What Would Freud Do? by Sarah Tomley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
What Would Freud Do? uses the key ideas of more than 80 psychological thinkers, past and present, to shine new light onto today's everyday problems. Ever wondered what a great therapist like Freud or Jung would have to say about your horrible boss, your phone-checking addiction or an occasional wish to ...Show more
Seeing Like a State - How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed by James C. Scott
$30.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Veritas Paperbacks Ser.
"Illuminating and beautifully written, this book calls into sharp relief the nature of the world we now inhabit."--New Yorker "A magisterial critique of top-down social planning."--Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times "One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been publish ...Show more
The School of Life: An Emotional Education by Alain de Botton, The School of Life
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
What does it mean to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century? And how should we go about doing it? These are the most important questions to ask ourselves and the ones we most often avoid dealing with. This insightful, witty and generous book reveals one simple answer to the question of a good ...Show more
Mind and Body (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A practical and playful guide to balancing and maintaining physical and mental harmony.The modern world can present the body as a machine that just needs to be regularly exercised. However, it is a remarkably sensitive organ in which a lot of our pain and hope is stored and that we need to interpret and ...Show more
Ethics in the Real World: 90 Essays on Things that Matter (A Fully Updated and Expanded Edition) by Peter Singer
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Category: Philosophy
A revised edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, featuring 37 new essays.A fully updated and expanded edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, including 37 new essays.Free speech and fake news, stopping Putin, pandemic ethics, climate change, extreme poverty, abortion, euthanasia, sports d ...Show more
Meditations (Collins Classics) by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by leaders and great thinkers alike. Never intended for publication, Med ...Show more
The Meaning of Life (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$26.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
To wonder too openly or intensely about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and faintly ridiculous pastime. It can seem like a topic on which ordinary mortals cannot make much progress. In truth, it is for all of us to wonder about, define and work towards a more meaningful existence. Thi ...Show more
How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy by Julian Baggini
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Julian Baggini's How the World Thinks is there to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' Observer's guide to Autumn in culture In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of ...Show more
Calm: Educate yourself in the art of remaining calm, and learn how to defend yourself from panic and fury (The School of Life) by The School of Life Press (Series editor Alain de Botton)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\School of Life Library
Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a loss of calm - and a descent into anxiety and agitation. Surprisingly, but very fortunately, our power to remain calm can be rehearsed and im ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
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Category: Philosophy
Should we believe in God? In this brisk introduction to modern atheism, one of the world's greatest science writers tells us why we shouldn't.Richard Dawkins was fifteen when he stopped believing in God. Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he'd felt certain they must have had ...Show more
Small Pleasures (The School of Life) by The School of Life, The School of Life
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Category: Philosophy
The School of Life is a global organisation helping people lead more fulfilled lives. Through our range of books, gifts and stationery, we aim to prompt more thoughtful natures and help everyone to find fulfilment. The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life cre ...Show more
Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
$24.99 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