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Illustrated guide to the controversial sociologist Jean Baudrillard, who died in 2007. Did the Gulf War take place? Is it possible to fake a bank robbery? Was sexual liberation a disaster? Jean Baudrillard has been hailed as one of France's most subtle and powerful theorists. But his provocative style...

You have to be thankful of super humans who led extraordinary lives to better societies around the world. In this ebook, you will learn about the amazing stories of the famous Greek philosophers, the richest in the world and the greatest women in history, and the Native Americans who changed the world.

Can it be that the human brain possesses an in-built faculty for language? Noam Chomsky, one of the most brilliant linguists of the 20th century, believes that it does- that there exists a 'universal grammar' common to all languages. Around the world children learn, in very similar ways, languages...

Cuando el mundo occidental cayó en la oscuridad, ella se atrevió a defender la Luz. Nacida en 355 d.C., tras el reinado de Constantino, Hipatia de Alejandría vivía en un Imperio Romano colapsado, un mundo donde la obediencia a las autoridades religiosas venció a la ciencia, donde la...

The advancements recorded in Greek history can be attributed to key personalities and their legacies. In this ebook, we’re going to read about the lives and works of Archimedes, Plato, Pericles, and Socrates. May you be inspired to develop a way of thinking or maybe even your own philosophy from reading their stories. Good luck!

Illustrated INTRODUCING guide to the pre-eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment. Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought. Every subsequent major philosopher owes a profound debt to Kant?s attempts to delimit human reason as an appropriate object of philosophical enquiry. And...

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a 'useful mistake'? Did the principle of 'the will to power' lead to the Holocaust? What are the limitations of scientific knowledge? Is human evolution complete or only beginning? It is difficult to overestimate...

**'A genre-breaking insight into one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century' Stylist's Emerald Street 'Incredible' Deborah Levy** A hero of political thought, the largely unsung and often misunderstood Hannah Arendt is perhaps best known for her landmark book, The Origins of Totalitarianism. Arendt...

Karl Marx es uno de los pensadores más influyentes de nuestra época. A pesar de la distancia histórica, sus propuestas sociales son referidas constantemente por filósofos, científicos y políticos contemporáneos. En tiempos de crisis económicas y sociales, de globalización y capitalismo pronunciado,...

Do you know why Greece was once the cradle of civilization? It’s because of their philosophers and leaders. These forward thinkers were given the free reign, and the tools to pursue their theories. Ancient Greek society was structured in a way that there is an obvious love for knowledge. In this book, you will read about some of the most brilliant minds Greece has produced. Enjoy!

Mentre il mondo occidentale cadeva nell'oscurità, lei ebbe il coraggio di difendere la Luce. Nata nel 355 d.C, dopo il regno di Costantino, Ipazia di Alessandria visse il declino dell'Impero Romano, in un mondo in cui l'obbedienza alle autorità religiose era più importante della scienza...

INTRODUCING guide to the hugely influential German thinker. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is one of the greatest thinkers of all time. No other philosopher has had such a profound impact on the ideas and political events of the 20th century. Hegel's influential writings on philosophy, politics, history...

INTRODUCING guide to the father of existentialism and one of 20th century philosophy's most famous characters. Jean-Paul Sartre was once described as being, next to Charles de Gaulle, the most famous Frenchman of the 20th century. Between the ending of the Second World War in 1945 and his death in...

The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, and brilliantly fun. Enter Andrew Helfer, the award-winning graphic-novel editor behind Road to Perdition and The History of Violence, and welcome the launch of a unique line of graphic...