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  • HOW TO DREAM
    HOW TO DREAM
    NHAT HANH, THICH
    In the final book of the best-selling Mindfulness Essentials series, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to realize our dreams in this very moment.We all want our lives to be useful and meaningful. The aspiration to transform suffering—our own, each other's, and the Earth's—can give us the energy we need to continue on a wholesome path. In How to Dream, Thich Nhat Hanh expl...
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  • STOICISM 101
    STOICISM 101
    ERICK CLOWARD
    Discover all the essential wisdom of the stoics with this engaging, informative, and easy-to-understand guide to all the key philosophers, concepts, and principles of the stoic philosophy.You've seen the memes and quotes everywhere—from Reddit to TikTok—but what is stoicism really about? Stoicism 101 teaches you everything you need to know about this influential philosophy—from...
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  • A TERRIBLY SERIOUS ADVENTURE
    A TERRIBLY SERIOUS ADVENTURE
    NIKHIL KRISHNAN
    What are the limits of language? How to bring philosophy closer to everyday life? What makes a good human being?These were among the questions that philosophers wrestled with in mid-twentieth-century Britain, a period shadowed by war and the rise of fascism. In response to these events, thinkers such as Gilbert Ryle, J. L. Austin, Elizabeth Anscombe and Iris Murdoch aspired to ...
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  • SOCRATES
    SOCRATES
    DEVRA LEHMANN
    A lively and accessible introduction to the quintessential philosopher, and the civilized world's first enemy of the state.Named a Best Teen & YA Nonfiction title of 2022 by Kirkus ReviewsSocrates: A Life Worth Living traces the life and ideas of one of Western Civilization's founding philosophers, whose influence is still felt more than two thousand years later. Socrates is fa...
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  • SPINOZA
    SPINOZA
    DEVRA LEHMANN
    An entertaining and accessible introduction to the radical philosopher of freedom of thought and religion is the only biography of Spinoza for young adults. The second title in the Philosophy for Young People series.Winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureA Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books"Clarity, accessibility and spot-on relevance to i...
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  • WHAT WE OWE THE FUTURE
    WHAT WE OWE THE FUTURE
    MACASKILL, WILLIAM
    In this instant New York Times bestseller, a renowned philosopher puts forth the case for longtermism The fate of the world - and the future - is in our hands. Now with a new foreword, What We Owe the Future argues for longtermism: that positively influencing the distant future is our time's key moral priority. It's not enough to reverse climate change or avert a pandemic. We m...
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    Q. 150

  • THE VISIONARIES
    THE VISIONARIES
    EILENBERGER, WOLFRAM
    A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram EilenbergerThe period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty...
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  • ARGUING FOR A BETTER WORLD
    ARGUING FOR A BETTER WORLD
    ARIANNE SHAHVISI
    Is it sexist to say that "men are trash"? Can white people be victims of racism? Do we bear any individual responsibility for climate change?We've all wrestled with questions like these, whether we're shouting at a relative across the dinner table, quarreling with old classmates on social media, or chatting late into the night with friends. Many people give kneejerk answers tha...
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    Q. 210

  • THE PRACTICING STOIC
    THE PRACTICING STOIC
    WARD FARNSWORTH
    The great insights of the Sotics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone - the most valuable wisdom of...
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    Q. 310

  • HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY
    HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY
    SELLARS, JOHN
    The Hellenistic period was a rich and exciting time for philosophy. It saw the birth of two new schools of thought, Epicureanism and Stoicism, and important developments in Plato's Academy. Aristotelians and Cynics were also active during the period, all of which created a vibrant philosophical landscape. Many of the ideas now associated with early modern and enlightenment phi...
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  • PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (A BEGINNER'S GUIDE)
    PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (A BEGINNER'S GUIDE)
    VARIOS AUTORES
    In this lively and entertaining introduction to the philosophy of mind, Edward Feser explores the questions central to the discipline; such as 'do computers think', and 'what is consciousness'; and gives an account of all the most important and significant attempts that have been made to answer them. ...
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    Q. 140

