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Philosophy for Teens: Questioning Life’s Big Ideas, Paperback/Sharon M. Kaye
What is love? Is lying always wrong? Is beauty a matter of fact, or a matter of taste? What is discrimination? The answers to these questions, and more, are examined…Catre Magazin -
Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home, Paperback/Glenn S. Sunshine
People often talk about worldview when describing the philosophy that guides their lives. But how have we come by our worldviews, and what impact did Christianity have on those that…Catre Magazin -
The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods, Paperback/A. G. Sertillanges
This edition includes a new foreword by James V. Schall, S.J. Sertillanges asks in the preface of the 1934 edition of The Intellectual Life: "Do you want to do intellectual…Catre Magazin -
Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa, Paperback/Ilana Mercer
Into the Cannibal's Pot: Lessons for America from post-Apartheid South Africa is a polemical work anchored in history, reality, fact, and the political philosophy of classical liberalism. It is a…Catre Magazin -
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies, Paperback/Douglas R. Hofstadter
Readers of earlier works by Douglas Hofstadter will find this book a natural extension of his style and his ideas about creativity and analogy; in addition, psychologists, philosophers, and artificial-intelligence…Catre Magazin -
In Catastrophic Times: Resisting the Coming Barbarism, Paperback/Isabelle Stengers
This book is addressed to everyone who is struggling and experimenting today, to everyone who is a true contemporary of what Stengers dares to call "the intrusion of Gaia," this…Catre Magazin -
Essays on Heidegger and Others: Philosophical Papers, Paperback/Richard Rorty
The second volume pursues the themes of the first volume in the context of discussions of recent European philosophy focusing on the work of Heidegger and Derrida. His four essays…Catre Magazin -
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits (Revised Edition), Paperback/Friedrich Nietzsche
This English translation--the first since 1909--restores Human, All Too Human to its proper central position in the Nietzsche canon. First published in 1878, the book marks the philosophical coming of…Catre Magazin -
Paradoxes, Paperback/R. M. Sainsbury
A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises…Catre Magazin -
Heidegger Explained: From Phenomenon to Thing, Paperback/Graham Harman
Martin Heidegger's (1889-1976) influence has long been felt not just in philosophy, but also in such fields as art, architecture, and literary studies. Yet his difficult terminology has often scared…Catre Magazin -
SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police, Paperback/Vox Day
Social Justice Warriors have plagued mankind for more than 150 years, but only in the last 30 years has their ideology become dominant in the West. Having invaded one institution…Catre Magazin -
Summa Contra Gentiles, 2: Book Two: Creation, Paperback/Thomas Aquinas
Book Two of the Summa Contra Gentiles series examines God's freedom in creation, his power as creator of all things, and the nature of man, particularly the unity of soul…Catre Magazin -
The Kingdom and the Glory: For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government, Paperback/Giorgio Agamben
Why has power in the West assumed the form of an "economy," that is, of a government of men and things? If power is essentially government, why does it need…Catre Magazin -
The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction, Paperback/J. Budziszewski
Budziszewski on natural law is simply the best. . . . A must read. James V. Schall, S.J. , author of Another Sort of Learning Truly fundamental . . .…Catre Magazin -
Critique of the Power of Judgment, Paperback/Immanuel Kant
This entirely new translation of Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment follows the principles and high standards of all other volumes in The Cambridge Edition of the Works of…Catre Magazin -
How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic, Paperback/Madsen Pirie
In the second edition of this witty and infectious book, Madsen Pirie builds upon his guide to using - and indeed abusing - logic in order to win arguments. By…Catre Magazin -
Time and Narrative, Volume 2, Paperback/Paul Ricoeur
In volume 1 of this three-volume work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing. Now, in volume 2, he examines these relations in fiction and…Catre Magazin -
The Spirit of Laws, Paperback/Charles De Secondat Montesquieu
The Spirit of Laws is one of the most influential books of all time. This masterpiece of political philosophy was widely read throughout Europe, attracted an especially enthusiastic readership in…Catre Magazin -
The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood, Paperback/William J. Bennett
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN Raising up men has never been easy, but today is seems particularly tough. The young and old need heroes to embody the eternal…Catre Magazin -
A History of Western Philosophy, Paperback/Bertrand Russell
Hailed as "lucid and magisterial" by The Observer , this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy. Considered to be one of…Catre Magazin -
The Serpent Power: The Ancient Egyptian Mystical Wisdom of the Inner Life Force, Paperback/Muata Ashby
