Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Daniel;Cathcart Klein
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Category: Philosophy
Here's an accusation - Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of 'is' is. And one for the existentialists - you haven't lived until you think about death all the time. Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair a ...Show more
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton
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Category: Philosophy
One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings and streets we're surrounded by. And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The Architecture o ...Show more
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
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Category: Philosophy
Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life, de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, and the value of noticing every ...Show more
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: near fine
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril.Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking i ...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
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
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Category: Philosophy
Instant New York Times Advice & Business Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A New York Times Noteworthy Pick and a stellar work by Publishers Weekly From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what ...Show more
Free Will by Sam Harris
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
The Consolations of Philosophy: Popular Penguins by Alain de Botton
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: good-very good
Alain de Botton has performed a stunning feat: he has transformed arcane philosophy into something accessible and entertaining, useful and kind. Drawing on the work of six of the world's most brilliant thinkers, de Botton has arranged a panoply of wisdom to guide us through our most common problems. Fro ...Show more
The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
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Category: Philosophy
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents. It explores some of the most creative minds in history. B ...Show more
Jurassic Park and Philosophy: The Truth Is Terrifying by Nicolas Michaud
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it's true that "Life will find a way," should we view ...Show more
Enlightened Eccentrics: Philosophers in the Age of Reason by Robert Spillane
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Category: Philosophy
This book is a declaration of respect and admiration for the philosophers who had the courage to publicly use their reason in the service of truth.