Language Philosophy

If you want to impress people with your critical-thinking skills, then check out this comprehensive audiobook with two manuscripts in one: Critical Thinking and Logical Fallacies.

Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to emojis.

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is one of the world’s most beloved books on philosophy and enlightenment. We hope that by repeated listening to the story, you gain wisdom and insight, as well as mastery of a foreign language. We recommend you use the version of the story that leads with your native language, so you hear each sentence in your native language, followed by the language you are learning. For example, if you are a native English speaker learning Spanish, then you would use the English and Spanish edition.

Mittlerweile legendär ist Gottlob Freges Unterscheidung von Sinn und Bedeutung am Beispiel des Planeten Venus: "Es würde die Bedeutung von Abendstern und Morgenstern dieselbe sein, aber nicht der Sinn." Das vorliegende Hörbuch vereint vier wichtige Schriften Gottlob Freges: "Über Sinn und Bedeutung" - Hier differenziert und entfaltet Frege die zentralen Begriffe Sinn, Bedeutung, Gedanke und Vorstellung. "Über Begriff und Gegenstand" - Eine Ergänzung und Fortführung zu "Über Sinn und Bedeutung", hier werden entsprechend dem Titel die Begriffe Begriff und Gegenstand entfaltet.

Se trata de una colección de poemas, oraciones, pensamientos y citas célebres que han sido escritas a través del tiempo por grandes pensadores, filósofos y humanistas, desde Confucio hasta Mario Benedetti, pasando por Séneca, San Francisco de Asís, Abraham Lincoln, Rudyard Kipling, Gibrán Jalil, Gabriela Mistral, Mahatma Gandhi, Napoleón Hill, Luther King y Og Mandino, entre otros; grandes personajes que nos brindan su particular visión de la vida.

Are you tired of feeling overpowered in debates or conversations, even when you know you're right? Hit Them Like Hitchens is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of argument, inspired by Christopher Hitchens, one of the most formidable debaters of our time. This book isn't just about winning debates—it's about using truth, wit, and integrity to persuade effectively. Whether you're negotiating at work, engaging in a heated discussion at a social gathering, or debating online, this book will provide the tools to help you build stronger arguments, expose fallacies, and win over audiences.

A lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world class English and Law professor and bestselling author of How to Write a Sentence. Filled with the wit and observational prowess that shaped Stanley Fish’s acclaimed bestseller How to Write a Sentence, Winning Arguments...

The power of Tarot goes beyond simple "fortune telling". The true power of Tarot is in its ability to speak to us of ourselves as we truly are. Every archetype of tarot is a piece of the puzzle of who we are. To put this puzzle together is to see a complete picture of ourselves, both as individuals and as a species. Tarot offers a blueprint of our soul and a road map of our spiritual journey.

David Hume reduced philosophy to ruins: he denied the existence of everything, except our actual perceptions themselves. I alone exist, he argued, and the world is nothing more than part of my consciousness. Yet we know that the world remains, and we go on as before. What Hume expressed was the status of our knowledge about the world, a world in which neither religion nor science is certain.

Are you sick and tired of not being taken seriously? Read on to discover the secret of convincing others through logical arguments. The discussion is getting heated, everybody has an opinion. You try to chime in and for a moment, your theory has everybody’s attention. Just like lightning, however, someone else hijacks the conversation and everybody forgets what you’ve just said.

With three straight #1 bestsellers and more than 4 million copies of his books in print, the most powerful traditional force in the American media now takes off his gloves in the ongoing struggle for America’s heart and soul. Bill O’Reilly is the very embodiment of the idea of a Culture...

Now from Peter Funk, the Reader's Digest word columnist and the bestselling author of Word Power, comesUpsize Your Word Power, teaching you the fastest and easiest way to expand your vocabulary: the use of synonyms. Synonyms are a sound and often overlooked way to build vocabulary. With...

Nearly everyone swears - whether it's over a few too many drinks, in reaction to a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet we sit idly by as words are banned from television and censored in books. We insist that people excise profanity from their vocabularies, and we punish children for yelling the very same dirty words that we'll mutter in relief seconds after they fall asleep. Swearing, it seems, is an intimate part of us that we have decided to selectively deny.

Classic ideas and ancient concepts broken down for the modern age. A non-academic approach to better living and greater happiness. Philosophy doesn’t have to be pointless and boring. If we can cut through the difficult language and roundabout reasoning, we’ll find a treasure trove of knowledge and enlightenment. But don’t worry, this is no textbook.

