Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life? How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for? In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores ...Show more
What Would Nietzsche Do? by Marcus Weeks
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22.99 (34% off)
Category: Philosophy
What Would Nietzsche Do? uses the key ideas of more than 80 philosophical thinkers, past and present, to shine new light onto today's everyday problems. Ever wondered if Schopenhauer could fix your broken heart? How Heraclitus might help you if you lost your phone? Given the chance, would Foucault leav ...Show more
Ideas to Save Your Life: Philosophy for Wisdom, Solace and Pleasure by Michael McGirr
24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
This book is about the quest for order in a perplexing world.Ideas to Save Your Life follows Michael McGirr's much-admired Books that Saved My Life (2018). This time, instead of sharing his love of literature, McGirr shares his love of philosophy, focusing on the works of twenty-plus eminent thinkers ac ...Show more
Quest for a Moral Compass: History/Ethic by Kenan Malik
24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The story of the global search for moral truths In this remarkable and groundbreaking book, Kenan Malik explores the history of moral thought as it has developed over three millennia, from Homer's Greece to Mao's China, from ancient India to modern America. It tells the stories of the great philosophe ...Show more
Everyday Ethics by Simon Longstaff
29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Do I buy eggs laid by free-range chooks or the cheaper ones from caged birds? Do I tell my best friend I saw her boyfriend kissing another girl? Do I lie to my mum by telling her I will wear the jumper she bought me, even though it's the ugliest jumper in the world? Every day our lives are punctuated b ...Show more
How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus
29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophy Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How ...Show more
Collins Classics: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
9.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized.’ Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focusing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very care ...Show more
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition by Robert Pirsig
22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A book which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey.
Too Late to Awaken - What Lies Ahead When There Is No Future? by Slavoj Zizek
45.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The most provocative philosopher of our times returns with a rousing and counterintuitive analysis of our global predicamentWe hear all the time that it's five minutes to global doomsday, so now is our last chance to avert disaster. But what if the only way to prevent a catastrophe is to assume that it ...Show more
The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World by Chao-Hwei Shih
36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Eastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty and more. An unlikely duo-Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent Australian philosopher and professor of b ...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
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
29.99 AUD
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