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Zizek analyzes the end of the world at the hands of the "four riders of the apocalypse"

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In this heirloom edition of the classic text Meditations, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who ruled from 161 to 180 CE, reflects on the philosophical idea of Stoicism, offering timeless guidance that still resonates strongly today.

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"Selected from The letters of Marsilio Ficino, originally published by Shepheard Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd., London"--T.p. verso.

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A revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality and the problems of old age, from the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici.

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Divided into seven chapters, this text is largely composed of conversations between the great philosopher and rulers who sought guidance. Sometimes mystical, sometimes poetic, these teachings are often unpredictable, with startling insights that bring the narrative to life.

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How inactivity can be a necessary and creative condition to a life worth living.

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'We have to look suicide in the face, long and hard, and see what features, what profile, what inherited character traits and wrinkles emerge.'

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The Roman stoic philosopher and statesmans manifesto for a happy life based on old-age wisdom from the classical age.

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As read on BBC Radio 4s Book of the Week, a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David and the Composer Mahler) have responded to tragedy and loss, from The Psalms to Albert Camus and Primo Levi.

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Drawn from Parerga and posthumously published works, these six essays offer an accessible approach to the author's philosophy. Topics include government, free will and fatalism, character, moral instinct, and ethics.

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In powerful and persuasive prose, Mill asks and answers provocative questions relating to the boundaries of social authority and individual sovereignty. This edition offers students of political science and philosophy one of the most influential studies on the nature of individual liberty and its role in a democratic society.

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A provocative and personal examination, ranging from medieval mystics to T. S. Eliot and Krautrock, from Britain's most engaging and inventive philosopher

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Considers the ethical issues surrounding globalisation. The key debates, Singer argues, cut across national boundaries. He addresses each vital issue from an ethical perspective and offers alternatives to the state-centric approach that characterises international theory and relations today.

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Condemns Plato, Marx, and Hegel as "holists" and "historicists". The author tells that a holist believes that individuals are formed entirely by their social groups; historicists believe that social groups evolve according to internal principles that it is the intellectual's task to uncover.

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Offers a collection of remarkable biographical portraits. This book brings to life a range of prominent twentieth-century thinkers, politicians, and writers.

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From Confucius and Plato to Karl Marx and Noam Chomsky, this resource brings together more than 100 illustrated biographies of the world's great philosophers. Introduced with a stunning portrait of each, the biographies trace the ideas, friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired the great thinkers and influenced their work.

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Do you know your Aristotelianism or Asceticism from your Egalitarianism No Well this book will give you all the information you need to tell one from the other and impress your friends with the seeming depth of your knowledge.

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Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, work and partying, this book takes a sideways glance at modern living and presents the would-be thoughts of Ancient Philosophers on various topics central to our 21st century existence.

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Arguing that the political ideas of 1760-1830 are still largely ours, down to the language and metaphors they are expressed in, this book provides an account of some of the era's influential thinkers, including Rousseau, Fichte, and Hegel.