Philosophical genre books (264)
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La răsărit de Eden by John Steinbeck RO
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"La rasarit de Eden" este un roman inegalabil despre dragoste şi ură, inocenţă şi depravare, lupta omului pentru supravieţuire şi impulsul lui de autodistrugere şi, mai cu seamă, despre liberul-arbitru. Inspirându-se din "Geneză", Steinbeck reia în cheie modernă mitul lui Cain şi Abel şi îl transpune în Valea Salinas din California.
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Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Forty short stories and essays have been selected as representative of the Argentine writer's metaphysical narratives.
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Lecciones de los maestros by George Steiner ES
FranceDescription:
El intenso encuentro personal entre maestro y disc pulo gu a la reflexi n de Steiner acerca de la infinita complejidad y la sutil interacci n de poder, confianza y pasi n en los g neros m s profundos de pedagog a. Basado en las Conferencias Norton sobre el arte y las tradiciones de la ense anza, el libro evoca a personajes ejemplares: S crates y Plat n, Jes s y sus disc pulos, Virgilio y Dante, Brahe y Kepler, Husserl y Heidegger, entre otros.
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Letters from a Stoic by Seneca EN
SpainDescription:
"It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us...without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry." For several years of his turbulent life, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. His inspired reasoning derived mainly from the Stoic principles, which had originally been developed some centuries earlier in Athens. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the austere ethical ideals of Stoicism—the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to overmastering emotions and life’s setbacks—while valuing friendship and the courage of ordinary men, and criticizing t... continue
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EnglandDescription:
The Leviathan is the vast unity of the State. But how are unity, peace and security to be attained? Hobbes's answer is sovereignty, but the resurgence of interest today in Leviathan is due less to its answers than its methods. Hobbes sees politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as geometry: he argues from first principles to human nature to politics. This book's appeal to the twentieth century lies not just in its elevation of politics to a science, but in its overriding concern for peace.
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Life : Selected Quotations by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
This collection of selected quotes from Paulo Coelho's impressive body of work is a must–have item for fans of this celebrated and internationally bestselling author. A beautiful book with four–colour artwork by the renowned Norwegian artist Anne Kristin Hagesaether, it contains inspirational quotes from such beloved Coelho titles as Eleven Minutes, The Valkyries, The Devil And Miss Prym, The Zahir, and the mega bestseller The Alchemist. Whether read in one sitting or savoured gradually, this is a visually stunning and enlightening look into Coelho's extraordinary perspective on life –one that... continue
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Life Is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera, Aaron Asher EN
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
The author initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry. Jaromil is in fact a poet. His mother made him a poet and accompanies him (figuratively) to his love bed and (literally) to his deathbed. A ridiculous and touching character, horrifying and totally innocent ("innocence with its bloody smile"!), Jaromil is at the same time a true poet. He's no creep, he's Rimbaud. Rimbaud e... continue
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Description:
Yann Martel's beloved Life of Pi-- recently made into a stunning 3D film directed by Ang Lee-- is now available in a deluxe pocket edition with leatherette cover.
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Light on Pranayama : The Definitive Guide to the Art of Breathing by B. K. S. Iyengar EN
IndiaDescription:
The definitive guide to yogic breathing from B.K.S. Iyengar, the world's most respected yoga teacher.