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What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people?
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'In story after page-turning story, Lives of the Stoics brings ancient philosophers to life.' - David Epstein, bestselling author of Range ...
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'No role is so well suited to philosophy as the one you happen to be in right now.' - Marcus Aurelius
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Life is complicated, comparisons are easy. We consume enormous quantities of information every day from sources that are reliable, and those less trustworthy, including journalists ...
A philosophy still relevant in the modern world, Pigliucci shows how you can apply stoicism to your everyday life and make it more meaningful.
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A panoramic history of rules in the Western world.
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we ...
What is pretentiousness? Why do we despise it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? In this brilliant, passionate essay, Dan ...
From the eminent philosopher, an answer to the big question- how should I live my life?
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From the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, comes the "best of" conversations from the internationally popular podcast Making Sense.
"Civilization ...