The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
By: Julian Baggini
3.87
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
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3.47
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
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2. Hume in 90 Minutes
By: Paul Strathern
4.16
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
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3. Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy
By: William Barrett
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By: Oliver Sacks
3.97
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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6. Jung: A Very Short Introduction
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Format: 432 pages, Paperback
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By: Carlo Rovelli
3.49
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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By: Robert M. Sapolsky
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9. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
By: David Hume
4.14
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10. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction
By: Peter Singer
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
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11. What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
By: Thomas Nagel
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
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4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Michael O'Shea
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Format: 218 pages, Paperback
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4.56
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16. The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
By: Annie Murphy Paul
4.04
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17. Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy
By: Robin Waterfield
4.08
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18. The Practicing Stoic
By: Ward Farnsworth
4.35
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"If you would attain real freedom, you must be the slave of philosophy. Epicurus, quoted in Seneca, Epistles 8.7"-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic
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By: Nancy Sherman
3.39
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20. The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
By: Julian Baggini
3.87
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
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21. More Than Happiness: Buddhist and Stoic Wisdom for a Sceptical Age
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