A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life’s big questions.About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates in conversation. The way Socrates asks questions, and the reasons why, amount to a whole way of thinking. This is the Socratic method - one of humanity’s great achievements. More than a technique, the method is an ethic of patience, inquiry, humility, and doubt. It is an aid to better thinking, and a remedy for bad habits of mind, whether in law, politics, the classroom, or tackling life’s big questions at the kitchen table.Drawing on hundreds of quotations, this book explains what the Socratic method is and how to use it. Chapters include “Question and Answer”, “Ignorance”, and “Socrates and the Stoics”. Socratic philosophy is still startling after all these years because it is an approach to asking hard questions and chasing after them. It is a route to wisdom and a way of thinking about wisdom. With Farnsworth as your guide, the ideas of Socrates are easier to understand than ever and accessible to anyone.As Farnsworth achieved with The Practicing Stoic and Farnsworth’s Classical English Style, ideas of old are made new and vital again. This book is for those coming to philosophy the way Socrates did - as the everyday activity of making sense out of life and how to live it - and for anyone who wants to know what he said about doing that better. Read more

Ready to take control of your life and achieve meaningful results? This POWERFUL Guide Enhances Your Reasoning, Decision-Making, and Problem-Solving Skills!Are you struggling to make informed decisions and understand complex information? Do you find problem-solving daily personal and professional issues challenging? Are you struggling with ineffective communication and persuasion?If you’re looking to...Embark on a journey of self-improvement and discover proven techniques and strategies to enhance your analytical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities...Master the art of detecting logical fallacies and evaluating information accurately...Gain the skills you need to make confident, well-reasoned decisions in both your work and personal life...Then you’re in the right place!“The 4 Pillars of Critical Thinking:” will equip you with the mental skills needed to navigate complex situations and make sound choices.Here’s what you’ll gain from this book:Enhanced Clarity and Informed Decision-Making: Gain the ability to make well-informed decisions and understand complex information with ease. By developing clear thinking and honing your logical reasoning skills, you'll navigate through the maze of options and arrive at sound conclusions that align with your goals and values.Effective Problem-Solving Strategies: Say goodbye to feeling stuck when faced with challenges. With improved analytical skills, you'll tackle problems head-on, uncover innovative solutions, and overcome obstacles with confidence.Overcoming Bias and Misinformation: In today's information-saturated world, biases and misinformation abound. By mastering critical thinking, you'll develop the ability to recognize and overcome these obstacles. You'll learn to discern reliable sources, challenge assumptions, and distinguish between fact and fiction. Armed with this skill, you'll make more accurate, objective, and informed conclusions.Strengthened Analytical Skills: Experience a significant boost in your ability to analyze and evaluate arguments, claims, and evidence critically. The book provides you with a comprehensive toolkit of 103 techniques and hacks that will sharpen your analytical prowess. From dissecting complex ideas to uncovering hidden fallacies, you'll become a master of logical reasoning and strategic thinking.Effective Communication and Persuasion: You'll be able to express your thoughts and ideas more clearly, leading to better understanding and improved interpersonal relationships. You'll become a more persuasive communicator, capable of influencing others through well-reasoned arguments and evidence.Empowerment and Self-Confidence: As you progress on your journey of critical thinking, you'll experience a profound sense of empowerment and self-confidence. Armed with the knowledge and skills to analyze situations and reason effectively, you'll approach challenges with a newfound assurance. You'll make choices based on sound judgment, navigate complexities with ease, and embrace opportunities for personal and professional growth.And so much more!Imagine the confidence and clarity you'll have when analyzing complex topics, weighing ethical questions, and making sound decisions. Embrace a world where you can extract meaning, joy, and fulfillment from everyday situations, appreciating the beauty in the details. Begin developing your cognitive abilities, expanding your appreciation for learning, and gaining a greater understanding of the world. Start thinking critically and seize the opportunity to make a profound impact on your work and personal life. Grab your copy of “The 4 Pillars of Critical Thinking” today! Read more

More than an insightful psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung was the 20th century's greatest articulator of the primacy of mind in nature, a view whose origins vanish behind the mists of time. Underlying Jung's extraordinary body of work, and providing a foundation for it, there is a broad and sophisticated system of metaphysical thought. This system, however, is only implied in Jung's writings, so as to shield his scientific persona from accusations of philosophical speculation. The present book scrutinizes Jung's work to distil and reveal that extraordinary, hidden metaphysical treasure: For Jung, mind and world are one and the same entity; reality is fundamentally experiential, not material; the psyche builds and maintains its body, not the other way around; and the ultimate meaning of our sacrificial lives is to serve God by providing a reflecting mirror to God's own instinctive mentation. Embodied in this compact volume is a journey of discovery through Jungian thoughtscapes never before revealed with the depth, force, and scholarly rigor you are about to encounter. Read more

Want a no-nonsense way to sharpen your thinking every day? The newly refreshed and updated 365 Days of Philosophy brings together bold ideas from 130+ legendary minds—Stoics, Socrates, Simone de Beauvoir, and many more. Each daily reading is brief, clear, and includes easy-to-apply tips.No jargon. No fluff. Just straightforward guidance on ethics, happiness, and purpose. It’s the simplest, most effective way to learn about philosophy and build a lasting daily habit.365 Days of Philosophy offers:130+ philosophers—from ancient Greece to modern voicesPhilosophy made simple—key lessons on happiness, self-discipline, and balanceEasy daily format—bite-sized readings that fit any scheduleBeginner-friendly—start on any day, no prior knowledge neededPerfect gift—a thoughtful present for friends, family, or yourself Read more

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The Discourses on Livy, published posthumously in 1531, is a work of political history and philosophy composed in the early 16th century by the famed Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) and is widely considered one of his masterpieces. The title identifies the work's subject as the first ten books of Livy's Ab urbe condita, which relate the expansion of Rome through the end of the Third Samnite War in 293 BCE, although Machiavelli discusses what can be learned from many other eras including then-contemporary politics. Machiavelli saw history in general as a way to learn useful lessons from the past for the present, and also as a type of analysis which could be built upon, as long as each generation did not forget the works of the past. Read more

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Originating in the pioneering work of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein in the four decades around the turn of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy established itself in various forms in the 1930s. After the Second World War, it developed further in North America, in the rest of Europe, and is now growing in influence as the dominant philosophical tradition right across the world, from Latin America to East Asia. In this Very Short Introduction Michael Beaney introduces some of the key ideas of the founders of analytic philosophy by exploring certain fundamental philosophical questions and showing how those ideas can be used in offering answers. Considering the work of Susan Stebbing, he also explores the application of analytic philosophy to critical thinking, and emphasizes the conceptual creativity that lies at the heart of fruitful analysis. Throughout, Beaney illustrates why clarity of thinking, precision of expression, and rigour of argumentation are rightly seen as virtues of analytic philosophy. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Read more

A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy: From Russell to Rawls presents a comprehensive overview of the historical development of all major aspects of analytic philosophy, the dominant Anglo-American philosophical tradition in the twentieth century.  Features coverage of all the major subject areas and figures in analytic philosophy - including Wittgenstein, Bertrand Russell, G.E. Moore, Gottlob Frege, Carnap, Quine, Davidson, Kripke, Putnam, and many othersContains explanatory background material to help make clear technical philosophical conceptsIncludes listings of suggested further readingsWritten in a clear, direct style that presupposes little previous knowledge of philosophy  Read more

What do Mother Theresa, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the exploration of Mars teach us about the meaning of life?World-renowned experts, David Benatar and Thaddeus Metz, give you their answers to life’s biggest question.Spoiler alert: it isn’t 42.We’ve all felt a unique sense of isolation over the past few years. Is there a way to find meaning in this brave new world?Benatar argues that from the cosmic perspective, life on this pale blue dot has almost no significance. But Metz holds a more optimistic view. Discover his rules for how anyone can enrich their lives through truth, beauty, and goodness.Conversations about the Meaning of Life is a discussion with two of the most important thinkers on the topic, and includes an exclusive debate between them.If you strive to lead a more meaningful existence, and want an accessible, intelligent guide to the ultimate question, you’ll love this book.Buy it now."This is, in my opinion, the best dialogue about the meaning of life in the literature. The interlocutors are two of the most important philosophers in the field and it is enlightening to hear these two titans engaging each other directly. Anyone interested in the meaning of life should read this brief and accessible work." - John G Messerly, author of The Meaning of Life. Read more

