The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh (Contribution by)
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh presents seven transformative meditations that help us answer life's deepest ques ...Show more
Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think? Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretica ...Show more
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic by Simon Winchester
38.00 NZD
Category: History
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our li ...Show more
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Discover the most important ideas in philosophy and the individuals behind them Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe. Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers in a clear and simple way, The Philo ...Show more
A History of Ideas: The most intriguing, relevant and helpful concepts from the story of humanity by The School of Life
50.00 NZD
Category: No Category
"This is an unusual sort of history book: a history of ideas - and not just any old ideas, ideas from across time and space that are best suited to healing, enchanting and reviving us. It's a collection of humanity's very best thoughts on how to approach the challenges and joys of being alive. Along the ...Show more
Short Cuts: Philosophy: Navigate Your Way Through Big Ideas by Laura D'Olimpio
33.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
What is knowledge? What makes me, me? Do we have free will? People have been asking such fundamental questions about the nature of reality for centuries, but how can they help us make sense of our existence in a 21st-century world of social media, cyber wars, cloning, artificial intelligence and virtual ...Show more
Mini Philosophy - A Small Book of Big Ideas by Jonny Thomson
35.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Why do people enjoy watching scary movies? Should we bet on the existence of God? Why is pleasure better than pain? And when is a duck not a duck?Mini Philosophy is a fascinating journey into what some of the greatest minds of the last 2500 years have to say about the big questions in life, and why they ...Show more
Hegel (The Great Philosophers) by Raymond Plant
20.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it''What and how much I possess is a matter of indifference so far as rights are concerned''Education is the art of making man ethical'Without Hegel, moder ...Show more
Voltaire (The Great Philosophers) by John Gray
20.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Great Philosophers Ser.
'Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers.' VoltaireVoltaire was one of the first philosophers to be commercially successful internationally. Famous for his strong views on the importance of civil liberties, he was equally renowned for his wit. A prolific letter writer, he was also the a ...Show more
The Journey: Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, follow the two friends as they continue on their journey together . . . Big Panda and Tiny Dragon have inspired readers across the world with their message of kindness, hope and resilience. Join the two friends as they continue their ...Show more
Plato (The Great Philosophers) by Bernard Williams
20.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single influence has been greater, in every age and in every philo ...Show more
Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life? How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for? In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores ...Show more