How to Thrive in the Digital Age (The School of Life series) by Tom Chatfield
$24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
Our world is, increasingly, a digital one. Over half of the planet's adult population now spend more of their waking hours 'plugged in' than not, whether to the internet, mobile telephony, or other digital media. To email, text, tweet and blog our way through our careers, relationships and even our fami ...Show more
How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff
$24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: 16
We all want to live in a better world, but sometimes it feels that we lack the ability or influence to make a difference. John-Paul Flintoff offers a powerful reminder that through the generations, society has been transformed by the actions of individuals who understood that if they didn't like somethi ...Show more
Assholes : A Theory by Aaron James
$29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
What is it for someone to be an asshole? Although most of us are forced to deal with such people every day, few of us could easily say exactly what an asshole is. And as prevalent as they are, no one has offered a sustained analytical treatment of the subject. Assholes are arguably part of the human soc ...Show more
Good Book: A Secular Bible by A. C. Grayling
$29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
A. C. Grayling, Britain's most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible that draws on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing about all that it means to be human - from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life ...Show more
The Shorter Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by CRAIG EDWARD
$122.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World by Lewis Hyde
$29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Canons
The Gift brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Reaching deep into literature, anthropology and psychology Lewis Hyde's modern masterpiece has at its heart the simple and important idea that a 'gift' can inspire and change our lives.
Plato at the Googleplex - Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
$39.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Imagine that Plato came to life in the twenty-first century and embarked on a multi-city speaking tour. How would he mediate a debate between a Freudian psychoanalyst and a 'tiger mum' on how to raise the perfect child? How would he handle the host of a right-wing news program who denies there can be mo ...Show more
Beyond Belief by Hugh Mackay
$37.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
What do people actually mean when they say 'God'?Around two-thirds of us say we believe in God or some 'higher power', but fewer than one in ten Australians attend church weekly. In Beyond Belief, Hugh Mackay presents this discrepancy as one of the great unexamined topics of our time. He argues that whi ...Show more
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Daniel;Cathcart Klein
$22.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Here's an accusation - Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of 'is' is. And one for the existentialists - you haven't lived until you think about death all the time. Daniel Klein and Thomas Cathcart take philosophy to task with flair a ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
$38.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn't. Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve chap ...Show more
The Empire and the Five Kings - America's Abdication and the Fate of the World by Bernard-Henri Levy
$27.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
One of the West's leading intellectuals offers a provocative look at America's withdrawal from world leadership and the rising powers who seek to fill the vacuum left behind.The United States was once the hope of the world, a beacon of freedom and the defender of liberal democracy. Nations and peoples o ...Show more
The Power of Ethics: How to Make Good Choices in a Complicated World by Susan Liautaud, Lisa Sweetingham
$37.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The essential guide for decision-making when ethics are on the edge. It's not your imagination. We're living in a time of moral decline. Publicly, government leaders are acting against the welfare of their citizens, companies are prioritising profits over our health and our safety, and technology poses ...Show more