Autor A.C. Grayling
'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker'An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour, common sense and lucidity' Independent_______________From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative exploration of the great questions…
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth’s supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world’s superpowers and wealthiest corporations have…
O Ludwigu Wittgensteinovi se mluvívá jako o jednom z největších filozofů 20. století, jeho texty však současně bývají charakterizovány jako složité a temné. Tato kniha nabízí úvod do Wittgensteinova myšlení přístupný i lidem bez filozofického vzdělání.…
How should I live my life? What values shall I live by? What sort of person should I be? What shall I aim for?In this summation of a lifetime thinking and writing about these great questions, A. C. Grayling explores with clarity and depth the ideas that…
An urgent exploration of the challenges facing democracy today
'A must read' Gordon Brown'A truly excellent book' Sir David KingThe three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling's view, are climate change, technology and justice.In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set…
In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just…
Historie a morální odkaz spojeneckého bombardování německých a japonských civilních cílů. V průběhu druhé světové války bombardovalo americké a britské letectvo mnoho německých a japonských měst. Na konci války se intenzita spojeneckých náletů stupňovala…
The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But since the long-popular classic, Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, first published in 1945,…