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From the Sunday Times bestselling authors of THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISMA humanist funeral allows us the freedom to remember and celebrate the life...

A collection of humanitys most inspiring ideas throughout time, bringing perspective to the challenges and wonders of being alive. This is an unus...

In a 1934 lecture, Marcel Mauss said: A kind of revelation came to me in hospital. I was ill in New York. I wondered where previously I had seen gi...

Who are we? How should we live? Professor James Miller introduces twelve great philosophers who dedicated their lives to answering these questions....

Imagine you have the time to watch a snail crossing a road at its own sweet pace and you are able to appreciate it at ease. Difficult, right? We do...

Gary Cox guides us through 42 of the most misunderstood, misquoted, provocative and significant quotes in the history of philosophy providing a wit...

A brilliant introduction to the philosophical concept of materialism and its relevance to contemporary science and culture In this eye-opening, int...

* Is there no escaping bad luck?* Can God be bothered?* How can we learn from the experts?With a light touch, Pigeons Bearing Bad Ne...

An intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially. At once philosophical and poetical, Inso...

James Camerons critically acclaimed movie Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received countless accolades for its breath-taking visua...

An honest and accessible guide to finding light in the darkest of times. In a world that isnt short of darkness, there could be few more urgent pr...

A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative liv...

'Talk does not cook rice'. That Asian aphorism, carried across centuries and continents, coyly offers wisdom, with a knowing smile, capped off with...

Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be difficult. In this Very Short Introd...

I Think Therefore I Am, Existentialism, Dialectical Materialism? The Socratic Method and Deconstruction? Sure, you know what they all mean. That...

Wonderful and timely Hugely recommended STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might th...

To wonder too openly or intensely about the meaning of life can seem a peculiar, ill-fated and faintly ridiculous pastime. It can seem like a topic...

WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS?If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we...

'To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, religion, all in one'Brilliant - Philip Hoare, New StatesmanJohn Ruskin - born 200 years ago, in February 1819...

Identity has become one of the most widely used terms today, appearing in many different contexts. Anything and everything has an identity, and ide...

Get one step closer to solving the uncertainties in your life with this guided journal and philosophy overview, What Would Plato Do? Inside What Wo...

Millions of us suffer from addiction, including psychiatrist and recovering alcoholic Carl Erik Fisher. But where does this centuries-old behaviour...

HAPPINESS, SERENITY AND FULFILMENT ARE ALL WITHIN YOUR CONTROL365 WAYS TO BE MORE STOIC is a full year's worth of daily inspiration, tools, stories...

How did life begin? How does it end? What happens to those qualities that make each of us alive as individuals after the bodies they animated die a...

A collection of enlightening quotes, delivering some of the most important lessons The School of Life has to offer. This is a selection of the ver...

In contemporary culture, there is no stronger imperative than to be authentic. But what does authenticity actually mean? Everywhere we turn, we are...

Philosophy in Minutes distils 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for e...

What do we really need in order to live a happy life? An Epicurean antidote to anxietyOver two thousand years ago the Greek philosopher Epicurus of...

'Jam-packed with insights you'll want to both text to your friends and tattoo on your skin . . . A sweeping view of a human mind trying to make ord...

In this joyous introduction to the major debates in Western philosophy, we see how cartoons can shed light and humour on lifes Big Questions. Topic...

Philosophy, the love of wisdom, is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world the child of wonder. Through it, we seek t...

It's hard to be brave,' said Piglet, sniffing slightly, when you're only a Very Small Animal.Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up ...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Baked potatoes, Bombay potatoes, pommes...

Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides. Zizek argues ...

Tactics and Ethics collects Georg Lukács's articles from the most politically active time of his life, a period encompassing his stint as deputy ...

A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss...