Titres dans Philosophes

Mahatma Gandhi, einer der einflussreichsten Philosophen und Friedensaktivisten des 20. Jahrhunderts, hat mit seiner Lehre des gewaltlosen Widerstands die Welt verändert. Sein Enkel Arun wurde als wütender und aggressiver 12-Jähriger für zwei Jahre in Gandhis Ashram geschickt. Die täglichen Gespräche mit dem Großvater am Spinnrad und seine Ratschläge gaben dem Jungen eine neue Sicht auf die Welt. In "Wut ist ein Geschenk" teilt Arun Gandhi die zehn wichtigsten Lebenslektionen seines Großvaters.

L'art du bon goût et du bon mot ? L'élégance et l'insolence ? Qu'est-ce qu'un dandy ? Michel Onfray entreprend la déconstruction du mythe qu'est devenu George Brummell, prince des dandys. Le personnage réel est retrouvé sous les falsifications accumulées par ses successeurs, comme Barbey d'Aurevilly ou Baudelaire, qui ont recréé de toutes pièces une icône à révérer.

Karl Marx (1818-1883) - philosopher, historian, sociologist, economist, current affairs journalist, and editor - was one of the most influential and revolutionary thinkers of modern history, but he is rarely thought of as a Jewish thinker, and his Jewish background is either overlooked or misrepresented. Avineri puts Marx's Jewish background in its proper and balanced perspective, and traces Marx's intellectual development in light of the historical, intellectual, and political contexts in which he lived. 

A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about...

A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram Eilenberger The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and...

In The Lives of Michel Foucault, David Macey quotes the iconic French philosopher as speaking “nostalgically...of 'an unforgettable evening on LSD, in carefully prepared doses, in the desert night, with delicious music, [and] nice people'". This came to pass in 1975, when Foucault spent Memorial Day weekend in Southern California at the invitation of Simeon Wade - ostensibly to guest-lecture at the Claremont Graduate School where Wade was an assistant professor, but in truth to explore what he called the Valley of Death.

At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau reflected on simpler living in the natural world. By removing himself from the distractions of materialism, Thoreau hoped to not only improve his spiritual life but also gain a better understanding of society through solitary introspection. In Walden, Thoreau condenses his two-year, two-month, two-day stay into a single year, using the four seasons to symbolize human development - a cycle of life shared by both nature and man. A celebration of personal renewal through self-reliance, independence, and simplicity....

The Dalai Lama’s message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. Yet, for all his worldwide fame, he remains personally elusive. Now, Alexander Norman, acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of the history of Tibet, delivers the definitive biography - unique, multi-layered and at times even shocking. The Dalai Lama illuminates an astonishing odyssey from isolated Tibetan village to worldwide standing as spiritual and political leader of one of the world’s most profound and complex cultural traditions.

Die zentralen Werke Friedrich Nietzsches in der Reihenfolge ihrer Entstehung, ungekürzt gelesen! Mit dabei: 1. Über Wahrheit und Lüge im außermoralischen Sinn (Track 1-2), 2. Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik (Track 3-9), 3. Also sprach Zarathustra (Track 10-23), 4. Der Antichrist (Track 24-27), 5. Götzendämmerung (Track 28-31), 6. Ecce Homo (Track 32-37), 6. Ausgewählte Briefe (Track 38-39).

Confucius, philosophe chinois du 5ème siècle av. J.-C., reste étonnamment actuel. Ce qui le rend toujours pertinent aujourd'hui, c'est son humanisme profond et son approche antidogmatique. À une période où la quête du mieux vivre ensemble est essentielle, la sagesse de Confucius nous offre des clés pour cultiver l'harmonie, l'éthique et la responsabilité collective.

In this deeply researched book, Patrick Olivelle draws on Ashoka's inscriptions and on the art and architecture he pioneered to craft a detailed picture of Ashoka as a ruler, a Buddhist, a moral philosopher, and an ecumenist who governed a vast multiethnic, multi-linguistic, and multi-religious empire.

Born in Vienna into an extremely wealthy and highly cultured family, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) grew up surrounded by art, music, and a disturbing amount of dysfunctional behavior. After studying mechanical engineering and developing an interest in aeronautics, he became obsessed with mathematics and logic, which led to his life's work exploring the relationship between language, philosophy, and reality.

Mitten im Leben wird die Autorin mit einer tödlichen Diagnose und der ihr noch kurzen verbleibenden Lebenszeit konfrontiert. Sie blickt zurück auf ihr Leben, ihre große Liebe und ihre Familie und versucht, unsere aller Welt im neuen Licht zu sehen, um Sterben zu lernen. Dabei erkennt sie, dass wahre Schönheit nur im Lichte der Vergänglichkeit sichtbar und das Leben in all seiner Tiefe nur angesichts des Todes erfahrbar wird.

Machiavelli's very name is synonymous with strategy and cunning. This is no hyperbole—the term "Machiavellian" has long been part of our vocabulary. And it all traces back to one man: Niccolo Machiavelli. Yet for all the associations his name conjures—cunning strategy, swift reversals of fate, ruthless political calculation—most of us know surprisingly little about Machiavelli himself. Who was the man behind the legend?

An intellectual biography of one of the most celebrated and yet least understood figures of the late twentieth century, Terence McKenna. A stand-up philosopher who made a unique contribution to science, humanism, and the hidden arts, Terence McKenna (1946–2000) was the twentieth century's...

भारताच्या विज्ञानेइतिहासात ज्याचं नाव मोठ्या दिमाखाने शास्त्रज्ञांच्या रांगेत झळकतं ते म्हणजे डॉक्टर होमी...

Entender la economía es observar el mundo de una manera completamente nueva. Capturando la esencia de los economistas más influyentes de la historia en esbozos biográficos amenos e iluminadores, este libro muestra cómo los grandes pensadores económicos siguen siendo relevantes hoy en día.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the turbulent seventeenth century, amidst civil wars, revolutions, and religious disputes, John Locke became one of the minds that best understood — and best discussed — the price of authority and the value of liberty. This book traces his life...

Konfuzius war ein chinesischer Philosoph zur Zeit der Östlichen Zhou-Dynastie. Er lebte vermutlich von 551 v. Chr. bis 479 v. Chr. und wurde unter dem Namen Kong Qiu in der Stadt Qufu im chinesischen Staat Lu (der heutigen Provinz Shandong) geboren, wo er auch starb. Das zentrale Thema seiner Lehren war die menschliche Ordnung, die seiner Meinung nach durch Achtung vor anderen Menschen und Ahnenverehrung erreichbar sei. Dieses Buch handelt hauptsächlich von den Riten und Zeremonien, die bei der Regierung in Ausübung kommen.

Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” yet take no steps to live examined ones. In Open Socrates, acclaimed philosopher Agnes Callard recovers the radical move at the center of Socrates’ thought, and shows why it is still the way to a good life.