Albert Camus Speaking Out : Lectures and Speeches, 1937-58 (Penguin Modern Classics) /anglais
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The Human Condition: Second Edition
University of Chicago Press, October 2018. Trade Paperback. The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, "the theorist of beginnings," whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations--from totalitarianism to revolution. A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects..... More
On Revolution
Penguin Classics, September 2006. Trade Paperback. A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound..... More
On Violence
Harcourt Brace Javanovich, March 1970. Trade Paperback. Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker Hannah Arendt's On Violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the twenty-first..... More
Meditations: A New Translation
Random House Publishing Group, May 2003. Trade Paperback. Nearly two thousand years after it was written, Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life. Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161-180). A series..... More
Six Memos for the Next Millennium
Mariner Books, August 2016. Trade Paperback. Italo Calvino's brilliant reflection on what makes great literature, from the classics to more contemporary works, punctuated with personal details about Calvino's own writing processes. At the time of his death, Italo Calvino was at work on six lectures setting forth the qualities in..... More
Gandhi on Non-Violence
New Directions, November 2007. Trade Paperback. For this paperback, Thomas Merton selected the basic statements of principle and interpretation which make up Ghandi's philosophy of non-violence (Ahimsa) and non-violent action (Satyagraha). For many, throughout the world, Mohandas Ghandi stands as the greatest figure of the 20th Century. In his long..... More
The Conquest of Bread
Penguin Classics, December 2015. Trade Paperback. "Well-being for all is not a dream." In this brilliantly enjoyable rallying-cry of a book, Kropotkin lays out the heart of his anarchist beliefs--beliefs that surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that have a renewed relevance and..... More
The Portable Nietzsche
Penguin Books, January 1977. Trade Paperback. The works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. As Walter Kaufmann, one of the world's leading authorities on Nietzsche, notes in his introduction, "Few writers in any..... More
A Cup Of Coffee with my Interrogator
Readers International, May 2017. Trade Paperback. These witty and ironical short essays in the classic Czech genre known as feuilletons, or chronicles, show Ludvik Vaculik's philosophy, honesty and humor. His work, in George Theiner's stylish translation, will evoke a powerful response today from English-language readers wondering how to think clearly..... More
Waiting for God
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, April 2009. Trade Paperback. Emerging from the thought-provoking discussions and correspondence Simone Weil had with the Reverend Father Perrin, this classic collection of essays contains the renowned philosopher and social activist's most profound meditations on the relationship of human life to the realm of the transcendent..... More
In Defense of Lost Causes
Verso, May 2017. Trade Paperback. The renowned philosophical sharpshooter looks for the kernel of truth in the fascist politics of the past--offering an adrenaline-fueled manifesto for universal values. Is global emancipation a lost cause? Are universal values outdated relics of an earlier age? In fear of the horrors of totalitarianism..... More
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