50 de mest populära böckerna i Sverige●Filosofi

The purpose of this essay is to show: first, that the social problem has been the basic concern of many of the greater philosophers; second, that an approach to the social problem through philosophy is the first condition of even a moderately successful treatment of this problem; and third, that an approach to philosophy through the social problem is indispensable to the revitalization of philosophy.

Releasedatum: 2018-01-29 19,00 kr

Miyamoto Musashi's Go Rin no Sho or the book of five rings, is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra.The five "books" refer to the idea that there are different elements of battle, just as there are different physical elements in life, as described by Buddhism, Shinto, and other Eastern religions. Through the book Musashi defends his thesis: a man who conquers himself is ready to take it on on the world, should need ari...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-05 15,00 kr

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the New York Times noted, and it is this, coupled with the sheer brilliance of i...

Releasedatum: 2004-02-24 169,00 kr

Written in response to the devastation of World War I, "Why Men Fight" lays out Bertrand Russell's ideas on war, pacifism, reason, impulse, and personal liberty. Russell argues that when individuals live passionately, they will have no desire for war or killing. Conversely, excessive restraint or reason causes us to live unnaturally and with hostility toward those who are unlike ourselves.

Releasedatum: 2017-10-11 9,00 kr

Uppmärksammade och hyllade This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom av filosofen Martin Hägglund kommer nu äntligen på svenska, i en utvidgad och fördjupad utgåva. Den är en djupt inspirerande bok om hur vi kan förändra våra liv och hur vår strävan efter frihet och demokrati borde leda oss vidare bortom både religion och kapitalism. Hägglund menar att vi i stället för en religiös tro på evigheten bör fördjupa en sekulär tro som är hängiven vårt ändliga liv tillsamm...

Releasedatum: 2020-09-25 179,00 kr

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1963, selling many millions of copies since its original publication. It is one of the most brilliant and beloved spiritual self-help works of all time which can help you heal yourself, banish your fears, sleep better, enjoy better relationships and just feel happier. The techniques are simple and results come quickly. You can improve your relationships, your finances, your physical well-being. Dr. Joseph Mu...

Releasedatum: 2023-01-14 9,00 kr

Meditations are a series of thoughts by Roman Emperor and Stoic thinker, Marcus Aurelius. The thoughts in Meditations aim to be a source of guidance on how to live a happier and more productive life.  As with other Stoic philosophers, Aurelius focused on limiting emotional reactions to outside forces in life that are not under your control. Unlike the Stoics or philosophers from other schools, Marcus Aurelius held a powerful political position, as Roman emperor from 161-180 CE, making his c...

Releasedatum: 2011-11-25 5,00 kr

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF PLATO (Special iBook Edition)  FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATED VERSION: All the Works of Plato in a Single Volume!  The Apology The Republic The Laws and Other Classics of Greek Philosophy  (Socrates)  (COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION) PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS • BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE • THE APOLOGY • INTRODUCTION. • APOLOGY • CRITO • INTRODUCTION. • CRITO • CHARMIDES OR TEMPERANCE • LACHES, OR COURAGE • LYSIS; OR FRIENDSHIP • EUTHYPHRO • MENEXENUS ...

Releasedatum: 2012-12-12 5,00 kr

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is philosophical work that supported individuals’ moral and economic freedom from the state. He stated that the individual is sovereign over his own mind and body. Mill also wrote about the danger of the tyranny of the majority in society.

Releasedatum: 2012-03-24 5,00 kr

Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese philosophical work attributed to Lao Tzu. It is the fundamental text of Taoism. Taoism emphasizes three jewels: compassion, moderation, and humility.

Releasedatum: 2012-02-19 5,00 kr

THE CLASSIC BOOK THAT HAS INSPIRED MILLIONS A penetrating examination of how we live and how to live better Few books transform a generation and then establish themselves as touchstones for the generations that follow. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one such book. This modern epic of a man’s search for meaning became an instant bestseller on publication in 1974, acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters. It continues to inspire millions. ...

Releasedatum: 2009-04-21 129,00 kr

Filosofen Jonna Bornemark fortsätter och fördjupar efter sitt populära Sommarprogram: En kritik av mätbarhetens tidsålder. Vi lever i en mätbarhetens tidsålder och vi löser våra problem genom att spalta upp, mäta och kvantifiera. Våra mantran ekar i styrdokument och på kvalitetskonferenser: effektivitet, kvalitetssäkring, evidensbasering. Samtidigt ramas våra liv in av rankinglistor, betyg, kvalitetsindex, pulsmätare och stegräknare. Tilltron sätts därmed till yttre parametrar ...

