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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion...

Jonathan Haidt

Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Religious issues & debates; Psychology

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Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe from you? Why do ideas such... [more]

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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

Alain de Botton

Philosophy; Popular philosophy

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We spend most of our waking lives at work - in occupations often chosen by our unthinking sixteen-year-old selves. And yet... [more]

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How Proust Can Change Your Life

Alain de Botton

Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Philosophy

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'What a marvellous book this is ...de Botton dissects what [Proust] had to say about friendship, reading, looking carefully,... [more]

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Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy...

Michael Bruce, Steven Barbone

Philosophy; History of Western philosophy

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Does the existence of evil call into doubt the existence of God? Show me the argument. Philosophy starts with questions, but... [more]

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Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips

Max Cryer

Language: reference & general; Reference; Popular philosophy

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From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, 'birds of a feather... [more]

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You Kant Make it Up!: Strange Ideas from History's Greatest Philosophers...

Gary Hayden

Philosophy; Popular philosophy

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Drawing on the writings of the great philosophers, You Kant Make it Up sends the reader on thrilling, non-stop tour of their... [more]

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The Moral Landscape

Sam Harris

Ethics & moral philosophy; Religion & beliefs; Religious ethics; Popular science

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Sam Harris' first book, The End of Faith , ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris... [more]

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Human Nature: Justice Versus Power: The Chomsky-Foucault Debate

Michel Foucault, Noam Chomsky

Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Popular philosophy

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Rousseau's Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment

David Edmonds , John Edinow

Biography: general; Philosophy

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<p>&nbsp;In 1766 Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- philosopher, novelist, composer, educational and political provocateur -- was on... [more]

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The Philosophy of Human Evolution: A Philosophical Introduction

Michael Ruse

Philosophy; Philosophy of science; Evolution; Human biology

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This book provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, looking at the facts and interpretations... [more]

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The Essential Huainanzi

Andrew Seth Meyer, Harold D. Roth, John S. Major, Sarah Queen

History; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Religious issues & debates

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Compiled in the second century B.C.E, the Huainanzi clarifies a crucial period in the development of Chinese conceptions... [more]

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The Story of Philosophy: A History of Western Thought

James Garvey, Jeremy Stangroom

Philosophy; History of Western philosophy

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The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot... [more]

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The Five Rings: Musashi Miyamoto's Art of Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi

History; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Military tactics; Oriental martial arts

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Written by legendary Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, The Five Rings (c.1645) is a brilliant exposition of the struggle... [more]

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Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity...

Raymond Tallis

Philosophy; Popular philosophy; Evolution; Neurosciences

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In a devastating critique Raymond Tallis exposes the exaggerated claims made for the ability of neuroscience and evolutionary... [more]

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In Defence of Wonder and Other Philosophical Reflections

Raymond Tallis

Philosophy; Popular philosophy

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In these lively and provocative essays, philosopher, polymath and all-round intellectual heavyweight, Raymond Tallis debunks... [more]

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Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists

Diogenes

History; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Popular philosophy

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'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence.' Diogenes the Cynic is best... [more]

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The Ego Trick

Julian Baggini

Philosophy; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Popular philosophy

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Are you still the person who lived fifteen, ten or five years ago? Fifteen, ten or five minutes ago? Can you plan for your... [more]

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The Philosophy of Horror

Thomas Fahy

Films, movies & cinema; Philosophy

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<p>Sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting to see what will happen next, horror audiences crave the fear and exhilaration... [more]

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The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age

Richard Louv

Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Society & Social Sciences; The natural world, country life & pets

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For many of us, thinking about the future conjures up images of Cormac McCarthy's The Road a post-apocalyptic dystopia stripped... [more]

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The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism

Tariq Ramadan

Popular philosophy; Religion & beliefs

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'This book is a journey, and an initiation'. In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace... [more]

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The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death

John Gray

Philosophy; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Spiritualism

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This title is nominated for Sunday Times , New Statesman and TLS Books Of The Year. At the heart of all human experience... [more]

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