Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
$19.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Arkana Ser.
The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this timeless account. This book is the result of the author's six year quest to learn archery in the hands of Japanese Zen masters. It is an honest account of one man's journey to ...Show more
I Ching by David Hinton
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In a radically new translation and interpretation of the I Ching, David Hinton strips this ancient Chinese masterwork of the usual apparatus and discovers a deeply poetic and philosophical text. Teasing out an elegant vision of the cosmos as ever changing yet harmonious, Hinton reveals the seed from whi ...Show more
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (illus Ernest H Shepard)
$25.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
"Thought-provoking and charming."-- "Library Journal" Not all Great Masters of Wisdom are venerable graybeards. One is as familiar to us as that beloved teddy bear Winnie the Pooh. From the "how" of Pooh to the Tao of Pooh is a simple, effortless, joyous step...a delicious journey to Pooh Corner illumin ...Show more
How to Make A Home (The School of Life series) by Edward Hollis
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The School of Life
A thoughtful look at what it means to build a homeAt a time when work and home life is becoming increasingly blurred, and modern technology brings the realm of the public into what used to be a personal and private space, Ed Hollis looks at what it means to make a home in today's modern world. Explorin ...Show more
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur (The School of Life series) by Philip Delves Broughton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The School of Life
Explore how entrepreneurial thinking can dramatically improve your work, your life and your relationshipsHaving the drive, ambition and inspiration to start a new business takes a particular mindset - no wonder we regard successful entrepreneurs as modern-day magic-makers. But what if that spirit and dr ...Show more
The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time by Jimena Canales
$75.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
On April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson publicly debated the nature of time. Einstein considered Bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physics. Bergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time sh ...Show more
Towards a Psychology of Awakening : Buddhism, Psychotherapy and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation by John Welwood
$35.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Can the meditative traditions of Buddhism be integrated with the practice of Western psychology? John Welwood's latest book addresses this question with new comprehensiveness and depth. His psychological approach brings together three major dimensions of human existence: personal, interpersonal, and sup ...Show more
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor by Joseph Campbell; Eugene Kennedy (edited by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
Thou Art That is a compilation of previously uncollected essays and lectures by Joseph Campbell that focus on the Judeo-Christian tradition. Here Campbell explores common religious symbols, reexamining and reinterpreting them in the context of his remarkable knowledge of world mythology. According to Ca ...Show more
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Julian Baggini presents 100 thought experiments - short scenarios which pose a problem in a vivid and concrete way - and invites the reader to think about possible answers for him/herself. Experiments cover identity, religion, art, ethics, language, knowledge and many more. From Zeno's paradox to Ground ...Show more
Without God, is Everything Permitted?: The 20 Big Questions in Ethics by Julian Baggini
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Can it ever be right to kill? Is terrorism ever justified? Should euthanasia be legal? Are some people superior to others? Do animals have rights? Some ethical judgements are easy: one side is wrong and the other is right. But how do we handle the really tough 'right vs right' dilemmas, where each side ...Show more
Life Lessons from Freud - The School of Life by Brett Kahr
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
'The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge' Independent on Sunday Sigmund Freud is best known as the father of psychoanalysis. Born in 1856, he was a physiologist, medical doctor and psychologist who spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. He develop ...Show more
Does Santa Exist? by Eric Kaplan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there. Just like Santa and his ...Show more