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Formative Writings (Routledge Revivals)
ISBN: 9780415567978 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, first published in English in 1987 makes available an important part of Weil's early writings. Although primarily known as a religious thinker, she devoted enormous energy in her formative years to her work as a political activist and as a philosopher/teacher. This book reveals these other sides of Weil and demonstrates the lines of continuity underlying her whole thought. Written between 1929 and 1941 the book covers a crucial and transitional period in Weil's life. Taken together they represent invaluable primary source material on the evolution of Weil's life... This volume, first published in English in 1987 makes available an important part of Weil's early writings. Although primarily known as a religious... |
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279,51 zł |
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Introducing Baudrillard: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848312074 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of modern philosophy s most controversial and popular figures, this introduction presents Jean Baudrillard's radical thought, including his work on obesity, pornography, and terrorism, and his evolution from critic of mass consumption to prophet of the apocalypse. It also explores the context and subsequent influence of his writings. "One of modern philosophy s most controversial and popular figures, this introduction presents Jean Baudrillard's radical thought, including his wor... |
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45,89 zł |
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The Authenticity Hoax: Why the "real" Things We Seek Don't Make Us Happy
ISBN: 9780061251351 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good." Exploring a number of trends in our popular culture--from Sarah Palin to Antiques Roadshow, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir--Andrew Potter follows his successful Nation of Rebels with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of The Paradox of Choice or Bowling Alone will find many... "A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good." |
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70,35 zł |
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Feelings
ISBN: 9780415574839 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Everyone talks abut their feelings, but what exactly are they? What are the distinguishing features of feelings, and how do they differ from emotions and affects? How do our feelings influence the kinds of people we are, and the sorts of communities and societies in which we live? In this wonderful short book, acclaimed author Stephen Frosh interrogates the terrain of feelings and asks how this 'hidden' dimension of the self helps shape our worlds. The book provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the major debates around feelings in the modern world. Feelings is an...
Everyone talks abut their feelings, but what exactly are they? What are the distinguishing features of feelings, and how do they differ from emotions ...
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698,90 zł |
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More Than Matter?: Is There More to Life Than Molecules?
ISBN: 9780802866608 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Distinguished philosopher Keith Ward here weighs in on what are perhaps the greatest metaphysical quandaries of our time: is the human mind merely an intricate mass of nerve cells and synapses, or is it something more? Are human beings simply -accidental results of millions of genetic copying-mistakes and freak accidents of nature, - or is there actually something deeper and more sublime at the heart of both material reality and human existence? Using philosophical and metaphysical reflections -- rather than religious considerations -- Ward argues, winsomely and intelligently, that human...
Distinguished philosopher Keith Ward here weighs in on what are perhaps the greatest metaphysical quandaries of our time: is the human mind merely an ...
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1027,29 zł |
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Celebrate Your Seasons: Inspirational Devotions to Progress in Love and Grace
ISBN: 9780761854531 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through the seasons, you are attentive to God's inherent timing and intended purpose at every stage and episode in life. Obstacles give way to opportunities and hindrances to heights, as you surrender to a life of completion with a realization that it is the journey that matters at the finish.
Through the seasons, you are attentive to God's inherent timing and intended purpose at every stage and episode in life. Obstacles give way to opportu...
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209,50 zł |
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A Critique of the Idea of Progress: Ethics, Knowledge & Evolution
ISBN: 9781907962233 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The idea of progress has many dimensions. Robert Nicholls addresses the question of whether or not progress is occurring in human society. If progress is occurring what exactly is it that is progressing? Nicholls presents his own view of progress within human society and then ponders whether progress in human society is part of an evolutionary progression at a much broader scale. He presents a view in which the progress in human society is part of the progression of life on Earth.
The idea of progress has many dimensions. Robert Nicholls addresses the question of whether or not progress is occurring in human society. If progress...
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44,10 zł |
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The Inaugural Addresses and Ascension Speeches of Nigerian Elected and Non-Elected Presidents and Prime Minister, 1960-2010
ISBN: 9780761852742 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of inaugural and ascension speeches facilitates comparison of presidential themes, leadership styles, personal philosophies, and evolutionary communication strategies in Nigerian nation building. Each chapter opens with biographical notes on the speaker, followed by an introduction to the prevalent political climate; each chapter ends with the leader's unabridged speech.
This collection of inaugural and ascension speeches facilitates comparison of presidential themes, leadership styles, personal philosophies, and evolu...
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326,52 zł |
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Addressing Modernity : Social Systems Theory and U.S. Cultures
ISBN: 9789042032576 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is one of the most ambitious attempts to create a coherent account of global modernity. Primarily interested in the fundamental structures of modern society, however, Luhmann himself paid relatively little attention to regional variations. The aim of this book is to seek out modernity in one particular location: The United States of America. Gathering essays from a group of cultural and literary scholars, sociologists, and philosophers, "Addressing Modernity "reassesses the claims of American exceptionalism by setting them in the context of Luhmann's...
Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is one of the most ambitious attempts to create a coherent account of global modernity. Primarily interested...
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469,71 zł |
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The Social Contract
ISBN: 9781453806890 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Revolutionary in its own time and controversial to this day, this work is a permanent classic of political theory and a key source of democratic belief. Rousseau's concepts of "the general will" as a mode of self-interest uniting for a common good, and the submission of the individual to government by contract inform the heart of democracy, and stand as its most contentious components today. This text refers to a previous edition of this title.
