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A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Languages and Reference
Much of the history of philosophy is the history of ethics. From Plato to Sartre, the great philosophers have returned to the central ethical questions of how we are to live good lives; how is it appropiate and virtuous for us to behave, both to ourselves and to other? In addressing these questions, And ...Show more
A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Culture
An incisive reassessment of eighteen classic human virtues--including mercy, justice, fidelity, courage, compassion, humility, and simplicity--draws on the timeless wisdom of philosophers ranging from Aristotle to Simone Weil to explain how such virtues can be applied in modern life. Reprint. 12,500
The Book of Atheist Spirituality by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Can we do without religion? Can we have ethics without God? Is there such thing as 'atheistic spirituality'? In this powerful book, the internationally bestselling author Andr� Comte-Sponville presents a philosophical exploration of atheism - and reaches startling conclusions. Atheists, Comte-Sponville ...Show more
The Book of Atheist Spirituality by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Can we do without religion? Can we have ethics without God? Is there such a thing as 'atheist spirituality'? In this powerful book, the internationally bestselling author Andre Comte-Sponville answers questions like these through a philosophical exploration of atheism - and he comes to some startling co ...Show more
The Little Book of Philosophy by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Philosophy and Religion
In twelve brilliant, concise essays, Andre Comte-Sponville introduces twelve central philosophical concepts in the terms that we all use the words, and in which philosophers from Plato and Aristotle onwards have explored them: Morality, Politics, Love, Death, Knowledge, Liberty, God, Atheism, Art, Time, ...Show more
The Little Book of Philosophy by Andre Comte-Sponville
Category: Fiction
In twelve brilliant, concise essays, Andre Comte-Sponville introduces twelve central philosophical concepts in the terms that we all use the words, and in which philosophers from Plato and Aristotle onwards have explored them:Morality, Politics, Love, Death, Knowledge, Liberty, God, Atheism, Art, Time, ...Show more
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