Plato (The Great Philosophers) by Bernard Williams
19.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single influence has been greater, in every age and in every philo ...Show more
How to Deal With Idiots (and Stop Being One Yourself) by Maxime Rovere
22.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
From unshakeable Fools to mean-spirited Jerks, a new enquiry into humanity's greatest scourge: Idiots. In which we discover: Where idiots come from, and why it's never a good idea to take the moral high ground with one; A fail-safe strategy for surviving family meals and navigating infuriating instituti ...Show more
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
32.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks. Pay attention.As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with real w ...Show more
The Tao of Pooh 40th Anniversary Gift Edition by Benjamin Hoff
35.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
“What’s this you’re writing?… asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table. “The Tao of Pooh,… I replied. “The how of Pooh?… asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written. “The Tao of Pooh,… I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil. “It seems more like ow! of Pooh,… said Pooh, rubbing his ...Show more
The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know About Science, History and The Mind by A C Grayling
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
What do we know, and how do we know it? What do we now know that we don't know? And what have we learnt about the obstacles to knowing more? In a time of deepening battles over what knowledge and truth mean, these questions matter more than ever. Bestselling polymath and philosopher A. C. Grayling seeks ...Show more
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: near fine
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril.Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking i ...Show more
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
22.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: Scholarly/Undergraduate
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid be ...Show more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
15.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's 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 Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord; Ken Knabb (Edited and Translated by)
37.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The Society of the Spectacle is a carefully considered effort to clarify the most fundamental tendencies and contradictions of the society in which we find ourselves--in order to facilitate its overthrow. Guy Debord was the founder of the Situationist International, the notorious avant-garde group that ...Show more
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live by Peter Cave
34.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: How to Think Ser.
How ought we to live? What is it to flourish as a human being? How should we best approach death? We all think about these questions at one time or another, and, as Socrates famously said, 'the unexamined life is not worth living'. In showing how the great philosophers of human history reasoned and what ...Show more
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh (Contribution by)
39.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh presents seven transformative meditations that help us answer life's deepest ques ...Show more