  • MEDITATIONS
    MEDITATIONS
    AURELIUS, MARCUS
    A new translation of the philosophical journey that has inspired luminaries from Matthew Arnold to Bill Clinton in a beautiful hardcover gift edition, with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith World-changing ideas meet eye-catching design: the best titles of the extraordinarily successful Great Ideas series are now packaged in Coralie Bickford-Smith s distinctive, award-w...
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  • THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN
    THE TROUBLE WITH BEING BORN
    E. M. CIORAN
    "A love of Cioran creates an urge to press his writing into someone's hand, and is followed by an equal urge to pull it away as poison."—The New YorkerIn this volume, which reaffirms the uncompromising brilliance of his mind, Cioran strips the human condition down to its most basic components, birth and death, suggesting that disaster lies not in the prospect of death but in th...
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    Q. 160

  • THE HOBBIT AND PHILOSOPHY
    THE HOBBIT AND PHILOSOPHY
    BASSHAM, GREGORY / ERIC BRONSON
    u003cpu003eu003cbu003eA philosophical exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic—just in time for the December 2012 release of Peter Jackson's new film adaptation, u003ciu003eThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's u003ciu003eThe Hobbitu003c/iu003e is one of the best-loved fantasy books of all time and the enchantin...
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    Q. 340

  • THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION & HEAVEN AND HELL
    THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION & HEAVEN AND HELL
    ALDOUS HUXLEY
    Half an hour after swallowing the drug I became aware of a slow dance of golden lights . . .Among the most profound explorations of the effects of mind-expanding drugs ever written, here are two complete classic books—The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell—in which Aldous Huxley, author of the bestselling Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmappe...
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  • UTOPIA
    UTOPIA
    MORE, THOMAS
    In his most famous and controversial book, u003ciu003eUtopiau003c/iu003e, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and all property is communal. Through dialogue and correspondence between the protagonist Raphael Hythloday and his friends and contemporaries, More explores the theories behind war, po...
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  • THE LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES
    THE LAST DAYS OF SOCRATES
    PLATO
    The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account. Euthyphro finds Socrates outside the court-house, debating the nature of piety, while the Apology is his robust rebuttal of the charges of impiety and a defence of the philosopher's l...
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  • TEACHINGS ON LOVE
    TEACHINGS ON LOVE
    THICH, NHAT HANH
    Weaving together traditional stories, personal experiences, and a deep understanding of the Buddha's way of mindful living, Thich Nhat Hanh provides step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any relationship and extend our love even to those that cause us pain. Teachings on Love is a treasure-trove of guidance for couples, co-workers, or friends who wish ...
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  • RIGHTS OF MAN
    RIGHTS OF MAN
    THOMAS PAINE
    One of the great classics on democracy, u003ciu003eRights of Manu003c/iu003e was published in England in 1791 as a vindication of the French Revolution and a critique of the British system of government. In direct, forceful prose, Paine defends popular rights, national independence, revolutionary war, and economic growth—all considered dangerous and even seditious issues. In hi...
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  • MEDITATIONS
    MEDITATIONS
    MARCUS AURELIUS (MARCO AURELIO)
    A timely book for today's world, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations explores how to endure hardship, how to cope with change and how to find something positive out of adversity.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book l...
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  • CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM EATER AND OTHER WRITINGS
    CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM EATER AND OTHER WRITINGS
    DE QUINCEY, THOMAS
    In an examination of his laudanum addiction and the dreams and visions the drug engendered, Thomas De Quincey lays bare the celestial pleasures and infernal lows of an existence dependent on "subtle and mighty opium". At once moving and rhapsodic, and suffused with a poetic and lyrical beauty, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater hauntingly evokes frightful scenes and phantasm...
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  • KEY PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS
    KEY PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS
    DESCARTES, RENE
    Rene Descartes (1569-1650), the ‘father' of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity. Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence, Descartes in his writings - most of which are philosophical classics - attempted to ...
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  • SOCIAL CONTRACT
    SOCIAL CONTRACT
    ROUSSEAU, JEAN-JACQUES
    In The Social Contract Rousseau (1712-1778) argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. An individual can only be free under the law, he says, by voluntarily embracing that law as his own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate our desires to the interests of all, the general will.Some have seen in this the promise of a free an...
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  • REASONS NOT TO WORRY
    REASONS NOT TO WORRY
    BRIGID DELANEY
    In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence. Like many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good? ...
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  • MEDITATIONS
    MEDITATIONS
    AURELIUS, MARCUS
    Discover Marcus Aurelius's Meditations with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Meditations special edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you're reading for the first...
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