Releasedatum: 2018-10-25 119,00 kr

Vi ser oss omkring. Och vi vantrivs. Tillväxten slår nya rekord, fattigdom och analfabetism minskar, teknologiska innovationer skapar fantastiska möjligheter. Samtidigt känner vi alla innerst inne att det är någonting som är fundamentalt fel. Demokratierna har gått i baklås och producerar auktoritära översittare; en växande underklass bedövar sig med snabba kolhydrater och fördummande underhållning. Samhället infantiliseras, det politiska samtalet förfaller. Alexander Bard och J...

Releasedatum: 2018-10-18 99,00 kr

The phenomenal international bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact is huge; they're impossible to...

Releasedatum: 2008-04-03 115,00 kr

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical discourse, and theology has led many to dub him "The Philosopher."

Releasedatum: 2010-12-29 5,00 kr

Nearly two thousand years after it was written, Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life. Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus’s insights and advic...

Releasedatum: 2002-05-14 85,00 kr

The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness. Marie Claire's best self-help books for 2018 The Courage to be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best and truest self, change your future and find lasting happiness. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of 19th century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, the authors explain how we are all free to d...

Releasedatum: 2018-01-04 85,00 kr

'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West Tough times don't last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncer­tainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resil­ient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Just as human bones get stronge...

Releasedatum: 2012-11-27 115,00 kr

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard Dawkins Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible? If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred, and irrationality. Yet Steven Pinker shows that this is an illusion - a symptom of historical amnesia and statistical fallacies. If you follow the trendlines...

Releasedatum: 2018-02-13 115,00 kr

'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics and religion? Jonathan Haidt reveals that we often find it hard to get along because our minds are hardwired to be moralistic, judge...

Releasedatum: 2012-03-29 115,00 kr

Like the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca’s Letters are a treasure of practical wisdom on how to live and enjoy life. The focus is on living a simple, stress-free life thorough the use of rationalism. The letters provide practical steps for people to deal with the human suffering that comes with life’s problems. Topics featured range from discussions on the shortness of life and anger to immortality and death. The Letters are part of the foundation of Stoic thought making Seneca one of...

Releasedatum: 2015-10-27 45,00 kr

In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible clarity. Watts saw Zen as “one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the world,” and in The Way of Zen he gives this gift to readers every...

Releasedatum: 1999-01-26 79,00 kr

This valuable book provides a complete manual for the study and practice of Raja Yoga, the path of concentration and meditation. This new deluxe printing of these timeless teachings is a treasure to be read and referred to again and again by seekers treading the spiritual path. The classic Sutras (thought-threads), at least 4,000 years old, cover the yogic teachings on ethics, meditation, and physical postures, and provide directions for dealing with situations in daily life.

Releasedatum: 1978-10-08 69,00 kr

Siddhartha is a spiritual tale written by Hermann Hesse and first published in 1922. This is an allegorical novel which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (gotten) + artha (meaning or wealth). The two words together mean "one who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained his goals". The Buddha's name, before his renunciation, was Prince Sidd...

Releasedatum: 2011-05-12 5,00 kr

År 1972 utkom en bok med titeln "Från Platon till Lenin : de politiska idéernas historia" skriven av idéhistorikern Sven-Eric Liedman, sedermera känd professor och författare till uppmärksammade böcker som "I skuggan av framtiden : modernitetens idéhistoria" (Augustvinnare 1997) och "Ett oändligt äventyr : om människans kunskaper". "Från Platon ..." har blivit något av ett standardverk om de ledande politiska tänkarna genom tiderna. Det är en bok som följt med sin tid, och under...

Releasedatum: 2012-09-14 Genre:Faktaböcker > Filosofi > Politiskt 79,00 kr

Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series The writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and wisdom. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They ha...

