Plato at the Googleplex - Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
39.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Imagine that Plato came to life in the twenty-first century and embarked on a multi-city speaking tour. How would he mediate a debate between a Freudian psychoanalyst and a 'tiger mum' on how to raise the perfect child? How would he handle the host of a right-wing news program who denies there can be mo ...Show more
What Would Jane Do?: Quips and Wisdom from Jane Austen by Potter Style
19.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Become Mistress of Yourself Jane Austen always knows just the right thing to say. With this pocket collection of quotes from Jane's novels and letters, you too, will have a quip for every situation.
Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology by Luc Ferry
29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
More than 100,000 copies sold in France. A fascinating new journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaningHeroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literat ...Show more
Fifty Thinkers Who Shaped the Modern World by Stephen Trombley
29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Stephen Trombley's Fifty Thinkers Who Shaped the Modern World traces the development of modern thought through a sequence of accessible profiles of the most influential thinkers in every domain of intellectual endeavour since 1789. No major representative of post-Enlightenment thought escapes Trombley's ...Show more
The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen by Kwame Anthony Appiah
32.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Honour emerges at the centre of our modern world in Kwame Anthony Appiah's The Honor Code. Over the last few centuries, new democratic movements have led to the emancipation of women, slaves and the oppressed. What drove these modern changes, Appiah argues, was not imposing legislation from above but ha ...Show more
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, and The Bed of ...Show more
The Philosophical Life: Twelve Great thinkers who sought to live well, from Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller
43.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. In Examined Lives, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philoso ...Show more
Predatory Thinking: A Masterclass in Outwitting the Competition by Dave Trott
34.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Powerful strategies for how to out-think the competition -- from one of the true greats of the advertising world Two explorers are walking through the jungle. Suddenly they hear a tiger roar. One explorer sits down and takes a pair of running shoes out of his backpack. 'You're crazy, you'll never out-ru ...Show more
A Sneetch is a Sneetch and Other Philosophical Discoveries: Finding Wisdom in Children's Literature by Thomas E. Wartenberg
32.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Taking Picture Books Seriously: What can we learn about philosophy through children's books? This warm and charming volume casts a spell on adult readers as it unveils the surprisingly profound philosophical wisdom contained in children's picture books, from Dr Seuss's Sneetches to William Steig's Shrek ...Show more
50 Philosophy Classics: Thinking, Being, Acting, Seeing - Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books by Tom Butler-Bowdon
24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The sixth in the bestselling 50s series, and a lively entry point to the field by exploring the works of 50 of the most significant philosophers; including those that show us how to think (Descartes, Foucault and Wittgenstein); how to be (Aristotle, Spinoza, Satre); how to act (Bentham, Kant, Singer) an ...Show more
The Great Philosophers by Stephen Law
27.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Since the beginning of time mankind has struggled with the big questions surrounding our existence. Whilst most people have heard of Socrates, Machiavelli and Nietzsche, many are less clear on their theories and key concepts. In The Great Philosophers, bestselling author Stephen Law condenses and deciph ...Show more
The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz
32.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
As heard on Book of the Week, Radio 4. 'This book is about change.' We are all storytellers - we make stories to make sense of our lives. But it is not enough to tell tales. There must be someone to listen. In his work as a practising psychoanalyst, Stephen Grosz has spent the last twenty-five years unc ...Show more