. Kevin Anderson carries out a systematic...

the extraordinary new book on Darwin’s sexual selection theory from bestselling science writer Matt Ridley In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual...

A luminous feat of time travel chronicling lives in a Sussex landscape from the prize-winning author of Romantic Moderns and Weatherland. 'Remarkable.' THE TIMES 'Wonderful.' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A landscape-keyhole onto the whole world . . . Glorious.' Robert Macfarlane 'A...

This second book in Žižek’s Essays sees Slavoj Žižek utilise Lenin's 'zero point' formula as model for responding to the antagonisms of the global order. The essays in Zero Point ask how we distinguish defeat from disaster, and how we confront despair without collapsing into it - questions never...

There is an old Buddhist adage: the teachings are like a finger pointing to the moon. To achieve enlightenment, you are not supposed to look at the finger. You are supposed to look to the celestial light. I am asking you to look at the finger. The finger is also the moon. A tilted head. A finger...

Саксаганського, Володимирська, Хрещатик… На вулицях Києва знайомилися між собою Тарас Шевченко, Микола Костомаров і Пантелеймон Куліш. Павло Чубинський створював вірш, який згодом стане гíмном України, а Грушевський проводив громадські акції для зросійщених киян. Вони жили, закладали підвалини...

Ібн Сіна, відомий також під латинізованим ім’ям Авіценна, є одним із найвідоміших представників мусульманської філософської думки. Його розуміння логіки, пізнання, судження та інших базових понять вплинуло на філософську традицію не лише ісламського світу, а й далеко за його межами. «Книга...

Menus are invaluable snapshots of the food consumed in specific moments in time and place. Tastes and Traditions: A Journey through Menu History provides glimpses into the meals enjoyed by royalty and rogues, and by those celebrating special occasions, or sampling new culinary sensations...

A deeply moving exploration of the relationship between thinking and drawing, from the author of the groundbreaking Ways of Seeing The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza (a.k.a. Bento) spent the most intense years of his short life writing. He also carried with him a sketchbook...

A powerful meditation on political resistance and the global search for justice From the ' War on Terror' to resistance in Ramallah and traumatic dislocation in the Middle East, Berger explores the uses of art as an instrument of political resistance. Visceral and passionate, Hold Everything...

Де пролягає межа між запозиченням та культурною апропріацією та як уникнути останньої? Над цим питанням міркує професор Мартін Пухнер із Гарвардського університету, розглядаючи культурні взаємовпливи, що виникають внаслідок контактів різних народів і держав. Автор переповідає історію культури...

How to make better life-enhancing choices when environments crumble and population shifts disrupt our ways of living? Dr Griffiths takes a deep look at how our brains trick us into seeing the surface of things so that we lose sight of the deep relatedness on which our survival as groups will...

Robin Lakoff gets to the heart of one of the most fascinating and pressing issues in American society today: who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. In a brilliant and vastly entertaining discussion of news events that have occupied an enormous amount of media space - political...

Mapping Paradigms in Modern and Contemporary Art defines a new cartographic aesthetic, or what Simonetta Moro calls carto-aesthetics, as a key to interpreting specific phenomena in modern and contemporary art, through the concept of poetic cartography. The problem of mapping, although indebted...

The concept of the imaginary is pervasive within contemporary thought, yet can be a baffling and often controversial term. In Imagination and the Imaginary, Kathleen Lennon explores the links between imagination - regarded as the faculty of creating images or forms - and the imaginary, which...

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In his first essay, "Languages and Their Implications," J. G. A. Pocock announces the emergence of the history of political thought as a discipline apart from political philosophy. Traditionally, "history" of political thought has meant a chronological ordering of intellectual systems without...

A sweeping history of southeastern Europe from antiquity to the present that reveals it to be a vibrant crossroads of trade, ideas, and religions. We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness, but from late antiquity to the present it has been a dynamic meeting...

Originally published in 1968. Scepticism is generally regarded as a position which, if correct, would be disastrous for our everyday and scientific beliefs. According to this view, a sceptical argument is one that leads to the intuitively false conclusion that we cannot know anything. But there...

H.L.A. Hart is among the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, with an especially great influence on the philosophy of law. His 1961 book The Concept of Law has become an enduring classic of legal philosophy, and has also left a significant imprint on moral and political...

A collaboration between Belgian artist François Schuiten and French writer Benoît Peeters, The Obscure Cities is one of the few comics series to achieve massive popularity while remaining highly experimental in form and content. Set in a parallel world, full of architecturally distinctive...

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As the first book to examine these ambitious and participatory photographic phenomena, Mass Photography makes a valuable contribution to photographic history and theory by taking a fresh look at amateur practice on an unprecedented scale. With increasingly accessible camera technology...

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Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love grapples with the same fundamental question that has vexed philosophers and theologians since the advent of monotheistic religion, and continues as a barrier to belief for many today. Namely, if God is so good, how can natural disaster, genocide...

Since ancient times, men and women have used hats and headgear for adornment and protection. This stunningly comprehensive survey, arranged chronologically, illustrates the astonishing range of styles — from Egyptian headdresses and plumed turbans to modern homburgs. With notes on period...

Explores the fascinating phenomenon of indirect speech acts, highlighting the situations they are used in, and how they are understood. To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances...

A new translation and edition of the founding text of modern hermeneutics. The founding text of modern hermeneutics. Written by the philosopher and theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher as a method for the interpretation and textual criticism of the New Testament, it develops ideas about language...

How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose sustainable lifestyle is under threat in a crowded planet, or Western societies whose food is...

Anger is all around us, from divisive social media arguments and heightened political divides to road rage and personal spats; from Black Lives Matter and climate justice movements to Trump, incels and white supremacists. When it materialises, it seems to cry out for recognition and response. It...

Chris Schabel presents a detailed analysis of the radical solution given by the Franciscan Peter Auriol to the problem of reconciling divine foreknowledge with the contingency of the future, and of contemporary reactions to it. Auriol's solution appeared to many of his contemporaries to deny...

Thomas Mann and Albert Camus understood something many political scientists still find difficult to fathom. Deprived of any coherent theory, fascism is characterised by its politics of resentment, stirring up of anger and fear, xenophobia, need for scapegoats, and by its hatred of the life of...

This major new book offers a highly original account of ethical and political subjectivity in contemporary culture. It makes a strong case for a non-unitary or nomadic conception of the subject, in opposition to the claims of ideologies such as conservatism, liberal individualism and...

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This book examines the relationship between the property market and urban economy. The stimulus for this work was provided by the seemingly ever-accelerating process of urban economic change and the noticeable failure of existing studies to adequately explore the pivotal role that the property...

Robotech is a sweeping science-fiction anime epic in which humans use a vast arsenal of transforming robotic mecha to defend the Earth against alien domination. The franchise has captivated fans for over 35 years, and is widely credited with popularizing anime around the world. Robotech Visual...

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To make decision theory realistic, I show how to choose rationally when possible outcomes have imprecise probabilities and utilities. An agent often does not have precise probabilities or utilities to guide resolution of a decision problem. I advance a principle of rationality for making...

Halloween, an American holiday and tradition, is a night of magic, romance, and fun. The simple items that have been used over the years for Halloween decoration or entertainment have become coveted and collectible nostalgia, and a wonderful assortment is featured here in over 600 exciting color...

The 12th SS Panzer Division “Hitler Youth” was formed in early 1943 following the German disaster at Stalingrad in Russia, and was trumpeted by German propaganda as a symbol of the willingness of German youth to make the ultimate sacrifice for Führer und Vaterland. Most of the division’s...