Releasedatum: 2004-09-02 55,00 kr

The Works of Immanuel Kant in one collection with active table of contents. Works include: The Critique of Practical Reason The Critique of Pure Reason Fundamental Principals of the Metaphysic of Morals The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

Releasedatum: 2010-06-27 5,00 kr

Gutenbergs tryckteknik ledde till en medierevolution som förändrades Europa. I 1500-talets början spreds litteratur, grafik och vetenskap, men också nyhetsblad om katastrofer, pamfletter om invaderande turkar och religiösa stridsskrifter. Medan mycket ännu vägde blommade renässanshumanismen genom Erasmus av Rotterdam. Han stod bakom en femtedel av Europas böcker, och skulle ge framtiden ett viktigt arv. Nina Burton skriver om Erasmus och hans tid så att man känner sig vara med när ha...

Releasedatum: 2016-09-06 79,00 kr

För snart tio år sedan kom Stefan Einhorns bok Konsten att vara snäll som handlade om betydelsen av att vara en god medmänniska, och har sålts i över 350 000 exemplar samt översatts till 17 språk. Nu återkommer Einhorn till frågorna om gott och ont, men ur ett helt annat perspektiv. I De nya dödssynderna tar han ett helhetsgrepp på de egenskaper som svenska folket anses vara de sämsta. De klassiska sju dödssynderna, högmod, vällust, frosseri, girighet, lättja, vrede och avund ha...

Releasedatum: 2014-09-19 Genre:Faktaböcker > Filosofi > Etik 79,00 kr

'Powerful and gripping... To have read it is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche ... a glittering tour de force' Spectator Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? From the acclaimed author of Enlightenment Now and Better Angels of Our Nature, How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. 'Pinker's obje...

Releasedatum: 2003-02-27 129,00 kr

All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities. Principalities are either hereditary, in which the family has been long established; or they are new. The new are either entirely new, as was Milan to Francesco Sforza, or they are, as it were, members annexed to the hereditary state of the prince who has acquired them, as was the kingdom of Naples to that of the King of Spain. Such dominions thus acquired are either accustomed to ...

Releasedatum: 2020-07-13 9,00 kr

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient phil...

Releasedatum: 2008-11-04 169,00 kr

"It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough"....

Releasedatum: 2012-09-30 15,00 kr

En av det moderna tänkandets mest inflytelserika filosofer 1900-talet började vid ett pyramidformat stenblock nära sjön Silvaplanersee i de schweiziska alperna på 1880-talet. Det var där Friedrich Nietzsche fick den grundläggande idén till Så talade Zarathustra. Profet Zarathustra har kommit till människorna för att deklarera Guds död, men också förkunna vad som måste ersätta religionen: Övermänniskan. Nutidens människa måste göra upp med sina illusioner och sina förljugna ...

Releasedatum: 2019-04-05 99,00 kr

En av världslitteraturens stora klassiker om maktens villkor När Niccolò Machiavelli i början av 1500-talet skrev sitt mest berömda verk förnyade han radikalt en ärevördig medeltida genre: »furstespegeln«. I stället för att som brukligt glorifiera regentens roll, i moralens och dygdernas tecken, skrev Machiavelli utan krusiduller vad furstar i allmänhet gör för att överleva och bli framgångsrika. Fursten väckte förargelse och anstöt redan när den utgavs för första gången....

Releasedatum: 2019-04-05 99,00 kr

'Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical' ALAIN DE BOTTON 'Anyone who has an imagination - that is, everyone - should read this book' EDWARD ENNINFUL ' An extraordinary book - an elaborate cabinet of curiosities' SPECTATOR For some, the imagination is a luxury in the modern age; something which is by turns elusive, difficult to employ and better left to others. But what is it to imagine exactly? How do we go about it, and...

Releasedatum: 2023-03-23 149,00 kr

Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith , ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people - from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving scientists - agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. In this highly controversial book, Sam Harris seeks to link ...

Releasedatum: 2011-06-30 115,00 kr

What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style “rational,” where one rejects all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard Logic — real rationality, of the sort studied by psychologists, social scientists, and mathematicians. The kind of rationality where you make good decisions, even when it’s hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In&#...

Releasedatum: 2015-03-12 49,00 kr

'Joy James’s Revolutionary Love is umph-degree love; or love beyond measure. It is anything love. It is love without reckoning. It is love that dares all things, beyond which others may find the spirit-force to survive; to live to fight another day. Such love is also fighting itself, for the sake of ensuring that others may live.' - Mumia Abu-Jamal Violence is arrayed against us because we’re Black, or female, or queer, or undocumented. There is no rescue team coming for us. With that knowle...

