Provides students with a concise introduction to the philosophy of methodology.

Addressing everything a new trainee needs to know and do in a way that is entirely accessible and jargon-free, this book: provides a short history of the existential tradition; puts key concepts into contexts, showing how theory translates into practice; discusses issues in the therapeutic process.

'A clear, concise and eminently accessible guide to existential practice that just got better' - Mick Cooper????, University of Roehampton?????

The key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks.

Have you have ever felt at a disadvantage when joining in a conversation on a subject that you aren’t confident about? If yes, this new book series is for you. Each book features definitions of two hundred words frequently used to describe and discuss a smart subject.

200 Words to Help You Talk About Philosophy is designed to demystify jargon-based philosophic language and make you at ease holding a conversation on the topic. Philosophy can be baffling, as well as fascinating, to the best o...

The Ego and Its Own is an 1844 work by German philosopher Max Stirner. It presents a radically nominalist and individualist critique of, on the one hand, Christianity, nationalism and traditional morality, and on the other, humanism, utilitarianism, liberalism and much of the then-burgeoning socialist movement, advocating instead an amoral (although importantly not inherently immoral or antisocial) egoism.

Stirner believed that there was no objective social reality independent of the individu...

This book is a valuable resource for educators looking to foster critical thinking and ethical reasoning in their students. It presents a variety of thought-provoking ethical dilemmas and offers structured debate frameworks to help students develop the skills to articulate and defend their viewpoints. While debating values, principles, harms and benefits, students will not only learn how to analyze and evaluate ethical issues, but also how to respect and consider the perspectives of others.

‘Sterven is doodeenvoudig. Iedereen kan het’, de neerslag van de twee gesprekken die Wim Brands voerde met de toenmalige Denker des Vaderlands René Gude, beleefde vele herdrukken en kent veel dankbare lezers. Juist als de dood voor de deur staat, blijken filosofische vaardigheden handig om de gemoedsrust te bewaren.

Nu verschijnt dit unieke gesprek van twee vrienden over de naderende dood en de waarde van het leven in het Engels. Zo kunnen ook niet-Nederlandssprekenden een hart onder de ...

It's the idea of Plato: our soul/mind (whatever we call it) can be viewed as two horses: one, very beautiful, the other not. And we are sitting on the carriage and have to manage the two horses in order to work together... This may be the reason why we can be happier than animals, but also the reason why we can be much more sad than them Also it is the reason why only we humans have religions.

Ideas of Spock, Hirgoyen, Plato, Aristoteles, Heidegger, Miller, the Script, the Beatles... And a d...