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Free Will by Thomas Pink
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of choices: some trivial, others so consequential that they change the course of one's life, or even the course of history. But are these choices really free, or are we compelled to act the way we do by factors beyond our control? Is the feeling that we c ...Show more
Happiness: A Very Short Introduction by Daniel M. Haybron
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Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: Very Short Introductions
Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be difficult. In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness. By examining what it is, assessing its subjective values, its importance in our lives, and how we c ...Show more
Hegel: a Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. This book provides a discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works.
Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction by Jens Zimmermann
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives. As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books, legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and even dinner conversations every day . But how is know ...Show more
Humour: A Very Short Introduction by Noel Carroll
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote amity among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some have e ...Show more
Ideology: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Freeden
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Category: Education | Series: Very Short Introductions
Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reasons for those views, and explains why ideologies deserve respect as a major form of political thinking. It investigates the centrality of ideology both as a po ...Show more
Jesus: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Bauckham
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Category: Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Two billion people today identify as Christians, with the implication that Jesus is the focus of their relationship with God, and their way of living in the world. Such followers of Jesus are now more numerous and make up a greater proportion of the world's population than ever before. Despite its decli ...Show more
Literary Theory : a Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Culler
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Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter? These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study ...Show more
Logic : A Very Short Introduction by Graham Priest
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with ...Show more
Magic by Owen Davies
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Category: Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Defining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to pin down its essential meaning, sometimes analysing it in such complex and abstruse depth that it all but loses its sense altogether. For this reason, many pe ...Show more
Mathematics: a Very Short Introduction by GOWERS TIMOTHY
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understandingof paradox ...Show more
Memory (A Very Short Introduction) by Jonathan K. Foster
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Very Short Introductions
Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How doe ...Show more