REASON AND RESPONSIBILITY: READINGS IN SOME BASIC PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY, 16th Edition, has a well-earned reputation for clarity and breadth, with a selection of high-quality readings that cover centuries of philosophical debate. The anthology covers the central issues in metaphysics...

An outstanding contribution to our understanding of postcolonial theory and its engagement with significant changes within the contemporary world. Couze Venn forces us to rethink the very parameters of the post-colonial and suggests a new political economy for post-modern times. This critical...

This clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society. The book is based on the understanding of collecting practice, rather than the collections themselves. It highlights the significance of collecting in...

The first comprehensive discussion of Leo Strauss's writings on Islamic political thought. In this book, Rasoul Namazi offers the first in-depth study of Leo Strauss' writings on Islamic political thought, a topic that interested Strauss over the course of his career. Namazi's volume focuses on...

Should the state recognise gender? Can a liberal state discourage traditional family structures? Is women's sport compatible with equality of opportunity? Should feminists defend women's freedom to choose cosmetic surgery? Is genital cutting always wrong, or is it only wrong for girls? Freedom...

1920s Cairo: singers were pressing hit records, dramatic troupes were springing up and cabarets were packed - a counterculture was on the rise. In bars, hash-dens and music halls, people of all backgrounds came together as a passionate group of artists captivated Egyptian society. Of these...

Why have both pop and politics in Britain become the preserve of an unrepresentative elite? From chav-pop pantomimes to retro-chauvinist �landfill indie�, the bland, homogenous, and compromised nature of the current 'alternative' sector reflects the interests of a similarly complacent and...

Ruth Garrett Millikan presents a highly original account of cognition - of how we get to grips with the world in thought. The question at the heart of her book is Kant's 'How is knowledge possible?', but answered from a contemporary naturalist standpoint. The starting assumption is that we are...

This important new book is the first of a series of volumes collecting the essential articles by the eminent and highly influential philosopher Saul A. Kripke. It presents a mixture of published and unpublished articles from various stages of Kripke's storied career. Included here are seminal...

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This provocative work offers an anthropological analysis of the phenomenon of political correctness, both as a general phenomenon of communication, in which associations in space and time take precedence over the content of what is communicated, and at specific critical historical conjunctures...

This book evidences the cyclical failures of online safety policy and challenge conventional policy and educational approaches to tackling online harms, and provide a robust argument for a critical, evidence-based approaches which align with the needs of those we claim to wish to protect. It...

This Element reconsiders the construction of the cultural memory of Jacobitism within the changing 18th- and 19th-century media ecology. This Element has three objectives. First, it highlights the diversity of the nature of Jacobitism in the long eighteenth century by drawing attention to...

This Element explores the link between monotheism and wisdom, highlighting compromises like dualism, act-consequence, and flawed creation. Monotheism, belief in only one God, and wisdom, learning to cope by reason alone and teaching others to do so, faced resistance in the polytheistic world of...

By understanding creation and miracle in terms of narrative, this Element discusses how miracles may be evaluated within monotheism. Monotheism implies a God who is active in creation. An author writing a novel provides a better analogy for God's creative activity than an artificer constructing...

“The real obstacle to the development of modern art forms is erudition, conscious knowledge, and an excess of knowledge: all growth and development in the realm of art has to take place in the dead of night.” The Greek Music Drama marks a significant moment in the development of Nietzsche’s...

Written with grace and empathy, this concise booklet answers questions and doubts for those who struggle to trust God’s justice and goodness in the face of evil and suffering. Формат: Скан PDf https://www.yakaboo.ua/ua/where-is-god-in-a-world-with-so-much-evil.html

This book explores how philosophical and religious communities in the Roman Empire of the first and second centuries CE engaged with, and were shaped by, their relationship to texts and tradition in their quest for true religious knowledge or ultimate truth. This era was a dynamic transition...

The first English translation of a new set of lectures by Henri Bergson at the College de France. For 15 years, Henri Bergson, the most important French philosopher of the early 20th-century, taught at the Collège de France. Speaking without notes, most of his classes are now lost to history...

A spectre is haunting us: fear. We are constantly confronted with apocalyptic scenarios: pandemics, world war, the climate catastrophe. Images of the end of the world and the end of human civilization are conjured up with ever greater urgency. Anxiously, we face a bleak future. Preoccupied with...

Shows how the work ethic has been used to oppress workers, and also to liberate them. What is the work ethic? Does it justify policies that promote the wealth and power of the One Percent at workers' expense? Or does it advance policies that promote workers' dignity and standing? Hijacked...

Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice in political thought. Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political...

Resisting Cultural Narrative Entrapment in Autoethnography delves into the nexus of cultural narratives and takes the reader on a journey through the intricate landscape of identity and cultural critique. Each chapter, enriched with dialogues with 'Ash,' our imaginary interlocutor, presents a...

In this work, Chomsky explores the West’s uses and abuses of the principle of "human intervention." An updated foreword by Jean Bricmont explores the ongoing crises of humanitarian intervention in Afghanistan, Libya, Palestine, Syria, and Ukraine and reaffirms Chomsky’s excoriating critiques of...

This textbook analyses the work of classical and contemporary sociological theorists. The first part is dedicated to Comte, Spencer, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Pareto, and Simmel. The second part covers the major contemporary sociological perspectives: Functionalism, Marxism, Conflict Theory...

Nietzsche and Irish Modernism demonstrates how the ideas of the controversial German philosopher played a crucial role in the emergence and evolution of a distinctly Irish brand of modernist culture. Making an essential new contribution to the history of modernism, the book traces the...

An engaging and timely account of the groundbreaking show The Wire, this book examines the show’s realism, representations of race, multifaceted characters, how it changed international perceptions of American policing, and how it continues to inform 21st century drug policy. Формат: Скан PDf...

“An instant classic….an intellectual feast and an existential feat!” —Cornel West “By intertwining autobiography and conceptual critique, Geuss underlines the idea that in order to gain a critical perspective on liberalism, it is necessary to become almost bilingual: able to speak the language...

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This book provides up-to-date coverage of medical law in Scotland, from negligence and consent to confidentiality and organ transplantation, and through the human life cycle from reproduction to euthanasia and assisted suicide, including regulation of the medical profession. It makes...

In focusing on the systematic deduction of the categories from a principle, Schulting takes up anew the controversial project of the eminent German Kant scholar Klaus Reich, whose monograph “The Completeness of Kant's Table of Judgments” made the case that the logical functions of judgement can...

This book problematizes the role of education in an increasingly mediatized world through the lenses of creativity, new media, and consumerism. At the core of the issue, the author argues, creativity in art education is being co-opted to serve the purposes of current economic trends towards...

Peter Bornedal provides an interpretation of Nietzsche’s philosophy as a whole in the context of 19th century philosophy of mind and cognition. The study explains Nietzsche’s notion of truth; his epistemology; his notions of the split and fragmented subject, of master, slave, and priest...

Menschen sind artikulierende Wesen: Unsere Lebensform ist davon bestimmt auszudrücken, was sich uns im Erleben und Verhalten als bedeutungsvoll aufdrängt. In diesem Buch geht es darum, aus dieser Einsicht eine integrative Anthropologie zu entwickeln, die sowohl der Einzigartigkeit unserer...

An intellectual history of contrasting ideas around the power of the arts to bring about personal and societal change - for better and worse. A fascinating account of the value and functions of the arts in society, in both the private sphere of individual emotions and self-development and public...

This book discusses what Jacques Lacan's oeuvre contributes to our understanding of psychosis. Presenting a close reading of original texts, Stijn Vanheule proposes that Lacan's work on psychosis can best be framed in terms of four broad periods. Формат: Скан PDf...

