Meditations The Annotated Edition by Marcus Aurelius; Robin Waterfield
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Category: Philosophy
This definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is an insightful look into the mind of Ancient Rome's sixteenth emperor. As featured on the Today Show Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE) was the sixteenth emperor of Rome--and by far the most powerful man in the world. Yet he ...Show more
The Precipice - Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity by Toby Ord
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Category: Philosophy
'Splendid . . . The Precipice is a powerful book, written with a philosopher's eye . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator. We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves without develop ...Show more
The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar
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Category: Philosophy
How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social justice? For decades, Joseph Campbell had defined our cultural aspirations in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, emphasizing the value of seeking glory and earning immortality. His work became the playbook for Hollywood, with its many ...Show more
Committed Writings by Albert Camus; Justin O'Brien (Translator)
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This volume contains some of Camus's most powerful political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. 'Letters to a German Friend' was Camus' first wartime intervention, written in 1943 in order 'to make our battle more effective'. 'Reflections on the Guill ...Show more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics | Reading Level: very good
Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius' Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman ...Show more
The Philosopher Queens: The lives and legacies of philosophy's unsung women by Rebecca Buxton, Lisa Whiting
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Category: Philosophy
The history of philosophy has not done women justice: you've probably heard of Plato, Kant, Nietzsche and Locke - but what about Hypatia, Arendt, Oluwole and Young? The Philosopher Queens is a long-awaited book about women in philosophy by women in philosophy. It brings to centre stage twenty prominent ...Show more
The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
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Category: Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy (1912) is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is uncertain ...Show more
Contesting Nietzsche by Christa Davis Acampora
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Category: Philosophy
A brilliant exploration of a significant and understudied aspect of Nietzsche's philosophy.In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing ...Show more
The Failures of Philosophy - A Historical Essay by Stephen Gaukroger
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Category: Philosophy
The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy--and what we can learn from themPhilosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories. But, taking the long view, philosophy has a ...Show more
The Great Philosophers: Socrates by Anthony Gottlieb
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Great Philosophers Ser.
'If you put me to death,' Socrates warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place.'So indeed it would prove, a single cup of hemlock robbing the western philosophical tradition of its founding father. Yet Socrates' influence was not so easily to be done away with. His word ...Show more
The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
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Category: Philosophy
One of the most important philosophical works of all time, in a new Penguin Classics translation. Aristotle's classic treatise is based on his famous doctrine of the golden mean, which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency. Reacting against Plato's absolutism, Aristotle insist ...Show more
Friendship by A. C. Grayling
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Vices and Virtues Ser.
An entertaining and provocative investigation of friendship in all its variety, from ancient times to the present day A central bond, a cherished value, a unique relationship, a profound human need, a type of love. What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? How has frie ...Show more