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How to Read Ancient Philosophy by Miriam Leonard
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Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: How to Read
Thinkers such as Aristotle, Plato and Parmenides have shaped the way we see the world, and it is their original conception of philosophy which has placed topics such as logic, metaphysics, ethics and ontology at the heart of philosophical debates for centuries. Miriam Leonard not only explores the centr ...Show more
How to Read Beauvoir by Stella Sandford
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read
"One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman." - Simone de Beauvoir. To what extent does our social existence determine who we are? What is the meaning of sexuality for human existence? What is the meaning of 'old age'? What is a woman? And what, for that matter, is a man? Stella Sandford explores the ...Show more
How to Read Derrida by Penelope Deutscher
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read Ser.
An idiosyncratic and highly controversial French philosopher, Jacques Derrida inspired profound changes in disciplines as diverse as law, anthropology, literature and architecture. In Derrida's view, texts and contexts are woven with inconsistencies and blindspots, which provide us with a chance to thin ...Show more
How to Read Freud by Josh Cohen
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read
In this engaging introduction, Josh Cohen argues that Freud shows above all that any thought, word, or action, however apparently trivial, can invite close reading. Indeed, it may be just this insight that makes psychoanalysis have so many oponents.
How to Read Lacan by Slavoj Zizek
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read Ser.
"The only thing of which one can be guilty is of having given ground relative to one's desire." - Jacques Lacan. Is psychoanalysis dead or are we to read frequent attacks on its theoretical 'mistakes' and clinical 'frauds' as a proof of its vitality? Slavoj Zizek's passionate defence of Lacan reasserts ...Show more
How to Read Paris: A Crash Course in Parisian Architecture by Chris Rogers
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Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: How to Read Ser.
How to Read Paris is a pocket-sized guide to understanding and appreciating the architecture of Paris. Packed with detailed drawings, plans and photographs, and covering squares, bridges, streets and monuments as well as buildings, it is both a fascinating architectural history and an effective I-spy gu ...Show more
How to Read Plato by Richard Kraut
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read
'The unexamined life is not worth living'. Plato is the foundational thinker of European speculative thought. He was the first Western writer to undertake a comprehensive and rigorous study of the fundamental categories of reality and value, and few philosophers have escaped his influence or rivaled the ...Show more
How to Read Sartre by Robert Bernasconi
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: How to Read | Reading Level: Scholarly/Undergraduate
How to Read the Qur'An by Mona Siddiqui
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Category: Mythology, Spirituality & Religion | Series: How to Read
The Qur'an is regarded by Muslims as the direct word of God, timeless and unchanged. It is used not only for prayer and worship but as a path which can lead the believer to a closer understanding of the essence of their relationship with God. In this thought-provoking, considered study of the scripture ...Show more
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