This book investigates Ireland’s translation of interculturalism as social policy into aesthetic practice and situates the wider implications of this ‘new interculturalism’ for theatre and performance studies at large. Offering the first full-length, post-1990s study of the effect of large-scale...

This book examines ethical problems raised by a number of key twentieth-century theoretical and fictional texts by authors such as Levinas, Sartre, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Duras and Genet. It argues that even texts which apparently espouse ethical positions based on respect for and responsibility...

Uncovers connections between modern Jewish philosophers and classical rabbinic thought, arguing for rethinking of Judaism, politics, and violence. Is commitment to God compatible with modern citizenship? In this book, Daniel H. Weiss provides new readings of four modern Jewish philosophers –...

Sir Peter Strawson (1919–2006) was one of the leading British philosophers of his generation and an influential figure in a golden age for British philosophy between 1950 and 1970. Individuals, his most important book, is a modern philosophical classic. Bold in scope and ambition, it presents...

Organize multiple subjects in a single notebook with tabbed divider sections featuring characters like Harry Potter™, Luna Lovegood ™, Severus Snape ™, and more in this Hogwarts-inspired spiral notebook. 192 FULL COLOR PAGES: Fill the pages of this notebook with your notes, magical inspirations...

Every vault-dweller-turned-wastelander needs a place to draw maps, keep notes, and otherwise survive the apocalyptic wastes! This sturdily crafted journal is just the tool for the job. With heavy-stock paper, sturdy construction, and an elastic closure, it’ll survive anything the surface throws...

Embrace the charm of the Harry Potter™ films with this 192-page lock and key diary that features a squishy of Hedwig™ flying with an acceptance letter to Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. SQUISHY COVER: Squish and knead the adorable Hedwig™ on the front cover for endless entertainment...

Alain Badiou’s 1983–1984 lecture series on “the One” is the earliest of his seminars that he has chosen to publish. It focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes, Plato, and Kant—a crucial foil for his signature metaphysical concept, the multiple. Badiou declares...

Demonstrates reactions of student-migrants to immigration rules, the restrictive approaches to employment status, and how their legal consciousness is impacted by their precarious employment position. International student migration makes a significant contribution to higher education in the...

British science fiction television of the 1970s and 1980s is full of Machiavellian protagonists and fatalistic endings. It presents a complex world of moral and ethical dilemmas, appropriate to the emerging political landscape of Thatcherite Britain. This book analyses the science fiction series...

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This is the first extended study comparing the philosophies of mind promoted by Sigmund Freud and William James, whose opposing views had profound influences on the development of twentieth-century philosophy, cognitive science, and psychology. Each asked, can the mind be scientifically...

Despite Soho’s rich cultural history, there remains an absence of work on the depiction of the popular neighbourhood in film. Soho on Screen provides one of the first studies of Soho within post-war British cinema. Drawing upon historical, cultural and urban studies of the area, this book...

Draws inspiration from Aristotle’s philosophy and argues that the good life is only achievable within a state, updating the ancient concept of a common good for contemporary, pluralistic societies. There is no good human life outside of a state, and the good state enables us to live well...

Analyses and compares a variety of processes of change: in evolution, learning and innovation, language and meaning, self and society and ethics and morality The book analyses and compares a variety of processes of change: in evolution, learning and innovation, language and meaning, self and...

Remembering the Jewish and German Questions: Essays on Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Culture is a selection of Jack Zipes’s insightful essays and presentations on fairy tales, Jewish studies, philosophy, drama, and the German public sphere. The collection begins by considering how fairy tales have...

This book explores Rabindranath Tagore’s distinctive argument for peace—in spiritual rather than in political—terms. Drawing on seminal texts by Tagore, the book presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of Gurudev’s seemingly contradictory notions of individual freedom, universal love...

Do you repeatedly defer life to later, convinced there will come a time when you'll be better prepared to seize its opportunities? Do you spend your best hours on chores or trivia before allowing yourself to get to what most matters to you? The real mystery of procrastination is why we avoid...

A brilliant, original investigation into the radical shift of power as invisible rulers create bespoke realities revolutionizing politics, culture, and society. Anyone who wishes to destroy legitimate political and social power has a new weapon. It is the anarchist's dream, a force so...

Refractive Realisms positions the township as a lens through which to engage the South African canon, endeavouring to provide a reorientation towards a black creative archive and surfacing under-represented forms of literary and cultural expression. The book converses with the long history of...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deliciously insightful exploration of why we are so obsessed with gossip, and what it can tell us about humans and their search for truth. 'Sharp-witted and thoroughly researched . . . McKinney convincingly proves that gossiping is a legitimate part of modern...

A critical history of the social media influencer’s rise to global prominence Before there were Instagram likes, Twitter hashtags, or TikTok trends, there were bloggers who seemed to have the passion and authenticity that traditional media lacked. The Influencer Industry tells the story of how...

The Moral Philosophers adopts a historical approach to moral philosophy, taking in chronological sequence some of the major ethical philosophers of the past. Richard Norman introduces the thought of each figure as a coherent and comprehensive ethical theory, exploring their richness and...

The essential collection of pin-ups from photographer Robert Alvarado. He subtly combines color, form, and style to create an allure that captivates onlookers and confounds fellow photographers. The influence of pin-up photography pioneers like Alberto Vargas and Gil Elvgren is clear, but...

The use of protective symbols, also known as apotropaic marks, is often part of folk magic traditions. The symbols appear in homes and churches and on personal items, and even graves, across Europe, Australia, and North America. The most common and well-known of these marks is the hexfoil...

Discusses how we should think politically about the ways in which AI and Repro-tech structurally change society. Not a day goes by without a new story on the perils of technology: from increasingly clever machines that surpass human capability and comprehension to genetic technologies capable of...

Peter Adamson presents an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to the thinkers and movements of two great intellectual cultures: Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance. First, he traces the development of philosophy in the Eastern Christian world, from such early figures as John of Damascus in...

Philosophical Foundations of Psychotherapy promotes a critical understanding of the ideas, traditions, values, and principles that inform and shape – for better or for worse – what therapists do. The book challenges the unhelpful misconception that philosophy is for philosophers alone, because...

Through meticulous textual and contextual analysis of the sixteenth-century Chinese tale The Seven Brothers and its fifteen contemporary variants, Juwen Zhang unveils the ways in which the translation and illustration of folk and fairy tales can perpetuate racist stereotypes. By critically...

In Very Practical Ethics David Benatar discusses some of the moral problems that ordinary people face in their everyday lives. These are not moral problems that arise only in extraordinary circumstances, nor those which are confronted only by select people in their professional or public roles...

Why is cows’ milk, which few nonwhite people can digest, promoted as a science-backed dietary necessity in countries where the majority of the population is lactose-intolerant? Why are gigantic new dairy farms permitted to deplete the sparse water resources of desert ecosystems? Why do thousands...

This book uses letter writing as a form of engaging autoethnography to address relational histories and dynamics such as race, gender, loss, memory and resolution. It is structured around textual performances, poems, and dialogues in the form of letters. Set within the context of adult Black...

What if disability isn′t a problem but a resource? This updated edition of a classic text in the field of disability studies interrogates the commonly held view that disability is something that needs to be ′cured′ or ′eradicated′. It shows us how disability can challenge our thinking and help...

Bringing key Shakespeare texts into dialogue with feminist socio-legal research, this book investigates the notion of a ‘crime of passion’ – indicatively, wife-killing. Its key concern is to bring attention to a cultural and legal revolution widely overlooked even in the law field where it...

This book starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human society. The Idea of Waste explores how we have grappled with both the material reality and the spectre of this shape-shifting phenomenon throughout history - utilizing it, dreaming of overcoming it, yet never escaping it. John...