THE SERPENT POWER: The Ancient Egyptian Mystical Wisdom of the Inner Life Force. This volume shows how the discipline of spiritual evolution through life force cultivation-known as Kundalini in India-…Catre Magazin -
Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century, Paperback/Kurt Bergel
Albert Schweitzer's system of ethics as a way of life in which individuals live with compassion and respect for all living things - humans, animals, plants - is illuminated here…Catre Magazin -
The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation, Paperback/Chaim Perelman
The New Rhetoric is founded on the idea that since -argumentation aims at securing the adherence of those to whom it is addressed, it is, in its entirety, relative to…Catre Magazin -
Technics and Time, 3: Cinematic Time and the Question of Malaise, Paperback/Bernard Stiegler
In the first two volumes of Technics and Time , Bernard Stiegler worked carefully through Heidegger's and Husserl's relationship to technics and technology. Here, in volume three, he turns his…Catre Magazin -
Kierkegaard Anthology, Paperback/Robert Bretall
This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. The selections range from the terse epigrams of the Journal through the famous ``Diary of the Seducer`` and the ``Banquet`` scene,…Catre Magazin -
Das Kapital: A Critique of Political Economy, Paperback/Karl Marx
Das Kapital , Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth century. From Kapital sprung the economic and political systems that at one time…Catre Magazin -
Daoism Explained: From the Dream of the Butterfly to the Fishnet Allegory, Paperback/Hans-Georg Moeller
Hans-Georg Moeller has achieved the perfect blend with Daoism Explained. It is both a fascinating introduction on Daoist thought as well as an original and insightful contribution to Eastern philosophy.…Catre Magazin -
Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, Paperback/Alva Noe
A philosopher makes the case for thinking of works of art as tools for investigating ourselves In Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature , the philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva…Catre Magazin -
The Pathology of Normalcy: Its Genius for Good and Evil, Paperback/Erich Fromm
"The Pathology of Normalcy examines the very definitions of mental health and mental sickness in modern-day society. Sections consist of lectures about frame of reference when evaluating mental health, the…Catre Magazin -
Hegel’s Idealism: The Satisfactions of Self-Consciousness, Paperback/Robert B. Pippin
This is the most important book on Hegel to have appeared in the past ten years. The author offers a completely new interpretation of Hegel's idealism that focuses on Hegel's…Catre Magazin -
The Emperor’s Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations, Hardcover/Marcus Aurelius
In the tradition of The Art of Living and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations --a practical book of timeless advice from one of the most powerful individuals in history--available for the first…Catre Magazin -
The Cambridge Companion to Wittgenstein, Paperback/Hans Sluga
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) is one of the most important and influential philosophers in modern times, but he is also one of the least accessible. In this volume, leading experts chart…Catre Magazin -
Negotiations, 1972-1990, Paperback/Gilles Deleuze
Negotiations traces the intellectual journey of a man widely acclaimed as one of the most important French philosphers. A provocative guide to Deleuze by Deleuze, the collection clarifies the key…Catre Magazin -
A Practical Guide to Ethics: Living and Leading with Integrity, Paperback/Rita Manning
This essential new text is designed for courses in contemporary moral issues, applied ethics, and leadership. Emphasizing personal choice in the study of ethics, the authors take the reader on…Catre Magazin -
The Rise of the Fourth Political Theory: The Fourth Political Theory Vol. II, Paperback/Alexander Dugin
The sequel to the bestseller The Fourth Political Theory , expanding further on the fourth political theory. All the political systems of the modern age have been the products of…Catre Magazin -
On Escape: de Laavasion, Paperback/Emmanuel Levinas
First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Philosophy, Paperback/James Hankins
Provides a guide to the most distinctive themes of the period with a chronology and short biographies of important philosophers.Catre Magazin -
Being and Time, Paperback/Martin Heidegger
The publication in 1927 of Martin Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time, signaled an intellectual event of the first order and had an impact in fields far beyond that of…Catre Magazin -
The Book of Tea, Hardcover/Okakura Kakuzo
The original 1906 edition of The Book of Tea is one of the classic texts found on the desks of artists, poets, teaists and Zen Buddhists around the world. The…Catre Magazin -
L’Homme Et Son Devenir Selon Le Vedanta, Paperback/Rene Guenon
Le VEdAnta , contrairement aux opinions qui ont cours le plus gEnEralement parmi les orientalistes, n'est ni une philosophie, ni une religion, ni quelque chose qui participe plus ou moins…Catre Magazin -
Naturalistic Inquiry, Hardcover/Yvonna S. Lincoln
Social scientists with an interest in theory and research, particularly those involved in educational research, sociologists whose interest are sociology of science, organizational theory, research and methodology (both quantitative and…Catre Magazin -
