George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning.
Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable.
The "Nicomachean Ethics" is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works. Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle's thought, the authors have produced an... Læs mere
"The Companion Species Manifesto" is about the implosion of nature and culture in the joint lives of dogs and people, who are bonded... Læs mere
Written in the sixteenth century, this book tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China's most famous religious heroes, and his four supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures.
Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of... Læs mere
New edition of a classic reference work recognizes recent developments in... Læs mere