1,780円 **SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The School of Life 'A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve an...

496円 American revolutionary thinker Thomas Paine anonymously published the pamphlet "Common Sense" on January 10, 1776. The work openly confronted the British monarchy and questioned the authority of the British government. The wildly popular pamphlet, written in everyday language, unambiguously calle...

496円 Emile is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who considered it to be the “best and most important of all my writings”. Emile was banned in Paris and Geneva and was publicly burned in, the year of its first publication. During the French...

496円 The Age of Reason presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine saw as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power. Paine advocates reason in the place of revelation, leading him to reject miracles and to view the Bible as an...

1,300円 Wir leben in einer Zeit der Ungleichzeitigkeit: Während wir technologisch im 21. Jahrhundert stehen, sind unsere Weltbilder mehrheitlich noch von Jahrtausende alten Mythen geprägt. Diese Kombination von höchstem technischen Know-how und naivstem Kinderglauben könnte auf Dauer fatale Konsequenzen ...

1,300円 We are living in a time of asynchrony: While technologically we are firmly in the 21st century, our world views are still characterized by ancient legends which are thousands of years old. This combination of high-level technical ability and highly naïve child-like beliefs could have disastrous c...

1,856円 Understand Humanism is the definitive introduction to this diverse and increasingly prominent philosophy. This guide teaches you everything you need to know about humanism, from it's ancient origins and key figures, to humanist answers to pressing modern issues, like climate change and identity p...

348円 Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published at the author's expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass inaug...

827円 Clausewitz was among those intrigued by the manner in which the leaders of the French Revolution, especially Napoleon, had changed the conduct of war through their ability to motivate the populace and to gain access to the full resources of the state; thus unleashing war on a greater scale than h...

1,060円 This new title in the popular 'Flash' series gets straight to the key facts about Humanism. In just 96 pacy, jargon-free pages, you will: - see why humanism matters - study its ancient roots - understand explore the enlightenment - discover contemporary humanism - learn where science fits in and ...

496円 Positive humanism is an applied secular humanistic philosophy based on the scientific findings of positive psychology that focuses on personal, professional, and societal flourishing. As an applied philosophy its focus is on ideas that lead to increased well-being. As a secular humanistic philoso...

2,200円 Alle kennen das Gefühl: Irgendetwas stimmt gerade nicht. Irgendwie werde ich soeben unkorrekt behandelt und spüre einen Widerstand in mir, den Drang aufzubegehren. Aber wie lässt sich dieses Bauchgefühl genauer fassen? Ausgehend vom fragwürdigen Begriff Menschenwürde beleuchtet Wetz unser Selbstw...