Category: Philosophy and Religion
The first ever global overview of philosophy: how it developed around the world and impacted the cultures in which it flourished.
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is the story of who we are and why. An epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents, it explores some of the ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
A scorching manifesto on the ethics of eating meat by the best placed person to write about it - farmer and chef Matthew Evans, aka The Gourmet Farmer. 'Compelling, illuminating and often confronting, On Eating Meat is a brilliant blend of a gastronome's passion with forensic research into the sources ...Show more
Category: Health and Lifestyle
A single book can change your life. Already an enormous bestseller in Asia, with more than 3 million copies sold, The Courage to be Disliked demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 19th cen ...Show more
Category: Health and Lifestyle
"Would you rather your child was smart or good?" Talk With Your Kids: Ethics has over 100 conversational and interactive questions for parents to discuss with their children to help decipher their child's stance on ethics, and hopefully sharpen the 'right values'. Academic achievement is not the only ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
A philosophical look at HBO's Westworld that charts a course through the maze of the mind, examining how we think about humans, hosts, and the divide between authentic and artificial life The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophical questions raised by the record-breaking, award-winning HB ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion
The Judeo-Christian tradition has created and underpinned the moral and legal fabric of Western civilisation for more than 2000 years, yet now we've reached a point in both Australia and many parts of the West where Christianity has become a minority faith rather than the mainstream belief. It's a situa ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion
"A stimulating book about combating despair and complacency with searching reflection." --Heller McAlpin, NPR.org Named a Best Book of 2018 by NPR. One of Lit Hub's 15 Books You Should Read in September and one of Outside's Best Books of FallA revelatory Alpine journey in the spirit of the great Romanti ...Show more
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the w ...Show more
Category: History, Politics and Society
In God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on faith and the birth of religion. From the origins of spiritual thought to the concept of an active, engaged, divine presence that underlies all creation, Aslan examines how the idea of god aros ...Show more
Category: Penguin Classics | Series: Penguin Classics | Reading Level: very good
A leading translation of Stoic philosophy in wise and practical aphorisms that have inspired Bill Clinton, Ryan Holiday, Anna Kendrick and many more. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinati ...Show more