Conservatives and progressives rarely agree on much—but one thing many agree upon is that it’s not OK to be a moderate. This book shows they are wrong. In Why It’s OK to be a Moderate, Marcus Arvan shows how many of history’s worst evils have resulted from far-right and far-left radicalism, how...

The brilliant autobiography from the ‘saviour of Nike’ If you’re a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you’ve watched Air you saw Matt Damon’s portrayal of the man who discovered Michael Jordan and how he revolutionized the payment structure of endorsements for athletes...

A heartfelt and hilarious collection of essays from the comedian and entertainer known for voicing Olaf in the phenomenon Disney franchise of Frozen, and for his award-winning turn as Elder Cunningham in the Broadway smash hit The Book of Mormon. For the first and possibly last time, Josh Gad...

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Since nearly every aspect of Keaton’s story and work has been written about in some form, it is the goal of this book to present a new perspective on Keaton’s early life in the entertainment business, beginning before vaudeville and moving through the Comique films, Keaton’s first foray into the...

‘Extraordinary’ ANNE APPLEBAUM ‘Thrilling . . . a record of an infatuation’ TELEGRAPH ‘The book of a lifetime’ ELIF SHAFAK ‘The North Pole proves to be the perfect subject for him’ MICHAEL PALIN 'Heart-catching . . . fabulous' OBSERVER ‘A beautiful book’ ALAIN DE BOTTON The epic adventure...

An evolutionary case for the existence of free will Scientists are learning more and more about how brain activity controls behavior and how neural circuits weigh alternatives and initiate actions. As we probe ever deeper into the mechanics of decision making, many conclude that agency—or free...

Have you noticed that in more and more areas of everyday life, rather than being addressed like a mature adult, you're increasingly treated like an irresponsible child in constant need of instruction and protection? Perhaps you've experienced this feeling when passing by unnecessary health and...

‘A wonderful, wise, magical book… The Giant on the Skyline is really quite incredible.’ Rachael Lucas ‘Timeless and yet firmly rooted in time, magical and mysterious and yet earthy and sensual.’ Lily Dunn ------------------------ What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots...

‘Pornography is the orchestrated destruction of women’s bodies and souls … it is war on women’ Pornography, Andrea Dworkin argued in this landmark work, is about power: the power of owning, of money, of sex. It is not merely violence against women, but the essential DNA of male dominance. As...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Uncommonly wise and honest. Love in Exile flooded me with a sense of continuity and hope. A masterpiece, from start to finish' - Maggie Nelson We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this crisis comes so much of what it means to be human Shon Faye grew up...

The explosive debut from political commentator Ash Sarkar, Minority Rule breaks down how the power of ordinary people is under attack by an elite minority – and how we can redirect our energy to the real problem at hand. The explosive debut from political commentator Ash Sarkar, Minority Rule...

Le BLED Philosophie s’adresse aux lycéens qui préparent le Bac, aux étudiants de l’université ou des classes préparatoires, et à tous les esprits curieux de mieux connaître la philosophie. Un ouvrage de référence complet et pratique. Pour chaque notion ou question philosophique : l’exposé des...

How Coca-Cola makes Americans sick and makes sure we don t know it. If we knew that Coca-Cola was among the deadliest products in our diet, would we continue drinking it in such great quantities? The Coca-Cola Company has gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure we don t find out, as this...

A celebratory feast of all things food, Moreish is a widescreen panorama of eating and the unseen urges that power it Explore the impact of words in menu construction alongside the power of comfort food; why the first bite is not always with the eyes; and how the worlds of sex, symbolism and...

Wherever there’s a rule, there is someone with the power to apply or ignore it—or add to it, in the interest of justice. From enforcing chores to issuing life sentences, decision-makers deliver flawed and sometimes arbitrary outcomes. But is their use of discretion good or bad overall? As a...

In Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, and taking account of the societal convulsions that have ensued...

'Eye-opening, thought-provoking and deeply enjoyable, What is Free Speech? is a work of great profundity and brilliance’ William Dalrymple A fresh and exciting approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our time ‘Free Speech!’ is a clarion call all over the world, yet what it means...

Why do some people become radicalized? Who is most susceptible to ideological thinking? Can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas? 'Massively important...Zmigrod is a joyful and compelling writer' Tom Calver, The Sunday Times ‘If I had to pick one, Zmigrod’s would be my book to watch out for...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker and writer reaches far...

There is something special about the night. For many, just the idea of it conjures thoughts of starlit skies, romance, refuge, of being tucked up in bed. For some, the night means fear, vulnerability, danger, sleeplessness. At night things go bump, monsters hide under beds, owls take wing and...

'Liverpool beguiles, Liverpool bewilders. Swift's superb analysis gets to the scarred heart of this troubled, beautiful and spirited city' Paul Du Noyer '[Swift] has a terrific eye for the telling detail . . . You should read this book' Guardian Liverpool is a unique city within the United...

Хіба є щось більш переконливе, що свідчить про існування Бога, ніж краса, що оточує нас? Ми бачимо Його відображення в заході сонця та у творах великих живописців, у музиці, яка пробуджує душу, та в крапельках роси на польових квітах. Споглядання прекрасного, подяка, радість – це особливий вид...

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The Secret Middle Ages is a controversial and completely fresh view of the medieval world through its rare and amazing artefacts The Middle Ages are known as a god-fearing time, a time of hard work and of squalid living conditions for the majority of the population – or as a time of opulence...

Fear of cancel culture has gripped the world, and it turns out to be an old fear in a new get-up. In this incisive new work, Adrian Daub analyzes the global spread of cancel culture discourse as a moral panic, showing that, though its object is fuzzy, talk of cancel culture in global media has...

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A beautifully illustrated celebration of the life and work of activist, provocateur, and fashion icon, Vivienne Westwood. A beautifully illustrated celebration of the life and work of activist, provocateur, and fashion icon, Vivienne Westwood. Vivienne Westwood spent more than five decades...

The origins of many Scottish festivals, such as Beltane and Hallowe’en, lie deep in the pagan past, and although the significance of many festivals may now be long forgotten, they have continued to evolve and evolve to satisfy the needs of the time. Including extracts from prose, poetry and...

Unearth wisdom from our greatest writers and philosophers to help you tackle life's big questions. Leaving a place we call home is an experience that we carry with us throughout our lives. Featuring influential essays and anecdotes by a range of classic writers and philosophers, this engrossing...

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Investigates the metaphysical, ontological and existential significance of the series in dialogue with a constellation of modern and premodern authors, giving special attention to the way seriality mediates and measures the relation between the individual and the universal, uniting by ellipsis...

A metahistory of knowledge – political, economic, ideological, sociological, and scientific – and the respective conceptual developments of the fields 1648 to the present The book is a study of the evolving history of knowledge in the arts and sciences in the modern era – from 1648 through the...

Speak your mind, always. Hypocrisy challenges this rule of authenticity, and for this very reason hypocrisy is judged negatively, as intentional inconsistency between thoughts and words, between belief and behaviour. Does this make the hypocrite a silent saboteur of the moral order? A person who...

Feminism has been defeated. Once a politics, feminism is now a philosophy, an epistemology, a method. Once for women, it is now for everyone. Once in pursuit of liberation, it now seeks only inclusion. In Feminism, Defeated, Kate Phelan traces the depoliticization and ultimately, the defeat of...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom Choice touches virtually every aspect of our lives, from what to buy and where to live to whom to love, what profession to practice, and even...

Whether housesharing with Philip Pullman, trading one-liners at RADA with Ralph Richardson, shooting the breeze with Clint Eastwood, partying with Jerry Hall, acting in Edwardian comedy with Rex Harrison or dodging fights with Sid Vicious, Edward Tudor Pole has proved himself equal to many a...

