Etik & moralfilosofi

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention¿grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the...

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Offers a modern translation of the Roman philosopher's journal.

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One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave , plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of decision-making to mount a devastating case against free will, an argument with profound consequences. Robert Sapolsky's ...

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An incisive introduction to the life and times of the Roman philosopher and emperor, the fundamental principles and concepts of Stoicism, the recurring themes and structure of The Meditations, and the work's impact preface a new translation of the...

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'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake Morrison Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publ...

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Såld i mer än 120.000 exemplar "En bok som alla borde läsa." Expressen Begreppet "snäll" kopplas ofta till egenskaper som dumhet, naivitet och undergivenhet. Stefan Einhorn lägger en helt annan innebörd i ordet: "För mig ä...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosophe...

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One of the world's greatest scientists of human behaviour, the bestselling author of Behave, shows that free will does not exist - and challenges us to rethink the notions of choice, identity, responsibility, justice, morality and how we live...

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'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and '...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman phil...

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Människan har en unik superkraft: förnuftet. Hon är förmögen att både förstå, förklara och förändra världen. Men när tankelättja breder ut sig tenderar hon att halka sig fram till sina slutsatser. Behovet av att tro på förnuftet och att åter blåsa...

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Från författaren bakom den internationella succén Den svarta svanen kommer en svindlande uppgörelse med ansvar och maktutövning i 2000-talet. Bara den som har något att förlora - skin in the game - kan på riktigt förstå konsekvenserna av sina besl...

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Metaetiken behandlar filosofiska frågor om hur moraliska påståenden, moraliska uppfattningar, moraliska fakta och moralisk kunskap är beskaffade - liksom frågan om sådana fakta och sådan kunskap överhuvudtaget finns. I centrum för denna introdukti...

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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 Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduc...

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A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsches seminal work Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This landmark work continues to be one of the most well-known and influential exploration...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to f...

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Retorikern, advokaten och politikern Marcus Tullius Cicero, som blev mördad på order av triumviren Marcus Antonius år 43 före Kristus, är för eftervärlden mest känd för sina tal och brev. Talen har uppfattats som ett mönster av kraftfull framställ...

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The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by Odysseus Makridis. Published around 380 BCE, Platos most famous work explores the idea of justness, among other t...

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Med den tredje delen av Avhandling om den mänskliga naturen avslutar Hume sitt projekt att utveckla en samlad teori om alla viktiga aspekter av mänskligt tänkande och handlande. I början av Om Moralen ger Hume den klassiska formuleringen av en pri...

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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most pop...

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The classic guide to love, sex, and intimacy beyond the limits of conventional monogamy has been fully updated to reflect today's modern attitudes and the latest information on nontraditional relationships. For 20 years The Ethical Slut has dispel...

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A bold new work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical bo...

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A milestone in the history of popular theology, 'The Screwtape Letters' is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high i...

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The Discourses/Fragments/Enchiridion 'I must die. But must I die bawling?' Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated f...

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HAPPINESS, SERENITY AND FULFIMENT ARE ALL WITHIN YOUR CONTROL 365 WAYS TO BE MORE STOIC is a full year's worth of daily inspiration, tools, stories, actions, and rituals that will guide you to a meaningful life, filled with happiness. It is a...

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A profound, original, and accessible book that argues that a faith not in God or eternal life, but in the finite, temporal life we lead here on earth is one that gives that life far greater depth of meaning. A manifesto for a truly secular faith t...

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The Passions of the Soul is Descartes's greatest contribution to the understanding of the union of mind and body. It discusses the emotions and their place in human life. This volume also includes both sides of the correspondence with Princess Eli...

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The challenges we face are enormous. But we can still secure a positive future for our planet, and for everyone on it. In What We Owe The Future, philosopher William MacAskill persuasively argues for longtermism, the idea that positively influenci...

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Immanuel Kant var en av de första tänkarna som förkunnade människovärdets totala oberoende av ras, nationalitet eller samhällsställning. I Grundläggning av sedernas metafysik från 1785, Kants första systematiska framställning av etiken, skriver ha...

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Den här boken handlar om de etiska och moraliska frågor som ständigt är närvarande i skolans vardag. Bokens två delar behandlar dels den etik som styr lärares professionella handlande, dels de moraliska värden och normer som lärare förmedlar till ...

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