Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Penguins
Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman ...Show more
A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from the School of Life by Alain de Botton
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Category: Philosophy
The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life: A Therapeutic Journey follows the arc from mental crisis and collapse to convalescence and recovery. Written with kindness, knowledge and sympathy, it is both a practical guide and a source of consolation and compani ...Show more
Grief by Michael Cholbi
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Category: Philosophy
An engaging and illuminating exploration of grief-and why, despite its intense pain, it can also help us grow. Experiencing grief at the death of a person we love or who matters to us-as universal as it is painful-is central to the human condition. Surprisingly, however, philosophers have rarely examin ...Show more
How To Be Good: What Socrates Can Teach Us About the Art of Living Well by Massimo Pigliucci
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Category: Philosophy
What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make ourselves into better human beings? Can we help others do the same? And can we get the leaders of our society to care that humanity prospers, not just ...Show more
The Republic by Plato
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Category: Philosophy
Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar ...Show more
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
$17.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics
A leading translation of Stoic philosophy in wise and practical aphorisms that have inspired Bill Clinton, Ryan Holiday, Anna Kendrick and many more. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinati ...Show more
Early Greek Philosophy by Jonathan Barnes
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence - great though that was - than in their astonishing intel ...Show more
Stoic at Work: Ancient Wisdom to Make Your Job a Bit Less Annoying by Annie Lawson
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Category: Philosophy
A sharply observed workplace survival guide that spins 49 entertaining modern rules from the wisdom of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we ca ...Show more
Simply Philosophy: Facts Made Fast by DK
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Category: Philosophy
Understanding philosophy has never been easier. Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Philosophy is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. Artfully simple, it covers more than 90 key philosophical ideas, organiz ...Show more
Fragments by Heraclitus
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Category: Philosophy
Acclaimed poet Haxton presents a powerful free-verse translation of all 130 surviving fragments of the teachings of Heraclitus, with the ancient Greek originals beautifully reproduced en face.
What We Owe the Future: The Million-Year View by William MacAskill
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Category: Philosophy
We are remarkably early in the story of human civilisation. We are still five hundred million years away from the sterilisation of the Earth by the Sun, and one hundred trillion years away from the dying of the last stars. Leaving a shard of broken glass on the ground may harm someone tomorrow or one hu ...Show more
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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