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An engrossing history of how Western philosophers have theorized the ugly from ancient times to the present day.

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"A posthumanist exploration of what design could become"--

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According to Edward de Bono, world thinking cannot solve world problems because world thinking is itself the problem.

De Bono examines why we think the way we do from a historical perspective and uses some of his famous thinking techniques, such as lateral thinking, combined with new ideas to show us how to change the way we think.

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The second edition of a unique introductory text, offering an account of the logical tradition in philosophy and its influence on contemporary scientific disciplines.

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An acclaimed philosopher and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth living

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A startlingly prescient treatise on the cybernetic automation of society and a burlesque satire of its middle-class celebrants.

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One of today's most widely read philosophers considers the shift in violence from visible to invisible, from negativity to excess of positivity.

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A fascinating dialogue on a new Communist Manifesto from two giants of twentieth century philosophy.

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The development of an epistemology that explains how science and art embody and convey understanding.

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An innovative, ambitious, tradition-crossing study drawing on the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Horkheimer, Adorno, and Habermas to propose a new and transformative concept of truth.

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Tells about truth, and the enemies of truth, and the wars that are fought between them. This guide looks at relativism and absolutism, toleration and belief, objectivity and knowledge, science and pseudo-science, and the moral and political implications, as well as the nuances, of all these.

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What is 'truth' in today's freewheeling, pluralistic world, without certainties or fixed ideas Does it lie in the Reason of Descartes and Kant Is it Derrida's idea of an event, still being made Or, according to Nietzsche, an ensemble of fictions Internationally renowned philosopher John D. Caputo explores truth in the postmodern age.

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Science historian Subhadra Das explores ten founding ideas of Western civilisation, uncovers their flaws and urges us to look at the world with fresh eyes

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Understand Existentialism is an essential guide to what can often be challenging terrain. Suitable for newcomers as well as students of philosophy, this book explores the origins and development of existentialism as well as the contemporary relevance of existential ways of thinking.

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Understand Humanism is the definitive introduction to this diverse and increasingly prominent philosophy. This guide teaches you everything you need to know about humanism, from it's ancient origins and key figures, to humanist answers to pressing modern issues, like climate change and identity politics.

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In the first book in English on the Hindu precursor to feng shui, readers will learn how to design homes that conform to eternal spiritual principles. Guidelines are also given for modifying existing buildings to promote peace, harmony, and health. 55 illustrations.

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An elegiac account of what has recently been lost in the digital apocalypse. But also a steadfastly enthusiastic and optimistic look at what we can regain in a post-viral, more analogue and more thoughtful world.

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Exploring the fundamental concepts of the caste system, Alain Danielou addresses issues of race, individual rights, sexual mores, marital practices, and spiritual attainments. In this light, the author explains how Hindu society has served as a model for the realization of human potential, and exposes the inherent flaws and hypocrisies of our modern egalitarian governments.

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Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. This title places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and offers a comprehensive study of the close links between Wagner and the philosophers - from the pre-Marxist socialists to Feuerbach and Schopenhauer.

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The existentialist philosopher chronicles his time in the Resistance in the Second World War.

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Lively and provocative new introduction to Existentialism