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Originally published in 1926, this volume is much more than a biography of an outstanding politician, social reformer an......more
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A trenchant analysis of the thought of Sebastiano Timpanaro, one of the most original leftist thinkers of the 20th centu......more
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The philosopher Antonio Negri was one of the preeminent thinkers of our time: his writings on class, socialism, and empi......more
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help ......more
The first English-language biography of Henri Bergson, the French philosopher who defined individual creativity and tran......more
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Written in 1889 (CW 5) Immediately upon reading Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil in 1889, Rudolf Steiner recognized a ki......more
This book explores Collingwood’s philosophical beliefs on art, taste, history, and others central ideas of his time....more
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philoso......more
A brilliant, fascinating portrait of the intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers during the Age of Rome. In......more
During John Dewey’s lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one ......more
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He burst on the fusty corridors of Victorian spirituality like a breath of fresh air, regaling one prime minister with h......more
The first biography of the late countercultural novelist and underground philosopher Robert Anton Wilson. Chapel Perilou......more
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This handsome gift edition presents Friedrich Nietzsche’s extraordinary work, Ecce Homo, featuring a luxurious, gold-emb......more
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Peter " Pete" Maloff was born in Saskatchewan in 1900, the year after the first Doukhobors, including his parents, immig......more
Explore the life and philosophy of S ren Kierkegaard, the pioneering Danish thinker whose ideas laid the groundwork for ......more
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First published in 1961, The Political Philosophy of Jawaharlal Nehru is an attempt to coordinate Jawaharlal Nehru’s ide......more
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The book J. R. R. Tolkien unveils the life and literary legacy of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, an eminent English writer, ......more
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"A gripping exploration of some of society’s biggest contradictions.... [Natality] is a fascinating read." --Dana Suskin......more
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CONTENTS Some informations regarding the family of Shri Chandra Bhanu Satpathy. Guruji Shri Chandra Bhanu Satpathy’s edu......more
Situated at the intersection of film and media studies, literary theory, and continental philosophy, The Traces of Jacqu......more
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The book extensively describes the alleged travels of Apollonius to Italy, Hispania, Nubia, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Indi......more
Every life is a journey, and each life is unique. We all have a story to tell, and each one contains joy and sorrow. Not......more
The philosopher Antonio Negri was one of the preeminent thinkers of our time: his writings on class, socialism, and empi......more
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This autobiography offers a tale of the joys and hardships of simple living in Chinese and American societies....more
Catching an Elusive Bird is a biography of the famous Ukrainian philosopher and theologian Hryhorii (Gregorius) Skovorod......more
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Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French philosopher and scientist, is perhaps best known for his "wager," an argum......more
Notes Along the way is a collection of essays about life and our role in the universe. Like the programming code of a po......more
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Werner Herzog says that the only way to survive with longevity as a filmmaker is to fortify yourself with philosophy, an......more
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John Muir, the renowned naturalist and environmentalist, wrote a personal memoir called "The Story of My Boyhood and You......more
John Muir, the renowned naturalist and environmentalist, wrote a personal memoir called "The Story of My Boyhood and You......more
This award-winning biography, now available for the first time in English, presents an illuminating introduction to Alas......more
Ian Buruma explores the life and death of Baruch Spinoza, the Enlightenment thinker whose belief in freedom of thought a......more
Memoirs of a Black Philosopher is a history of both anti-Black racism and the author’s indefatigable struggle to transce......more
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Albert Camus, the celebrated French-Algerian writer and philosopher, is often remembered for his existentialist views an......more
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Bob Dylan’s readers are invited to embark on an extraordinary journey through the life and work of a musical icon who tr......more
An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emper......more
The Life of Voltaire delves into the profound influence of Voltaire’s ideas on the betterment of humanity during the eig......more
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A biography of the revolutionary philosopher and psychiatrist. Doctor, militant, essayist, ambassador, teacher, journali......more
"Thomas Carlyle" book Hector C. Macpherson is a fascinating compilation of the renowned Scottish logician’s biographical......more
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"In 146 BC, Greece yielded to the military might of the Roman Republic; sixty years later, when Athens and other Greek c......more
Though Michel Foucault is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, little is known about his early l......more
Friedrich Hegel’s readers are invited to embark on an intellectual odyssey into the life and groundbreaking ideas of one......more
Saint Augustine, alternatively recognized as Augustine of Hippo, emerged as a distinguished Christian theologian and phi......more