Self-Knowledge in 40 Images
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
A visual journey to inspire and guide you through the inward exploration of the self. When Socrates, apparently the wisest man of antiquity, was asked to define our highest purpose as humans, he responded, 'To know ourselves.' The advice has never been bettered. Without self-knowledge, all other efforts ...Show more
Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of Japan by Sokyo Ono
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us!Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami Spirits is a concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto religion — its rich mythology and symbols, intricate rituals, festivals, ancestral spirits, awe-inspiring architectu ...Show more
Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
'In the beginning was the Word,' says the Gospel of John. This sentence - and the words of all four gospels - is central to the teachings of the Christian church and has shaped Western art, literature and language, and the Western mind.Yet in the years after the death of Christ there was not merely one ...Show more
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
Buddha's Little Book of Life - Wisdom from the Great Masters by Mark Zocchi (Illustrator)
$23.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
A perfect companion book to be inspired by teachings of the Buddha and other great masters, teachers and writers of all time. Buddha's Little Book of Life aims to help people on their jounrney to connect with a spiritual path and connect with their own divinity. Every page is features beautiful imagery ...Show more
The Innocence of Pontius Pilate - How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History by David Lloyd Dusenbury
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
The gospels and ancient historians agree: Jesus was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the Roman imperial prefect in Jerusalem. To this day, Christians of all churches confess that Jesus died 'under Pontius Pilate'. But what exactly does that mean? Within decades of Jesus' death, Christians began ...Show more
Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
"For generations, the Book of Genesis has been treated by scholars as a collection of documents by various hands expressing different factional interests, with borrowings from other ancient literatures that mark the text as derivative. In other words, academic interpretation of Genesis has centered on t ...Show more
Failures of Forgiveness - What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better by Myisha Cherry
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world Sages from Cicero to Oprah have told us that forgiveness requires us to let go of negative emotions and that it has a unique power to heal our wounds. In Failures of Forgiveness, Myisha Cherry argues t ...Show more
Quantum Body: The New Science of Living a Longer, Healthier, More Vital Life by Deepak Chopra
$37.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
What is the best way to age well and live longer?For decades, millions of people have tried to crack the secret of time and how to withstand it. The question affects the way we eat, treatments we invest in, and expensive packages sold by online gurus offering magical solutions. But without understanding ...Show more
The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism by John Gray
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Category: Philosophy and Religion
A philosophical meeting of minds, as John Gray reads Thomas Hobbes to understand our current predicament Ever since its publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan has unsettled and challenged how we understand the world. Condemned and vilified by each new generation, Hobbes' cold political vision co ...Show more
Plato (The Great Philosophers) by Bernard Williams
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Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single influence has been greater, in every age and in every philo ...Show more
The Book of Minds by Philip Ball
$25.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world that we experience has challenged philosophers for centuries. How then do we even begin to think about 'minds' that are not human? Science now has plenty to say about the properties of mind. In recent decades, the mind - both human and otherwi ...Show more