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Life on the Other Side - Fifty Things Learned in Retirement (Paperback): Brian Forst Life on the Other Side - Fifty Things Learned in Retirement (Paperback)
Brian Forst
R469 R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Equality and Justice (Hardcover): Peter Vallentyne Equality and Justice (Hardcover)
Peter Vallentyne
R30,293 Discovery Miles 302 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Project - How Project 2025 is Reshaping America and the World (Paperback): David A. Graham The Project - How Project 2025 is Reshaping America and the World (Paperback)
David A. Graham
R378 R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Save R96 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, news spread about Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page document published by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation. The debates—and anxiety—surrounding this initiative have only increased as authors of the Project assume positions of power in the second Trump administration.

So, what is Project 2025, exactly? Who wrote it, what does it actually say, and what does it mean for everyday people around the world, across the political spectrum, in the years to come?

In The Project, award-winning journalist David A. Graham offers much-needed context and distills the essential elements of this sprawling document. Breaking down the Project’s strategy for transforming—and radically empowering—the executive branch, Graham then explains what the architects behind Project 2025 would do with that power: restoring traditional gender norms and the supremacy of the nuclear family, decimating the civil service, performing mass deportations, reducing corporate regulation and worker protections, and more.

Project 2025 is the intellectual blueprint for the new administration, Graham argues, and its tenets should not be legible only to policy wonks. Authoritative yet highly accessible, The Project demystifies it for those whose lives it will impact most.

3 (Hardcover): Christopher Thomas King Hood 3 (Hardcover)
Christopher Thomas King Hood
R488 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R45 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The book of peace that will open doors to new realities. Written in poetry form, short stories, a book of spells, bringing back old folk heroes Robin Hood and little Miss Riding Hood, along with shamans, angels, wizards and magicians. Questioning the way of life and its current state of affairs, whilst creating an opening for the reader to question their own mind and existence. The reader will be left with a personal choice as they enter a new future.

The Dark Side of the Gospel - Looking into the Darkness to See the Light (Hardcover): Arnold O Thompson The Dark Side of the Gospel - Looking into the Darkness to See the Light (Hardcover)
Arnold O Thompson; Edited by Cynthia MacGregor; Designed by T J Wilde
R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Daily Stoic - 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living:  Featuring new translations of Seneca,... The Daily Stoic - 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius (Paperback, Main)
Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman 4
R367 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R51 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Beautifully packaged daily doses of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is the Way.

'No role is so well suited to philosophy as the one you happen to be in right now.' - Marcus Aurelius

The Stoics' unique blend of practicality and wisdom has been inspiring the most successful among us for centuries, from Roman Emperors to Barack Obama, and most recently via Ryan Holiday's bestselling The Obstacle is the Way. If that book introduced readers to the idea that what is in the way is the way, The Daily Stoic widens our view on the Stoic philosophy and shows that it can be applied to any problem.

From how to manage failure to getting what you want, the ideas of Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and others continue to be vitally relevant to today's doers and thinkers. Here, in bold new translations of the ancient classics, language is stripped down to reveal powerful aphorisms that cut straight to the heart of our day-to-day challenges.

Presented in a page-per-day format, this daily resource of Stoic inspiration combines quotations with calls to further reflection - and action. Arranged topically, this guide features twelve principles for overcoming obstacles and achieving greater satisfaction. It introduces readers to a new daily ritual and new orientation that will bring them balanced action, insight, effectiveness, and serenity.

Risk and Rationality (Hardcover): Lara Buchak Risk and Rationality (Hardcover)
Lara Buchak
R2,625 Discovery Miles 26 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lara Buchak sets out an original account of the principles that govern rational decision-making in the face of risk. A distinctive feature of these decisions is that individuals are forced to consider how their choices will turn out under various circumstances, and decide how to trade off the possibility that a choice will turn out well against the possibility that it will turn out poorly. The orthodox view is that there is only one acceptable way to do this: rational individuals must maximize expected utility. Buchak's contention, however, is that the orthodox theory (expected utility theory) dictates an overly narrow way in which considerations about risk can play a role in an individual's choices. Combining research from economics and philosophy, she argues for an alternative, more permissive, theory of decision-making: one that allows individuals to pay special attention to the worst-case or best-case scenario (among other 'global features' of gambles). This theory, risk-weighted expected utility theory, better captures the preferences of actual decision-makers. Furthermore, it isolates the distinct roles that beliefs, desires, and risk-attitudes play in decision-making. Finally, contra the orthodox view, Buchak argues that decision-makers whose preferences can be captured by risk-weighted expected utility theory are rational. Thus, Risk and Rationality is in many ways a vindication of the ordinary decision-maker-particularly his or her attitude towards risk-from the point of view of even ideal rationality.

Meditations (Paperback): Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Paperback)
Marcus Aurelius
R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Road to Wisdom - On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust (Paperback): Francis S. Collins The Road to Wisdom - On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust (Paperback)
Francis S. Collins
R415 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R45 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From world-leading scientist and New York Times bestselling author of The Language of God, a deeply thoughtful guidebook to discerning what and who we can trust to move us from societal discord to civic harmony.

