The philosophy of stoicism offers valuable tools for self-control and virtue amidst modern life's chaos. Michael Moore introduces the core concepts of stoicism, tracing its origins from ancient Greek and Roman thinkers like Zeno, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius to contemporary applications. He clarifies the meaning of a virtuous life and provides practical ways to integrate these timeless ideas into daily experiences. Each chapter is designed for accessibility, featuring key ideas and famous quotes to inspire readers.
Focusing on Plato's key philosophies, Michael Moore offers an accessible exploration of his allegory of the cave, Theory of Forms, and the concept of philosopher kings. Each chapter features notable quotes from Plato, followed by discussions that connect his ideas to contemporary life and societal issues. This concise volume serves as an ideal introduction for readers looking to understand the significance of Plato's thought and its relevance today.
Exploring core philosophical ideas, this guide presents insights from great thinkers throughout history on improving life and governance. It features full-color diagrams and illustrations to simplify complex concepts, making philosophy accessible to all readers. The book aims to enhance understanding of the world through engaging visual aids and clear explanations.
Exploring fundamental philosophical questions like truth, ethics, and free will, this guide presents 50 key ideas that have shaped philosophical thought throughout history. It delves into the insights of renowned philosophers, offering accessible explanations of complex concepts such as Plato's cave, and encourages readers to engage with profound reflections that continue to influence modern thinking. This thought-provoking resource is ideal for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of philosophy and its impact on human inquiry.
The fascinating and inspiring story of how Michael Moore began his culinary journey as a Savoy Boy. Filled with humour, his story is truthful and captivating, giving an insight into the experiences and people that shaped him.
This book cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology and provides readers a lesson in philosophy that keeps them engaged as they explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition
Początki filozofii to początki poszukiwania wiedzy w sposób obiektywny i
systematyczny. Myśliciele starożytnej Grecji i Rzymu położyli intelektualne
podwaliny pod całą późniejszą myśl Zachodu, dostarczając zadziwiającego
wachlarza koncepcji, które do dziś kształtują świat. „Filozofia starożytna w
pigułce” to przystępne wprowadzenie do tych fascynujących idei: od poglądów
Talesa i Pitagorasa na temat budowy świata, przez dyskusje Sokratesa o
moralności i cnocie, teorię idealnych form Platona, niezwykłe paradoksy
Zenona, aż po wciąż żywe i użyteczne koncepcje stoików, jak Marka Aureliusza.
Liczne diagramy oraz zwięzłe podsumowania każdego rozdziału czynią z książki
poręczne kompendium filozofii starożytnej oraz świetny punkt wyjścia do
dalszej nauki. „Wiedza w pigułce” to tłumaczenia kultowej serii
popularnonaukowej docenionej m.in. przez The Times Literary Supplement i The
Jung Society of Utah za „prezentację trudnych tematów w prostej formie”.
Książki z tej serii to typowe „pigułki wiedzy” – zarówno z zakresu nauk
ścisłych, jak i humanistycznych. Przystępnie napisane i bogato ilustrowane,
zawierają komplet informacji, które warto znać.
The image most of us have of whalers includes harpoons and intentional trauma. Yet eating commercially caught seafood leads to whales’ entanglement and slow death in rope and nets, and the global shipping routes that bring us readily available goods often lead to death by collision. We—all of us—are whalers, marine scientist and veterinarian Michael J. Moore contends. But we do not have to be. Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork with humpback, pilot, fin, and, in particular, North Atlantic right whales—a species whose population has declined more than 20 percent since 2017—Moore takes us with him as he performs whale necropsies on animals stranded on beaches, in his independent research alongside whalers using explosive harpoons, and as he tracks injured whales to deliver sedatives. The whales’ plight is a complex, confounding, and disturbing one. We learn of existing but poorly enforced conservation laws and of perennial (and often failed) efforts to balance the push for fisheries profit versus the protection of endangered species caught by accident. But despite these challenges, Moore’s tale is an optimistic one. He shows us how technologies for ropeless fishing and the acoustic tracking of whale migrations make a dramatic difference. And he looks ahead with hope as our growing understanding of these extraordinary creatures fuels an ever-stronger drive for change
Classical Philosophy in a Nutshell explains the key ideas of the great philosophers of antiquity in an accessible, easy-to-understand format. With helpful summaries of the main philosophical concepts, biographies of famous classical philosophers from Aristotle to Cicero, and a few words on their relevance today, it provides an essential introduction to classical philosophy.
Ever wanted to be a company director?Want to find out exactly what company
directors do?This is a handbook for new board directors. It gives a thorough
grounding in what a new board director private, government and not-for-profit
needs to know to become and operate as a functioning, professional company
board director. It is also a useful handbook and instruction manual for the
experienced director to refer to for those complex and difficult decisions.
Klasická filozofie v kostce podává přehledné dějiny antické filozofie. Od Sokrata, Platona či Aristotela po Pythagora ke stoicismu Marka Aurelia. Kniha je navíc doplněna o mapy, diagramy, přehledy a tabulky.
Capturing the zeitgeist of the past fifty years, yet deeply personal and unflinchingly honest, "Here Comes Trouble" takes readers on an unforgettable, take-no-prisoners ride through the life and times of Michael Moore. No one will come away from this book without a sense of surprise about the Michael Moore most of us didn't know.