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Logic, Paperback/Catarina Dutilh Novaes
This volume, the first dedicated and comprehensive companion to medieval logic, covers both the Latin and the Arabic traditions, and shows that they were in fact sister traditions, which both…Catre Magazin -
The Faces of Intellectual Disability: Philosophical Reflections, Paperback/Licia Carlson
In a challenge to current thinking about cognitive impairment, this book explores what it means to treat people with intellectual disabilities in an ethical manner. Reassessing philosophical views of intellectual…Catre Magazin -
Modern Social Imaginaries, Paperback/Charles Taylor
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism,…Catre Magazin -
Introduction to the Reading of Hegel: Lectures on the ”Phenomenology of Spirit”, Paperback/Alexandre Kojeve
``This collection of Kojeve's thoughts about Hegel constitutes one of the few important philosophical books of the twentieth century--a book, knowledge of which is requisite to the full awareness of…Catre Magazin -
The Fire That Consumes: A Biblical and Historical Study of the Doctrine of the Final Punishment, Paperback/Edward Fudge
An Evangelical Book Club Selection. Evangelical Christians agree that a dreadful destiny awaits those who reject God s presence now. According to the traditional majority view, that destiny will involve…Catre Magazin -
Yinyang, Paperback/Robin R. Wang
The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. The relationship between these two opposing, yet mutually dependent, forces is symbolized in the familiar black and…Catre Magazin -
Hermetica Volume 1 Introduction, Texts, and Translation: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings Which Contain Religious or Philosophic Teachings Ascribe, Paperback/Walter Scott
First published in 1924, this classic work contains various Greek and Latin writings of religious or philosophic teachings attributed to the Egyptian sage Hermes Trismegistus, with Walter Scott's extensive notes,…Catre Magazin -
Rethinking Madness: Towards a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis, Paperback/Paris Williams
As the research continues to accumulate, we find that the mainstream understanding of schizophrenia and the other related psychotic disorders has lost virtually all credibility. We've learned that full recovery…Catre Magazin -
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All, Paperback/Gregory Bassham
The Lord of the Rings is intended to be applicable to the real world of relationships, religion, pleasure, pain, and politics. Tolkien himself said that his grand tale of wizards,…Catre Magazin -
Eros, Agape and Philia: Readings in the Philosophy of Love, Paperback/Alan Soble
The philosophy of loveFor centuries, popular writers and respected scholars have written about and analyzed the phenomenon of love without exhausting its potential for contemporary debate. By representing the three…Catre Magazin -
Meditations: A New Translation, Hardcover/Marcus Aurelius
Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161-180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance,…Catre Magazin -
Insecurity of Freedom: Essays on Human Existence, Paperback/Abraham Joshua Heschel
The Insecurity of Freedom is a collection of essays on Human Existence by one of the foremost Jewish thinkers of our time, Abraham Joshua Heschel.Catre Magazin -
The Wholeness of Nature: Goethe S Way Toward a Science of Conscious Participation in Nature, Paperback/Henri Bortoft
Whereas most readers are familiar with Goethe as a poet and dramatist, few are familiar with his scientific work. In this brilliant book, Henri Bortoft (who began his studies of…Catre Magazin -
The Uses of Argument, Paperback/Stephen E. Toulmin
A central theme throughout the impressive series of philosophical books and articles Stephen Toulmin has published since 1948 is the way in which assertions and opinions concerning all sorts of…Catre Magazin -
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy, Paperback/Martha C. Nussbaum
This book is a study of ancient views about ``moral luck.`` It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to…Catre Magazin -
Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology After the End of the World, Paperback/Timothy Morton
Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we are facing the possibility of ecological catastrophe. But the environmental emergency is also a crisis for our philosophical habits of thought, confronting…Catre Magazin -
On the Heights of Despair, Paperback/E. M. Cioran
Born of a terrible insomnia-"a dizzying lucidity which would turn even paradise into hell"-this book presents the youthful Cioran, a self-described "Nietzsche still complete with his Zarathustra, his poses, his…Catre Magazin -
Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions, Paperback/Martha C. Nussbaum
What is it to grieve for the death of a parent? More literary and experiential than other philosopical works on emotion, Upheavals of Thought will engage the reader who has…Catre Magazin -
Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism, Paperback/Judith Butler
Judith Butler follows Edward Said's late suggestion that through a consideration of Palestinian dispossession in relation to Jewish diasporic traditions a new ethos can be forged for a one-state solution.…Catre Magazin -
Enigma of Health: The Art of Healing in a Scientific Age, Paperback/Hans-Georg Gadamer
