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The Prince
2024 || Hardcover || Niccolo Machiavelli || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throughout history, from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes, the author answers all these questions.
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Beyond Good and Evil
2024 || Hardcover || Friedrich Nietzsche || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
One of the most iconoclastic philosophers of all time, the author dramatically rejected notions of good and evil, truth and God. With wit and subversive energy, he demands that the individual impose their own 'will to power' upon the world. This book demonstrates that the world is steeped in false piety and infected with a 'slave morality'.
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The Philosophy Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
2024 || Hardcover || DK || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
A guide to more than 2,000 years of thought. It covers the topics ranging from moral ethics to philosophies of religion.
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Why? The Purpose of the Universe
2024 || Hardcover || Durham University) Department of Philosophy Associate Professor Philip (Professor of Philosophy Goff || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? For those who are unsatisfied by the answers of traditional religion, and equally by the lack of answers from atheism, Philip Goff opens up a path between the two. He argues for cosmic purpose: the idea that the universe is directed towards certain goals, such as the emergence of intelligent life.
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Civilization and Its Discontents
2024 || Hardcover || Sigmund Freud || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Considering the incompatibility of civilization and individual happiness, the author focuses on what he perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers; 'civilized' sexual morality, he asks, does repression compromise our chances of happiness?
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Essays and Aphorisms
2024 || Hardcover || Arthur Schopenhauer || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
One of the philosophers of the nineteenth century, believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This title includes his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes.
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Simply Philosophy
2024 || Hardcover || DK || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
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I've Been Thinking
2024 || Hardcover || Daniel C. Dennett || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Praise for Daniel C. Dennett"Dennett is the mild-mannered super wizard of philosophical brainstorms."
-- 3: AM Magazine"There seems to be no stopping Daniel Dennett. In academic circles, he has long been recognized as a leading figure. He has played a major role in integrating philosophy of mind with cognitive science, and his ideas have been widely discussed for decades...It is no accident that [he] has gained such a wide readership. He is always fun to read. He has few equals at explaining c...
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The Book Of Answers
The gift book that became an internet sensation, offering both enlightenment and entertainment
2024 || Hardcover || Carol Bolt || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Intriguing and inspiring, this book has the solution to every question.
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Aristotle
Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher
2024 || Hardcover || John Sellars || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.