Meditations on First Philosophy in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated is a philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in Latin in 1641. The book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things that are not absolutely certain and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. He wrote the meditations as if he had meditated for six days: Each meditation refers to the last one as "yesterday". It continues to be one of the most influential philosophical texts ever written.

Curious, confounding and brilliant, Wittgenstein is a philosopher whom people find it easy to get obsessed with. In Investigating Wittgenstein, Giles Fraser explores the secrets of his attraction. The How to Believe series explores the teachings, philosophies and beliefs of major thinkers and religious texts. In a short, easy-to-access format, leading writers present new understandings of these perennially important ideas.

With Hegel, philosophy became very difficult indeed. His dialectical method produced the most grandiose metaphysical system known to man. Even Hegel conceded that "only one man understands me, and even he does not." Hegel's system included absolutely everything, but its most vital element was the dialectic of the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. This method sprang from Hegel's ambition to overcome the deficiencies of logic and ascended toward mind as the ultimate reality.

Foucault's Power is the antidote to pretentious philosophical obscurity you've been waiting for. This irreverent guide takes you on a sarcasm-soaked journey through Michel Foucault's most influential ideas—from his analysis of prisons and power to his baffling observations about sexuality and truth—all while mercilessly mocking the cult of incomprehensibility that has grown around him.

يكاد قارئُ تاريخِ الفَلْسَفَة يتساءَل: لم كانت الفلسفةُ حِكراً على الذكور دون النساء؟ لكنَّه يعْدِل عن السُّؤال حينَ يبحث في كتبٍ أَفردتْ مساحةً للفَيلسوفات من النساء، ومنها «مَلِكات الفَلْسَفَة»، الذي اقتصرت صفحاته على 20 مُفكِّرةً مِمَّنْ برزْنَ، فنحتْنَ مصطلحاتٍ، وقدَّمْنَ إِسهاماتٍ رفدت الفكرَ الفَلسفيَّ على امتداد أَلْفِيَّتَيْن ونيِّف، بَدْءاً من دَيوتيما، وبانْ تجو (أوَّل مؤرِّخةٍ في تاريخ الصين القديم)، وحَنَّة آرِنتْ، والأكسفورديَّات، وهيباتْيا، مروراً بآنْجِلا ديفِزْ (الرَّمْز الأشهر لحركة القوَّة السوداء الأمريكيَّة)، ثم عزيزة الهِبْري (التي أوقفتْ بَحْثَها على تقاطُع مَفاهيم غربيَّةٍ مُعاصرة، مثل المُساواة بين الجنسيْن، مع التَّشريع الإسلاميِّ). سيجدُ القارئُ الـمعنيُّ بالمُنْجَز الفلسفِيِّ النِّسويِّ ضالَّته في «مَلِكات الفَلْسَفَة»، بما حوى مِنْ سِيَرٍ شخصيَّة ورُسومات، وبما توفَّر عليه من تبصُّرٍ وفكر. لكنَّ السُّؤال، بأثرٍ مِنْ هذا الكتاب وأَضْرابه، قد غدا: لماذا أقصيَتْ النِّساءُ من المِضْمار الفَلْسَفيِّ؟!

المادَّة هي المكوِّن الأساسي للكون. ونحن نعرف الذرَّة جيداً وأنها جُسيم شديد الصِّغر لدرجة أن شعرة الإنسان الرفيعة قد تتَّسع لمليون ذرَّة. إلا أن المادَّة بحرٌ أوسع من هذا بكثير، وفَـهْـم طبيعتها عملية دؤوبة لا تنتهي. يستكشف «جيف كوتريل» خبايا جميع أشكال المادَّة، بدايةً من أشكالها المألوفة مثل المواد الصلبة والسائلة والغازيَّـة، وحتى البلازما والأشكال غير المألوفة، مثل المادَّة الكميَّـة والمادَّة المضادَّة. يستعرض كوتريل كذلك نشأة المادَّة في الانفجار العظيم، فيتحدَّث عن تكوين الذرَّة والطاقة والكتلة والأشكال الغامضة للمـادَّة المظلمة والطاقة المظلمة، فيتضح لنا أننا ما زلنا لا نعلم الكثير عن المادَّة التي يتكوَّن منها عالمنا.