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The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback): Mark Forstater The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius (Paperback)
Mark Forstater
R411 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Written as a personal diary for spiritual development, Marcus Aurelius's "meditations" were not meant for publication nor posterity, yet the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher has provided inspiration and guidance for more than eighteen centuries.  Now, after nearly two thousand years, Mark Forster has adapted the ideas and principles relevant to the Roman world of the second century and has made them accessible to the twenty-first-century reader.

Early Modern Atheism from Spinoza to d'Holbach (Paperback): Gianluca Mori Early Modern Atheism from Spinoza to d'Holbach (Paperback)
Gianluca Mori
R2,932 Discovery Miles 29 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Examining the birth and development of early modern atheism from Spinoza's Tractatus theologico-politicus (1670) to d'Holbach's Systeme de la nature (1770), this study considers Spinoza, Hobbes, Cudworth, Bayle, Meslier, Boulainviller, Du Marsais, Freret, Toland, Collins, Hume, Diderot, Voltaire, and d'Holbach and positions them in a general interpretive scheme, based on the idea that early modern atheism is itself an unwanted fruit of early modern metaphysics and theology. Breaking with a long-standing tradition, Descartes claimed that it was possible to have a "clear and distinct" idea of God, indeed that the idea of God was the "clearest and most distinct" of all ideas accessible to the human mind. Humans could thus obtain a scientific knowledge of God's nature and attributes. But as soon as God became an object of science, He also became the object of a thoroughgoing scientific analysis and criticism. The effortlessness with which early modern atheists managed to turn round their adversaries' arguments to their own favour is a sign that the new doctrines of God which emerged in the seventeenth-century, each based in its own way on principles and dogmas related to the new science of nature, were plunging headfirst towards the precipice under their own steam.

Aesthetics - A Comprehensive Anthology, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Edition): S Cahn Aesthetics - A Comprehensive Anthology, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
S Cahn
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A revised second edition of the bestselling anthology on the major figures and themes in aesthetics and philosophy of art, the ideal resource for a comprehensive introduction to the study of aesthetics Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology offers a well-rounded and thorough introduction to the evolution of modern thought on aesthetics. In a collection of over 60 readings, focused primarily on the Western tradition, this text includes works from key figures such as Plato, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Danto, and others. Broad in scope, this volume also contains contemporary works on the value of art, frequently-discussed continental texts, modern perspectives on feminist philosophy of art, and essays by authors outside of the community of academic philosophy, thereby immersing readers in an inclusive and balanced survey of aesthetics. The new second edition has been updated with contemporary essays, expanding the volume's coverage to include the value of art, artistic worth and personal taste, questions of aesthetic experience, and contemporary debates on and new theories of art. This edition also incorporates new and more standard translations of Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment and Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation, as well as texts by Rousseau, Hegel, DuBois, Alain Locke, Budd, Robinson, Saito, Eaton and Levinson. Presents a comprehensive selection of introductory readings on aesthetics and philosophy of art Helps readers gain a deep historical understanding and clear perspective on contemporary questions in the field Offers new essays specifically selected to promote inclusivity and to highlight contemporary discussions Introduces new essays on topics such as environmental and everyday aesthetics, evolutionary aesthetics, and the connections between aesthetics and ethics Appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of philosophical aesthetics, this selection of texts initiates readers into the study of the foundations of and central developments in aesthetic thought.

Understanding Race (Paperback): Rob Desalle, Ian Tattersall Understanding Race (Paperback)
Rob Desalle, Ian Tattersall
R392 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable entities. Starting with a consideration of evolution and the mechanisms of diversification in nature, this book moves to an examination of attitudes to human variation throughout history, showing that it was only with the advent of slavery that considerations of human variation became politicized. It then embarks on a consideration of how racial classifications have been applied to genomic studies, demonstrating how individualized genomics is a much more effective approach to clinical treatments. It also shows how racial stratification does nothing to help us understand the phenomenon of human variation, at either the genomic or physical levels.

