A. C. Grayling
A. C. Grayling es escritor y filósofo. Profesor del Birkbeck College hasta 2011, imparte clases en el New College of the Humanities, la universidad que fundó en 2010, y es miembro del St Annex{0026} x02019;s College. Antiguo columnista en The Guardian y The Times, colabora actualmente en medios como New Statesman, Times Literary Supplement, Literary Review e Index on Censorship. Galardonado con el Forkosch Literary Prize y el Premio Bertrand Russell, es autor de numerosos libros sobre filosofía, historia de las ideas, derechos humanos y ética. Entre sus obras destacan Contra todos los dioses, El buen libro, El poder de las ideas y La era del ingenio, todas publicadas por Ariel.
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Philosophy and Life
Exploring the Great Questions of How to Live
- Penguin Books Ltd, 2024
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 448 páginas
PVP: 16,25 €
ISBN 978-0-241-99320-0
EAN 9780241993200
From the eminent philosopher, an authoritative exploration of the great questions of how to live'There is a question everyone has to ask and answer - in fact, has to keep on asking and keep on answering. It is, 'How should I live my life?' meaning, 'What values shall I live by? 'What sort of person ...
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Who Owns the Moon?
In Defence of Humanity s Common Interests in Space
- Oneworld, 2024
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 224 páginas
PVP: 25,00 €
ISBN 978-0-86154-725-8
EAN 9780861547258
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles. The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earths supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the worlds superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars.As this new Space Race begins, A.C. Grayling asks: who, if anyone, ...
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- Penguin Books Ltd, 2023
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 448 páginas
PVP: 18,50 €
ISBN 978-0-241-52380-3
EAN 9780241523803
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 each of us must use in answering it ...
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- Penguin Books Ltd, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 432 páginas
PVP: 16,25 €
ISBN 978-0-241-30457-0
EAN 9780241304570
'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker 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 5 per cent ...
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For the Good of the World
Is Global Agreement on Global Challenges Possible?
- Oneworld, 2022
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 240 páginas
PVP: 18,25 €
ISBN 978-0-86154-266-6
EAN 9780861542666
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 of values that will allow us to confront the numerous threats facing the ...
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Historia de la filosofía
Un viaje por las tradiciones de pensamiento universales
- Ariel, 2021
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 896 páginas
PVP: 39,90 €
ISBN 978-84-344-3380-9
EAN 9788434433809
En esta obra colosal, A. C. Grayling examina el enraizamiento histórico de la filosofía tal como la conocemos hoy. Empieza antes de la era de Buda y Confucio para sumergirse después en las antiguas escuelas griegas, el dominio del cristianismo, el Renacimiento y la Ilustración, cuando el desarrollo de las ciencias naturales y las ideas ...
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- Oneworld, 2021
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
PVP: 16,05 €
ISBN 978-1-78607-932-9
EAN 9781786079329
The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. What is the remedy?A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and Parliament, imposing fixed terms for MPs, ...
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- Viking, 2021
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 352 páginas
PVP: 11,50 €
ISBN 978-0-241-30458-7
EAN 9780241304587
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 5% of the universe; pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of ...
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- Penguin Books Ltd, 2020
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 720 páginas
PVP: 21,25 €
ISBN 978-0-241-30454-9
EAN 9780241304549
'Updating Bertrand Russell for the 21st century . . .a cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit . . .The non-western section throws up some fascinating revelations'Sunday TimesThe story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known ...
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- Yale University Press, 2018
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 288 páginas
PVP: 12,45 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23445-9
EAN 9780300234459
A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply ...
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- Oneworld, 2018
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 240 páginas
PVP: 13,75 €
ISBN 978-1-78607-406-5
EAN 9781786074065
Prompted by the EU referendum in the UK and the presidential election in the USA, A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to hold up against forces they were designed to manage, and why, crucially, it matters.First he considers moments in history - Periclean Athens, the English Civil War, the ...
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- Oneworld, 2017
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 192 páginas
PVP: 18,70 €
ISBN 978-1-78607-289-4
EAN 9781786072894
Prompted by events in recent years in the UK and the USA, in Latin America, Russia and the Middle East, A. C. Grayling investigates why the institutions of representative democracy seem unable to sustain themselves against forces they were designed to manage, and why it matters.In each of five short chapters, he considers a moment ...
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