In a series of 50 accessible and lucidly written essays, Ben Dupre introduces and explains the problems of knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics, beliefs, justice, language, meaning and aesthetics that have engaged the...

No other book in history has wielded greater influence over a larger number of people over a longer period of time than The Analects of Confucius.  Since it was written about 2,500...

Spanning over 2500 years of humanity’s quest for understanding, “The Great Philosophers” explores the fundamental ideas that have changed our view of the world.   Interesting biographical portraits, intellectual breakthroughs and a focused...

This is a beautiful version of the Tao Te Ching, most well understood when read alongside a more literal translation. This one is a bit more modern & poetic than a starker...

In many ways this book is both a guide for living as well as a how to consciously move on after death. The book has been extremely popular in Central Asia among...

A historical and informative journey through the philosophies of the universe, written in a witty and accessible style....