The shocking story of how the British government locked up thousands of innocent people – then forgot about them. Through the early twentieth century, the British Government locked away over 50,000 innocent people. Their ‘crimes’? Being poor and unyielding. This is their story. A HISTORY TODAY...

Unearth wisdom from our greatest writers and philosophers to help you tackle life's big questions. The great subject of love – finding it, keeping it, losing it – has fascinated and consumed us since the beginning of time. Why do we fall in love, what does it mean and how do we cope in...

Unearth wisdom from our greatest writers and philosophers, wisdom to help change the way you perceive and live your life The search for happiness is without a doubt one of our greatest preoccupations. In this volume of inspiring essays, letters and anecdotes, classic writers and philosophers...

From one of the most talented young thinkers in the US, a warm, funny and intellectually dazzling call for excess, ecstasy and disorder in an age of sterility and minimalism TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 NEW YORK TIMES' 100 MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 PROSPECT BEST BOOKS OF THE...

Hear the voices of the eighteenth century: an eye-opening new history of Britain's most tumultuous period, told through its graffiti 'A wonderful, vibrant account' Susie Dent 'A secret history like no other' BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024 What if walls could talk? For historian...

Harnessing the power of storytelling for political progress Mythocracy examines the narrative mechanisms that script our lives through the stories we tell one another. Digging beneath common anxieties about fake news, Yves Citton looks at the attention economy, which organises our political...

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T. M. Scanlon is one of the world’s leading philosophers, widely known for his contractualist moral theory and his distinctive account of moral responsibility and blame. In these important essays, written between 2001 and 2021, Scanlon reflects on the lines of thinking that led him to these...

'I couldn’t put it down’ RUKMINI IYER ‘I loved this book so much... Think: The Body Keeps the Score in practice not theory’ ELLA RISBRIDGER Samantha’s mother tongue is dying out. An urgent need to find out more becomes an expansive investigation into how to keep hold of her culture – and when...

James Bailey was unemployed, heartbroken, and questioning his purpose on the planet. In desperate search of an answer, he decided to write to luminaries from all fields and ask one simple question: What is the meaning of life? Then he waited. Slowly but surely their responses arrived through...

Unearth the wisdom of our greatest writers and philosophers to help you tackle life's big questions. In today’s turbulent world, it’s harder and harder to find a place of calm and to avoid conflict. Focusing on perceptive and influential anecdotes, observations and essays from ancient to modern...

Уперше українському читачеві запропоновано переклад шедевра світового значення, одного з ключових творів відомого данського філософа Сьорена К’єркеґора «Страх і трепет», опублікований 1843 року під псевдонімом Йоганнес де Сіленціо. У творі мислитель всебічно інтерпретує жертвопринесення Ісаака...

У збірнику іспанського мудреця ХVІІ століття Бальтасара Ґрасіяна вміщено три сотні афоризмів, філософських думок, цінних порад, директив і застережень, що показують життєву мудрість розсудливої людини, що жила у складні часи й чиї міркування й настанови не втрачають своєї цінності й актуальності...

A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer Philosophy begins with the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he...

До п’ятого тому «Лемового шестикнижжя» увійшли наукова монографія «Діалоги» та вибрані статті за темами «Наука», «Література» і «Про себе». Філософські «Діалоги» – це, по суті, роздуми автора про кібернетику, її роль і місце в сучасному світі. Використовуючи термінологію кібернетики, автор...

Examines the novels of Joris-Karl Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Tom McCarthy and Rachel Cusk to reconsider aesthetic experience as it has been articulated in Western philosophy This book examines the question of aesthetic experience in the novels of Joris-Karl Huysmans, Marcel Proust, Tom McCarthy...

This book draws on data gathered during eighteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina. It focuses on the formation of Welsh subjectivity through sight and sound, seeking to unpack the multiple and multisensory ways in which identity is constructed in...

A comprehensive guide to cultivating wellbeing, combining cutting edge science and primordial folk wisdom. Mark Fabian, one of the most exhilarating thinkers working on wellbeing today, presents a revolutionary approach to understanding why there's more to life than the pursuit of happiness...

A major investigation of the possibility of a new type of revolution in our epoch by the leader of the French radical left In summer 2024, France stood on the brink of a far-right takeover. But the disaster was avoided thanks to a New Popular Front of parties headed by long-standing left-wing...

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A collection of insightful and revealing quotations on a wide range of subjects from the father of modern politics Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) is the father of modern political thought, but he is also one of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and his wisdom and style extend far beyond...

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Can we do better in space than we’ve done here on Earth? We’ve pinpointed the destination, refined the technology, designed the habitat, outfitted our space residents. Are we forgetting something? A timely reminder that it’s not just rocket science, this thought-provoking book explores the...

A rousing history of the penalty kick and its introduction in English football by a famed British writer & editor. Football, in the 1880s, was a rough and dangerous game. To address the abhorrent state of the sport, William McCrum, an amateur Irish goalkeeper and the author's great-grandfather...

Cecil Jenkins provides a coherent analysis of the interlocking challenges confronting humans, the younger generation most directly, on this small planet. While firmly backed by research, it is written with humour within a teasing framework and in an easy conversational style. After sketching the...

The last work by “one of the most singular voices of twentieth-century French philosophy” (Critical Inquiry) on the complexities of love in public and private life Vladimir Jankélévitch stands alongside Emmanuel Levinas as one of the most admired French ethicists of the twentieth century...

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An authoritative and accessible guide to the world’s most influential force – the contemporary media Our lives are more mediated than ever before. Adults in economically advanced countries spend, on average, over eight hours per day interacting with the media. The news and entertainment...

Кен Вілбер – сучасний американський філософ і духовний лідер, основоположник т. зв. інтегрального методу, покликаного поєднати здобутки західного раціоналізму і східного містицизму. «Коротка історія всього» – найпопулярніша книжка автора, у Сполучених Штатах вона витримала двадцять перевидань...

«Держава» - діалог Платона, присвячений проблемі ідеальної держави. Написаний у 360 р. до н.е. З точки зору Платона, держава є виразом ідеї справедливості. У діалозі вперше чітко визначаються філософи як люди, здатні осягнути те, що вічно є тотожним самому собі. У діалозі міститься систематика і...

Християни, агностики, буддисти. Скопці, пастафаріани, атеїсти. Кришнаїти та мусульмани… З прадавніх часів люди шукають систему координат, яка не лише дасть відповіді на питання «життя, Всесвіту і взагалі», а й підтримуватиме їх протягом усього життя. І немає значення при цьому, у кого саме...

Екзистенційно-філософська праця відомого психоаналітика Джеймса Холліса «Мандрівка, яку ми звемо своїм життям: питання, які варто прожити» змусить замислитися про важливі речі, усвідомити вже пройдені стежки та переосмислити дороговказні питання життя, щоб знайти справжній сенс існування та його...

One of the world's greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and sets out the disturbing yet liberating implications of accepting this fact. The perfect Christmas gift for readers interested in science and the philosophy of...

Книга 1. Арка Карпат. Дорога до себе. 2000 км горами Це історія про першу українську експедицію через усі Карпати. Арка Карпат — маршрут, протяжністю близько 2200 кілометрів, що гірськими хребтами перетинає Румунію, Україну, Польщу та Словаччину. Влітку й восени 2021 року Богдан Ославський...

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Важко повірити, що такими співзвучними сучасності можуть бути особисті записи людини, яка жила майже два тисячоліття тому. Неможливо уявити, що їхнім автором був імператор Римської імперії, який протиставляв себе християнам і переслідував їхні ранні громади. Уважають, що Марк Аврелій Антонін...

