Everyday Ubuntu: Living better together, the African way by Nompumelelo Mungi Ngomane
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
'This book will open your eyes, mind and heart to a way of being in the world that will make our world a better and more caring one.' Archbishop Desmond Tutu Ubuntu is a Xhosa word originating from a South African philosophy that encapsulates all our aspirations about how to live life well, together. I ...Show more
Zen Is Right Here - The Wisdom of Shunryu Suzuki by David Chadwick (Editor)
26.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
Shunryu Suzuki's extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. In Zen Is Right Here, we experience an intimate encounter with his teachings through stories told about him by his students. These livi ...Show more
Art of War by Antony Cummins
48.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
This is the most accessible edition ofArt of War ever produced, with the text broken down into digestible individual lessons, unique teaching illustrations to clarify the text, and step-by-step commentary that draws on the full range of recent translations and ancient commentators. Composed in the 5 ...Show more
The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu by Lao Tzu; Brian Browne Walker (Translator)
24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Essential Wisdom Library
An enduring translation of a timeless work, now in a new edition.The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is one of the most widely read and deeply cherished books in the world, a work many consider the wisest book ever written. In his introduction, translator Brian Browne Walker says, "It is less a book than a livi ...Show more
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall
28.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
'Wonderful and timely ... Hugely recommended' STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think...Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker, perhaps the greatest in history. Yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question- how to be happy. His deep ...Show more
The History of Philosophy by A C Grayling
38.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is the story of who we are and why. An epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents, it explores some of the ...Show more
The Worst Is yet to Come - A Survival Guide to Post-Capitalism by Peter Fleming
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Capitalism is about to commit suicide and is threatening to take us down with it. But will it give way to a grand social utopia or the beginning of a new dark age... albeit WiFi enabled? The Worst is Yet to Come explores the disturbing possibility that the current crisis of neoliberal capitalism isn't g ...Show more
The Four Horsemen: Dawkins, Harris, Dennett & Hitchens by Richard Dawkins; Daniel C. Dennett; Sam Harris; Christopher Hitchens
27.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Known as the 'four horsemen' of New Atheism, these four big thinkers of the twenty-first century met only once. Their electrifying examination of ideas on this remarkable occasion was intense and wide-ranging. Everything that was said as they agreed and disagreed with one another, interrogated ideas an ...Show more
The Tao of Pooh by HOFF, BENJAMIN
24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Winnie-The-Pooh Ser.
For Taoists everywhere, the New York Times bestseller from the author of The Te of Piglet. The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh? In which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese--or a venerable philosopher--but is in fact none other than that effortlessly c ...Show more
Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, and Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
42.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Anger is not just ubiquitous, it is also popular. Many people think it is impossible to care sufficiently for justice without anger at injustice. Many believe that it is impossible for individuals to vindicate their own self-respect or to move beyond an injury without anger. To not feel anger in those c ...Show more
Aging Thoughtfully: Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret by Martha C. Nussbaum & Saul Levmore
40.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Aging brings distinctive discoveries and challenges, as well as difficulties. People age in many different ways, but we can learn from shared experiences and insights. Instead of thinking about this stage of life as a time to wilt, we need to think boldly and carefully about the active living that we ca ...Show more
Matter and Desire by Dr. Andreas Weber
39.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive ...Show more