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A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism-translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophy
Born a slave ...
Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field
The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of ...
A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divine
Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and ...
Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most ...
Considered othe Voltaire of his timeo, Bertrand Russell was a fearless iconoclast who stood unbowed before political and religious leaders; his disdain for conventional thinking ...
Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin ...
"Philosophy begins in wonder."
--Plato
Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of Ancient Greece? This ...
A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations remains one of the greatest ...
'I must die. But must I die bawling?' Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis in the early ...
The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living and the importance of reason and morality, and continue to ...
The Myth of Sisyphus is one of the most profound philosophical statements written this century. It is a discussion of the central idea of absurdity ...
In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought.
One of the great unexplained ...
The Times Biography of the Year
Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2019
'A strikingly original portrait of Nietzsche and beautifully written.' Antony Beevor
'Outstanding ...
An innovative and insightful exploration of the passionate early life of Socrates and the influences that led him to become the first and greatest of ...
In these troubled times, even the most pessimistic diagnosis of our future ends with an uplifting hint that things might not be as bad as ...
