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Best-selling historian and philosopher Will Durant devoted his entire life to studying the most significant eras, individuals, and achievements of human history. Here is a summation of Durant's work, as he presents the best of world history. Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events in simple and exciting terms, it is a concise liberal arts education.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes this captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose In both time and space, the cosmos is astoundingly vast, and yet is governed by simple, elegant...

Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett’s most successful “imagination-extenders and focus-holders” meant to guide you through some of life’s most treacherous subject matter: evolution, meaning, mind, and free will.

Humes »Eine Untersuchung über den menschlichen Verstand« gehört zu den wichtigsten Werken des großen schottischen Philosophen und ist einer der Klassiker der Philosophiegeschichte: Kant wurde nach seiner eigenen Aussage von diesem Werk aus seinem »dogmatischen Schlummer« geweckt und zu seiner kritischen Philosophie angeregt. In 12 Essays untersucht Hume verschiedenste Themen, die auch heute von Interesse sind, etwa Kausalität, den Skeptizismus, die Frage, ob wir frei oder determiniert sind oder ob es Wunder (bzw. letztlich: Religion) geben kann.

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind examines where the self comes from – and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. “I Am a Strange Loop is a work of rigorous thinking, but it’s also an extraordinary tribute to the memory of romantic love: The Year of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to make your ideas stick. “Anyone interested in influencing others—to buy, to vote, to learn, to diet, to give to charity or to start a revolution—can learn from this book.”—The...

Delve into the exciting field of “epistemology”, the philosophical term for our inquiry into knowledge: what it is, the ways we acquire it, and how we justify our beliefs as knowledge. Taught by acclaimed Professor Joseph H. Shieber of Lafayette College, these 24 mind-bending lectures take you from ancient philosophers to contemporary neurobiologists, and from wide-ranging social networks to the deepest recesses of your own brain.

Lost in Thought is a passionate and timely reminder that a rich life is a life rich in thought. Today, when even the humanities are often defended only for their economic or political usefulness, Hitz says our intellectual lives are valuable not despite but because of their practical uselessness. And while anyone can have an intellectual life, she encourages academics in particular to get back in touch with the desire to learn for its own sake and calls on universities to return to the person-to-person transmission of the habits of mind and heart that bring out the best in us.

Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper’s most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insights into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history. It provides one of the clearest and most accessible...

For fans of Eckhart Tolle—a guide to mastering self-awareness through direct experience rather than old presumptions or harmful thought patterns Through decades of martial arts and meditation practice, Peter Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a...

By calling everything into doubt, Descartes laid the foundations of modern philosophy. With the celebrated words "I think therefore I am," his compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies; that these are totally distinct "substances"; that God exists and that He ensures we can trust the evidence of our senses.

Without any of the sugarcoating often found in the modern hyper-positive self-help genres, Robert Pantano attempts to provide the value of motivation and personal development through unwavering philosophical honesty. Studying and pulling from ideas in Stoicism, Existentialism, Nihilism...

Zrozum prawdziwą naturę rzeczywistości, łącząc twarde prawa fizyki z głęboką refleksją współczesnej filozofii. To spokojna i logiczna podróż, która idealnie sprawdzi się podczas drogi do pracy lub w chwilach głębokiego skupienia. Kiedy szukasz sensu w codziennym pędzie, ten...

Verbind fundamentele natuurkunde met filosofische zingeving en ontdek hoe onze complexe werkelijkheid écht samenhangt. Tijdens een rustige wandeling of een lange autorit daagt dit intellectueel prikkelende betoog je uit om een gefragmenteerd wereldbeeld definitief los te laten. Waar harde data...

当真实历史的断层遇上现代逻辑推理，六件离奇悬疑迷案究竟是后世叠加的狂热想象，还是时间深处被抹去的真相？无论你是厌倦了无根无据的阴谋论，还是在日常通勤途中渴望一场烧脑的思维体操，这段沉浸式的声音探索都...

面对当今复杂喧嚣的世界，这场两小时的西方哲学极简启蒙之旅将化作你的思维锚点，直击“我们究竟该怎样生活”的核心追问。无论你是正穿梭于拥挤的通勤地铁，还是在深夜渴望大脑的深度呼吸，这段通俗易懂的旅程都能...

Poznaj fundamentalne dylematy o naturze rzeczywistości i zgłębiaj filozofię, by wykuć własny sens istnienia. Ta prowokująca do myślenia podróż intelektualna idealnie sprawdzi się podczas codziennych dojazdów, natychmiast inspirując do głębokiej refleksji nad kierunkiem własnego...

面对充满焦虑与碎片化的现代生活，掌握系统性思维与底层哲学的融合，正是打破认知局限、重建内心秩序的破局之道。我们常常因习惯性的割裂视角而陷入非黑即白的抉择困境，被纷繁复杂的信息浪潮无情裹挟。这部节奏明...

Risolvi affascinanti misteri storici e allena il pensiero critico mentre scivoli dolcemente in un sonno profondo. Quando la giornata finisce e hai bisogno di staccare la spina, questa guida pacata trasforma la tua routine serale in un viaggio intellettuale rilassante. Abbandona lo stress...

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma.