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  • The Art of Thinking

    How the Great Philosophers Can Stimulate Our Ability to Think Critically

    by José Carlos Ruiz ...
    Celebrated Spanish philosopher Jose Carlos Ruis brings the wisdom of great philosophers to life in this entertaining guide to sharpening our minds.The witty and empowering international bestseller from celebrated Spanish philosopher Jose Carlos Ruis: how the timeless wisdom of our Great Philosophers helps us uncover truth, find focus and reclaim happiness in an age of misinformation, hype and ... Read more

    S$ 20.81 SGD

  • A Philosophy of Walking

    by Frédéric Gros ...
    Translated by John Howe ...
    By walking, you escape from the very idea of identity, the temptation to be someone, to have a name and a history ... The freedom in walking lies in not being anyone; for the walking body has no history, it is just an eddy in the stream of immemorial life.In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Fr�d�ric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B-the ... Read more

    S$ 12.20 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Denial of Death

    by Ernest Becker ...
    'It made me rethink the roots of our deepest fears and insecurities, and why we often disappoint ourselves in how we manifest them' Bill Clinton, GuardianWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the 'why' of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy

    by Three Initiates ...
    The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy, originally published in 1908 under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates", is a book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus.The precepts of their philosophy remained shrouded in secrecy for more than 2,000 years, clouded by obscure language and dense allegories. This guide offers a modern interpretation of Hermetic doctrine, distilling ... Read more

    S$ 1.32 SGD

  • Gravity and Grace

    by Simone Weil, Carlos Kennedy ...
    Gravity and Grace is a profound and thought-provoking book by French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil, first published posthumously in 1947. The work is a collection of her reflections, aphorisms, and meditations, offering a deep exploration of the human condition, the tension between materiality and spirituality, and the path toward transcendence.Weil’s reflections are deeply rooted in her ... Read more

    S$ 14.39 SGD

  • Letters from a Stoic: All Three Volumes

    by Seneca ...
    Seneca’s Letters are part of the foundation of Stoic thought making Seneca one of the indispensable thinkers from Ancient Roman philosophy. Although Stoicism is not now as widely practiced as it once was, many people can still find wisdom and inspiration through Seneca's words and letters.Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live ... Read more

    S$ 7.99 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rings of Saturn

    by W.G. Sebald ...
    Translated by Michael Hulse ...
    ‘Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century’ The TimesWhat begins as the record of W. G. Sebald’s own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From Chateaubriand, Thomas Browne, Swinburne and Conrad, to fishing fleets, skulls and silkworms, the result is an intricately patterned and haunting ... Read more

    S$ 16.01 SGD

  • The Consolations of Philosophy

    by Alain De Botton ...
    Series series Vintage International
    From the author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a delightful, truly consoling work that proves that philosophy can be a supreme source of help for our most painful everyday problems.Perhaps only Alain de Botton could uncover practical wisdom in the writings of some of the greatest thinkers of all time. But uncover he does, and the result is an unexpected book of both solace and humor. Dividing ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • On Desire

    Why We Want What We Want

    by William B. Irvine ...
    A married person falls deeply in love with someone else. A man of average income feels he cannot be truly happy unless he owns an expensive luxury car. A dieter has an irresistible craving for ice cream. Desires often come to us unbidden and unwanted, and they can have a dramatic impact, sometimes changing the course of our lives. In On Desire, William B. Irvine takes us on a wide-ranging tour of ... Read more

    S$ 14.49 SGD

  • Beyond the Chains of Illusion

    My Encounter with Marx and Freud

    by Erich Fromm ...
    Profound insights into Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud from the "prolific and eclectic" New York Times –bestselling author of Escape from Freedom ( The Washington Post )."Some of the most exciting and compelling reading I have done in a decade." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to renowned psy... ... Read more

    S$ 17.76 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Flame of Reason

    Clear Thinking for the Twenty-First Century

    by Christer Sturmark ...
    Translated by Douglas Hofstadter ...
    A passionate, highly accessible clarion call to a world dangerously threatened by irrational superstitions of all kinds.'Truly a book for our time' Steven Pinker'In Sweden's public square, Christer Sturmark has done as much as anyone to uphold reason and humane critical thinking' Richard Dawkins'As lucid and illuminating as it is warm and inspiring' Rebecca GoldsteinIn country after country,... ... Read more

    S$ 15.14 SGD

  • Humanly Possible

    Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

    by Sarah Bakewell ...
    **The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York ... Read more

    S$ 7.29 SGD

  • Evolución de la psiquis humana

    ¿Qué esta en juego hoy?

    by G. G. Huidobro S. ...
    ***Evolución de la Psiquis Humana, ¿qué está en juego hoy?***es un apasionante viaje a través del tiempo que explora los orígenes y la evolución de la psiquis y la conciencia humana desde hace 2,6 millones de años. El autor relaciona las transformaciones de la conciencia con los cambios en el medio ambiente y las circunstancias vitales, destacando hitos cruciales como la domesticación y producción ... Read more

    S$ 11.99 SGD

  • Human, All-Too-Human A Book for Free Spirits Part II

    by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ...
    Human, All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits Part II by Friedrich Nietzsche explores human nature, morality, and culture through a collection of aphorisms. The text challenges conventional ideals and traditional beliefs, urging readers to adopt a more realistic, human-centered perspective. Nietzsche critiques societal norms and emphasizes the importance of self-discovery, positioning the "free ... Read more

