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In a world rife with willful chaos, how can order be restored? Philosopher Thomas Hobbes’s answer, composed amid the violence of the English Civil War, revolutionized political thought. His solution was a commonwealth, or Leviathan, a body politic ruled and protected by an absolute sovereign. Its power would be dependent on the people to exchange their freedom for the security and order of a common law. Only with this social contract, Hobbes argued, can civil peace be established.

Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. Robert D. Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy. In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power.

"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains." These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between all the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power.

Dans "Mars ou la guerre jugée", Alain nous plonge dans une réflexion profonde et nuancée sur la guerre, à travers une série de propos incisifs. Écrit au lendemain de la Première Guerre mondiale, cet ouvrage est le fruit de l'expérience personnelle de l'auteur, qui s'était engagé volontairement comme simple soldat. Alain interroge les motivations, les conséquences et l'absurdité du conflit, offrant une critique philosophique et humaniste de la guerre.

The Prison Notebooks were a series of essays written by the Italian neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, and the notebooks were written between 1929 and 1935, when Gramsci was released from prison on grounds of ill-health. He died in April...

An introduction to the philosophy of revolution that Thomas Jefferson expressed in the Declaration of Independence, tracing key ideas to John Locke and other influences. Even in Thomas Jefferson’s lifetime comparisons were being drawn between the Declaration of Independence and John Locke's...

In the early nineteenth century, a philosopher with a razor-sharp mind and a disposition darker than a moonless night unleashed an idea so potent, so insidiously logical, that it has been quietly rewiring human consciousness ever since. Arthur Schopenhauer declared the world a theater of blind, insatiable Will —a cosmic force that drives everything from the growth of weeds to the ache of unrequited love —and concluded that suffering is not an accident of existence but its very essence. It was, by any measure, a terrible thing to tell people. And yet millions have found it impossible to unhear.

"El hombre ha nacido libre, y sin embargo, vive en todas partes entre cadenas." Estas son las famosas palabras de apertura de un libro que no ha dejado de suscitar debates desde su primera publicación en 1762. Rousseau desaprueba que algunos hombre se sientan con el derecho natural de ejercer autoridad sobre otros, y defiende un pacto o "contrato social", que debería existir y ser la fuente del poder soberano.

Technological advancement is now carefully planned, and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together, they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism.

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.

Un ensayo revelador sobre cómo la tecnología, la desinformación y la geopolítica moldean nuestra percepción de la realidad... sin que nos demos cuenta. ¿Y si todo lo que creemos saber fuera una ilusión? Entre la libertad de expresión y el control de datos se juega el gran pulso de...

Una selección de cuatro textos fundamentales de Walter Benjamin, desde sus aforismos urbanos de Calle de dirección única hasta su ensayo sobre el capitalismo como religión, con una introducción de Christo Casas que nos revela por qué el pensador más citado del siglo XX sigue siendo hoy el...

Transforma tu liderazgo y convivencia diaria aplicando la filosofía oriental antigua para resolver dilemas modernos. Ya sea que busques claridad mental durante tu trayecto al trabajo o nuevas perspectivas para gestionar conflictos personales, este viaje analítico ilumina tu presente. Olvida...

The Birth of Tragedy: Out of the Spirit of Music is Friedrich Nietzsche’s groundbreaking first major work, exploring the origins of ancient Greek tragedy and the profound connection between art, music, and human existence. In this thought-provoking audiobook, Nietzsche introduces his influential concepts of the Apollonian and Dionysian forces—representing order and reason on one side, and passion, instinct, and creative energy on the other. He examines how these opposing forces come together to create powerful forms of art and expression.

Maîtrisez trois millénaires de philosophie pour affronter nos plus grandes questions sur la liberté et la réalité. Idéal pour nourrir votre réflexion lors d'un trajet, ce voyage intellectuel transforme votre quête de sens en une aventure profondément lucide et stimulante. Face à vos...

Altes fernöstliches Wissen liefert brillante Denkwerkzeuge für die moderne Lebensführung und komplexe Konfliktlösung. Wenn Beziehungsstress, berufliche Überforderung oder ethische Dilemmata den Alltag prägen, wirkt dieses erdende Sachbuch wie ein rettender mentaler Kompass. Es übersetzt...

A bold rethinking of politics through Hannah Arendt's life and thought, arguing that friendship―not truth―is the fragile but necessary foundation of democratic life A World We Share sounds the warning that politics cannot be saved by truth alone. Against a tradition that elevates truth above...

Karl Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories have shaped and directed political, economic, and social thought for 150 years. Considering Marx's life and impact, renowned philosopher Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought...

We live in a world of deep deprivations. Billions lack access to health care and education. A great many people live on incomes below the poverty line. Political dissent is brutally suppressed in many parts of the world and a million or more are held in jail for speaking truth to power. At a...

한국의 움베르토 에코, 철학자 김용규와 시인 김선우, 소설가 김연수, 소설가 윤성희, 시인 심보선이 함께하는 인문학 콘서트! “이게 나라냐? 이게 국가냐?” 대한민국 국민이라면 누구나 눈살 찌푸리게 되는 혼란의 시대가...