How to Think Like a Philosopher
“Undoubtedly, this is an important book. Much more than a guide to critiquing other people’s arguments, it explains how we[…]
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The Great Guide
“Marvellous. This enlightening account of Hume’s life and thought shows how philosophy’s true worth is measured not on the strength of the argument but on the strength of the life that it inspires.”
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The Godless Gospel
Even if we don’t believe that Jesus was the son of God, we tend to think he was a great moral teacher. But was he? And how closely do idealised values such as our love of the family, helping the needy, and the importance of kindness, match his original tenets?
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Life: A User’s Manual
In this insightful, engaging book, existential psychotherapist and philosophical counsellor Antonia Macaro and bestselling philosopher Julian Baggini cover topics such as bereavement, luck, free will and relationships, and guide us through what the greatest thinkers to ever walk the earth have to say on these subjects, from the Stoics to Sartre.
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Babette’s Feast
“Digs in to every food-lover’s favourite film. This slender treat nourishes with every page – with never a hint of a recipe.” – Financial Times
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