Religion
Author: Peter Stanford
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 208
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50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Ben Dupre
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1623651808
DOWNLOAD EBOOK50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know is a concise, accessible and popular guide to the central tenets of Western thought. Every important principle of philosophy, religion, politics, economics, the arts and the sciences is profiled in a series of short illustrated essays, complemented by an informative array of timelines and box features.
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Adrian Furnham
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1623651921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow different are men and women's brains? Does altruism really exist? Are our minds blank slates at birth? And do dreams reveal our unconscious desires? If you have you ever grappled with these concepts, or tried your hand as an amateur psychologist, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know could be just the book for you. Not only providing the answers to these questions and many more, this series of engaging and accessible essays explores each of the central concepts, as well as the arguments of key thinkers. Author Adrian Furnham offers expert and concise introductions to emotional behavior, cognition, mentalconditions--from stress to schizophrenia--rationality and personality development, amongst many others. This is a fascinating introduction to psychology for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.
50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: John Sutherland
Publisher: Greenfinch
Published: 2023-09-28
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 1529433754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a series of 50 accessible essays, John Sutherland introduces and explains the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature, drawing on insights and examples from both classic and popular works. From postmodernism to postcolonialism, William Shakespeare to Jane Austen , 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important literary concepts in history.
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Ben Dupre
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2022-08-18
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 152942870X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Ben Dupré introduces and explains the philosophical questions around knowledge, consciousness, identity, ethics and justice that have engaged the minds of thinkers from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. From Plato's cave to virtue ethics, theories of punishment to animal rights, 50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important philosophical concepts in history.
50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Philip Wilkinson
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2023-09-28
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1529433770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Philip Wilkinson introduces architectural movements and styles throughout history, as well as describing some of the greatest architects' most important and representative works. From the Pyramids of Giza to the Guggenheim, the classical orders of Vitruvius to the most recent contemporary trends today, 50 Architecture Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important architectural concepts in history.
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Edmund Conway
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1623651824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat exactly is a credit crunch? Why do professional athletes earn so much more than the rest of us? Which country is likely to be the world's leading economy in ten years' time? Daily Telegraph economics editor Edmund Conway introduces and explains the central ideas of economics in a series of 50 essays. Beginning with an exploration of the basic theories, such as Adam Smith's "invisible hand," and concluding with the latest research into the links between wealth and happiness, he sheds light on all the essential topics needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and the way the world really works.
50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Joanne Baker
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2023-05-05
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1529429293
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inner workings of our universe. From Schrodinger's cat to Einstein's theory of relativity, energy conservation to speed of light, 50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important quantum physics concepts in history.
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Ben Dupré
Publisher: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781780878270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuestions of ethics - about how we should act, our responsibilities to one another, the difference between right and wrong - have long been debated by philosophers the world over and form the foundations of government, culture and religion. Here, in concise, easy-to-read chapters, Ben Dupré explains the fundamentals of this discipline and how it is relevant to our lives today. Covering essential ethical concepts, including relativism, the golden rule and utilitarianism, as well as high-profile issues such as terrorism, censorship and the death penalty, 50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know will lead you through the moral maze - and rattle your conscience in the process.
50 Philosophy of Science Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author: Gareth Southwell
Publisher: Greenfinch
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1782061428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience first began as a branch of philosophy, but it has since grown up and moved out of the family home, and its successes have put its parent in the shade. Thanks to scientific knowledge we have walked on the Moon, cured once-fatal illnesses, and even identified the very building blocks of life and the universe. But it is these very successes that underline the need for philosophy. How much should we trust the pronouncements of scientists that we read in the media? What are the ethical implications of our delving into the foundations of our DNA, reproductive treatments, or artificially prolonging life? And are there limits to what science can tell us about the world we think we know? In straightforward and accessible terms, 50 Philosophy of Science Ideas You Really Need to Know explains the key philosophical questions that continue to lie at the heart of the nature and practice of science today. The ideas explored include: Appearance and reality; Knowledge; Anti-realism; Metaphysics; Science and gender; Phenomenology and science.
