Theory of Mind - How Children Understand Others' Thoughts and Feelings by Martin Doherty
$81.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: International Texts in Developmental Psychology Ser.
Most of us are continually aware that others have thoughts and feelings - but are children? When? This book is a concise and readable review of the extensive research into children's understanding of what other people think and feel, a central topic in developmental psychology known as Theory of Mind.Th ...Show more
On Machiavelli: The Search for Glory by Alan Ryan
$20.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Liveright Classics
In On Machiavelli: The Search for Glory, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical complexities of the often-reviled godfather of realpolitik. Thought by some to be the founder of Italian nationalism, regarded by others to be a reviver of the Roman Republic as a model for the modern Western ...Show more
Nasty, Brutish & Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids by Scott Hershovitz
$45.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
'Witty and learned ... Hershovitz intertwines parenting and philosophy, recounting his spirited arguments with his kids about infinity, morality, and the existence of God' Jordan Ellenberg, author of ShapeA funny, wise guide to the art of thinking, and why the smallest people have the answers to the big ...Show more
The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud; W. D. Robson-Scott (Translator)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Psychology Ser.
In The Future of an Illusion, Freud's psychoanalysis of religion is the culmination of a lifelong thought pattern. Freud examines human nature and the role of religion in society, proclaiming that human instincts are destructive to civilization and must be restrained to maintain an orderly society. Reli ...Show more
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: near fine
Winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature, Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher, critic, novelist, and dramatist, holds a position of singular eminence in the world of letters. Among readers and critics familiar with the whole of Sartre's work, it is generally recognized that his earliest novel, La ...Show more
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$42.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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What Is Existentialism? (Penguin Great Ideas Series) by Simone de Beauvoir
$9.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
'It is possible for man to snatch the world from the darkness of absurdity' How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own des ...Show more
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need To Know by Ben Dupre
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Category: Philosophy | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains, floating in vats at the whim of some deranged puppet-master? If so, you are not alone - and what's more, you are in exalted company. For this question and o ...Show more
Most Good You Can Do by Peter Singer
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Peter Singer, often described as the world's most influential living philosopher, presents a challenging new movement in the search for an ethical life, one that has emerged from his own work on some of the world's most pressing problems. Effective altruism involves doing the most good possible. It requ ...Show more
A Week At The Airport - A Heathrow Diary by Alain de Botton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what he is writing and to come and ...Show more
Civilization and Its Discontents: Popular Penguins by Sigmund Freud
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Civilization and Its Discontents may be Sigmund Freud's best-known work. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought, Freud ...Show more
How to Teach Philosophy To Your Dog by ANTHONY MCGOWAN
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
We're doing philosophy now, and that means following the argument wherever it leads, like that time you chased a rabbit and ended up with your head stuck in a hole.'Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after yet ...Show more