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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
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xviii, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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The author offers a groundbreaking examination of human perception.
Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. How can it be possible that the world we see is not objective reality? And how can our senses be useful if they...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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511 pages : illustrations (black and white) diagrams, photographs, facsimilies, portraits ; 24 cm
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"One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences Robert Sapolsky's Behave, his now classic account of why humans do good and why they do bad, pointed toward an unsettling conclusion: We may not grasp the precise marriage of nature and nurture that creates the physics and...
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Publisher
Editorial Oc�eano de M�exico, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
628 pages ; 23 cm
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Amoral, inmisericorde, despiadada y sobre todo, muy instructiva, esta incisiva obra concentra tres mil a�nos de historia del poder en cuarenta y ocho leyes clras y concisas. Robert Greene detalla las leyes del poder en su esencia m�as cruda, sintetizando el pensamiento de Maquiavelo, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clasewitz y otros grandes te�oricos y estrategas.
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Get the Summary of Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Discipline Is Destiny" by Ryan Holiday explores the pivotal role of discipline in achieving greatness and self-mastery. The book draws on historical figures like Lou Gehrig, whose consistent performance and modest lifestyle exemplified discipline, and Toni Morrison, who maintained a disciplined writing routine amidst challenges....
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Publisher
Paidós (Ediciones Culturales Paidós)
Pub. Date
mayo de 2022.
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 23 cm
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"Juan Diego Gómez Gómez, autor de cuatro best sellers, presenta en este sorprendente e inspirador libro, ideas sobre cómo progresar a partir de cero, tal y como él lo hizo. Con nuevas revelaciones, sugerencias prácticas y lecciones útiles, el autor te lleva de la mano a explotar tu potencial y vivir una vida más próspera y feliz. Un viaje fascinante, cargado de sabiduría y determinación, salpicado, como siempre, del buen humor y la irreverencia...
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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (some colour) ; 27 cm
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Leap into the fantastic world of philosophy and critical thinking with this friendly introduction. Find out why it is so important, who the great thinkers are, and how to become a philosopher! Get to know: Philosophy is filled with ideas and theories to get brains working. It explores big topics, such as the mind, politics, religion, and even the whole universe.
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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xi, 260 pages ; 22 cm.
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More than 120 years after Oscar Wilde submitted The Picture of Dorian Gray for publication in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, the uncensored version of his novel appears here for the first time in a paperback edition. This volume restores all of the material removed by the novel’s first editor. Upon receipt of the typescript, Wilde’s editor panicked at what he saw. Contained within its pages was material he feared readers would find “offensive”—especially...
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La historia de la Unión Europea es nuestra responsabilidad. Tenemos que hacernos cargo de ella, volver sobre nuestros pasos, corregir los errores del pasado y mirar hacia adelante, estar a la altura de los eventos que las vicisitudes del destino, la inteligencia y la estupidez humana hacen y deshacen continuamente.
Hoy, como a finales del siglo XIX, la idea de los Estados Unidos de Europa se vuelve una exigencia política para preservar el precario...
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Enfrentar una enfermedad terminal es una experiencia que no solo afecta la salud física, sino también la esfera emocional y espiritual de quienes la padecen y de sus seres queridos. La perspectiva de la terminalidad plantea preguntas difíciles y provoca una reflexión sobre la vida y su significado.Aunque la realidad de una enfermedad terminal es innegable, hay aspectos a considerar para abordarla de manera más completa. En este contexto, la supervivencia...
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Este libro ha hecho atractiva la Filosofía a numerosas promociones de Bachillerato. De ahí su constante reedición. Y es que ha nacido después de mil intentos de explicar con amenidad las preguntas esenciales.
Se centra, sobre todo, en esas cualidades que hacen del hombre algo más que un mono con pantalones. De ese hombre que plantea la lucha por la vida con el esfuerzo y la belleza de un deporte. Por eso es, en gran medida, un texto de Antropología...
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"German philosophy and politics" by John Dewey. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
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El pensamiento de Kant, agotado el neokantismo desde que Ernst Cassirer y Martin Heidegger confrontaron sus modos de leer a Kant en el debate de Davos, entabla un diálogo creativo con las diversas filosofías del siglo veinte.
Este libro perfila las formas de un recorrido analítico que comienza con "Kant y el problema de la metafísica" (1929) y llega a los textos de Habermas y Foucault en los años ochenta, no solo como un capítulo de la historia...
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"¡Ama a Dios!". ¿Qué significa eso? ¿Acaso un personaje que está afuera, allá, y que me atisba? Eso no puede significar, sino que aceptes y vivas tu verdad, que te aceptes íntegramente, con la negación que conlleva tu afirmación, como lleva germen destructor todo fruto. Que vivas así: incierto, con auges afirmativos y podredumbres llenas de auroras. Sé humilde aceptante, aun de tu vanidad. Aceptarse y representarse (confesarse) es estar...
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Get the Summary of Brigid Delaney's Reasons Not to Worry in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times" by Brigid Delaney presents a modern exploration of Stoicism as a means to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of contemporary life. Delaney's journey into Stoicism begins with a study from Exeter University, which leads her to participate in Stoic Week, an...
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Get the Summary of Thinknetic's Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery" by Thinknetic is a comprehensive guide that emphasizes the importance of critical thinking in various aspects of life, including the workplace, education, and personal decision-making. The book underscores the challenges of balancing work and personal life, and how critical...
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It gratifies me to have to pen my opinion and observation of a talented man whose sense of duty has placed him above the status of ordinary man. Such a man is Mr Nghetlenge Case Ngobeni.He is a man whose head is full of ideas. He wishes to express his ideas to the community at large through various avenues like working with books.He also uses the radio to communicate with people. If it is in the street, his voice is there. The ideas that he airs on...
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How did God create the world around us so that we can understand Him?
God created the universe so that the human mind could naturally come to a knowledge of Him by observing our surroundings. But how exactly does this happen? How can we be sure that there is a spiritual reality underlying everything or that one even exists at all?
Following upon the first volume, Logic, which teaches the student how to think well, Philosophy of Nature seeks to help...
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La vida nos lleva por sendas colmadas de retos y oportunidades, y en este recorrido, las personas se encuentran persiguiendo sus deseos, metas y objetivos con la esperanza de realizar sus sueños más recónditos. El impulso humano hacia el logro, la superación y el éxito ha inspirado relatos enriquecedores de individuos que han alcanzado alturas notables por medio de su dedicación y determinación.
Detrás de cada historia de éxito hay un conjunto...
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El imperativo de autorrealización convierte a cada ciudadano en publicista de sí mismo. Las buenas acciones se truecan por exhibicionismo y golpes de efecto. No hay más bien que un tropel de bienes al peso, utilizados para halagar la buena conciencia de los consumidores.
La banalidad del bien pone énfasis en la palabra y trivializa la acción. El coraje cede su puesto a la molicie y el amor propio al autodesprecio. Los valores mercuriales del...
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In the vast expanse of the mind lies a space, delicately poised between tangible reality and the ethereal unknown. This realm, governed by the unwavering justice and cosmic reason of the logos, is familiar to only a select few: philosophers who grasp its profound significance.
Within Pronoia: The Stoic Providence, the spotlight is cast not on a linear history of Stoicism, but on its deeper theoretical underpinnings. The narrative delves into the...
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