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The Ego Trick by Julian Baggini
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Are you still the person who lived fifteen, ten or five years ago? Fifteen, ten or five minutes ago? Can you plan for your retirement if the you of thirty years hence is in some sense a different person? What and who is the real you? Does it remain constant over time and place, or is it something much m ...Show more
The Godless Gospel - Was Jesus a Great Moral Teacher? by Julian Baggini
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Do Jesus's teachings add up to a coherent moral system, still relevant today? From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks.
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety-Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini
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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
The Shrink and the Sage: A Guide to Living by Julian Baggini & Antonia Macaro
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Category: Personal Development
Based on their Financial Times Weekend column, philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro offer intriguing answers to life's questions. Can infidelity be good for you? What does it mean to stay true to yourself? Must we fulfil our potential? Self-help with a distinctly c ...Show more
The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think by Julian Baggini
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Category: Philosophy
How we eat, farm and shop for food is not only a matter of taste. Our choices regarding what we eat involve every essential aspect of our human nature: the animal, the sensuous, the social, the cultural, the creative, the emotional and the intellectual. Thinking seriously about food requires us to consi ...Show more
Without God, is Everything Permitted?: The 20 Big Questions in Ethics by Julian Baggini
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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