As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, western society has become not just hyper-partisan, but also deeply cynical; distrustful of traditional sources of knowledge and wisdom such as science and faith. Scepticism about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000 Americans, and "Do your own research" is now a rallying cry in many online rabbit holes. Yes, experts can make mistakes, and institutions can lose their moral compass, but there are reliable ways and means to weigh information and navigate truth, and The Road to Wisdom is here to help us rediscover them.

Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his scientific work at the forefront of the Human Genome Project and the US National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources - their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately - and certainly not in conflict. It is only when we re-link these four pillars of wisdom that we can begin to discern the best path forward in life.

​Hopeful, accessible, winsome, and deeply wise, The Road to Wisdom leads us beyond current animosities to surer footing. Here is the moral, philosophical, and scientific framework with which to address the problems of our time - on the world stage, but also in our daily lives.

Money Code Space - Hidden Power in Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralisation (Hardcover): Jack Parkin Money Code Space - Hidden Power in Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralisation (Hardcover)
Jack Parkin
R2,444 Discovery Miles 24 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Following the catastrophic events of the 2008 global financial crisis, an anonymous hacker released Bitcoin to claw back power from commercial and central banks. It quickly garnered an enthusiastic following who sought to forge a stable and democratic global economy—a world free from hierarchy and control. In their eyes, Bitcoin's underlying architecture, blockchain, hailed the dawn of decentralisation. Money Code Space shatters these emancipatory claims. In their place, Jack Parkin constructs a new framework for revealing the geographies of power that lie behind blockchain networks. Drawing on first-hand experience in cryptocurrency communities and start-up companies from Silicon Valley to London, Parkin untangles the complex web of culture, politics, and economics that truly drive decentralisation.

Wake-Up & Dream - An Insightful Glimpse into Reaching an Impactful Life, a Wise and Savvy Look into the How Part of What Has to... Wake-Up & Dream - An Insightful Glimpse into Reaching an Impactful Life, a Wise and Savvy Look into the How Part of What Has to Be Done to Achieve Measurable Success in Reasonable Amount of Time (Hardcover)
Nader Rafigh
R1,062 R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Save R119 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Forms of Love and Appreciation (Paperback): Ismael Tabunar Fortunado Forms of Love and Appreciation (Paperback)
Ismael Tabunar Fortunado
R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tracking Reason - Proof, Consequence, and Truth (Hardcover): Jody Azzouni Tracking Reason - Proof, Consequence, and Truth (Hardcover)
Jody Azzouni
R1,261 Discovery Miles 12 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When ordinary people - mathematicians among them - take something to follow (deductively) from something else, they are exposing the backbone of our self-ascribed ability to reason. Jody Azzouni investigates the connection between that ordinary notion of consequence and the formal analogues invented by logicians. One claim of the book is that, despite our apparent intuitive grasp of consequence, we do not introspect rules by which we reason, nor do we grasp the scope and range of the domain, as it were, of our reasoning. This point is illustrated with a close analysis of a paradigmatic case of ordinary reasoning: mathematical proof.

The Antidote - Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Paperback): Oliver Burkeman The Antidote - Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Paperback)
Oliver Burkeman
R425 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
On the Whole Doctrine of Final Causes - a Dissertation in Three Parts, With an Introductory Chapter on the Character of Modern... On the Whole Doctrine of Final Causes - a Dissertation in Three Parts, With an Introductory Chapter on the Character of Modern Deism (Paperback)
William Josiah Irons
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Works of William Paley - Sermons (Paperback): William Paley The Works of William Paley - Sermons (Paperback)
William Paley
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Social Gospel (Paperback): R J Michael The Social Gospel (Paperback)
R J Michael
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Philosophy of Natural History (Paperback): William Smellie The Philosophy of Natural History (Paperback)
William Smellie
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children (Paperback): Mary A Swift First Lessons on Natural Philosophy for Children (Paperback)
Mary A Swift
R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Philosophical Magazine (Paperback): Alexander Tilloch The Philosophical Magazine (Paperback)
Alexander Tilloch
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Elements of Intellectual Philosophy (Paperback): Joseph Alden Elements of Intellectual Philosophy (Paperback)
Joseph Alden
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Modern Painters (Paperback): John Ruskin Modern Painters (Paperback)
John Ruskin
R607 Discovery Miles 6 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Letter to Jacob Bryant, Esq - in Defence of Philosophical Necessity (Paperback): Joseph Priestley A Letter to Jacob Bryant, Esq - in Defence of Philosophical Necessity (Paperback)
Joseph Priestley
R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Paperback): Charles Mackay Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Paperback)
Charles Mackay
R748 Discovery Miles 7 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Love of the Spirit Traced in His Work - a Companion to the Experimental Guides"." (Paperback): Robert Philip The Love of the Spirit Traced in His Work - a Companion to the Experimental Guides"." (Paperback)
Robert Philip
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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