The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
$26.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life, de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing every ...Show more
New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny
$32.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: A\New History of Western Philosophy Ser.
This book is no less than a guide to the whole of Western philosophy--the ideas that have undergirded our civilization for two-and-a-half thousand years. Anthony Kenny tells the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through the Middle Ages and the Enlightenment into the modern world. He introduces us ...Show more
The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi
$22.99 AUD
Category: Penguin Spinner Non-fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and ...Show more
The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents. It explores some of the most creative minds in history. B ...Show more
A Field Guide To Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Canons | Reading Level: good-very good
In this investigation into loss, losing and being lost, Rebecca Solnit explores the challenges of living with uncertainty. A Field Guide to Getting Lost takes in subjects as eclectic as memory and mapmaking, Hitchcock movies and Renaissance painting, Beautifully written, this book combines memoir, histo ...Show more
Essays and Aphorisms: Pocket Hardbacks by Arthur Schopenhauer
$16.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks Ser.
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many ...Show more
In Search of the Miraculous by P D Ouspensky
$33.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Harvest Book
A new edition of the groundbreaking spiritual treasure, with a foreword by bestselling author Marianne Williamson . Since its original publication in 1949, In Search of the Miraculous has been hailed as the most valuable and reliable documentation of G. I. Gurdjieff's thoughts and universal view. This h ...Show more
Mythologies by Roland Barthes; Annette Lavers (Translator)
$12.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
'Mythologies' is a series of essays on the codings that command our daily life, from hairstyles in the film Julius Caesar to glossy photographs of gourmet cooking, to the cult of foam in detergents.
Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E Frankl
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Category: Philosophy
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and w ...Show more
Empathy by Roman Krznaric
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Influential popular philosopher Roman Krznaric argues our brains are wired for social connection: empathy is at the heart of who we are. It's an essential, transforming quality we must develop for the 21st Century. Through encounters with actors, activists, groundbreaking designers, undercover journ ...Show more