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Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality
Theodore Dalrymple · Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover |
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In Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different schools of psychological thought. Most psychological explanations of human behavior are not only ludicrously inadequate oversimplifications, argues... |
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The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path
Ethan Nichtern · North Point Press
Format: Hardcover |
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A lively exploration of contemporary Buddhism from one of its most admired teachersDo you feel at home right now? Or do you sense a hovering anxiety or uncertainty, an underlying unease that makes you feel just a bit uncomfortable, a bit distracted and disconnected from those around you?... |
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Utopia or Bust: A Guide to the Present Crisis
Benjamin Kunkel · Verso
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback |
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After the financial crash and the great recession, the media rediscovered Karl Marx, socialist theory, and the very idea that capitalism can be questioned. But in spite of the publicity, the main paths of contemporary critical thought have gone unexplored outside of the academy. Benjamin... |
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The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter
Melissa Lane · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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"[An introduction] to the foundations of Western political thought, from the Greeks, who invented democracy, to the Romans, who created a republic and then transformed it into an empire...[Lane] focuses on eight political ideas from the Greco-Roman world that are especially influential... |
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The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom
John Gray · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover |
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Compared with that of humans, the life of the marionette looks more like an enviable state of freedomIn his brilliantly enjoyable and freewheeling new book, John Gray draws together the religious, philosophic, and fantastical traditions that question the very idea of human freedom. We flatter... |
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The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
Michaela Chung · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Print book |
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Learn the tools to shed your mask of extroversion, develop your own magnetism, and reveal the true you.One third to one half of Americans are introverts in a culture that celebrates - even enforces - an ideal of extroversion and a cult of personality. Political leaders are charismatic,... |
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Poison blossoms from a thicket of thorn
Hakuin · Counterpoint
Pages: 506
Format: Print book |
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"Hakuin Enkaku Zenji (1686-1769) was one of the greatest Zen masters to ever live. In additional to being the author of the most famous koan ever written, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" he is credited with reviving the Rinzai sect of Zen in Japan, perhaps the most... |
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