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  • A Life Worth Living

    by Robert S. Bryan ...
    Robert S. Bryan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at North Carolina State University, shares his personalized take on the elements of a life worth living. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • Finite and Infinite Games

    by James Carse ...
    “There are at least two kinds of games,” states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Best Things in Life

    A Guide to What Really Matters

    by Thomas Hurka ...
    Series series Philosophy in Action
    For centuries, philosophers, theologians, moralists, and ordinary people have asked: How should we live? What makes for a good life? In The Best Things in Life, distinguished philosopher Thomas Hurka takes a fresh look at these perennial questions as they arise for us now in the 21st century. Should we value family over career? How do we balance self-interest and serving others? What activities ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

  • Man's Search for Himself

    by Rollo May ...
    "Analyzes life as we are living it, and the analysis is truthful and profound."--New York TimesLoneliness, boredom, emptiness: These are the complaints that Rollo May encountered over and over from his patients. In response, he probes the hidden layers of personality to reveal the core of man's integration--a basic and inborn sense of value. Man's Search for Himself is an illuminating view of our ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Reasons of Love

    by Harry G. Frankfurt ...
    From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Bullshit, a profound meditation on how and why we loveIn The Reasons of Love, leading moral philosopher and bestselling author Harry Frankfurt argues that the key to a fulfilled life is to pursue wholeheartedly what one cares about, that love is the most authoritative form of caring, and that the purest form of love is, in a complicated way, ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Ethics

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Peter Cave ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    Should we aim to maximize happiness? Are there characteristics that we should foster within ourselves? Why is it important to act morally? From the ancient Greeks to Sartre, from utilitarianism to the categorical imperative, Ethics: A Beginner’s Guide presents this vital topic of philosophy via its most influential thinkers and theories.With characteristic wit, philosopher Peter Cave steers us ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Philosophy For Dummies

    by Tom Morris ...
    You think, therefore you are. Get a straightforward rundown on philosophy from the ancient world to todayIf you’ve ever pondered your existence over your morning coffee or considered the nature of crime and punishment, you’re an amateur philosopher. From everyday questions about happiness and responsibility to deep, spiritual examinations about God and the cosmos, philosophy pervades every part of ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Sovereignty of Good

    by Iris Murdoch ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything - even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions - and her own ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Introduction to Library Science

    by Pierce Butler ...
    The library has been created by actual necessities in modern civilization. It is now a necessary unit in the social fabric. Culture must transcend the individual for it is essentially a social cumulation of experience whereby the men of each generation possess potentially at least, all that their predecessors have ever learned. Books are one social mechanism for preserving the racial memory and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The School and Society and The Child and the Curriculum

    by John Dewey ...
    This edition brings Dewey's educational theory into sharp focus, framing his two classic works by frank assessments, past and present, of the practical applications of Dewey's ideas. In addition to a substantial introduction in which Philip W. Jackson explains why more of Dewey's ideas haven't been put into practice, this edition restores a "lost" chapter, dropped from the book by Dewey in 1915. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Rational Therapy

    Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness

    by Elliot D. Cohen ...
    Throughout the ages, great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Aquinas,Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Nietzsche, and many others have had incredibly useful things to say about overcoming the strife of everyday living and attaining happiness. Unfortunately contemporary approaches to psychology have made only limited use of this guidance. At last, here is an uplifting psychology that ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • On Truth

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Arguments about it have gone on for centuries. Why is the truth important? Who decides what the truth is? Is there such a thing as objective, eternal truth, or is truth simply a matter of perspective, of linguistic or cultural vantage point? In this concise book Simon Blackburn provides an accessible explanation of what truth is and how we might ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD