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The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy
$20.00 Add to cartThe most entertaining and engaging philosophy class you’ll ever take
In The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy, Michael F. Patton and Kevin Cannon introduce us to the grand tradition of examined livin- Author: Patton, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0809033623
- Language: English
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Pragmatism
$16.95 Add to cart“A concise, reader-friendly overview of pragmatism, the most influential school of American philosophical thought”–
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Shook, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 026254461X
- Language: English
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Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
$20.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as From Dawn To Decadence, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and A History of God, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great an
- Author: Hecht, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 551
- Publish Date: September 07 2004
- ISBN10: 0060097957
- Language: English
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Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas
$18.00 Add to cartIn his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology.
Preoccupied with the relationship between faith and reason, he was influ- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aquinas, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 450
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140436324
- Language: English
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The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy’s View of History – Second Edition
$12.95 Add to cart“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin’s maste
- Author: Berlin, Isaiah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 02 2013
- ISBN10: 069115600X
- Language: English
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On the Way to Language
$19.99 Add to cartIn this volume Martin Heidegger confronts the philosophical problems of language and begins to unfold the meaning begind his famous and little understood phrase Language is the House of Being. The Dia… [more below]
- Author: Heidegger, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: June 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0060638591
- Language: English
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In Search of the Miraculous: The Definitive Exploration of G. I. Gurdjieff’s Mystical Thought and Universal View
$19.99 Add to cartA new edition of the groundbreaking spiritual treasure, with a foreword by bestselling author Marianne Williamson .
Since its original publication in 1949, In Search of the Miraculous has been hailed- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Ouspensky, P. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 28 2001
- ISBN10: 0156007460
- Language: English
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Meditations
$10.99 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER
A powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life. Marcus Aurelius ruled t- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1668050803
- Language: English
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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
$32.00 Read more“This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history’s greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing exce
- Author: Robertson, Donald J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1250196620
- Language: English
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T’Ai Chi Classics: Illuminating the Ancient Teachings on the Art of Moving Meditation
$24.95 Read moreAn essential guide for T’ai Chi practitioners of all skill levels with an overview of basic principles and commentary on three classic internal martial arts texts
According to Master Liao, the great- Series: Shambhala Classics
- Author: Liao, Waysun
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1645472450
- Language: English
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Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home
$19.99 Add to cartHow do we come by our worldviews and philosophies? What impact did Christianity have on the worldviews that are common to Western civilization?
Why You Think the Way You Do traces the development of t
- Author: Sunshine, Glenn S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 3, 2009
- ISBN10: 0310292301
- Language: English
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Socrates’ Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers: Volume I: Ancient Philosophers Volume 1
$19.95 Read morePeter Kreeft, esteemed philosophy professor and author of over eighty books, has taught college philosophy for sixty years. Throughout those decades, he yearned for a beginner’s philosophy text that
- Series: Socrates’ Children
- Author: Kreeft, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1685780067
- Language: English
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The Oldest Book in the World: Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids
$39.95 Add to cartNoted author and Egyptologist Bill Manley renders into approachable modern English for the first time the oldest surviving statement of philosophy from the ancient world: the thirty-seven teachings an
- Author: Manley, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0500252327
- Language: English
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How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
$18.95 Add to cartAn entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformity
The Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who sto- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Diogenes
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0691229856
- Language: English
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Philosophers Who Changed History
$40.00 Read moreThis visual celebration of the world’s most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.
This book would be great if you are interested in philosophy, politic- Series: DK People Who Changed History
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 20, 2024
- ISBN10: 0744092817
- Language: English
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A Discourse on the Method
$8.94 Add to cartDescartes’ Discourse marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous “cogito e… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Descartes, Ren?
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540071
- Language: English
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The Art of Worldly Wisdom
$10.99 Add to cart- Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
- Author: Graci?n, Baltasar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: April 12 2005
- ISBN10: 0486440346
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cart‘Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just’
Plato’s account of Socrates’ trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and th- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0140455493
- Language: English
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Myths to Live by
$20.00 Add to cart“Myths, according to Freud’s view, are of the psychological order of dream. Myths, so to say, are public dreams; dreams are private myths. ”
“There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the v- Series: Compass
- Author: Campbell, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 1, 1993
- ISBN10: 0140194614
- Language: English
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
$29.95 Add to cartA landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth century
One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enem- Series: Princeton Classics #115
- Author: Popper, Karl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 808
- Publish Date: September 15, 2020
- ISBN10: 0691210845
- Language: English