Opposing a long-standing orthodoxy of the Western philosophical tradition running from ancient Greek thought until the late nineteenth century, Frege argued that psychological laws of thought―those that explicate how we in fact think―must be distinguished from logical laws of thought―those that formulate and impose rational requirements on thinking. Logic does not describe how we actually think, but only how we should. Yet by thus sundering the logical from the psychological, Frege was unable to explain certain fundamental logical truths, most notably the psychological version of the law of non-contradiction―that one cannot think a thought and its negation simultaneously.Irad Kimhi’s Thinking and Being marks a radical break with Frege’s legacy in analytic philosophy, exposing the flaws of his approach and outlining a novel conception of judgment as a two-way capacity. In closing the gap that Frege opened, Kimhi shows that the two principles of non-contradiction―the ontological principle and the psychological principle―are in fact aspects of the very same capacity, differently manifested in thinking and being.As his argument progresses, Kimhi draws on the insights of historical figures such as Aristotle, Kant, and Wittgenstein to develop highly original accounts of topics that are of central importance to logic and philosophy more generally. Self-consciousness, language, and logic are revealed to be but different sides of the same reality. Ultimately, Kimhi’s work elucidates the essential sameness of thinking and being that has exercised Western philosophy since its inception. Read more

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A reclamation of experience as the foremost concept in the work of William James, and a powerful argument for the continuing importance of his philosophy.How does one deploy experience without succumbing to a foundationalist epistemology or an account of the subject rooted in immediately given objects of consciousness? In the wake of the so-called linguistic turn of the twentieth century, this is a question anyone thinking philosophically about experience must ask.Alexis Dianda answers through a reading of the pragmatic tradition, culminating in a defense of the role of experience in William James’s thought. Dianda argues that by reconstructing James’s philosophical project, we can locate a model of experience that not only avoids what Wilfrid Sellars called “the myth of the given” but also enriches pragmatism broadly. First, Dianda identifies the motivations for and limitations of linguistic nominalism, insisting that critics of experience focus too narrowly on justification and epistemic practices. Then, by emphasizing how James’s concept of experience stresses the lived, affective, and nondiscursive, the argument holds that a more robust notion of experience is necessary to reflect not just how we know but how we act.The Varieties of Experience provides a novel reconstruction of the relationship between psychology, moral thought, epistemology, and religion in James’s work, demonstrating its usefulness in tackling issues such as the relevance of perception to knowledge and the possibility of moral change. Against the tide of neopragmatic philosophers such as Richard Rorty and Robert Brandom, who argue that a return to experience must entail appeals to foundationalism or representationalism, Dianda’s intervention rethinks not only the value and role of experience but also the aims and resources of pragmatic philosophy today. Read more

The author of Ill-Gotten Gains uses philosophy and psychology to examine how human behavior can be questioned under criminal law.Henri plans a trek through the desert. Alphonse, intending to kill Henri, puts poison into his canteen. Gaston also intends to kill Henri but has no idea what Alphonse has been up to. He puncture’s Henri’s canteen, and Henri dies of thirst. Who has caused Henri’s death? Was it Alphonse? Gaston? Or neither?Strange conundrums like this one have fascinated lawyers and no lawyers for centuries, raising problems of causation, intention, negligence, necessity, duress, complicity, and attempt. With wit and intelligence, Leo Katz seeks to understand the basic rules and concepts underlying these moral, linguistic, and psychological puzzles that plague the criminal law. Drawing on insights from analytical philosophy and psychology, he brings order into the seemingly endless multiplicity of these puzzles: many of them turn out to be variations of a few basic philosophical problems, making their appearance in different guises. To test his arguments, Katz moves far beyond the traditional body of exemplary criminal law cases. He brings into view the decisions of common law judges in colonial and postcolonial Africa, famous cases such as the Nuremberg trials, Aaron Burr’s treason, and ABSCAM, as well as well-known incidents in fiction.Praise for Bad Acts and Guilty Minds“Bad Acts and Guilty Minds . . . revives the mind, it challenges superficial analyses, it reminds us that underlying the vast body of statutory and case law, there is a rationale founded in basic notions of fairness and reason. . . . It will help lawyers to better serve their clients and the society that permits attorneys to hang out their shingles.” —Edward N. Costikyan, New York Times Book Review“With its novel combination of theoretical and interdisciplinary learning, its refreshingly new approach to old problems, and the easy accessibility made possible by the lightness of its style, Katz’s book should become a classic in the field for years to come. I would recommend it to beginning law students and lay persons interested in an introduction to the field, as well as to criminal law academics interested in furthering their already well-developed understanding of criminal law theory.” —Michael S. Moore, author of Law and Psychiatry: Rethinking the Relationship Read more