The Good Place and Philosophy: Everything is Forking Fine! (Paperback): W. Irwin The Good Place and Philosophy: Everything is Forking Fine! (Paperback)
W. Irwin
R524 R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Save R149 (28%) In Stock

Dive into the moral philosophy at the heart of all four seasons of NBC's The Good Place, guided by academic experts including the show's philosophical consultants Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and featuring a foreword from creator and showrunner Michael Schur Explicitly dedicated to the philosophical concepts, questions, and fundamental ethical dilemmas at the heart of the thoughtful and ambitious NBC sitcom The Good Place Navigates the murky waters of moral philosophy in more conceptual depth to call into question what Chidi's ethics lessons--and the show--get right about learning to be a good person Features contributions from The Good Place's philosophical consultants, Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, and introduced by the show's creator and showrunner Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Office) Engages classic philosophical questions, including the clash between utilitarianism and deontological ethics in the "Trolley Problem," Kant's categorical imperative, Sartre's nihilism, and T.M Scanlon's contractualism Explores themes such as death, love, moral heroism, free will, responsibility, artificial intelligence, fatalism, skepticism, virtue ethics, perception, and the nature of autonomy in the surreal heaven-like afterlife of the Good Place Led by Kimberly S. Engels, co-editor of Westworld and Philosophy

Love, Nature, Magic - Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden (Hardcover): Maria Rodale Love, Nature, Magic - Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden (Hardcover)
Maria Rodale
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

‘Love, Nature, Magic will blow your mind and open your heart.’ John Grogan, international bestselling author of  Marley & Me ‘Maria Rodale encourages us all to reach beyond our full potential by diving into the depths of our existential selves.’ Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees In Love, Nature, Magic, organic advocate and former CEO of a global health and wellness company, Maria Rodale combines her love of nature and gardening with her experience in shamanic journeying, embarking on an epic adventure to learn from plants, animals and insects – including some of the most misunderstood beings in nature. Maria asks them their purpose and listens as they show and declare what they want us humans to know. From Thistles to Snakes, Poison Ivy to Mosquitoes, these nature beings convey messages that are relevant to every human, showing us how to live in balance and harmony on this Earth. Maria’s journeys include conversations with: Mugwort • Vulture • Bat • Rabbit • Lanternfly • Lightning Bug • Osage Orange • Deer • Paper Wasp • Dandelion • Tick • Groundhog • Milkweed • And more! Through journeys filled with surprises, humour and foibles, follow Maria’s evolution from being annoyed with to accepting – and even falling in love with – our most difficult neighbours (including human ones). Along the way, she tells her own story of how she learned about shamanic journeying and its near-universal manifestation in traditional cultures worldwide. She describes what her experiences of shamanic journeying are like – simply, honestly and with a touch of irreverence.

Correspondance de Pierre Bayle: Janvier 1703-1706: No. 13 (Hardcover): Pierre Bayle Correspondance de Pierre Bayle: Janvier 1703-1706: No. 13 (Hardcover)
Pierre Bayle; Edited by Antony McKenna
R4,829 Discovery Miles 48 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Meditations (Paperback): Marcus Aurelius Meditations (Paperback)
Marcus Aurelius
R171 Discovery Miles 1 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 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, Meditations are the personal notes born from a man who studied his unique position of power as emperor while trying to uphold inner balance in the chaotic world around him. Boldly challenging many of our biggest questions, Aurelius wrestles with the divided self, considering the complexities of human nature, rationality and moral virtue, affirming its place as one of the most timeless, significant works of philosophy to date.

Now - The Physics of Time (Paperback): Richard A. Muller Now - The Physics of Time (Paperback)
Richard A. Muller
R497 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R85 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

You are reading the word "now" right now. But what does that mean? "Now" has bedeviled philosophers, priests, and modern-day physicists from Augustine to Einstein and beyond. In Now, eminent physicist Richard A. Muller takes up the challenge. He begins with remarkably clear explanations of relativity, entropy, entanglement, the Big Bang, and more, setting the stage for his own revolutionary theory of time, one that makes testable predictions. Muller's monumental work will spark major debate about the most fundamental assumptions of our universe, and may crack one of physics' longest-standing enigmas.

