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Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only White people can be racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they have managed to challenge the logic of Western society? In this probing volume, Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay document the evolution of the dogma that informs these ideas, from its coarse origins in French postmodernism to its refinement within activist academic fields.

Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking. Pointing to his drink, he says, 'You can make philosophy out of this cocktail!'

Vividly written, The Infidel and the Professor is a compelling account of a great friendship of two towering Enlightenment thinkers that had great consequences for modern thought. David Hume is widely regarded as the most important philosopher ever to write in English, but during his lifetime, he was attacked as "the Great Infidel" for his skeptical religious views and deemed unfit to teach the young. In contrast, Adam Smith was a revered professor of moral philosophy and is now often hailed as the founding father of capitalism.

“[A] fascinating and accessible account . . . In his entertaining book, Mr. Eilenberger shows that his magicians’ thoughts are still worth collecting, even if, with hindsight, we can see that some performed too many intellectual conjuring tricks.” —Wall Street Journal A grand narrative...

Collective Contemplations is a collection of brief philosophical essays, contemplations, that have been conjured over time. Certain themes such as seeking silence in a noisy world, reclaiming humanity in the advent of artificial intelligence, the utility of meditation, living an authentic life, coming to terms with death, and much more are explored.

Transform your life with the ancient wisdom of Stoicism, a practical philosophy that has helped countless individuals overcome life’s challenges and find purpose. Whether you’re overwhelmed by modern stress or seeking a deeper understanding of timeless teachings, this 2-in-1 guide offers everything you need to build resilience, achieve inner peace, and master the art of Stoic living.

What do algorithms, collective fiction, dataism, free will, and humanism really mean in the world described by Yuval Noah Harari? “Harari Dictionary” is a precise exploration of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Rather than summarizing these influential books, this volume maps the ideas that structure them. Each entry offers a clear definition followed by carefully selected quotations from Harari’s own works, allowing listeners to grasp not just what these concepts mean, but how they function within his broader vision of history, technology, power, and meaning.

The grand finale to Wolfram Eilenberger's epic narrative of philosophy in the twentieth century, The Haunted Present follows the footsteps of Theodor W. Adorno, Susan Sontag, Michel Foucault, and Paul K. Feyerabend, to reveal the true fault lines of our era It is the winter 1949: Theodor W...

To define 'progress' is to lay claim to the future. Seminal thinker Slavoj Žižek turns essayist to interrogate the competing visions which form the horizons of human possibility and ask: Can things, which have never seemed worse, get better? What would a better world be? And how, when we are...

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and evolving societal norms, we face unprecedented challenges. In the U.S., politicians and media drive societal division, overshadowing facts with opinions and sensationalism. Human issues such as homelessness, poor health care, unemployment, and immigration, are buried behind the heading of ‘politics’. It doesn’t have to be this way.

For centuries, debates about God's existence have gone in circles. Believers and atheists argue past each other, repeating the same moves, reaching no resolution. This audiobook explains why—and offers a way forward.

What remains of a human being when the oldest instinct—self-preservation—is silenced? In a world where survival has become both an obsession and a constraint, Stripped of Self-Preservation: Between Fear and Freedom asks what it means to live when the impulse to avoid harm dominates every gesture, every thought, every choice. This book unravels the instinct that once protected life, now turned into a force that limits it. Through the lens of philosophy, psychology, neurobiology, and cultural analysis, it explores how fear shapes not only bodies but entire civilizations.

Why does a colleague's promotion disturb us more than our own stalled career? Why do capuchin monkeys reject perfectly good food after watching another monkey receive something better? Why might artificial intelligence systems develop competitive behaviors they were never programmed to have? The Anatomy of Envy presents a unified theory of one of the most pervasive yet least understood phenomena in psychology: the disturbance that arises from perceiving oneself as disadvantaged relative to others.

Critical Social Justice or wokeism is a relatively new phenomena that has dominated the recent culture wars since the antiracism movement intensified in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Something is changing in the way we talk to each other and most of us have not noticed yet. Millions of people now spend hours each day in conversation with AI systems. They draft emails with AI assistance, test arguments against AI partners, and develop ideas in dialogues of a depth and patience that ordinary human exchange rarely permits. Then they close their laptops and return to the world of interrupted thoughts, half-finished sentences, and conversations that go nowhere. And they notice the difference.

This book is not about holidays. It is about you. For forty-five years, I stood behind a chair and listened. Men don’t talk about philosophy in a barbershop. They talk about real life. Why they feel excited for certain days. Why some holidays feel empty. Why one day in the year feels more important than all the others. Some say: “I don’t even know why I celebrate this anymore.”

Years before his breakout hit Timenergy, featuring an acclaimed Foreward by Slavoj Žižek, David McKerracher (publishing then as Theory Pleeb) introduced his groundbreaking concept and unique approach in this, his first audiobook.

Le 10 Domande è un viaggio intelligente, toccante e ironico verso l’ignoto — una guida per chi si chiede cosa potrebbe esserci dopo, ma preferisce farlo con un sorriso. Mescolando riflessione esistenziale, umorismo intelligente e tocchi di tenerezza umana, questo breve libro esplora la vita dopo la morte da una prospettiva curiosa, aperta e non dogmatica. Non è un trattato teologico — è un compagno leggero ma significativo per quei momenti in cui affiorano le grandi domande.

From birth, the intimate, face-to-face encounters of life form each person in a natural, everyday philosophy. Mother’s delighted welcome invites her tiny child into a fundamental vision of reality and models flourishing involvement with it. Sustained and matured in the gaze of certain friends throughout life, seeing oneself being seen with delight grows a “yes” to the world, a sense of one’s existence, a regard for others, and a lifelong desire for the face of God.