One of the best early explorations of Japanese culture and samurai ethics written in the English languageInazo Nitobes book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy o...Daugiau...
A guiding light amid the worlds chaos and a manual for rejecting materialism, in the form of writings by Japanese Buddhist monksThese simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the worlds...Daugiau...
When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in Fr...Daugiau...
A selection of Oscar Wildes writings that underscore his notion that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates LifeThe Decay of Lying includes two of Wildes most comprehensive--and witty--explorations of his aesthetic phi...Daugiau...
It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justlyThe ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the absence of pain or fear - is the...Daugiau...
What does it mean to be a good person? Ranging over eternal questions of right and wrong, pleasure and self-control, friendship and courage, Aristotles lectures on ethics are among the most lasting and profound philosophical works of all time--back...Daugiau...
One of the best early explorations of Japanese culture and samurai ethics written in the English languageInazo Nitobes book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy o...Daugiau...
We live within a spectacle of empty clothes and unworn masks In this series of remarkable pieces from across his career, John Berger celebrates and dissects the close links between art and society and the individual. Few writers give a...Daugiau...
People can only be free in relation to one another. Three exhilarating and inspiring essays in which the great twentieth-century political philosopher argues that there can be no freedom without politics, and no politics without freedom....Daugiau...
So the only question is: do animals other than man suffer? One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should live our lives. The ideas collected in these writings, arguing...Daugiau...
Presents a selection of the speeches of Sojourner Truth, the abolitionist and womens rights leader, along with speeches by other nineteenth-century African American women. A collection of Sojourner Truths iconic words, including her famo...Daugiau...
The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de BeauvoirHow should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century...Daugiau...
A collection of essays from novelist and essayist Georges Perec. A slim volume featuring Georges Perecs writings on the simple task of arranging books and what it can reveal about lifeOne of the most singular and extravagant i...Daugiau...
The humane yet devastating critique of how modern society is organized with the brutal few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the manyPeter Kropotkins anarchist texts had a fundamental impact on 19th and 20th...Daugiau...
Nietzsches devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for future generations. With God dead, he envisages a brilliant future for humanity- one in which individuals would at last be responsible for their destinies. Throughout...Daugiau...
Bringing together the voices of women who fought for equal rights and representation, from aristocrats and actresses to mill workers and trade unionists, these speeches, pamphlets, letters and articles form an inspiring testament to the power of a mo...Daugiau...
When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind - whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, e...Daugiau...
A guiding light amid the worlds chaos and a manual for rejecting materialism, in the form of writings by Japanese Buddhist monksThese simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the worlds...Daugiau...
Women so empowered are dangerous Written with a black womans anger and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female strength and solidarity, and a cry to speak out...Daugiau...
Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, the command to love ones enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival Advocating love as strength and non-violence as the most powerful weapon there is, these sermons and wri...Daugiau...
There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century....Daugiau...
