This book combines approaches from philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience in the study or perception. In addition to appealing to readers from all three of these disciplines, Perception: The Basics is a perfect introduction for students and general readers.

An accessible and inspirational look at how we can apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life.

Now revised and containing three new chapters, this book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental problems in the theory of knowledge. Written primarily for students taking a first course in epistemology, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about this important area of philosophy.

We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments whatever the subject matter or context.

Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and b...

The inspiring, life-changing new book from global sensation Rutger Bregman, Moral Ambition shows how our world has been shaped by a small group of committed individuals who changed the course of history - and how you can, too.

An original and probing debut work of non-fiction by a brilliant new writer, rooted in her years-long quest to study the cultural legacy of the wolf

The Wings of Love volume 2

The world will be safer and a paradise, if mankind learns to live with its innocence. Unconditional love is the cover cloth of the innocence.

Instead of mankind to swim in the romantic lake of unconditional love for the discovery of the hidden paradise bewitching marriage and relationships; lack of awareness, mankind is swimming in the dirty gutters of false love, creating its own worst nightmares.

Engaging in marriages, love and sex relationships with the ego’s m...

Kan het bewustzijn onafhankelijk van het lichaam bestaan? Maakt het bewustzijn deel uit van de hersenen? Kunnen machines bewustzijn hebben? Op toegankelijke wijze beantwoordt Hans Dooremalen in 8 questions about the conscious mind, een Engelstalige inleiding in de philosophy of mind, deze en andere vragen over het bewustzijn.

Hans Dooremalen werkt als filosoof aan Tilburg University. Bij Uitgeverij Boom/SUN publiceerde hij eerder (samen met Herman de Regt) onder andere Wat een onzin! (2008).

Martin Versfeld (1909–1995) is one of South Africa’s greatest philosophers, appreciated by academics and activists, poets and the broader public. His masterful prose spans the tension between disquiet and joy. Detractor of the violent trends of modernity, a critic of apartheid from the first hour, he was among the first philosophers of ecology. At the same time he celebrated the generosity of the world and advocated an ethics of simplicity, drawing on mediaeval theology and Eastern wisdom...

History and Philosophy of the Humanities: An Introduction presents a reasoned overview of the conceptual and historical backgrounds of the humanities.

The humanities include disciplines as diverse as literary theory, linguistics, history, film studies, theology, and philosophy. Do these various fields of study have anything in common that distinguishes them from, say, physics or sociology? The tripartite division between the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities may seem se...