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Bloomsbury presents I Drink Therefore I Am by Roger Scruton, read by Kris Dyer. Here Scruton explains the connection between good wine and serious thought with a heady mix of humour and philosophy. We are familiar with the medical opinion that a daily glass of wine is good for the health and...

Empathie gilt als höchste Kunst des Miteinanders. Trotzdem scheint sie der gegenwärtigen Debattenkultur abhanden gekommen zu sein. Im digitalen survival of the fittest beschäftigen sich alle mit allem, vorrangig jedoch mit sich selbst. Meinungen werden absolut, Zwischentöne unmöglich. Warum wir wieder lernen müssen, empathisch zu sein - oder zumindest mehr empathische Egoisten brauchen -, erzählt Yasmine M'Barek in I Feel You .

While “missions” used to be the territory of experts and missionary professionals, globalization has made the issues and needs of our world accessible to average Americans. Many American Christians feel overwhelmed by the scope of the brokenness in the world and conclude all they can do is...

Giuseppe Cruciani intercetta ogni giorno gli umori vibranti del paese da un punto di ascolto privilegiato - la trasmissione "La Zanzara" su Radio 24 - rispondendo spesso con ironia e intelligenti provocazioni. Ha scoperto a sue spese, però, che su un argomento è vietato scherzare, perché ci si scontra con l'assolutismo di una comunità che ha sempre più potere: i "fasciovegani". Questi sono i più estremi sostenitori di un animalismo militante che spesso deborda nella violenza di pensiero, di parola, talvolta fisica.

Are you bored of the endless scroll of your social media feed? Do you swipe left before considering the human being whose face you just summarily rejected? Do you skim articles on your screen in search of intellectual stimulation that never arrives? If so, this book is the philosophical lifeline you have been waiting for. Offering a timely meditation on the profound effects of constant immersion in technology, also known as the Interface, Wish I Were Here draws on philosophical analysis of boredom and happiness to examine the pressing issues such as screen addiction....

Culto della giovinezza, idolatria dell'intelligenza, ossessione della crescita economica, tirannia della moda: sono alcuni dei miti di oggi che Umberto Galimberti passa in rassegna per smontarli e denunciarne la natura ingannevole, mostrando come i falsi miti siano in realtà "idee malate", non avvertite come tali, e quindi tanto più capaci di diffondere i loro effetti nefasti senza trovare la minima resistenza. Sono i miti del nostro tempo, le idee che più di altre ci pervadono e ci plasmano come individui e come società.

Millions of people ask Google all sorts of questions, everything from the big to the small. Responding to the biggest existential questions asked online and using the wisdom of Plato, Kant, Kierkegaard and other philosophical greats philosopher, academic and all-round polymath Stephen Law undertakes the challenge and offers answers to our modern-day concerns. He tackles questions from 'am I a good person?' to 'Ii there a face in my toast?' with tongue-in-cheek sagacity. 

பிரபஞ்சனைப் பொருத்தவரை, மனிதர்கள் மகத்தானவர்கள். அவர்களுக்கான சூழல் வாய்க்கும் போது எல்லோருமே...