Cultural Readings of Imperialism - Edward Said and the Gravity of History (Paperback): Keith Ansell-Pearson Cultural Readings of Imperialism - Edward Said and the Gravity of History (Paperback)
Keith Ansell-Pearson; Ansell-pearson Keith Parry Ben; Edited by Benita Parry, Judith Squires
R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Edward Said is a major 20th-century thinker. His impact on the way we think about identity and postcolonialism has been profound and transformative. In this book of essays, scholars of postcolonial studies, philosophy and literary criticism, informed by Said's wide-ranging scholarship, engage with and extend his work. Robert Young, author of "White Mythologies", focuses his essay on the notion of hybridity and ethnicity in England. Benita Parry explores how a very English story of imperialism is narrated in Conrad's "Nostromo". Other contributors include Bryan Cheyette, Moira Ferguson and Bruce Robbins. The collection also looks at the work of Frantz Fanon and cultural difference in Africa. And following Said's work and activism around the Palestinian question there are also essays exploring the relationship betwen Jewish and Arabic identity. Keith Ansell-Pearson is the author of "Nietzsche, Deleuze and the Philosophy Machine". Benita Parry is the author of "Delusions and Discoveries: Studies on India in the British Imagination" and "Conrad and Imperialism". Judith Squires is the joint editor of "Cultural Remix: Theories of Politics and the Popular" and "Space and Place: Theories of Identity and Location".

Life Worth Living - A guide to what matters most (Hardcover): Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz Life Worth Living - A guide to what matters most (Hardcover)
Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz
R528 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R95 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What kind of life would be truly worth wanting? What kind of world would be truly worth seeking? How should we live? We are facing a crisis of meaning. Swept up in the obstacles of the day-to-day, the deeper questions of our fundamental purpose linger just beneath the surface of our personal lives and our collective culture. What we need is to seek the truth. In A Life Worth Living, Yale's leading theologians Volf, Croasmun and McAnnally-Linz offer a deep dive beneath the levels of habit, strategy and introspection to the bedrock question of what kind of life is truly worth living. Inspired by the leading Yale course of the same, this perspective-shifting book will guide you through life's biggest questions. Drawing on the world's greatest religious and philosophical traditions, this is your path to understanding the true meaning of life.

Algorithms to Live By - The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Paperback): Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths Algorithms to Live By - The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Paperback)
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths 3
R330 R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Save R66 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? The authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms To Live By is full of practical takeaways to help you solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.

A Critical Review (Paperback, 4): Michael Milston A Critical Review (Paperback, 4)
Michael Milston
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of book reviews from the pen of Michael Milston brings together the great minds of twentieth-century Jewish philosophy and offers up critical but compassionate interpretations of their works. Milston's approach is not neutral but he has recognised and put into practice that most important aspect of book reviewing: 'the sublimation of the ego of the reviewer to the book'. The result is a body of essays that refuse to be in conflict or collusion, preferring a dialogic relationship with influential philosophers such as Fackenheim, Amery and Hannah Arendt. A Critical Review is a profound and eloquent introduction to post-Holocaust Jewish thought.

Persia and the Enlightenment (Paperback): Cyrus Masroori, Whitney Mannies, John Christian Laursen Persia and the Enlightenment (Paperback)
Cyrus Masroori, Whitney Mannies, John Christian Laursen
R2,545 Discovery Miles 25 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the 5th century BCE Persia has played a significant part in representing the "Other" against which European identity has been constructed. What makes the case of Persia unique in this process of identity formation is the ambivalent attitude that Europe has shown in its imaginary about Persia. Persia is arguably the nation of "the Orient" most referred to in Early Modern European writings, frequently mentioned in various discourses of the Enlightenment including theology, literature, and political theory. What was the appeal of Persia to such a diverse intellectual population in Enlightenment Europe? How did intellectuals engage with the 'facts' about Persia? In what ways did utilizing Persia contribute to the development of modern European identities? In this volume, an international group of scholars with diverse academic backgrounds has tackled these and other questions related to the Enlightenment's engagement with Persia. In doing so, Persia and the Enlightenment questions reductionist assessments of Modern Europe's encounter with the Middle East, where a complex engagement is simplified to a confrontation between liberalism and Islam, or an exaggerated Orientalism. By carefully studying Persia in the Enlightenment narratives, this volume throws new light on the complexity of intercultural encounters and their impact on the shaping of collective identities.