Книга містить ґрунтовний аналіз проповідницької спадщини Митрополита Андрея Шептицького з точки зору її відповідності (чи невідповідності) методологічному принципу, що в нинішній час отримав назву «позитивної суми», або «win-win». Генезу цього способу думання Митрополит виводив із богослов'я, а...

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Ми опинилися в новому химерному світі постправди, фальшивих новин і тривоги. У цій книжці американський філософ і духовний лідер Кен Вілбер пропонує концептуальний ключ до розуміння сучасних політичних і культурних подій. Хай вас не бентежить, що її написано для американців на американському...

Книга «Японія: сто мільйонів аріґато» — це український нонфікшн із культурології від доктора фізико-математичних наук, заслуженого економіста України й дипломата Сергія Корсунського. Автор — Повноважний посол України в Японії, і кому як не йому розумітися на менталітеті народу країни вранішнього...

Герман Гессе (1877-1962) — видатний німецько-швейцарський письменник, лауреат Нобелівської премії (1946). Свою творчість він називав «тривалою спробою розповісти історію свого духовного розвитку», «біографією душі». Його творам властивий романтизм, психологізм і автобіографічність. Гессе — один...

Книга «Богині. Таємниця жіночої божественності» відомого міфолога Джозефа Кемпбелла – це захоплива подорож у світ міфів і культури, де кожен образ жіночої божественності розкриває древні уявлення не лише про жінок, а й про саму природу людства. Кемпбелл пропонує нам поглянути на образи богинь...

Філософія може бути легкою, цікавою і захопливою… якщо про неї розповідає просвітник Найджел Ворбертон. Він поведе вас хронологічною стежкою основних ідей в історії філософії. На цьому шляху є 40 зупинок — 40 коротких розділів. Ви вчитиметеся майстерності ставити запитання у стилі Сократа...

Романи «Сіддхартха» та «Паломництво до Країни Сходу» поєднані головним — духовним шляхом людини до вершин духу і таємниць буття. Роман «Сіддхартха» розповідає про спосіб осягнення сенсу життя на підставі вчення, яке базується на пережитому досвіді, набутті стану просвітління. «Паломництво до...

«Философия для ленивых» - это уникальный проект известного популяризатора науки Бориса Поломошнова и Мультимедийного издательства Стрельбицкого. Проект вызвал большой резонанс у читающей публики. И отнюдь не только у ленивых. Несмотря на несколько игривое название этой книжной серии...

Книга «Похвала подлости» Бориса и Егора Поломошновых — это путешествие в тонкий мир психологии подлеца — существа древнего, изощренного и хитрого, которое творит свои каверзные дела испокон веков. Целью авторов книги является разоблачение методов искусной и жесткой игры подлого человека. Она...

«Между Добром и Злом» — это книга-прорыв — за пределы, устанавливаемые идеологиями всех мастей. Книга-ниспровергатель — идеологических штампов и ортодоксальных клише любых цветов и оттенков; всяческого фанатизма и мракобесия; всевозможных форм лицемерия и ханжества; безобразного словоблудия и...

Фридрих Вильгельм Ницше (1844-1900) - немецкий мыслитель, классический филолог, композитор, создатель самобытного философского учения, которое носит подчеркнуто неакадемический характер. Будучи изложенными в афористической манере, большинство сочинений Ницше не поддаются однозначной...

От издателя: Литературное наследие Ф.Ницше велико и заслуживает глубокого изучения. В данном сборнике, включающем шесть трудов, раскрывается видение автором высшего смысла жизни. В его произведениях ревизия прошлого удивительно сочетается с провидением будущего...

От издателя: Предлагаемая читателю работа знаменитого мыслителя Фридриха Ницше, провидчески названная автором "Утренней зарей", увидела свет в 1881 г. Она во многом стала прологом к окончательному разрыву Ницше со всей предшествующей философией. Это был шаг к созданию мышления, отрицающего...

Перед вами - "Мысли" Шопенгауэра. Работа, уступающая по известности его крупномасштабным произведениям, однако способная, именно по своей обрывочности, дать читателю ЧЕТКОЕ и НЕПРЕДВЗЯТОЕ представление об особенностях шопенгауэровской философии... https://www.yakaboo.ua/ua/mysli-1568171.html

От издателя: Свій славетний твір «Проби» Мішель Монтень оприлюднив у сорок сім років. У цій книзі він насамперед вирішив відповісти на запитання, яке стало його гаслом: «Хто я?» Героєм «Проб» можна вважати саму людську думку, вільну від догматизму і схоластики, не залежну від сильних світу...

От издателя: Ця книжка – водночас знайомство з думкою видатного французького філософа Алена Бадью (нар. 1937), а також філософське переосмислення ХХ століття. Автор прагне дати висловитися самому століттю, його різноманітним практикам, голосам його активістів – політичних, художніх, поетичних...

От издателя: Вольтер-просвітитель, що оспівував радощі життя і ненавидів усе, що пригнічує людину, розкривається в своїх філософських повістях ("Задіг, або Талан", "Мікромегас", "Кандід, або Оптимізм", "Простак", "Вавилонська царівна"), глибоке ідейне значення і високі художні достоїнства яких...

От Yakaboo: Перед вами одна из самых интересных работ известнейшего немецкого философа, ставшего своего рода основоположником многих философских течений. Фридрих Ницше обладает уникальным стилем и собственным, неповторимым взглядом на многие явления нашего мира: науку и философию, искусство и...

Свобода – один з найцікавіших феноменів існування людини. Це багатовимірне філософське явище, що включає онтологічні, метафізичні, політичні й особистісні аспекти. Оригінальність книжки норвезького вченого Ларса Свендсена виявляється у тому, що він спромігся вибудувати цілісну концепцію свободи...

От издателя: Сумерки идолов, или как философствуют молотом- книга Фридриха Ницше, впервые изданная в 1888 году. Сборник коротких эссе, развенчивающий общественное представление об авторитете различных философских понятий. Другое название —- «Падение кумиров, или о том, как можно философствовать...

От издателя: Фридрих Ницше - немецкий философ, филолог-классик, поэт, автор таких известных трудов, как "Рождение трагедии из духа музыки", "По ту сторону добра и зла", "Генеалогия морали", "Сумерки кумиров". В настоящем издании вниманию читателей предлагается глубокая и стилистически...

От Yakaboo: Последние тридцать лет своей жизни Григорий Саввич Скоровода путешествовал по всей Украине с желанием увидеть жизнь других людей и поделиться с ними своими знаниями, мыслями, а в ответ услышать их. Ведь известный писатель, оставивший богатое наследие нашему народу, был и философом...

От издателя: Знаменитое философско-психологическое исследование, на многие годы опередившее свое время, в котором, используя блестящее знание психологии, истории, философии, автор приходит к неожиданным, ошеломляющим выводам. Работа посвящена критике культуры, автор развивает в ней метафизику...

От Yakaboo: В своей работе «Антихрист. Проклятие христианству» немецкий философ замахнулся на само христианство, подставив под сомнение его сущность. Изначально книга должна была быть первой из ряда «Переоценки всех ценностей», но автор передумал и решил сделать лишь одно полноценное издание...

От издателя: Книга «Человеческое, слишком человеческое» — переломная в творчестве знаменитого немецкого философа Фридриха Ницше (1844—1900). В ней он впервые отходит от идеалистических воззрений, делая шаг навстречу новой философии — философии сильного человека...

Древний китайский трактат «Искусство войны» написан более двух тысячелетий назад воином и философом Сунь-цзы (VI—V вв. до н. э.). Будучи первым из всех трактатов по военному искусству, это классическое руководство содержит четко сформулированные принципы ведения боевых действий и подготовки к...

