Surplus-Enjoyment - A Guide for the Non-Perplexed by Slavoj Zizek
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have. Slavoj Zizek's guide to surplus (and why it's enjoyable) begins by arguing that what is surplus to our needs is by its very nature unsubstan ...Show more
A Philosophy of Walking by Frederic Gros
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
This book will change how you think about walking and how you walk while you are thinking. In an updated new edition, Frédéric Gros leads readers on an entertaining and insightful ramble in the company of great philosophers - Kant, Nietzsche, Thoreau, Kierkegaard - who understood that great ideas came t ...Show more
Pocket Philosophy: Zhuangzi's Butterfly by Alice Briere-Haquet
19.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
By adapting famous animal parables, the Pocket Philosophy series seeks to introduce inquisitive readers of all ages - from 1 to 100! - to the biggest names in philosophy.
Pocket Philosophy: Epictetus' Raven by Alice Briere-Haquet
19.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
By adapting famous animal parables, the Pocket Philosophy series seeks to introduce inquisitive readers of all ages - from 1 to 100! - to the biggest names in philosophy.
Determined: Life Without Free Will by Robert M Sapolsky
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences.Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and w ...Show more
Philosophy: as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot
60.00 NZD
68.00 (11% off)
Category: Philosophy
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's ...Show more
I May Be Wrong: And Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
'This book really, really will stay with me forever. It's not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it's also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort' FEARNE COTTONThe Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, ...Show more
Arguing for a Better World - How to Talk about the Issues That Divide Us by Arianne Shahvisi
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Can white people be victims of racism? Is it sexist to say 'men are trash'? Should we worry about 'cancel culture'? Tired of having the same old arguments? Kicking yourself for not being able to justify your views? Wondering whether individuals can bring about meaningful change? Now imagine that instead ...Show more
A History of Ideas: The most intriguing, relevant and helpful concepts from the story of humanity by The School of Life
50.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
"This is an unusual sort of history book: a history of ideas - and not just any old ideas, ideas from across time and space that are best suited to healing, enchanting and reviving us. It's a collection of humanity's very best thoughts on how to approach the challenges and joys of being alive. Along the ...Show more
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
38.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
'An incredible book, the best work of criticism I have read in a very long time' NICK HORNBY 'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life' JENNY OFFILL A passionate, provocative and blisteringly smart interrogation of how we experience art in the age of #M ...Show more
Philosophy and Life: Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live by A. C. Grayling
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life? How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for? In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores ...Show more
All About Love by Bell Hooks
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Love Song to the Nation
THE ACCLAIMED FIRST VOLUME IN HER "LOVE SONG TO THE NATION" "The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet . . . we would all love better if we used it as a verb," writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love. Here, at her most provocative and intensely personal, the ...Show more