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  • Primitive Man as Philosopher

    par Paul Radin, Neni Panourgiá ...
    Collections series NYRB Classics
    Anthropology is a science whose most significant discoveries have come when it has taken its bearings from literature, and what makes Paul Radin’s Primitive Man as Philosopher a seminal piece of anthropological inquiry is that it is also a book of enduring wonder. Writing in the 1920s, when anthropology was still young, Radin set out to show that “primitive” cultures are as intellectually ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

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  • How to be a conservative

    par Sir Roger Scruton ...
    What does it mean to be a conservative in an age so sceptical of conservatism? How can we live in the presence of our 'canonized forefathers' at a time when their cultural, religious and political bequest is so routinely rejected? With soft left-liberalism as the dominant force in Western politics, what can conservatives now contribute to public debate that will not be dismissed as pure nostalgia? ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Seekers

    The Story of Man's Continuing Quest to Understand His World

    par Daniel J. Boorstin ...
    Collections Livre 3 - Knowledge Series
    Throughout history, from the time of Socrates to our own modern age, the human race has sought the answers to fundamental questions of life: Who are we? Why are we here?In his previous national bestsellers, The Discoverers and The Creators , Daniel J. Boorstin first told brilliantly how e discovered the reality of our world, and then he celebrated man's achievements in the arts. He now turns to ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Pot Planet

    Adventures in Global Marijuana Culture

    par Brian Preston ...
    "A gimlet-eyed and often hilarious account of the author's round-the-world reefer safari . . . A surprisingly clear-headed view of potheads worldwide" ( The New Yorker ).In Pot Planet, journalist Brian Preston sets out on a global ganja safari to explore strange new cannabis cultures, to seek out new growers, activists, and other reefer revolutionaries . . . and to boldly get baked with each of ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Animals and African Ethics

    par Kai Horsthemke ...
    Collections series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The claim is frequently made on behalf of African moral beliefs and practices that they do not objectify and exploit nature and natural existents like Western ethics does. This book investigates whether this is correct and what kind of status is reserved for other-than-human animals in African ethics. ... En savoir plus

    $102.99 CAD

  • The Book of I

    An Illustrious Collection of Self Reflections

    par Joan Konner ...
    I think, therefore I am.René Descartes. "I am out with lanterns, looking for myself."Emily Dickinson. "It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning round."Henry David Thoreau. "I am I because my little dog knows me."Gertrude Stein. "I'm glad I'm not me."Bob Dylan. "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."Kurt Vonnegut. Are there many ... En savoir plus

    $12.67 CAD

  • The Decision Trap

    Genetic Education and Its Social Consequences

    par Silja Samerski ...
    The Decision Trap questions a dogma of our time: the assumption that genetic education empowers citizens and increases their autonomy. It argues that professional instructions about genes, genetic risks, and genetic test options convey a genetic worldview which destroys self-confidence and makes clients dependent on genetic experts and technologies. Part one of the book introduces the reader to ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Moral Brains

    The Neuroscience of Morality

    par S. Matthew Liao ...
    In the last fifteen years, there has been significant interest in studying the brain structures involved in moral judgments using novel techniques from neuroscience such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Many people, including a number of philosophers, believe that results from neuroscience have the potential to settle seemingly intractable debates concerning the nature, practice, ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Alienation

    par Richard Schacht ...
    Collections series Psychology Library Editions: Social Psychology
    First published in 1970, original blurb:‘Alienation’ is the catchword of our time. It has been applied to everything from the new politics to the anti-heroes of today’s films. But what does it mean to say that someone is alienated? Is alienation a state of mind, or a relationship? If modern man is indeed alienated, is it from his work, his government, his society, or himself – or from all of these ... En savoir plus

    $97.99 CAD

  • Conversations About Reflexivity

    Modifié par Margaret S. Archer ...
    Collections series Ontological Explorations (Routledge Critical Realism)
    " Reflexivity" is defined as the regular exercise of the mental ability, shared by all normal people, to consider themselves in relation to their (social) contexts and vice versa. In addition to this sociological interest, it allows us to hold idle or trivial internal conversations. Focussing fully on this phenomenon, this book discusses the three main questions associated with this subject in ... En savoir plus

    $117.99 CAD

  • Feelings

    par Stephen Frosh ...
    Collections series Shortcuts
    Everyone talks about their feelings, but what exactly are they? What are the distinguishing features of feelings, and how do they differ from emotions and affects? How do our feelings influence the kinds of people we are, and the sorts of communities and societies in which we live?In this wonderful short book, acclaimed author Stephen Frosh interrogates the terrain of feelings and asks how this ... En savoir plus

    $85.99 CAD

  • Complicity

    Criticism Between Collaboration and Commitment

    par Thomas Docherty ...
    Collections series Off the Fence: Morality, Politics and Society
    Complicity argues that all existing modes of cultural critique are regarded as legitimate and productive if and only if they are complicit with the very ideologies and values that the criticism sets out to undermine. Through philosophical, literary and theoretical analysis, Thomas Docherty shows how easy it has been for criticism to become essentially an act of political collaboration with ... En savoir plus

    $50.99 CAD