От издателя: Платон — великий античный философ, оказавший сильнейшее воздействие на историю человеческого духа. Именно с него начинается формирование научного мышления в строгом смысле этого слова. Но Платон всегда рассматривался и как авторитетный мистик, пытавшийся донести до людей знание о...

Гениальный философ Григорий Савич Сковорода (1722-1794) признан отцом украинской и русской философской мысли, наиболее значительной фигурой восточноевропейской культуры после эпохи Средневековья. Его творческое наследие представлено оригинальными философскими произведениями, стихами, переводами...

От издателя: Фридрих Ницше - немецкий философ, филолог-классик, поэт, автор таких известных трудов, как "Рождение трагедии из духа музыки", "Генеалогия морали", "Антихрист" и др. В настоящем издании вниманию читателей предлагается философская поэма Ф.Ницше "Так говорил Заратустра", а также...

«Етика» — один з найвідоміших творів видатного голландського філософа португальського походження Бенедикта Спінози (лат. Benedictus de Spinoza, порт. Bento de Espinosa, 1632–1677). Людина, що мислить, є частиною Бога, який, на думку автора, позбавлений антропоморфізму. Таким чином, філософія...

Книжка присвячена не так історії найвідоміших і найуживаніших спецій, як-от перець, чай, кава, тютюн тощо, як тому впливові цих засобів насолоди, який вони справляли протягом віків, починаючи від доби Середньовіччя, на загальний поступ людства, тому особливому місцю, яке вони посідали в...

Італійський політик, філософ, історик, письменник, поет і комедіограф Нікколо Мак’явеллі (1469—1527) особливої слави зажив своїм знаменитим твором «Державець» (1513), в якому він зробив спробу сформулювати загальні закони політичного життя, викласти суть «ремесла політика», а також визначити...

«Далекі близькі» – друга книжка українського філософа та публіциста Володимира Єрмоленка. Це книжка про Руссо, Казанову, Гофмана, Флобера, Дерріда, Зонтаґ, Барта, Ґарі – і водночас про близькість, насолоду, невидимість, втрату, повільність та чуттєвість. Це книжка про людей та їхні життя, їхні...

У творі «Досвід і судження» Едмунд Гусерль пропонує феноменологічне розуміння генеалогії логіки як походження форм судження з допредикативного досвіду. Він впроваджує поняття внутрішнього і зовнішнього горизонту досвіду, а також запропоновує специфічне феноменологічне розв’язання проблеми...

«Теологічно-політичний трактат» видатного нідерландського філософа-пантеїста Бенедикта Спінози (1632—1677) — один із перших його кроків на шляху до створення цілісної картини світу і зрозуміння «першопричини і походження речей», що мислилося як пантеїстичне розкриття генезису всіх предметів та...

Прокинувшись після довгого сну, середньовічна європейська наука відкрила для себе широкі обрії давньогрецької наукової думки і першим серед найвеличніших вчених античності проголосила Арістотеля (384–322 рр. до н. е.). Саме його твори з різних галузей науки стали фундаментом нових знань людства...

Це захоплююча подорож сторінками історії дев’яти великих міст світу, починаючи від VII ст. до н. е. і закінчуючи сучасною добою. Мілет і Александрія, Паталіпутра, Багдад і Ханчжоу, Флоренція, Ісфахан, Амстердам і Сан-Франциско – усіх їх єднало одне: толерантність і відкритість до сприйняття...

У невеликому за обсягом творі «Пролегомени» видатний німецький філософ І. Кант (1724—1804) пропонує дороговказ для побудови нової, наукової метафізики, що базується на принципах критицизму. Книга стане в нагоді не лише професійним філософам і фахівцям-науковцям, а й усім, хто виявляє інтерес до...

Мудрості не можна навчити, але її можна вивчати. Іноді найбільшою перепоною на шляху до Мудрості є занадто серйозне ставлення до себе і своїх думок, страх зробити помилку, сказати нісенітницю... Але ж ті, хто не припускаються помилок, роблять найбільшу помилку з усіх — вони не прагнуть пізнання...

Медитації, представлені у цій книжці, не являють собою якихось нових доктрин або просування християнської теології. Ці потужні медитації — спогади містика, який бачив світ таким, яким він насправді є, — здатні допомогти нам вирватися із своїх в’язниць зумовленностей, які перешкоджають у баченні...

Як виникають і закріплюються у громадській думці певні ідеї та вірування? І яку ціну заплатило людство, перш ніж у тій чи тій людській цивілізації з’явилася усталена система культурних кодів, які вже вийшли за межі національного розвитку й керують людською поведінкою? Одвічна потреба «їсти»...

Книга «DETOX, Діалоги з філософом: ресентимент та політика» — це відповіді на питання, які виникають при пошуку інструментів впливу на розвиток держав, при виборі шляху, і розумінні, як цей вибір відбувається, В книзі йдеться про формування системи цінностей; про «совок» і те, як з нього...

«Розмови про життя і мистецтво» — діалог відомих письменників на мистецькі, філософські та соціально-політичні теми. Це захоплююча бесіда про досвід і знання, які людина отримує в процесі творчого осмислення дійсності — у часі написання художнього твору. Книга писалася протягом 2014–2016 років...

Трактати Жан-Жака Русо, подані в цьому виданні («Дискурсія про науки й мистецтва», «Дискурсія про походження нерівності» та «Про суспільну угоду»), є ключовими текстами для розуміння моральних, культурних, релігійних і політичних суперечностей нашого часу. Як критик раціоналістичного...

Вперше здійснено переклад українською мовою основних праць відомого польського філософа Казимира Твардовського, який вважається засновником Львівсько-Варшавської школи та представником раннього етапу розвитку аналітичної філософії (наукової філософії). У книжці представлені погляди Казимира...

У досить розлогому і змістовно розмаїтому творі «Філософія грошей» класик німецької соціології й філософії культури Ґеорґ Зимель (1858—1918) розкриває перед читачами той багатий на філософські сенси світ, в якому гроші поступово перетворюються із самого лише засобу обміну на рушія господарських...

Disciple of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. "Father of Western Philosophy". Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time. Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer: Aristotle’s works shaped centuries of philosophy...

The study of the works of the great commanders and philosophers of the past is a very important part of military education Military activity has been a constant process over thousands of years, and the essential tactics, strategy, and goals of military operations have been unchanging throughout...

The Apology of Socrates was written by Plato. In fact, it’s a defensive speech of Socrates that he said in a court noted down by Plato. The main subject of the speech is a problem of the evil. Socrates insists that neither death nor death sentence is evil. We shouldn’t be afraid of the death...

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future is a novel by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. It is a book of philosophical thoughts about which the author wrote: „It‘s an awful book that comes out of my soul this time, it‘s very black, nearly an ink-fish. It braces me up as if I took...

Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a Western audience, and has been subsequently translated into many other languages (also Japanese). Nitobe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the...

Looking Further Forward by Richard C. Michaelis (or Looking Further Forward: An Answer to Looking Backward). This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Michaelis is German-born author in America for many...

Spinoza is one of the most important philosophers—and certainly the most radical—of the early modern period. His extremely naturalistic views on God, the world, the human being and knowledge serve to ground a moral philosophy centered on the control of the passions leading to virtue and...

Sir Francis Bacon's ''Novum Organum'' is a treatise meant to adjust the thought and methodology of learning about and understanding science and nature. Learn about the four Idols and the inductive method outlined in this keystone philosophy work. This is now known as the Baconian method. The...

On Liberty; Theory of liberty is a work by John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher, sociologist, economist and politician. Although this book is not large, more like a tract, it became a fundamental basis for the liberalism theory. With a whole heart, it defends the freedom of speech and...

