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What is love? Aside from being the title of many a popular love song, this is one of life's perennial questions. In What Love Is, philosopher Carrie Jenkins offers a bold new theory on the nature of romantic love that reconciles its humanistic and scientific components.

Along with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as well as thinking. How to Keep an Open Mind provides an unmatched introduction to skepticism by presenting a fresh, modern translation of key passages from the writings of Sextus Empiricus, the only Greek skeptic whose works have survived.

Living together amicably, creatively, in complete relationship with one another – if that is what is essential then we need not only a different kind of mind but also a different quality of affection, love. What is the function of a religious mind? Our struggle in life is dualistic: good and bad, right and wrong, holy and unholy, the ideal and the fact. There is only the fact, not the ideal. Is it possible to look at life as though you are looking for the first time? What is the content of the unconscious?

Henry at Work invites listeners to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker. John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle overturn the popular misconception of Thoreau as a navel-gazing recluse who was scornful of work and other mundanities. In fact, Thoreau worked hard—surveying land, running his family's pencil-making business, writing, lecturing, and building his cabin at Walden Pond—and thought intensely about work in its many dimensions.

The work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on human neurodiversity. Neuroqueer Heresies collects a decade's worth of Dr. Walker's most influential writings, along with new commentary by the author and new material on her radical conceptualization of Neuroqueer Theory. This book is essential for anyone seeking to understand the foundations, terminology, implications, and leading edges of the emerging neurodiversity paradigm.

What is the relationship to society of a man who has insight? What is his action with regard to war and the whole world?

We live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest, most powerful, and most famous. This book explains why no one truly benefits from this competitive social order, and reveals how another way of life is possible—a good-enough life for all.

A thought-provoking exploration of how basketball—and the values rooted in the game—can solve today’s most pressing issues, from the professor behind the popular New York University course NBA and WNBA superstars, Hall of Fame players, coaches, and leading cultural figures have all dropped...

Wherever there’s a rule, there is someone with the power to apply or ignore it—or add to it, in the interest of justice. From enforcing chores to issuing life sentences, decision-makers deliver flawed and sometimes arbitrary outcomes. But is their use of discretion good or bad overall? As a society, should we seek to minimize or maximize discretion, with all its potential for bias and other kinds of human error? Reframing our understanding of justice and ethics, philosopher Barry Lam argues that while use of discretion can never be perfect, removing it has even more problematic effects.

In this book, Stuart Jeffries analyzes how we got into this parlous state and wonders if the stupid, like the poor, are always with us, or if, rather, stupidity is like Japanese knotweed, difficult to root out but to be exterminated with extreme prejudice.

समता आणि समरसता, महापुरुषांनी, संतमहात्म्यांनी केलेले समतेचे प्रयत्न, संविधानातून लिहिलेली समता या गोष्टी आपल्याला या पुस्तिकेतून समजून घेता येतील. त्याबरोबरच रा. स्व. संघाच्या माध्यमातून सामाजिक सामारासातेसाठी सुरु असलेले प्रयत्न तसेच केवळ समता नाही तर त्यापुढील पायरी समरसता आहे असा आग्रह संघ का व कोणत्या भूमिकेतून करतो हे सांगणारी पुस्तिका.

Ein zeitloser Klassiker in einer Neuauflage für moderne Hörerinnen und Hörer. "Walden" ist das Hauptwerk von Henry David Thoreau, einem der einflussreichsten amerikanischen Denker des 19. In diesem Buch stellt Thoreau seine tiefgründigen Gedanken über die Natur, die Gesellschaft und den Sinn des menschlichen Lebens dar. "Walden" gilt als Schlüsselwerk des amerikanischen Transzendentalismus. Hauptthema des Buches sind die zwei Jahre, zwei Monate und zwei Tage, die Thoreau allein in einer selbstgebauten Hütte am Walden-See in einem Wald verbrachte, der seinem Freund und Mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson gehörte.

जीवन के बिंबों से भरी संजीदा कहानियों और चुटकी भर शब्दों की तड़प भरी बेवजह की बातों से इतर यात्रा, संस्मरण और गप से बने लोकजीवन के रेखाचित्र। मौखी नंबर आठ, नरगासर, मुड़दा कोटड़ी, रेलवे मैदान, पनघट रोड, भड़भूँजे की भाड़, मोहन जी का सिनेमा, चाय की थड़ी, दल्लुजी कचौड़ी वालों की दुकान, फ़कीरों का कुआँ, स, लुहारों का वास जैसे बेहिसाब ठिकाने, जिनसे मिलकर अलसाए, ऊँघे बाड़मेर की जो सूरत बनती है, वही सब ये किताब है।

जाति और पितृसत्ता ई.वी. रामासामी नायकर 'पेरियार' के चिन्तन, लेखन और संघर्षों की केन्द्रीय धुरी रही है। उनकी दृढ़ मान्यता थी कि इन दोनों के विनाश के बिना किसी आधुनिक समाज का निर्माण नहीं किया जा सकता है। जाति और पितृसत्ता के सम्बन्ध में पेरियार क्या सोचते थे और क्यों वे इसके विनाश को आधुनिक भारत के निर्माण के लिए अपरिहार्य एवं अनिवार्य मानते थे? इन प्रश्नों का हिन्दी में एक मुकम्मल जवाब पहली बार यह किताब देती है।ऑडियो में यह किताब साहित्य प्रेमियों के लिए उपहार है, जहाँ वो एक तरफ़ आवाज़ के जादू में बंधते चले जाते हैं, वहीं दूसरी तरफ़ समाज को देखने का एक नज़रिया भी उन्हें हासिल होता है।

To Have or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Fromm's thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, power, and aggression, and is the basis of the universal evils of greed, envy, and violence; and the being mode, which is based on love, the pleasure of sharing, and in productive activity.

Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only White people can be racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they have managed to challenge the logic of Western society? In this probing volume, Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay document the evolution of the dogma that informs these ideas, from its coarse origins in French postmodernism to its refinement within activist academic fields.

In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero teaches not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living.

In The Open Conspiracy, H.G. Wells presents a visionary manifesto for reshaping human civilization. Written in the aftermath of World War I and on the brink of global upheaval, Wells calls for a transformative movement rooted in science, reason, and a renewed sense of global purpose.

A professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, Harry G. Frankfurt penned a surprise smash hit with his New York Times best seller On Bullshit, which insightfully and wittily captured the human capacity for, and tendency toward, BS. Now he examines the other side of the coin with this equally entertaining and provocative follow-up.

In a world overflowing with abundance and information, the calm and clarity of stoicism has never been more necessary. In this new book, bestselling author Ken Mogi explores the ancient Greek philosophy as well as its resonance with other cultures around the world, not least his own Japanese...