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Time of the Sages
2,400 years ago there was a sudden and dramatic burst of new ideas across the world.Simultaneously in Athens, Socrates was prompting his contemporaries to question their assumptions; in India, the Buddha was grappling with the boundary between the self and the world; and in China, Confucius was formulating a philosophy based on collective harmony. For all their differences, each was pioneering a provocative new way of thinking about ethics and politics; a shift from asking what the gods demand to asking how human beings should live together.Where religion had relied on authority, these secular philosophies relied on persuasion. These were not prophets, but teachers. They wrote nothing down. It was only through extraordinary followers and compelling arguments that their ideas spread.Time of the Sages tells the story of this watershed in the history of the human mind, and shows why these ancient questions about how to live still matter today.
€ 27,23 -
Philosophy
An authoritative guide through important areas of philosophy that are typically studied in the later parts of an undergraduate course. The book is a companion to "Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject", and combined they provide a complete accompaniment to the study of philosophy.
€ 88,95 -
The Metaphysics of Experience
Truth, Enquiry and the Concept of RealityAC Grayling argues that considerations of natural language ontology tell us much about how to understand truth, reference, and concepts of reality.
€ 103,95 -
Who Owns the Moon?
In Defence of Humanity’s Common Interests in SpaceA Defence of Our Intergalactic Common Interests
€ 23,50 -
What I Believe
Humanist ideas and philosophies to live byAn inspiring collection of interviews with prominent humanists about the values, convictions and opinions they live by
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Die Grenzen des Wissens
In den vergangenen hundert Jahren hat die Menschheit spektakuläre Fortschritte bei der Wissenserlangung über das Universum, die Vergangenheit und sich selbst gemacht. Die Geschichte der großen vorklassischen Zivilisationen und die Geschichte der menschlichen Evolution wurden erkundet und detailliert kartiert. Diese Fortschritte waren enorm, aufregend und folgenreich. Doch eine bemerkenswerte Tatsache begleitet diese Entwicklungen: Während man früher glaubte, dass jeder Erkenntnisfortschritt unsere Unwissenheit schmälert, haben uns die jüngsten Riesenschritte gezeigt, wie wenig wir wissen. Das Nachfragen erzeugt somit ein Paradoxon: Zunehmendes Wissen steigert unsere Unwissenheit. Was also wissen wir? Und wovon wissen wir heute, dass wir es nicht wissen? Und was haben wir über die Natur des Forschens selbst gelernt - die Barrieren und Schwierigkeiten, die überwunden oder berücksichtigt werden müssen? Was sind die Grenzen des Wissens und wie können wir sie überschreiten?Für Fans von Yuval Noah Harari, Hans RoslingStandardwerk zum Thema Wissen der MenschheitDieses fesselnde Buch, ein Standardwerk über die wissenschaftlichen Fortschritte der Menschheit, bietet neben einem außergewöhnlichen Lesevergnügen einen Überblick über drei der großen Bereiche des menschlichen Wissens - Grundlagenphysik, Menschheitsgeschichte und Hirnforschung. A.C. Grayling: 'Ein enthusiastischer Denker, der sich Humor, gesunden Menschenverstand und Klarheit zu eigen macht.' Independent'Grayling bringt eine Ordnung in entmutigende Themen. Um die Welt zu verstehen, müssen wir sowohl das, was bekannt ist, als auch das, was noch nicht bekannt ist, wertschätzen, und niemand kann dieses Verständnis effektiver vermitteln als Grayling.' Steven Pinker, Autor von 'Mehr Rationalität: Eine Anleitung zum besseren Gebrauch des Verstandes''Für neugierige Menschen, die sich für Geschichte und wissenschaftliche Entwicklungen interessieren, wird das Buch eine lesenswerte Begegnung mit ebendiesen sein. Samt Graylings liebevollen Hinführungen zu jenem Nadelöhr, durch das wir versuchen, die Gesamtheit der Welt zu begreifen.' Leipziger Internet Zeitung
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A History of Ideas
The most intriguing, relevant and helpful concepts from the story of humanityA collection of humanity’s most inspiring ideas throughout time, bringing perspective to the challenges and wonders of being alive.
€ 30,50 -
Metaphors and Analogies in Sciences and Humanities
Words and WorldsIn this highly-interdisciplinary volume, we systematically study the role of metaphors and analogies in (mis)shaping our understanding of the world. Metaphors and Analogies occupy a prominent place in scientific discourses, as they do in literature, humanities and at the very level of our thinking itself.
€ 180,50 -
For the Good of the World
A lucid and inspiring consideration of the challenges we and our world now face, and a proposal for a way to avoid disaster.‘A must read’ Gordon Brown ‘A truly excellent book’ Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling’s view, are climate change, technology and justice. In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set of values that will allow us to confront the numerous threats facing the planet, or will we simply continue with our disagreements and antipathies as we collectively approach our possible extinction? As every day brings new stories about extreme weather events, spyware, lethal autonomous weapons systems, and the health imbalance between the northern and southern hemispheres, Grayling’s question – Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible? – becomes ever more urgent. The solution he proposes is both pragmatic and inspiring.
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The Good State
On the Principles of DemocracyAs democracy shows signs of decay, how do we not only arrest its decline but build something better – a state which is democratic in the fullest sense?
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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism
The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism presents an edited collection of essays that explore the nature of Humanism as an approach to life, and a philosophical analysis of the key humanist propositions from naturalism and science to morality and meaning.
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Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge
In seeking understanding of the human condition we need more than just a set of beliefs about it: all belief is irrational. We want to know or garner some kind of proof about the fundamental truths of human existence. This book illuminates this dilemma.
€ 76,50