📘The Buddha Mind49 Zen Strategies to Silence Overthinking and Awaken Inner PeaceWhat if peace didn’t depend on what happens around you… but on how you choose to meet your own mind?We live surrounded by noise—racing thoughts, constant notifications, a never-ending cycle of doing.But somewhere deep inside, there is a space of calm. A still, silent presence that’s always been there… waiting to be remembered.The Buddha Mind is your companion on the path back to that inner silence.Inspired by Zen teachings and the timeless wisdom of the Dhammapada, this book offers 49 short, powerful practices to help you:✨ Calm your mind—gently and naturally✨ Break free from overthinking and mental loops✨ Live with more presence, clarity, and ease✨ Let go of what no longer serves you✨ Awaken to the peace that is already withinThrough poetic insights, daily reflections, and simple yet profound guidance, you’ll learn how to observe without judgment, create space within, and find freedom—not by doing more, but by doing less.🧘 This book is for you if:• Your mind feels constantly busy or overwhelmed• You struggle to disconnect from your thoughts• You’re seeking real, lasting peace—not a quick fix• You want to bring mindfulness into everyday life, gently and consistentlyYou don’t need a retreat center or hours of meditation.Just a few mindful minutes a day… to change everything.The Buddha didn’t teach us to control life—he taught us how to meet it with presence.And this book is a soft but powerful reminder that peace was never far away.It’s been inside you all along.🌿 Ready to begin?Open the book. Take a breath.Let go—and return to the quiet place within.The Buddha Mind is your guide home.👉 Buy your copy now and begin your journey toward clarity, calm, and lasting inner peace. Read more

Handle Complex Situations with Enhanced Perspective, Make Better Sense of Uncertainties, Train Your Brain to Attract Novel Solutions for Older Problems!The quality of your life, in terms of your income, net worth, what other people think of you, and your overall well-being are direct results of your decisions.There is a direct relationship between the decisions we make on a day to day basis and the kind of life we live.According to Albert Einstein: "Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result each time."If you are, in any way, unhappy with how your life is turning out or the kind of results that you're getting, you need to make better choices.For this, you need to increase your ability to think analytically.When you boost your analytical skills, you're able to make better decisions.Do you want to learn and master how to think analytically?MASTER ANALYTICAL THINKING is your practical guide to learn and develop analytical thinking skills. You’ll find actionable techniques to boost your brain capabilities, improve your logical thinking, analyze outside situations holistically that fast track your decision making process.A sneak-peak view inside the book:Understand the difference between analytical and critical thinking.Learn 5 factors of analytical thinking to understand old patterns and create new ones in much faster way.4 gaming factors to get the maximum out of the brain games and take your analytical thinking skills to the next level.How to make best use of brain boosting mobile apps to level up your thinking game.How to effectively change your attitude towards new information that significantly alters your brain’s processing abilities.Effective ways to observe an issue or story from more than one perspective, and generate new solutions to the old problemWhy you should question what you read, and what types of questions to ask.Learn to get excited by new things and improve the reference of your thinkingDon’t overthink about asking dumb questions if you want to boost analytical skills.Learn how to transition smoothly and effectively from emotional thinking to analytical thinking.And a lot more.Take Action Now to Improve Logic, Develop Intelligent Reasoning, Upgrade Decision Making Skills And Find Solutions To Complex Problems That Others Simply Miss Out. Read more

