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Arthur Schopenhauer by Peter B. Lewis
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Critical Lives
Arthur Schopenhauer devoted his adult life to the articulation of a philosophy for the world, a philosophy that would benefit mankind by providing a solution to the riddle of existence. Often considered a thoroughgoing pessimist, Schopenhauer in fact advocated ways - via artistic, moral and ascetic form ...Show more
Breakout at Stalingrad by Heinrich Gerlach; Carsten Gansel (Afterword by); Peter Lewis (Translator)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Captured by the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, Heinrich Gerlach wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1949, however, the KGB confiscated his 600-page manuscript. Gerlach returned to Germany in 1950, and, under hypnosis, recalled parts of his narrative. In 1957, it was published und ...Show more
Hermann Hesse - The Wanderer and His Shadow by Gunnar Decker; Peter Lewis
$94.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
A deftly crafted biography of the author of Siddhartha, whose critique of consumer culture continues to inspire millions of readers. Against the horrors of Nazi dictatorship and widespread disillusionment with the forces of mass culture and consumerism, Hermann Hesse's stories inspired nonconformity a ...Show more
The Public Square Project: Reimagining Our Digital Future by Peter Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
A new blueprint for a more democratic digital spaceWestern democracy has always been anchored by the idea of a public space where people gather to share ideas, mediate difference and make sense of the world. When Facebook blocked Australian users from viewing or sharing news in 2021, it sounded the alar ...Show more
Webtopia - The Worldwide Wreck of Tech and How to Make the Net Work by Peter Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s was a world of limited choice, one where we all watched the same television programs and the household phone was at the heart of allnetworks people belonged to: family, school, church and the neighbourhood. The arrival of the internet promised a utopian, creative and democr ...Show more
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