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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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c2011
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We all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, it was the philosophers who offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what makes for a life worth living. Here, James Miller returns to this vibrant tradition with short, lively biographies of twelve famous philosophers. With a flair for paradox and rich anecdote, this is a book that confirms...
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A.A. Knopf
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c2011
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In his unwavering commitment to truth and in the example of his own life, Socrates set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy. And yet, for twenty-five centuries, he has remained an enigma: a man who left no written legacy and about whom everything we know is hearsay, gleaned from the writings of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes. Now historian Bettany Hughes gives us a vivid portrait of Socrates and of his homeland, Athens in its Golden...
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From award-winning author Walter Mosley comes the third work featuring hardened ex-con turned street philosopher Socrates Fortlow. Organizing other troubled individuals, Socrates starts the Thursday Night Thinkers' Meeting, in which members discuss "the world and what would be the right thing to do." "Highly recommended for popular fiction collections."-Library Journal
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"Socrates: 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 famous for how he died, executed by the Athenian government forcorrupting the youth of Athens, but his most important contribution was to challenge the people around him to test their ideas and beliefs in conversation with each other, in the belief that in this...
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Born in the late 5th century AD, Boethius was a Roman statesman and philosopher who would come into the service of the Ostrogothic ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great. Ultimately, he would rise to the position of magister officiorum, the head of all the government and court services. In 523 A.D., he would find himself accused of treasonous correspondence with Justin I, a charge that would land him in prison and ultimately lead to his execution. During...
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Penguin Workshop
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[2020]
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"Born in 551 BC, Confucius was a young man when he set his heart and mind on learning as much as he could. By his thirties, he'd become a brilliant teacher who shared his knowledge of several subjects, including arithmetic, history, and poetry, with his students. Confucius wanted to make sure that everyone in China had access to an education and devoted his whole life to learning and teaching so he could transform and improve society. His lessons--now...
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"Trapisondas de un filósofo insolente" (segunda edición) es la autobiografía ficticia de un filósofo ocurrente y socarrón que se nos muestra como un niño apocado y vergonzoso, primero; como un muchacho que huye de su casa y vive aventuras singulares, después; como universitario que alterna con compañeros juerguistas y mujeriegos, a continuación y, por último, dando forma al filósofo mundano y advertido que ya es y así poder salpimentar...
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Isabel Dalhousie volume 13
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2020.
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"One of the author's most beloved characters is back--and once again she will have to call upon her powers of deduction and her unflappable moral code to unravel a new philosophical mystery. In Edinburgh, rumors and gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must deal...
13) Simply Sartre
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"This is a delightful introduction to the life and ideas of Jean-Paul Sartre. Detmer's writing is clear, engaging, and fun to read. The book weaves together accurate overviews of Sartre's main ideas with convincing reasons these ideas are still relevant today. The book ends with useful summaries of 50 of Sartre's works-a perfect roadmap for anyone who wishes to read Sartre himself. If I had to recommend one book to a friend, colleague, or family member...
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El diario íntimo del gobernante estoico más famoso de la Antigüedad.
Tienes entre manos un libro que vale su peso en oro. Es el libro que escribió Marco Aurelio, el hombre más poderoso y sabio de su tiempo. El que influyó en Felipe ii de España, Federico ii de Prusia, Catalina II de Rusia o George Washington. El que inspiró el ascetismo cristiano, influyó en la Ilustración europea y condicionó la filosofía contemporánea a través del...
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Sin duda, este libro resultará valioso para un público muy amplio, en principio filósofos y músicos, pero está escrito con tanta claridad, belleza, riqueza en metáforas, y con un cuidado por hacerse comprender y de llegar a los otros, que no dudo que resulte interesante mucho más allá del ámbito cerrado de estas disciplinas. Este trabajo permite comprender desde otra perspectiva algunas ideas centrales del pensamiento de Foucault, además,...
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“The Politics of Orientation” provides the first substantial exploration of a surprising theoretical kinship and its rich political implications, that between Gilles Deleuze's philosophy and the sociological systems theory of Niklas Luhmann. Through their shared theories of sense, Hannah Richter draws out how the works of Luhmann and Deleuze complement each other in creating worlds where chaos is the norm and order the unlikely and yet remarkably...
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The Philosophy of Nietzsche by H. Mencken offers a comprehensive analysis of the philosopher's life, events that influenced his worldview, ideas, and influence on philosophy. A reader will learn interesting facts about the youth of Nietzsche, his education and first attempts in philosophy, the growth of the idea of a superman. Also, a book gives insights into his relations with women, the church, other philosophers, and government. Special attention...
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The Holy Spirit is a dimension of Godhood which is not given much attention, yet one that is critical for our spiritual development. In this work Richard Mullin shows how the contribution of American Philosophers at the turn of the 19th century can serve as a basis to reenvision theology. Importantly, he distinguishes the historical church with all its shortcomings and the Universal or "Beloved Community." Read this work if you are seeking a mature...
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Plato said over 2,500 years ago that "an unexamined life for a man is not worth living." To examine one's life, on a regular basis, cannot but lead to a consideration of virtue, which in turn leads to a search for the Good, which both Plato and Plotinus say all men naturally seek. What we call a good informs the value system we live by, but a good can only reflect the Good, if it is good for our soul and the soul of our neighbor, any more than we...
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