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Why do utopian projects produce catastrophe? Why do optimized systems collapse? Why does the pursuit of perfection destroy what it seeks to perfect? In THE CASE AGAINST PERFECTION, Boris Kriger presents a revolutionary synthesis of two groundbreaking theoretical frameworks: the Law of Imperative Uncertainty and the Asymmetry of Totalizing Ideals. Drawing on information theory, complexity science, evolutionary biology, and the lessons of history, Kriger proves mathematically what philosophers have long intuited: the pursuit of terminal perfection is structurally self-defeating.

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.

In a world organised around visibility, even virtue risks becoming something we perform rather than something we live. Virtue and Visibility explores how recognition, identity, and moral aspiration have become intertwined with the social pressures of modern life. be seen is not vanity.

Hmong American Identity and Cultural Integration explores the complex relationship between culture, identity, and socioeconomic outcomes among Hmong Americans. Drawing on psychological research and acculturation theory, it examines how traditional collective values and cultural dissonance create barriers to social and economic progress in a predominantly individualistic American society.

Da dicembre 2021 a luglio 2022 la più autorevole figura internazionale a disposizione dell'Italia, l'ex presidente della Banca Centrale Europea Mario Draghi, è passato dall'essere il presidente del Consiglio con un piede e mezzo al Quirinale alla rappresentazione vivente di come il Palazzo sia in grado di logorare chiunque.

Listening is a skill—even an art—and it’s essential to learning and to life. Indeed, as Plutarch writes in How to Listen, “listening well is the foundation for living well.” In this volume, Jeffrey Beneker presents a vivid and accessible new translation of Plutarch’s classic essay about how to become a skilled listener, complete with an inviting introduction.

Changing the world is difficult. One reason is that the most important problems, like climate change, racism, and poverty, are structural. They emerge from our collective practices: laws, economies, history, culture, norms, and built environments. The dilemma is that there is no way to make structural change without individual people making different—more structure-facing—decisions.

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate to charity, buy Fairtrade coffee, or try to cut down on our carbon emissions. Rarely do we know if we're really helping, and despite our best intentions, our actions can have ineffective -- and sometimes downright harmful - outcomes. Confronting this problem, William MacAskill developed the concept of effective altruism, a practical, data-driven approach which shows that each of us has the power to do an astonishing amount of good, given the right information.

世界的な右傾化、排外主義のなかで、私たちは「愛国心」どう向き合えばいいのか。本書では、古典的な書籍をもとに「国家」や「国民」の概念を整理しつつ、ウクライナ戦争やトランプ大統領、日本の参議院選挙など、具体的な諸問題を取り上げる。

El nuevo ensayo de José Sánchez Tortosa nos ofrece una profunda y poco complaciente radiografía de la sociedad actual. En él disecciona algunos de los fenómenos más inquietantes de nuestra época: el auge del tribalismo identitario, la extensión del narcisismo a ultranza, la desconexión de amplísimas capas de población respecto al saber humanístico y filosófico, la degradación de la educación, la feudalización digital, el infantilismo y la sentimentalización de la política, la ruptura de una idea compartida de ciudadanía, las manifestaciones renovadas de antisemitismo…

In the age of comfort, a quiet collapse is happening inside people—not in governments, not in economies, but in the minds of ordinary adults who can no longer handle ordinary life. The Weak Generation tears apart the myths we hide behind and exposes why emotional weakness is rising while real resilience is disappearing.

Unresolved Arguments contains profiles of additional character types and strategies to resolve arguments. This reference guide is must for Mediators, Lawyers and Paralegals.

En nombre de la lucha contra la discriminación, esta religión surgida en las universidades estadounidenses predica verdades bastante inusuales: su «teoría de género» sostiene que el sexo y el cuerpo no existen, y que solo cuenta la conciencia. Su «teoría crítica de la raza» afirma que todos los blancos son racistas, pero que ninguna persona «racializada» puede serlo. Su «epistemología del punto de vista» sostiene que todo conocimiento está localizado y que no existe ciencia objetiva, ni siquiera en las disciplinas tradicionales.

"Usando seu vasto conhecimento e as reflexões da Escola Austríaca de Economia, Hans-Hermann Hoppe aborda, ao longo de Uma Breve História do Homem, duas questões principais: qual é a origem da família e da propriedade privada? Como teve início a Revolução Industrial? Os ouvintes verão que o desenvolvimento do direito à propriedade assegurado e do livre mercado foi essencial para o progresso da humanidade.

Re-Discovering the Treasures of Life is a heartfelt and inspiring collection of short stories designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and rediscover the simple joy in everyday life.

Maintenance is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life going. Yet it’s also easy to shirk or defer—until the thing breaks, the system falters, and everything stops. The apparent paradox is profound: Maintenance is absolutely necessary and maintenance is optional. The first in a multi-volume work, Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One offers a comprehensive overview of the civilizational importance of maintenance. The book begins with a dramatic contest of maintenance styles under life-critical conditions:

Across society, people sensed a quiet dislocation — a feeling that the world they knew no longer matched the world they inhabited. Institutions wavered. Narratives fractured. The pace of life accelerated beyond comprehension. Beneath the noise, something deeper was happening: modern culture had entered a form of exile.

A rallying cry to fight the commodification of human attention, with the tools we need to reclaim our humanity, by a group of writers, artists, and activists in the vanguard of the movement “A stirring battle cry on behalf of our shared humanity against the forces that seek to diminish and...

David Icke’s 1998 book The Biggest Secret was dubbed the Rosetta Stone of conspiracy research for connecting the dots that allowed a much bigger picture to be seen. The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799, revealed the language codes that allowed Egyptian hieroglyphics to be understood. Now, The Road Map presents a massive extension and expansion with the benefit of a further three decades of full-time research.

Brought to you by Penguin. Is this the game you want to be playing? Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our...