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Pooh and the Philosophers: In Which It Is Shown That All of Western Philosophy Is Merely a Preamble to Winnie-the-Pooh
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Slavoj Zizek · 168 pages
The Te of Piglet
Benjamin Hoff · 257 pages
The author and the characters from the Pooh books engage in dialogue elucidating the Taoist principle of Te, the Way of the Small.
Action Philosophers! Giant-Sized Thing, Vol. 1
Fred Van Lente · 96 pages
Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
Kathryn Schulz · 405 pages
Being wrong is an inescapable part of being alive. And yet we go through life tacitly assuming (or loudly insisting) that we are right about nearly everything - from our political beliefs to our private memories, from our grasp of scientific fact to the merits of our favourite team. Being Wrong looks at why this conviction has such a powerful grip on us, what happens when this conviction is shaken
Principia Discordia ● Or ● How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her: The Magnum Opiate of Malaclypse the Younger
Gregory Hill · 100 pages
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15331406W/Principia_Discordia_Or_How_I_Found_Goddess_and_What_I_Did_to_Her_When_I_Found_Her
Everything Is F*cked: A Book about Hope
Mark Manson · 288 pages
We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to techn
But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
Chuck Klosterman · 272 pages
"We live in a culture of casual certitude. This has always been the case, no matter how often that certainty has failed. Though no generation believes there's nothing left to learn, every generation unconsciously assumes that what has already been defined and accepted is (probably) pretty close to how reality will be viewed in perpetuity. And then, of course, time passes. Ideas shift. Opinions inv
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes
Thomas Cathcart · 196 pages
Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein · 245 pages
Explores death and the afterlife from lighthearted philosophical, theological, and psychological perspectives that consider that death may not be such a pessimism-inducing state.
Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
Brad Warner · 306 pages
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
Sarah Bakewell · 400 pages
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Tom Stoppard · 126 pages
Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eve view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play. In Tom Stoppard’s best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
Daniel Klein · 224 pages
Small Gods
Terry Pratchett · 334 pages
In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please...
The Consolations of Philosophy
Alain de Botton · 264 pages
A good introduction to philosophy and the great philosophers for young people, with a short biographical note, and an analysis of how they approached the major issues of life. Chapter headings include Unpopularity, Not Having Enough Money, Frustration, Inadequacy, Broken Heart and Difficulties.The book is well annotated and lavishly illustrated. Partly a review of philosophy from Socrates to Niet
The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer
William Irwin, Aeon J. Skoble, Mark T. Conard · 304 pages
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
Thomas Cahill · 352 pages
In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated; other important innovations and accomplishments, however
The Book Of Dead Philosophers
Simon Critchley · 281 pages
In this collection of brief lives (and deaths) of nearly two hundred of the world’s greatest thinkers, noted philosopher Simon Critchley creates a register of mortality that is tragic, amusing, absurd, and exemplary. From the self-mocking haikus of Zen masters on their deathbeds to the last words of Christian saints and modern-day sages, this irresistible book contains much to inspire both amuseme
South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today
Robert Arp · 273 pages
The Importance of Living
Lin Yutang · 459 pages
The Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed, eager-to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power wh