Releasedatum: 2023-02-06 55,00 kr

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Golden Sayings of Epictetus Fragments of Epictetus Selected Discourses of Epictetus Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales AD Lucilium The Enchiridion of Epictetus In addition...

Releasedatum: 2011-10-04 15,00 kr

The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato sometime after 385 BC. It is a discussion on the nature of love, taking the form of a group of speeches, both satirical and serious, given by a group of men at a symposium or a wine drinking gathering at the house of the tragedian Agathon at Athens.

Releasedatum: 2011-06-07 5,00 kr

The Problems of Philosophy was written by Bertrand Russell and first published in 1912. A lively and still one of the best introductions to philosophy, this book pays off both a closer reading for students and specialists, and a casual reading for the general public.

Releasedatum: 2011-05-23 5,00 kr

A believer of the Religious Science movement, a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical religious movement within the New Thought movement, Joseph Murphy was a doctor of psychology who wrote extensively about the power of the subconscious mind. In an introduction to his most popular book on the subject, "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind", he writes "I have endeavored to explain the great fundamental truths of your mind in the simplest language possible. I believe that it is perf...

Releasedatum: 2018-10-31 5,00 kr

Om Futuricatrilogin: Under det sena 1990-talet började de svenska socialteoretikerna Alexander Bard och Jan Söderqvist arbeta fram en radikalt ny teori: Nätokratihypotesen. Bard höll en omtalad föreläsningsserie på Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Söderqvist skrev ett antal längre tidskriftsartiklar. De påstod att den interaktiva revolutionen var den radikalaste och mest omskakande revolutionen i historien, att den transformerar samhället, maktstrukturerna, människans världsbild och s...

Releasedatum: 2018-04-28 45,00 kr

As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption—even murder and genocide—generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying , best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situa...

Releasedatum: 2013-10-23 139,00 kr

On June 3, 1968, a young woman named Valerie Solanas shot pop artist Andy Warhol from almost point blank range at the artist’s Factory studio in New York. Amazingly, two out of three shots missed, and Warhol was able to (narrowly) survive his single wound. The resulting furore of publicity ensured that Valerie Solanas, and her vitriolic anti-male tract The SCUM Manifesto, endured an everlasting notoriety thereafter. The SCUM Manifesto, written in 1967 and originally self-published in 1968, rem...

Releasedatum: 2013-04-22 29,00 kr

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ARISTOTLE UNABRIDGED VERSION: All the Major Works of Aristotle in a Single Volume! Metaphysics, Rhetoric, Ethics and Other Classics of Greek Philosophy (Aristotle) TABLE OF CONTENTS CATEGORIES ON INTERPRETATION PRIOR ANALYTICS POSTERIOR ANALYTICS TOPICS ON SOPHISTICAL REFUTATIONS PHYSICS ON THE HEAVENS ON THE GENERATION AND CORRUPTION METEOROLOGY ON THE SOUL ON SENSE AND THE SENSIBLE ON MEMORY AND REMINISCENCE ON SLEEP AND SLEEPLESSNESS ON DREAMS ON PROPHESYING BY DREAMS O...

Releasedatum: 2013-01-06 5,00 kr

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines fo...

Releasedatum: 2021-09-28 115,00 kr

If this life is all there is, what should we do with it? Join Swedish philosopher Martin Hägglund on an original inquiry into the deepest questions of existence, beginning with a radical declaration: 'What I do and what I love can matter to me only because I understand myself as mortal.' Through revelatory engagements with some of history's greatest philosophers, including Aristotle, St Augustine, Nietzsche, Hegel and Marx, Hägglund attacks our two great deceivers, religion and capitalism. Onl...

Releasedatum: 2019-08-01 69,00 kr

Om jag inte tar vara på mig själv, vem skall då bry sig om mig? Men om jag enbart tar vara på mig själv, vem är då jag? HillelStefan Einhorns förra bok Konsten att vara snäll blev en stor succé hos kritikerna och den har hittills sålt i över 150 000 exemplar. Även hans nya bok Medmänniskor handlar om vad det innebär att vara människa. I korta berättelser lyckas han fånga olika aspekter av medmänsklighet och kärleksfulla relationer mellan människor. ”Att vara medmännis...

Releasedatum: 2009-10-29 Genre:Faktaböcker > Filosofi > Etik 79,00 kr