Revolutionary in its own time and controversial to this day, this work is a permanent classic of political theory and a key source of democratic belie...
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28,88 zł |
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The Philosophy of Living Experience: Popular Outlines
ISBN: 9789004231900 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Philosophy of Living Experience is the single best introduction to the thought of Alexander Bogdanov (1873-1928), a Russian polymath who was co-founder, with Lenin, of the Bolshevik Party. His landmark achievements are Empiriomonism (1904-6), a philosophy of radical empiricism that he developed to replace what he considered to be the crude materialism of contemporary Marxists, and Tektology: Universal Organisational Science (1912-17), a precursor of cybernetics and systems theory. The Philosophy of Living Experience (1913) was written at a transitional point...
The Philosophy of Living Experience is the single best introduction to the thought of Alexander Bogdanov (1873-1928), a Russian polymath who w...
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607,59 zł |
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The Deliberative Impulse: Motivating Discourse in Divided Societies
ISBN: 9780739146095 / Angielski / Twarda / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Andrew F. Smith argues that citizens of divided societies have three powerful incentives to engage in public deliberation_in free, open, and reasoned dialogue aimed at contributing to the establishment of well-developed laws. When contesting for political influence, or pursuing the enshrinement of one's convictions in law, deliberating publicly is a necessary condition for taking oneself to be a responsible moral, epistemic, and religious agent.
Andrew F. Smith argues that citizens of divided societies have three powerful incentives to engage in public deliberation_in free, open, and reasoned ...
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501,35 zł |
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Fool's Paradise: Musings about Navigating the Human Condition
ISBN: 9781450582025 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we find truth? How reliable is our knowledge? What is justice? How completely can we know ourselves? How can we justify our actions? These are among the questions that this book begins to address. The author's primary purpose is to provide a series of musings that the reader might entertain as having a bearing on the topics discussed.
How do we find truth? How reliable is our knowledge? What is justice? How completely can we know ourselves? How can we justify our actions? These are ...
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106,02 zł |
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Knowing The Path: The case for a better humanity through science, spirituality, and personal observation by a young Haitian
ISBN: 9781456356156 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Knowing The Path is a non-fiction philosophical book that critically analyzes the ways of our present society. Through scientific research, spirituality, and personal insights to which most people can relate, it makes the case for the creation of a better society by showing the memes in our cultures that we need to change radically and those we should embrace. It's an appeal to societal change by virtue of personal transformation. It's an invitation to walk a path that has a heart for the fulfillment of the human spirit. It's a call to knock down the social, economic, and political walls that...
Knowing The Path is a non-fiction philosophical book that critically analyzes the ways of our present society. Through scientific research, spirituali...
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69,29 zł |
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That Of Reality & Reason: Book II of III
ISBN: 9781456347000 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The time has now come, in mankind's long march toward civilization, to once again contemplate the commonly held viewpoints concerning that which is based in reality and that which is based in reason. Many of the real concerns we all have are addressed in this deep and philosophical book. Prepare to see your world from a new perspective looking back to our own ancient past and reaching ahead to the future of humanity.
The time has now come, in mankind's long march toward civilization, to once again contemplate the commonly held viewpoints concerning that which is ba...
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60,01 zł |
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Life in the Crystal Palace
ISBN: 9781451525038 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thousands of men enter the crystal palace yearly. In time they must make a choice: accept the numbing security of big corporation life or revolt against submission. Especially in times of economic upheaval, this book makes the reader question their fear of loosing a job at a large corporation. Will you silently suffer for a paycheck, or will you stand up against the monotony and dullness of cubicle life? Life in the Crystal Palce has been published in England, Germany, and Japan. V.S. Pritchett described the book as "a deeply ironical and polished analysis of the welfare corporations," and...
Thousands of men enter the crystal palace yearly. In time they must make a choice: accept the numbing security of big corporation life or revolt again...
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87,73 zł |
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Tree Top Thoughts
ISBN: 9781440455704 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a compilation of one woman's thoughts on Life, Relationships, Family, Diversity, and God. Some are humorous and all will make you think. The author's philosophy emphasizes taking responsibility for the direction of our lives.
This book is a compilation of one woman's thoughts on Life, Relationships, Family, Diversity, and God. Some are humorous and all will make you think. ...
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34,65 zł |
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Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and Maternal Subjectivity
ISBN: 9780415885423 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this book, Alison Stone develops a feminist approach to maternal subjectivity.
In this book, Alison Stone develops a feminist approach to maternal subjectivity.
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750,67 zł |
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Assholes
ISBN: 9780804171359 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the New York Times bestseller Nick Hornby calls "helpful, stimulating, and very timely" (The Believer), philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.
What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people for whom there is no better name. Try as we might to avoid them, assholes are found everywhere and in multiple iterations: smug assholes, royal assholes, the presidential asshole, corporate... In the New York Times bestseller Nick Hornby calls "helpful, stimulating, and very timely" (The Believer), philosopher Aaron James pr...
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74,79 zł |
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Opinion Essays For Seasoned Citizens and Their Elders
ISBN: 9780615781402 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,82 zł |
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