In this important new book, Hans-Georg Gadamer discusses the transformation in human self-understanding wrought by the scientific worldview, focusing in particular on the unparalleled achievements of modern medicine. He explores…Catre Magazin -
Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas, Second Edition, Paperback/Isaiah Berlin
In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance of dissenters in the history of ideas--among them Machiavelli, Vico,…Catre Magazin -
The End of History and the Last Man, Paperback/Francis Fukuyama
Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress,…Catre Magazin -
The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics, Paperback/Brad Inwood
This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; the recovery of the history…Catre Magazin -
Cambridge Companion to Virtue Ethics, Paperback/Daniel C Russell
Addresses the history, future and contemporary application of virtue ethics.Catre Magazin -
Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive Paternalism, Paperback/Sarah Conly
Since Mill's seminal work On Liberty, philosophers and political theorists have accepted that we should respect the decisions of individual agents when those decisions affect no one other than themselves.…Catre Magazin -
Informal Logic: A Pragmatic Approach, Paperback/Douglas Walton
Informal Logic is an introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticizing bad ones. Non-technical in approach, it is based on 186 examples, which Douglas Walton,…Catre Magazin -
John Dee’s Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature, Paperback/Deborah E. Harkness
Elizabethan England's most famous natural philosopher John Dee recorded his reflections on the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse in a series of conversations with angels,…Catre Magazin -
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, Paperback/Simon Wiesenthal
A Holocaust survivor's surprising and thought-provoking study of forgiveness, justice, compassion, and human responsibility, featuring contributions from the Dalai Lama, Harry Wu, Cynthia Ozick, Primo Levi, and more. While imprisoned…Catre Magazin -
On Liberty, Hardcover/John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was a prominent English philosopher and political economist in the 19th century. Mill is considered to be one of the most influential liberal thinkers in history and…Catre Magazin -
Manifestly Haraway, Paperback/Donna J. Haraway
Electrifying, provocative, and controversial when first published thirty years ago, Donna Haraway's "Cyborg Manifesto" is even more relevant today, when the divisions that she so eloquently challenges--of human and machine…Catre Magazin -
Stoic Warriors, Paperback/Nancy Sherman
While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius, it is undoubtedly true that the ancient philosophy known as Stoicism guides the actions of many in…Catre Magazin -
Kierkegaard’s Writing, III, Part I: Either/Or, Paperback/Soren Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard, the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher rediscovered in the twentieth century, is a major influence in contemporary philosophy, religion, and literature. He regarded Either/Or as the beginning of his authorship,…Catre Magazin -
Emerson Essays and Lectures: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures/Essays: First and Second Series/Representative Men/English Traits/The Conduct of Life, Hardcover/Ralph Waldo Emerson
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the ``finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made`` (The…Catre Magazin -
Philosophy of Human Rights: Readings in Context, Paperback/Patrick Hayden
The Philosophy of Human Rights brings together an extensive collection of classical and contemporary writings on the topic of human rights, including genocide, ethnic cleansing, minority cultures, gay and lesbian…Catre Magazin -
Ethics: The Essential Writings, Paperback/Gordon Marino
In Ethics: The Essential Writings , philosopher Gordon Marino skillfully presents an accessible, provocative anthology of both ancient and modern classics on matters moral. The philosophers represent 2,500 years of…Catre Magazin -
The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality: With Two Lectures by and an Interview with Michel Foucault, Paperback/Graham Burchell
Based on Michel Foucault's 1978 and 1979 lectures at the College de France on governmental rationalities and his 1977 interview regarding his work on imprisonment, this volume is the long-awaited…Catre Magazin -
Guerrilla Metaphysics: Phenomenology and the Carpentry of Things, Paperback/Graham Harman
In Guerrilla Metaphysics, Graham Harman develops further the object-oriented philosophy first proposed in Tool-Being. Today's fashionable philosophies often treat metaphysics as a petrified relic of the past, and hold that…Catre Magazin -
Tantra Illuminated, Paperback/Christopher D. Wallis
Tantra Illuminated takes the reader on a fascinating journey to the very heart of Tantra: its key teachings, foundational lineages, and transformative practices. Since the West s discovery of Tantra…Catre Magazin -
The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology, Paperback/Erich Fromm
"The Revolution of Hope lives up to its title with an uplifting exploration of the definition of hope, what it truly means to be human, and steps that should be…Catre Magazin