    S$ 1.46 SGD

  • Non siamo ancora stati salvati

    Saggi dopo Heidegger

    by Peter Sloterdijk ...
    Translated by Anna Calligaris, Stefano Crosara ...
    Series series Planetari Big
    «Solo un dio ci può salvare». O almeno così Martin Heidegger sosteneva nella sua ultima intervista rilasciata alla stampa. In questo libro Peter Sloterdijk risponde in modo ironico che «non siamo stati ancora salvati» e che non lo saremo. L'essere umano non è altro che quel particolare animale che crea forme di addomesticamento reciproco, chiamate "culture", rispetto alle quali non c'è alcun ... Read more

    S$ 17.38 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • الفقد ونعمة الأحزان

    by نجوى الدماني ...
    هَذَا اَلْكِتَاب هُوَ مُذَكِّرَات لجزء من مسار يبدو كعزفٍ فلسفيّ نفسيّ منفردٍ لَلْكَاتِبَةِ نجوى الدماني وتَرْوِي فِيهَا مَحَطَّات فِي حَيَاتِهَا حول ما نظنه مؤلم جدا وهو الفقد وبين نعمة الأحزان! فهل الحزن نعمة؟!؟ فِي كُلِّ مَحَطَّةٍ تَتَّخِذُ قَرَارًا جَدِيدًا عَلَى ضَوْءِ مَا تَجِدُهَ فِي رِحْلَتِهَا مِنْ عُلُومٍ ومشاعر وأفكار جَدِيدَةٍ تَتَزَوَّدُ بِهَا وَمِنْ مَوَاقِفَ تَتَعَلَّمُ مِنْهَا. ... Read more

    S$ 7.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Power of Negativity

    Selected Writings on the Dialectic in Hegel and Marx

    by Raya Dunayevskaya ...
    Series series The Raya Dunayevskaya Series in Marxism and Humanism
    Raya Dunayevskaya is hailed as the founder of Marxist-Humanism in the United States. In this new collection of her essays co-editors Peter Hudis and Kevin B. Anderson have crafted a work in which the true power and originality of Dunayevskaya's ideas are displayed. This extensive collection of writings on Hegel, Marx, and dialectics captures Dunayevskaya's central dictum that, contrary to the ... Read more

    S$ 71.38 SGD

  • The Individual without Passions

    Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond

    by Elena Pulcini ...
    Translated by Karen Whittle ...
    The Individual without Passions: Modern Individualism and the Loss of the Social Bond offers an innovative look at an extremely timely and important issue—individualism—from the point of view of a theory of passions. This book underlines the importance of the problem of the passions in both forming individual identity and building the social bond. Drawing inspiration from classic authors that ... Read more

    S$ 135.91 SGD

  • Speculations on Black Life

    The Collected Writings of William R. Jones

    Edited by Darrell Jones, Monifa Love, Anthony B. Pinn ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures
    Is God a white racist? Posed by William R. Jones in his ground-breaking book of the same name, this question disrupted the theological assumptions that marked Black religious thought from early writings of the 1800s to the formation of Black theology in the 1960s. This book compiles his key and essential writings related to over three decades of critical reflection on race, religion, secularism, ... Read more

    S$ 44.68 SGD

  • Fra Girolamo Savonarola Illustrated

    by Alfonso Borello ...
    Fra Girolamo Savonarola Illustrated depicts the intriguing figure of a Dominican friar turned politician during the De Medici rule in the State of Florence at the end of 1400 C.E.Born Girolamo Savonarola in 1452 in the Duchy of Ferrara, son of a doctor, Savonarola was well fed and educated by his grandfather Michele, also a well renowned doctor. He was initiated in the study of medicine, but then ... Read more

    S$ 5.69 SGD

  • Discurso sobre a servidão voluntária

    by Étienne de la Boétie, Leandro Karnal ...
    Translated by Evelyn Tesche ...
    "Bem-vindo à aventura fascinante de enfrentar o fantasma da liberdade. O livro diante de você dialoga com este sonho e é um marco no pensamento ocidental. Aproveite e reflita. Para Étienne, só existe uma prisão possível: aquela que você mesmo construiu e cuja porta, por estranho deleite, você fechou. Saiba sempre que toda servidão é voluntária. Sua liberdade é sua, e você pode entregá-la a ... Read more

    S$ 4.47 SGD

  • The Science of Human Possibilities

    by V Kumar Murty ...
    Delve into the profound realm of human potential with The Science of Human Possibilities, a transformative journey that unveils the inherent talents and divinity within every individual.Kumar Murty, a distinguished mathematician and scholar deeply rooted in the Indian teachings of Vedanta, brings over four decades of expertise in mathematics as a revered professor at the University of Toronto and ... Read more

    S$ 31.60 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Divine Refugee

    by Abhijit Naskar ...
    Thus speaks Naskar:"Everybody thinks they're the chosen ones,and everybody else is living in sin.Only the brand of the bottle changes,not the prejudice and bigotry within.None of us are the chosen people,We are all just people - period.We choose what we become or not,We are the weavers of our world." ... Read more

    S$ 13.24 SGD

  • No Foreigner Only Family

    by Abhijit Naskar ...
    "Black lives matter is not a black people's movement - metoo is not a women's movement - pride is not a gay people's movement - it's all humanity's movement - a movement for being accepted as humans by the humans."In humankind's course of assimilation, planet earth's foremost torchbearer of assimilation Abhijit Naskar gives us a seminal work of strength, as a call to the human in each of us, ... Read more

    S$ 13.24 SGD