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From New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews comes the return of one of our favorite characters: Jones, the Noticer, whose wise stories have comforted and guided millions of readers. In this third volume of The Noticer series, navigate the hope that the impossible can come true. At 3:29 a...

They were called logs. Thousands of men, women, and children, taken from their homes and delivered to a military compound in occupied Manchuria where Japanese doctors used them as raw material for the most systematic program of human experimentation the modern world has ever seen. They were infected with deadly diseases. They were cut open without anesthesia. They were frozen, burned, and suffocated in the pursuit of data. The men who did this were not punished. They were protected.

How to Have Willpower brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures that encourage us to act against our own best interests—Plutarch's essay On Dysopia or How to Resist Pressure and Prudentius's poetic allegory Psychomachia or How to Slay Your Demons. Challenging the idea that humans are helpless victims of vice, these works—introduced and presented in vivid, accessible new prose translations by Michael Fontaine—emphasize the power of personal choice and the possibility of personal growth, as they offer insights and practical advice about resisting temptation.

Something happens when the life you built stops working. Not a dramatic collapse—more like a slow recognition that the things you were chasing were never going to arrive, no matter how hard you tried. The money, the status, the career, the houses—they delivered everything except the one thing they promised. For What It's Worth: In Search of a Good Life is about what comes after that recognition. Not the tidy version.

Nietzsche said: push the falling. A plush bear says: sit down. Have some tea. Boris Krige—former priest, systems theorist, and the man who may have solved the universe with one formula and zero free parameters—has spent twenty years arguing with a dead philosopher at his kitchen table. The philosopher said God is dead. Kriger yells at God regularly and considers this proof of His existence. The philosopher said pity is poison. Kriger ran a shelter for fourteen homeless people in his own house for nine years. The philosopher said the strong must overcome.

Awkwardness discusses how we ostracize and punish those who fail to fit into existing social categories, how we all depend on-and are limited by-social scripts and norms for guidance, and how these norms frequently let us down when we need them.

St. George William Joseph Stock's 'A Guide to Stoicism' is a comprehensive exploration of the principles and practices of Stoic philosophy. Delving into the ancient Greek and Roman origins of Stoicism, Stock provides a detailed analysis of key Stoic concepts such as virtue, self-control, and the nature of the universe. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it suitable for both beginners and advanced students of philosophy.

A heartfelt, humane, and even hilarious account of why rule-obsessed veganism fails and how a focus on flourishing can bring about an abundant future for all In Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how—despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan—we can...

Explore the mysteries of morality and the concept of right and wrong with this accessible, engaging guide featuring basic facts along with an overview of modern-day issues ranging from business ethics and bioethics to political and social ethics. Ethics 101 offers an exciting look into the...

A professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, Harry G. Frankfurt penned a surprise smash hit with his New York Times best seller On Bullshit, which insightfully and wittily captured the human capacity for, and tendency toward, BS. Now he examines the other side of the coin with this equally entertaining and provocative follow-up.

Niemand ist davor gefeit, im Laufe des Lebens aus der Bahn geworfen zu werden − sei es durch eine tiefe Erschöpfung, die sich im Alltag eingeschlichen hat oder durch eine akute psychische Krise. Alain de Botton hat einen empathischen Begleiter für diese herausfordernden Lebensabschnitte geschrieben: Wie gehen wir freundlich und fürsorglich mit uns um, wenn Besserung in weiter Ferne scheint? Welche kleinsten Veränderungen und Kniffe helfen, den entscheidenden Unterschied zu machen? Wie stärken wir unsere Resilienz? Wie finden wir unseren Weg aus der Krise?

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents.

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a profound exploration of humanity’s potential for self-overcoming and the search for meaning in a godless world. Presented in powerful spoken form, Nietzsche’s ideas come alive through the voice of Zarathustra, delivering a poetic and provocative vision of living authentically and embracing life’s challenges with courage and creativity.

Brought to you by Penguin. Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight back Shame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool. When we publicly shame corrupt politicians, abusive celebrities, or predatory corporations, we reinforce...

To the modern mind, the idea of honor is outdated, sexist, and barbaric. It evokes Hamilton and Burr and pistols at dawn, not visions of a well-organized society. But for philosopher Tamler Sommers, a sense of honor is essential to living moral lives. In Why Honor Matters, Sommers argues that our collective rejection of honor has come at great cost. Reliant only on Enlightenment liberalism, the United States has become the home of the cowardly, the shameless, the selfish, and the alienated. Properly channeled, honor encourages virtues like courage, integrity, and solidarity.

How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior.

Marco Aurelio Antonino, il cosiddetto imperatore filosofo, è l'ultimo grande esponente della dottrina stoica. Egli scrisse i dodici libri dell'opera, intesa come riflessioni e introspezione personale, che probabilmente non aveva alcun obiettivo di divulgazione, fra il 170 e il 180, come esercizio per il proprio automiglioramento. L'opera è considerata uno dei capolavori filosofici e letterari di tutti i tempi.

كان «موسوليني» لا ينام حتى يقرأ كتاب الأمير لـ «ماكيافيلي»، وقيل: إن «نابليون» و«هتلر» كانا يتَّخذانه مرجعًا لسياساتهم؛ ويرجع ذلك لما للكتاب من مكانة لم ينلها غيره. والكتاب يُقدِّم نظريات في الحكم والإمارة، ويجيب على أسئلة لطالما شغلت بال الحُكَّام والأُمراء، مثل؛ كيف تُحْكَمُ البلاد الموروثة؟ وما هي أنواع السلطة وكيف تحصُل عليها؟ وكيف يملك الزعيم شعبه؟ وكيف حُكمت الإمارات الدينية والمدنية؟

Esta es una nueva traducción del latín al español, que incluye notas aclaratorias, apartado crítico y didáctico e ilustraciones originales creadas por Katherine Hernández. Este primer tomo abarca las epístolas morales de la 1 a la 41 (I–XLI) ¿Y si la verdadera libertad no dependiera de...

Pocas palabras, pero siempre vigentes las que escribió el militar chino Sun Tzu en el siglo V a.C., quien no vio cómo su compendio de estrategias bélicas se convirtió en inspiración para grandes líderes de la humanidad, pero también para los ciudadanos de a pie que han buscado inspiración para atravesar esto que llamamos vida. Este libro contiene una explicación detallada y un análisis del ejército chino, desde las armas y la estrategia hasta el rango y la disciplina.