Out Of The Dark Night - Essays On Decolonization (Paperback): Archille Mbembe Out Of The Dark Night - Essays On Decolonization (Paperback)
Archille Mbembe
R350 R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Save R77 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Achille Mbembe is one of the world’s most profound critics of colonialism and its consequences, a major figure in the emergence of a new wave of French critical theory. His writings examine the complexities of decolonization for African subjectivities and the possibilities emerging in its wake. In Out of the Dark Night, he offers a rich analysis of the paradoxes of the postcolonial moment that points toward new liberatory models of community, humanity and planetarity.

In a nuanced consideration of the African experience, Mbembe makes sweeping interventions into debates about citizenship, identity, democracy, and modernity. He eruditely ranges across European and African thought to provide a powerful assessment of common ways of writing and thinking about the world. Mbembe criticizes the blinkers of European intellectuals, analyzing France’s failure to heed postcolonial critiques of ongoing exclusions masked by pretenses of universalism. He develops a new reading of African modernity that further develops the notion of Afropolitanism, a novel way of being in the world that has arisen in decolonized Africa in the midst of both destruction and the birth of new societies.

Out of the Dark Night reconstructs critical theory’s historical and philosophical framework for understanding colonial and postcolonial events and expands our sense of the futures made possible by decolonization..

Handbook on Governmentality (Hardcover): William Walters, Martina Tazzioli Handbook on Governmentality (Hardcover)
William Walters, Martina Tazzioli
R5,095 Discovery Miles 50 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Handbook on Governmentality discusses the development of an interdisciplinary field of research, focusing on Michel Foucault’s post-foundationalist concept of governmentality and the ways it has been used to write genealogies of modern states, the governance of societal problems and the governance of the self. Bringing together an international group of contributors, the Handbook examines major developments in debates on governmentality, as well as encouraging further research in areas such as climate change, decolonial politics, logistics, and populism. Chapters explore how governmentality reshapes policy analysis as political practice, the relationship between Foucault’s ideas of government and postcolonial experiences, and how governmentality can illuminate discourse on the green economy and biopolitics. Analysing how contemporary socio-political issues including feminist politics, migration, and racialized medicine are interwoven with the concept of governmentality, this Handbook sheds light on the modern-day uses of Foucault’s work. Providing a comprehensive overview of research on governmentality, this Handbook will be essential reading for students and scholars of development studies, geopolitics, political economy, organizational studies, political geography, postcolonial theory, and public policy. It will also be a key resource for policy makers in the field looking for a deeper theoretical understanding of the topic.

State of Mind (Paperback): Bernardino Pinna State of Mind (Paperback)
Bernardino Pinna
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The COLOUR OF TRUTH, v. 1: Patterns in Light (Paperback, 3 full-colour edition): Stephen T. Manning The COLOUR OF TRUTH, v. 1: Patterns in Light (Paperback, 3 full-colour edition)
Stephen T. Manning
R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Logic and Philosophy Today, Volume 1 (Paperback): Amithabha Gupta, Johan Van Benthem Logic and Philosophy Today, Volume 1 (Paperback)
Amithabha Gupta, Johan Van Benthem
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Logic and philosophy have many interfaces, some dating back to Antiquity, some developed only recently. These two companion volumes chart the variety and liveliness of modern logic at this interface, opening windows to key topics for researchers in other disciplines and other cultural traditions, including India and China. The articles presented here were written by a wide spectrum of international experts, showing the field also as a living community of junior and senior scholars across different university departments. Volume 1 illustrates the core areas of History, Mathematical Foundations, Process and Computation, as well as Information and Agency.

