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A Little History of Philosophy
£10.99A Little History of Philosophy
Nigel Warburton guides the reader on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy.
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A Therapeutic Atlas
£22.00A Therapeutic Atlas
A selection of unique and beautiful destinations around the world, which offer powerful new perspectives on life.
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A therapeutic journey
£10.99A therapeutic journey
This is a text about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down. But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy. Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments – whether it’s a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday – and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope.
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Ancient philosophy
£8.99Ancient philosophy
Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its approach of lively discussion and argument.
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Aristotle
£9.99Aristotle
There is in Athens a rather plain ruin; a simple courtyard lined with fragments of wall. Yet, this little patch of land has a claim to be the most significant place in human history. It is the Lyceum, site of Aristotle’s school: here the philosopher wandered, discussing his life’s work with students, proposing answers to the mysteries of the human condition. Today, it can be difficult to fully comprehend the staggering influence of these lessons. Aristotle’s observations about the world around him and his reflections on the nature of knowledge laid the foundations for all empirical science. His study of rational thought formed the basis of formal logic, the cornerstone of philosophical investigation. His examination of Greek city-states gave us political science, while his analysis of drama remains a mainstay of literature courses around the world.
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Consolations. II
£18.99Consolations. II
A follow-up to ‘Consolations’, David Whyte’s beloved collection of essays that unpacks aspects of being human that many of us spend our lives trying vainly to avoid. From shame to anguish and anxiety – Whyte boldly reinterprets them, fully embracing their complexity, never shying away from paradox in his relentless search for meaning.
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Ethics
£6.95Ethics
What is a good life, and how is it related to a happy one? What are virtues, and how do they affect the nature of friendships? Here, ethicists Gregory Beabout and Mike Hannis describe various approaches, ancient and modern, to these timeless questions.
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Fair or foul
£10.99Fair or foul
‘Fair or Foul’ considers different aspects of ambition and its place in our lives. It asks: what does success mean? When is enough enough? And is Lady Macbeth right to suggest that only those with the ‘illness’ of ambition achieve the highest goals? Stefan Stern draws on the major themes of Macbeth and discusses how they can be applied to ambition in modern life. From the success of the first US woman vice president, Kamala Harris, the obstacles she faced and the possibilities that still lie ahead, to Boris Johnson’s young aspirations to be ‘world king’ and the pathological intensity of his ambition, Stern considers the careers and personal lives of politicians, sports stars and business people, to name a few, to illuminate this strange and powerful driver.
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Getting Over Your Parents
£16.99Getting Over Your Parents
An insightful and illuminating guide on understanding the psychological legacy left to us by our parents.
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How to think more about sex
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Meditations for mortals
£18.99Meditations for mortals
‘Meditations for Mortals’ takes us on a liberating journey towards a more meaningful life – one that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence, but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves. Designed as a four-week ‘retreat of the mind’, it offers daily wisdom, solace and inspiration to aid a saner, freer, and more enchantment-filled way of living.
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