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Self-Knowledge
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In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: Know yourself. Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions particularly around love and work.
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I Think, Therefore I Draw
Understanding Philosophy Through Cartoons
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A hilarious new exploration of philosophy through cartoons from the duo who brought you the New York Times bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...
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How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
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A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written
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School of Life Dictionary
The Language of Emotional Intelligence
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A dictionary is a guide to a language. This dictionary is for the distinctive language that The School of Life speaks: that of emotions. It is an alphabetical selection of some 200 words and phrases that shed light on our feelings about ourselves, other people, and the workings of the modern world.
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Calm
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Few life skills are as neglected, yet as important, as the ability to remain calm. Our very worst decisions and interactions are almost invariably the result of a loss of calm and a descent into anxiety and agitation. Surprisingly, but very fortunately, our power to remain calm can be rehearsed and improved.
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Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
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The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition-insights which endure to this day.
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Platonic Mysticism
Contemplative Science, Philosophy, Literature, and Art
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How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
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In the tradition of How to Live and How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today
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Philosopher And The Wolf
Lessons From The Wild On Love, Death And Happiness
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'This moving account of the life [Rowlands] lived with an adopted wolf will be recognized as a seminal work of philosophy that forces us to re-evaluate our view of the human animal' John Gray, author of Straw Dogs
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Being Ecological
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Don't care about ecology? This book is for you. Morton sets out to show us that whether we know it or not, we already have the capacity and the will to change the way we understand the place of humans in the world, and our very understanding of the term 'ecology'.
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