Logic and Philosophy Today, Volume 2 (Paperback): Amithabha Gupta, Johan Van Benthem Logic and Philosophy Today, Volume 2 (Paperback)
Amithabha Gupta, Johan Van Benthem
R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Logic and philosophy have many interfaces, some dating back to Antiquity, some developed only recently. These two companion volumes chart the variety and liveliness of modern logic at this interface, opening windows to key topics for researchers in other disciplines and other cultural traditions, including India and China. The articles presented here were written by a wide spectrum of international experts, showing the field also as a living community of junior and senior scholars across different university departments. The articles in Volume 2 give extensive coverage of contacts with Philosophy, as well as several congenial other disciplines, from argumentation theory to cognitive science, game theory, and physics.

The Ending of Time - Where Philosophy and Physics Meet (Paperback, Revised, Expanded ed.): Jiddu Krishnamurti The Ending of Time - Where Philosophy and Physics Meet (Paperback, Revised, Expanded ed.)
Jiddu Krishnamurti
R504 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R78 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This very important work offers penetrating dialogues between the great spiritual leader and the renowned physicist that shed light on the fundamental nature of existence. Krishnamurti and David Bohm probe such questions as 'why has humanity made thought so important in every aspect of life? How does one cleanse the mind of the 'accumulation of time' and break the 'pattern of ego -centered activity'?The Ending of Time concludes by referring to the wrong turn humanity has taken, but does not see this as something from which there is no escape. There is an insistence that mankind can change fundamentally; but this requires going from one's narrow and particular interests toward the general, and ultimately moving still deeper into that purity of compassion, love and intelligence that originates beyond thought, time, or even emptiness.

Mr Phil's (Paperback): Akinkunmi Akintunde Mr Phil's (Paperback)
Akinkunmi Akintunde
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Awakening of Navi Septa Book One - The Keys of Wisdom (Paperback): Linda Williams The Awakening of Navi Septa Book One - The Keys of Wisdom (Paperback)
Linda Williams
R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"One day a group of young people will escape the Sorcerers of Teletsia and travel to a land in the far north to gain subtle inner power which will enable them to free their fellow country people from the evil that has held them in a stranglehold for so long."Based on the timeless tales of India, this colourful and evocative fantasy novel weaves a narrative that will entertain and delight the reader whilst simultaneously touching on the essentials of daily life; of the struggles each of us faces; and of the journey to inner enlightenment. A fantasy indeed, yet firmly encapsulated in reality.

The Examined Life - Philosophical Meditations (Paperback): Robert Nozick The Examined Life - Philosophical Meditations (Paperback)
Robert Nozick
R513 R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of this century's most original philosophical thinkers, Nozick brilliantly renews Socrates's quest to uncover the life that is worth living. In brave and moving meditations on love, creativity, happiness, sexuality, parents and children, the Holocaust, religious faith, politics, and wisdom, The Examined Life brings philosophy back to its preeminent subject, the things that matter most. We join in Nozick's reflections, weighing our experiences and judgments alongside those of past thinkers, to embark upon our own voyages of understanding and change.

Forward Together - A Moral Message for the Nation (Paperback): William J. Barber II, Barbara Zelter Forward Together - A Moral Message for the Nation (Paperback)
William J. Barber II, Barbara Zelter
R517 R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

North Carolina's Moral Monday protests have drawn tens of thousands of protestors in what has been called the new Civil Rights Movement. Forward Together: Beyond the Moral Monday Movement for Justice title tentative] shares the theological foundation for the Moral Monday movement, serving as a proclamation of a new American movement seeking equal treatment and opportunity for all regardless of economic status, sexual preference, belief, race, geography, and any other discriminatory bases. The book will also serve as a model for other movements across the country and around the world using North Carolina as a case study, providing useful, practical tips about grassroots organizing and transformative leadership.

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