The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are producing disorders that range from depression to attention deficit disorder to borderline personality dis ...Show more
Sartre: A Philosophical Biography by Thomas R. Flynn
$36.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Regarded as the father of existentialist philosophy, he was also a political critic, moralist, playwright, novelist, and author of biographies and short stories. Thomas R. Flynn provides the first book-length ...Show more
Same People, Different Vision: Developing Leaders of Today to Shape a Better Tomorrow by CATHY DIMARCHOS
$28.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Have you ever considered what it takes to do more and be more; to have outstanding achievements in life while also helping others? As a leader, in business and in life, it's time to step outside of the comfort zones that hold you back and take a look at everything from a different perspective; to transf ...Show more
Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings by Raimond Gaita
$65.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The collected writings of Raimond Gaita 'From where will we draw the moral energy to stay true to justice?' For more than three decades the incomparable voice of Raimond Gaita has been summoning us to new conversations that deepen our understanding of what matters most to human life and awaken the sen ...Show more
Think Least of Death - Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die by Steven Nadler
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about life's big questions In 1656, after being excommunicated from Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community for "abominable heresies" and "monstrous deeds," the young Baruch Spinoza abandoned his family's impo ...Show more
Why It's Ok to Eat Meat by Shahar Dan C. (University Of
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Vegetarians have argued at great length that meat-eating is wrong. Even so, the vast majority of people continue to eat meat, and even most vegetarians eventually give up on their diets. Does this prove these people must be morally corrupt? In Why It's OK to Eat Meat, Dan C. Shahar argues the answer is ...Show more
Stop Thief! - Anarchism and Philosophy by Catherine Malabou; Carolyn Shread (Translator)
$36.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
There's no shame in a continental philosopher saying they are a Marxist, but it's almost impossible to admit to being an anarchist. Silently, perhaps even unknowingly, philosophical anarchism "borrows" its definition from political anarchism, but the two remain strangers to each other. What do Reiner Sc ...Show more
Freedom: How we lose it and how we fight back by Nathan Law
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
This urgent manifesto from a Nobel Peace Prize nominee argues that until all of us are free, none of us are.Nathan Law has experienced first-hand the shocking speed with which our freedom can be taken away from us, as an elected politician arrested simply for speaking his mind.He remembers what it is li ...Show more
The Good Book - A Secular Bible by A. C. Grayling
$49.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing on all that it means to be human - from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life - A. C. Grayling, Britain's most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible. D ...Show more
Eastern Philosophy by Mel Thompson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Teach Yourself
Teach Yourself Eastern Philosophy examines key ideas that developed within the ancient civilisations of India and China. It presents a range of philosophies that both inform discussion of personal, moral and social issues and address the fundamental questions about the nature of reality and the place a ...Show more
The Consolations Of Philosophy / Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
For the first time, Alain de Botton gives a name to this universal condition and sets out to investigate both its origins and possible solutions. He looks at history, philosophy, economics, art and politics and reveals the many ingenious ways that great minds have overcome their worries. The result is a ...Show more