The Godless Gospel - Was Jesus a Great Moral Teacher? by Julian Baggini
$29.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Do Jesus's teachings add up to a coherent moral system, still relevant today? From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks.
Spinoza - A Life by Steven Nadler
$60.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was one of the most important philosophers of all time; he was also one of the most radical and controversial. The story of Spinoza's life takes the reader into the heart of Jewish Amsterdam in the seventeenth century and, with Spinoza's exile from Judaism, into the midst of t ...Show more
In Search of Wisdom: A Monk, a Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on What Matters Most by Matthieu Ricard, Christophe André, Alexandre Jollien
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Category: Tibetan Buddhism
In Search of Wisdom is a book born of the friendship of three gifted teachers, exploring the universal human journey and our quest for meaning and understanding. This translation of the French bestseller brings readers an intimate, insightful, and wide-ranging conversation between Buddhist monk and au ...Show more
Art of Chinese Philosophy: 8 Classical.. by Paul Goldin
$53.95 AUD
Category: Taoism
A smart and accessible introduction to the most important works of ancient Chinese philosophy--the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi This book provides an unmatched introduction to eight of the most important works of classical Chinese philosophy--the A ...Show more
Soul Story by FREKE, TIM
$32.95 AUD
Category: Science & New Science
THE EMERGENCE OF SOUL, MEANING AND IMMORTALITY The grand religious stories that gave meaning to life and death in the past have crumbled under sceptical scrutiny. The dominant mainstream philosophy is now scientific objectivism, which describes a universe that exists for no reason and a life that ends i ...Show more
Science, Order & Creativity by BOHM & PEA
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Category: Science & New Science
In Science, Order and Creativity, David Bohm and F. David Peat argue that science has lost its way in recent years and needs to go beyond a narrow and fragmented view of nature and embrace a wider holistic view that restores the importance of creativity and communication for all humanity - not just scie ...Show more
Evolution as a Religion - 2nd Ed. by Mary Midgley
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Category: Science & New Science | Series: Routledge Classics Ser.
This work exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Having described evolution as "the creation-myth of our age", Midgely examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it.
Essential David Bohm by David Bohm; Lee Nichol (edited by)
$69.95 AUD
Category: Science & New Science
There are few scientists of the twentieth century whose life's work has created more excitement and controversy than that of physicist David Bohm (1917-1992). For the first time in a single volume, The Essential David Bohm offers a comprehensive overview of Bohm's original works from a non-technical per ...Show more
Varieties of Religious Experience by William James; Martin E. Marty (Editor, Introduction by); William James
$35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology, Self-Help & Wellbeing | Series: Penguin American Library
The Varieties of Religious Experience came about as the result of William James's legendary lecture series at The University of Edinburgh. It consisted of 20 Lectures, 2 courses of 10 lectures each. In this series, James examines in detail the nature of religion, expanding on pragmatism in the process. ...Show more
The Pleasures of Leisure by Robert Dessaix
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Category: Motivation | Reading Level: very good
In today's crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Yet so many of us lack a talent for it. We are working longer hours, consuming more than ever before; technology erodes the work-life balance further; increasingly, people feel that only work gives existence ...Show more
Humankind - A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
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Category: Psychology, Self-Help & Wellbeing | Reading Level: near fine
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race' Tim Harford'Made me see h ...Show more
Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
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Category: Psychology, Self-Help & Wellbeing | Series: Free Press Paperback
Challenging the Freudian school of thought, this book portrays humans as constantly struggling against inherent ambiguities in themselves and the world, while trying to define themselves to achieve immortality. It sees the denial of death as man's attempt to distinguish himself beyond the grave.