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Serie: Thinking in action
PaperbackEngels9780415471138
31-3-2010
What is courage and why is it one of the oldest and most universally admired virtues? How is it relevant in the world today, and what contemporary forms does it take? Meer
GebondenEngels9780415357777
23-10-2006
The series has sold over 50,000 copies to date and generated almost £200K of revenue
Ricoeur is almost up there with Zizek and Derrida in terms of... Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415357784
18-10-2006
The series has sold over 50,000 copies to date and generated almost £200K of revenue
Ricoeur is almost up there with Zizek and Derrida in terms of... Meer
GebondenEngels9780415471060
31-3-2010
What is courage and why is it one of the oldest and most universally admired virtues? How is it relevant in the world today, and what contemporary forms does it take? Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415247962
14-12-2001
First published in 2002. Few movies have captured our imagination as deeply and enduringly as those of the 'Alien' quartet, which follow the odyssey of Sigourney Weaver's Flight Lieutenant Ellen Ripley. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415247979
18-10-2001
Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the unnarrated life is not worth living. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415247986
18-10-2001
Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the unnarrated life is not worth living. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415619134
10-3-2014
For Aristotle, excellence is not an act but a habit, and Hume regards habit as ‘the great guide of life’. However, for Proust habit is problematic: ‘if habit is a second nature, it prevents us from knowing our first. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415249805
21-5-2001
Can science explain everything? Brian Ridley, a physicist himself, explores this question and more in this compelling exploration of both the scope and limits of science. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415255325
21-5-2001
What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415248006
14-11-2002
The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415312752
16-6-2004
We frequently hear that we live in an age of anxiety, from 'therapy culture', the Atkins diet and child anti-depressants to gun culture and weapons of mass destruction. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415312769
16-6-2004
We frequently hear that we live in an age of anxiety, from 'therapy culture', the Atkins diet and child anti-depressants to gun culture and weapons of mass destruction. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415991247
6-10-2008
There is no escaping landscape: it's everywhere and part of everyone's life. Landscapes have received much less attention in aesthetics than those arts we can choose to ignore, such as painting or music – but they can tell us a lot about the ethical and aesthetic values of the societies that produce them. Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415991254
13-10-2008
There is no escaping landscape: it's everywhere and part of everyone's life. Landscapes have received much less attention in aesthetics than those arts we can choose to ignore, such as painting or music – but they can tell us a lot about the ethical and aesthetic values of the societies that produce them. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415247993
14-11-2002
The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415251204
31-5-2002
Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415255318
21-5-2001
What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book. Meer
GebondenEngels9780415614573
12-7-2012
Loyalty is a highly charged and important issue, often evoking strong feelings and actions. What is loyalty? Is loyalty compatible with impartiality? How do we respond to conflicts of loyalties? Meer
PaperbackEngels9780415670418
27-1-2012
What is humanism and why does it matter? Is there any doctrine every humanist must hold? If it rejects religion, what does it offer in its place? Have the twentieth century’s crimes against humanity spelled the end for humanism? Meer