Essays and Aphorisms: Pocket Hardbacks by Arthur Schopenhauer
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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
Ending Holy Wars: Religion and Conflict Resolution in Civil Wars by Isak Svensson
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Category: Philosophy | Series: New Approaches to Peace and Conflict
Ending Holy Wars explores how religious dimensions affect the possibilities for conflict resolution in civil war. This is the first book that systematically tries to map out the religious dimensions of internal armed conflicts and explain the conditions under which religious dimensions impede peaceful s ...Show more
When Blood and Bones Cry Out : Journeys Through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation (New Approaches to Peace and Conflict) by John Paul & Angela Hill Lederach
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Category: Philosophy
How do people heal and reconcile after violent experiences that defy words? John Paul Lederach and his daughter address social healing and reconciliation in traumatised communities through metaphors, music and unforgettable stories of suffering and hope. The Lederachs challenge the traditional notion th ...Show more
The Key to HeavenEdifing Tales from Holy Scripture to Serve as Teaching and Warning by Leszek Kołakowski
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Category: Philosophy
God's Message to the World:You've Got Me All Wrong by Neale Donald Walsch
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Category: Philosophy
Is it possible that everything we think we know about God, and what God wants, is wrong?Could humanity's ideas about all this be the greatest inaccuracies . . . ever? Would it matter if they were? The author of the multi-million-selling Conversations with God series places the question squarely before o ...Show more
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Explains how our current predicament - the runaway growth in human population, consumption and technology, and the consequent pressure this places on earth, air and water - is as old as civilization. We need to understand the patterns of progress to avoid a disasterous outcome. "Ronald Wright is an hist ...Show more
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life... by Daniel Klein
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Category: Philosophy
A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling author of Travels with Epicurus. As a young college student studying philosophy, Klein filled a notebook with short quotes from the world's greatest thinkers, hoping to find some guidance on how to live the best life he ...Show more
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness by Russ Roberts
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Category: Philosophy
"A fun, fascinating, and original book that will challenge you to become a better version of yourself." (Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive). What does it take to be truly happy? Should we pursue fame and fortune or the respect of our friends and family? How can we make the world a better place? Two hundre ...Show more
The World Beyond Your Head: How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford
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Category: Philosophy
From 'one of the most influential thinkers of our time' (Sunday Times): how to respond to today's demands on our attention. In this brilliant follow-up to The Case for Working with Your Hands, Matthew Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. With ever-increasing demands on our at ...Show more
A Curiosity of Doubts by T. L. Uglow
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Specials
"While society generally espouses the value of logic and certainty, we grow because we doubt. Humans have not spent millennia traversing oceans and experimenting with explosives because of confidence in their beliefs. Culture and science are rooted in unknowns, and when we accept doubt we are more creat ...Show more
Philosophy (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to philosophy. Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought is an authoritative yet fun reference book and timeline on the compilation of human knowledge. Both art and science attempt answers to the big questions -- what is truth, how to be good, and where did we come from? ...Show more
The Most Good You Can Do - How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas aboutLiving Ethically by Singer Peter, Peter Singer
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
"Internationally renowned philosopher Peter Singer presents a challenging new movement in the search for an ethical life, one that has emerged from his work on some of the world's most pressing problems. Effective altruism requires a rigorously unsentimental view of charitable giving: a substantial prop ...Show more