Michael Moore, noto per il suo acuto senso dell'umorismo e la sua capacità di rivelare le verità scomode, torna con una guida elettorale per il 2008. Con uno stile furioso e divertente, mette a nudo la società americana nella sua realtà più cruda. Denuncia senza pietà le debolezze del sistema elettorale statunitense e spiega perché il termine "repubblicano" sia diventato un insulto. Confronta il Congresso con il Politburo sovietico, dimostrando che contare è più importante che votare. In questo contesto, Moore prende una posizione chiara: sostiene Barack Obama come presidente e un nuovo Congresso.
When the Barbarian Burger, home to the best float-through fast food in town, takes too long to serve them, the crabby Vikings and Cheese-Packers lose control until Lyle the Kindly shows them how to be patient.
Multimillion-selling author, award-winning filmmaker, performer, activist and scourge of political hypocrites everywhere, Michael Moore is nothing less than a global phenomenon. Stupid White Men was published by Penguin in the UK in 2002 and has since sold well over 1.5 million copies. These hilarious and scorching extracts show exactly why Moore is the man that everyone has an opinion on.
Pestrá mozaika dopisů prezentuje názory prostých amerických vojáků, veteránů a jejich příbuzných především na válku v Iráku.
Další z "mooreovských" knih je tentokráte z velké části poskládaná z dopisů řadových vojáků, kteří vyjadřují své názory na mise americké armády v Iráku a Afghánistánu. Jak už je pro Michaela Moorea,jakožto zarytého odpůrce George Bushe mladšího, typické, jedná se především o dopisy plné strachu, frustrace, pláče a bolesti na straně jedné, ale také naděje a modliteb na straně druhé. Výsledkem toho je kniha plná vášní, zloby a dojetí nad osudy vojáků, lživými masmédii, prolhaným Bushem a scestnou americkou vnitřní i zahraniční politikou a společností obecně. Neboť právě ona americká hrdost a dějiny vedou dle znění knihy k tomu, že se současný americký prezident stále častěji uchyluje k použití síly při řešení mezinárodních bezpečnostních otázek. Kniha je složena ze čtyř částí. První z nich tvoří dopisy vojáků sloužících v Iráku, těch, kteří tam sloužili, i těch, kteří se tam chystají, druhou dopisy od amerických vojáků z celého světa. V předposlední část se pak k problematice vyjadřují váleční veteráni, celou knihu pak uzavírají vzpomínky od příbuzných a přátel vojáků.
Stanco delle menzogne che il presidente Bush, con l'appoggio dei mass media, sta raccontando al mondo intero, Al Franken ha deciso di passare al setaccio le gesta e le dichiarazioni del presidente per svelare come e dove ha mentito. Con l'aiuto di alcuni studenti e ricercatori dell'Università di Harvard, ha letto centinaia di giornali e guardato ore e ore di televisione per illustrare i motivi e i modi in cui chi controlla i mezzi di comunicazione riesce a porre come verità indiscutibili delle vere menzogne. Franken rende note le falsità della destra americana, a partire dalle "mirabili" imprese in Vietnam degli attuali membri del governo, che in realtà non hanno mai combattuto, fino alle armi di distruzione di massa di Saddam, che però non sono mai state trovate.
This book features letters written by US soldiers during the Iraq War, accompanied by an introduction and additional commentary from Michael Moore. It provides a personal and poignant insight into the experiences and thoughts of those serving in the conflict.
"The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader is a book that includes the complete screenplay of the most provocative film of the year. The book also includes extensive sources that back up all facts in the flim, as well as articles, letters, photos, and cartoons about the most influential documentary of all time."--Jacket.
Michael Moore, incubo degli "Stupid White Men" di tutto il pianeta, è tornato più scatenato che mai con un obiettivo semplice e chiaro, per nulla ambizioso: l'uomo che si è intrufolato nella Casa Bianca grazie all'aiuto non proprio disinteressato dei suoi amici petrolieri deve sloggiare. Ma nell'occhio del ciclone non c'è solo il povero George W.: gli tengono compagnia sulla graticola quei famelici megaboss delle multinazionali che hanno rubato miliardi dai risparmi e dalle pensioni dei loro dipendenti, quei legislatori che hanno fatto a pezzi le libertà civili americane in nome della "sicurezza della patria", nonché quel certo cognato destrorso che riesce, un anno dopo l'altro, a rovinare i pranzi di famiglia con le sue idiozie.
Ricevendo l'Oscar nel 2003 per Bowling a Columbine , Michael Moore pronunciò un discorso fortemente polemico nei confronti della politica statunitense e della guerra che gli Stati Uniti avevano mosso all'Iraq. In questo libro il regista ci regala un ritratto del suo Paese, molto diverso dalle oleografie ufficiali fatte di supremazia tecnologica e prosperità diffusa, attaccando in modo diretto e irriverente la giunta dell'allora governo Bush, svelando truffe elettorali e connivenze dei giudici.
TV Nation champions issues from the heavyweight to the irksome. Michael Moore has many hysterical things to say about deserving targets of all political persuasions from the anaemic left to the giddy right.
Michael Moore con i suoi film e i suoi libri ci ha abituato a uno stile personalissimo di giornalismo di denuncia: il suo inconfondibile tono satirico, irriverente e incalzante dà voce a una raffica di denunce impietose e puntuali dei molti mali che hanno trasformato il Sogno Americano in un incubo. In queste pagine, pubblicate per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti nel 1996, all'indomani della grande crisi dell'industria automobilistica, Michael va all'assalto di tutte le vacche sacre del mondo conservatore e reazionario targato Usa.