Reflections on the Revolution in France by an English-Irish politician Edmund Burke is a philosophico-political treatise that widely criticizes the revolutionary method programms for rebuilding the society. It was written in the middle of the French Revolution in 1790. The treatise caused a wide...

THE MANUAL FOR LIVING is the first and best primer for living the best possible life -- as helpful in the twenty-first century as it was in the first. Epictetus's teachings rank among the greatest wisdom texts of human civilization. Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not just...

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (also translated as Thus Spoke Zarathustra) is a book written during the 1880s by the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. The title name Thus Spake Zarathustra, is meant to be ironic and cynical, like morbid sarcasm; and is suggestive of the...

Symposium (Συμπόσιον), or the Feast - Plato's dialogue on the problem of love. The name comes from the place where the dialogue took place, namely the feast of the playwright Agathon, where the comedian Aristophanes, philosopher Socrates, politician Alcibiades and others (Phaedrus, Pausanius...

The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, was presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a) to compare "the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated...

The Apology of Socrates was written by Plato. In fact, it’s a defensive speech of Socrates that he said in a court noted down by Plato. The main subject of the speech is a problem of the evil. Socrates insists that neither death nor death sentence is evil. We shouldn’t be afraid of the death...

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a 1762 book about the best way to establish a political community in the face of the problems of commercial society, which he had already identified in his Discourse on Inequality. The Social Contract argued against the idea that monarchs were...

The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 100 different languages, making it one of...

The City of God is a cornerstone of Western thought. Augustine’s Timeless Classic About the Timeless City is now an undisputed classic. The sheer scope of the work is impressive. The City of God (originaly On the city of God against the pagans) is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin...

The Republic is a classic work by an ancient Greek philosopher Plato. There is one of the most famous dialogues of Plato about the arrangement of the state structure and the essence of the state (contemporary for Plato, of course, but also important nowadays because the whole modern so called...

THE COLLECTED WORKS of Spinoza: ETHICS, THE PHILOSOPHY, A THEOLOGICO-POLITICAL TREATISE Spinoza is one of the most important philosophers—and certainly the most radical—of the early modern period. Spinoza’s ultimate intention is reveal the truth about Scripture and religion, and thereby to...

Ethics is a philosophical treatise written in Latin by Benedict de Spinoza. Spinoza's magnum opus, the Ethics, was published posthumously in the year of his death. The work opposed Descartes' philosophy of mind–body dualism, and earned Spinoza recognition as one of Western philosophy's most...

«Феноменологія духу» (1807) — це перший і, можливо, найскладніший для розуміння твір геніального філософа Ґ. В. Ф. Геґеля (1770—1831), одного з творців німецької класичної філософії. Саме йому ми завдячуємо появою діалектичного методу пізнання, формулюванням закону боротьби та єдності...

Рене Декарт (1596—1650), видатний французький філософ, відомий передовсім як творець першої метафізики Нового часу, мислитель, що визначив поле дискусій новочасної філософії в цілому. «Дискурсія про метод» і «Медитації про першу філософію» є ключовими текстами цієї метафізики. Це видання вперше...

Фрідріх Ніцше (1844—1900) — видатний німецький філософ і мислитель ХІХ століття, чиї твори мали вибуховий ефект і зробили його чи не найцитованішим філософом у ХХ сторіччі. Отримавши класичну освіту і ставши професором філології у 24 роки, Ніцше до того ж захоплювався музикою, яку вважав...

Фрідріх Ніцше (1844—1900) — видатний німецький філософ і мислитель ХІХ століття, чиї твори мали вибуховий ефект і зробили його чи не найцитованішим філософом у ХХ сторіччі. Отримавши класичну освіту і ставши професором філології у 24 роки, Ніцше до того ж захоплювався музикою, яку вважав...

Книга містить фрагменти декількох книг автора: «Пророки і поети», «Що таке модернізм», «Данте», «Шекспір», а також огляду «Поезія як безпосередня мудрість». Читач може познайомитися з літературними портретами і творчістю Данте, Війона, Ронсара, Ãвініцеллі, Кавальканті, Дю Беллі, Шекспіра...

У виданні феномени влади і свободи розглядаються автором в контексті політичної філософії на найширшому історичному та літературному матеріалі. Інститут влади проаналізовано в двох аспектах - як складову культури і як спосіб тотального поневолення людини. Книга знайомить читача з проблемами...

Книга включает эссе и фрагменты пяти монографий И. И. Ãарина. Читатель может познакомиться с литературно-психологическими портретами русских гениев и их влиянием на мировую культуру, в чем-то определившим облик литературы и философии XX века. Значительное место в книге занимает анализ «Русской...

Книга включає фрагменти есе І. І. Гаріна «Що таке модернізм» та монографії «Століття Джойса». Читач може познайомитися з літературними портретами і творчістю Джойса, Керрола, Ібсена, Вірджинії Вулф, Гертруди Стайн, Томаса Манна, Пруста, Кафки, Беккета та інших модерністів. Все велике в мистецтві...

Чи замислюємося ми, яку роль грає колір у нашому житті? Мабуть, що ні. Адже ми так звикли до різнобарв’я світу, що у вирі сучасного життя майже не помічаємо цього. Утім колір має давню, багату й загадкову історію. Ви хочете дізнатися, коли жовтий став кольором перемоги і чому діти не люблять...

Книга включає першу частину монографії І. І. Гаріна «Що таке етика» і шість глав книги «Любов». У жанрі афористичних фрагментів автор знайомить читача з поглядами на моральність і любов великих мислителів, письменників і поетів всіх часів і народів. Етика являє собою нескінченну спробу людини...

Книга містить фрагменти монографії І. І. Гаріна «Що таке філософія і що таке істина» і основи філософських вчень мислителів епохи Просвітництва («Від Бекона до Руссо»), а також - Паскаля, Юма, Берклі, Канта, Шеллінга, Гегеля, Шопенгауера, Кіркегора, Ніцше, Бергсона, Джемса, Гуссерля, Хайдеггера...

«Метафізика» — один із головних творів Арістотеля, який є точкою відліку філософської традиції метафізики. У ньому Арістотель викладає свою «першу філософію», яку він так називає тому, що вона займається пошуком причин всієї дійсності. Крім того, «Метафізика» є першою систематичною історією...

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. It is hard to think of many who have had as much influence in the creation of the modern world. In addition to his overtly philosophical early work, his...

“My problems are new, my psychological horizon frighteningly comprehensive, my language bold and clear; there may well be no books written in German which are richer in ideas and more independent than mine”. – Nietzsche`s Letter to Carl Fuchs (14 December 1887). Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a...

We live in an era rife with cultural conflict. The 21st century is by no means free of wars, terrorism, riots, famine, nor epidemics. We may attempt to solve the challenges of our times by uniting the humanistic disciplines of philosophy, science, and technology. Our modern reality requires a...

До царини наукових інтересів норвезького вченого Трюльса Вюллера належать: фізична, філософська, екзистенціальна, соціальна та історична дійсність часу, і в своїй книжці він якомога різнобічніше висвітлює питання: «що таке час?» Але відверто попереджає: не варто чекати на нього однозначної, ба...

«В чому наше благо? Вибрані думки римського філософа» - збірка творів, що належать перу давньогрецького філософа Епіктета. До неї увійшли «Афоризми» і трактат «В чому наше благо?» Це роздуми відомого, зрештою, провідного, проповідника стоїцизму від класичної грецької школи про сенс життя і...

Тарас Лютий — професор кафедри філософії та релігієзнавства НаУКМА і старший науковий співробітник відділу філософської антропології Інституту філософії імені Григорія Сковороди. Цікавиться питаннями філософської антропології, філософії культури, історії філософії. Куратор програми перекладів...