Do you want to ask insightful questions like Socrates, think creatively like John Stuart Mill, and reason logically like Descartes?These great minds shared a common trait: they were masterful critical thinkers, and their wisdom endured the ages.Critical Thinkers empowers you to engage in effective critical thinking, arguments, debates, reading, and reflection using time-tested methods from the history of philosophical thought.Learn to think deliberately and carefully before making decisions.Challenge opinions-and even facts-with confidence.Gather and assess information thoroughly before reaching conclusions.Understand and embrace the natural biases and limitations of human cognition.Critical Thinkers offers a deep dive into the ideas and techniques of critical thinking developed by history's greatest minds. Discover essential critical thinking strategies to enhance decision-making in your personal life, career, and relationships.Arm yourself with the tools for clear, logical, and analytical thinking, and apply these skills to a variety of ideas and everyday situations. Explore critical thinking across disciplines, including philosophy, cognitive science, sociology, political science, and rhetoric, to strengthen your reasoning skills and enrich your perspective.Efficiently filter out irrelevant information.Prioritize effectively and achieve the best outcomes.This book is an invaluable guide for readers of all ages and backgrounds looking to elevate their critical thinking abilities by learning from the best thinkers of all time. Sharpen your communication, reasoning, and logic skills.Albert Rutherford, an internationally bestselling author, brings together insights from research, coaching, academic study, and real-world experience. Enhance your critical, logical, observational, and rational thinking with the timeless principles presented in Critical Thinkers. Read more

Featuring updates and the inclusion of nine new chapters, Analytic Philosophy: An Anthology, 2nd Edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative collection of the most influential readings in analytic philosophy written over the past hundred years. Features broad coverage of analytic philosophy, including such topics as ethics, methodology, and freedom and personal identity Focuses on   classic or seminal articles that were especially influential or significant New articles in this edition include “Proof of an External World” by G. E. Moore, “Criteria, Defeasibility, and Knowledge” by John McDowell, “Sensations and Brain Processes” by J. J. C. Smart, selections from Sense and Sensibilia by J. L. Austin, “Other Bodies” by Tyler Burge, “Individualism and Supervenience” by Jerry Fodor, “Responsibility and Avoidability” by Roderick Chisholm, “Alternative Possibilities and Moral Responsibility” by Harry Frankfurt, and “Personal Identity” by Derek Parfit Offers diverse approaches to analytic philosophy by including readings from Austin, Wittgenstein, Quine, and Davidson Read more

In this book, Paul Franceschi provides us with an introduction to analytic philosophy. In a concrete way, he chooses to describe forty paradoxes, arguments or philosophical issues that represent so many challenges for contemporary philosophy and human intelligence, for some paradoxes of millennial origin—such as the Liar or the sorites paradox—are still unresolved in the present day. Some other philosophical puzzles, however—such as the Doomsday argument—appeared only recently in the literature. The author strives to introduce us clearly to each of these problems as well as to major attempts that have been formulated to solve them.“I'm really impressed by this very neat and stimulating book. I highly recommend it both to students for pedagogy and general culture (prisoner's dilemma, twin-earth, etc.), and to professionals as well for the reference tool and even more generally to those who like to think.”Julien Dutant, Philotropes, Philosophical blog Read more

Charles Hartshorne is the only major philosopher to have lived in three centuries. Now, for the first time, here is one volume that encompasses Hartshorne’s entire life and career, ranging from ornithology to psychology, from aesthetics to philosophical theology, and from analytic philosophy and logic to physics. Charles Hartshorne is widely regarded as an important figure in twentieth-century philosophy. His wide-ranging and diverse contributions encompass both philosophy and science—aesthetics, metaphysics, the history of philosophy, philosophical theology, numerous topics of applied philosophy, psychology, and ornithology. He championed the aspirations of metaphysics when it was unfashionable, and the metaphysic he championed helped change some of the fashions of philosophy. In writing this magisterial compendium of Hartshorne’s life and thought, authors Donald Wayne Viney and George W. Shields—two acknowledged authorities on Hartshorne—had two main aims. First, to give a reasonably comprehensive account of Hartshorne’s philosophy with an eye to presenting his best arguments and correcting some misunderstandings of his views appearing in the critical literature. Second, to update the field of Hartshorne scholarship by including later work by Hartshorne himself and more recent criticism. With these goals, the authors have produced an updated, wide-ranging, and sustained critical overview of Hartshorne’s thinking, the kind of project not seen since Eugene Peters’ landmark study half a century ago. This book is likely be the definitive study of its kind on the life and thought of Charles Hartshorne for some years to come, an indispensable guide for students, process philosophers, Hartshorne scholars, and the educated public at large. May it stimulate further reflection and scholarly research on this truly great and long-lived genius of American philosophical thought! Read more