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Tres de los cuatro hermanos varones de Ludwig Wittgenstein –a cual más brillante– acabarían por suicidarse, una posibilidad que contempló el propio Ludwig varias veces a lo largo de su vida. Afortunadamente, quien estaba destinado a ser el miembro útil de una cosmopolita familia vienesa...

An award-winning mathematician—he "made me smile and made me feel clever" (Peter Frankopan)—shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t How do we establish what we believe? And how can we be certain that what we believe is true? And how do we convince other people that...

Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare? Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood? Sometimes, life gets boring. Your sense of wonder often gets lost in a pile of chores, paperwork, and obligations. With tons of boredom-busting facts and mysteries about plants, animals, history, space travel, and everything in between, you have a set of fail-safe conversation starters up your sleeve.

Un libro que retoma la filosofía antigua para enseñarnos qué hace a un buen líder y cómo podemos ser mejores personas. ¿Podemos convertirnos en mejores seres humanos y ayudar a otros a serlo? ¿Es posible lograr que los líderes de nuestra sociedad se preocupen por que la humanidad...

In questo agile saggio Vera Gheno fa il punto sul dibattito che si è sviluppato in Italia intorno al linguaggio, con l'intento di aiutare il lettore a prendere una posizione, e accompagnarlo a riflettere proprio su quanto sia importante non dare mai nulla per scontato. Negli ultimi tempi, si parla in toni anche molto accesi di linguaggio inclusivo o ampio: che cos'è, come funziona, a chi e a cosa serve? Si tratta di un eccesso di politicamente corretto, oppure è un tema con cui, volenti o nolenti, dobbiamo fare i conti?

A poetic treasury of spiritual insight, The Language of the Soul uncovers the original meanings of words to help us remember what it means to be fully alive This program is read by the author. For poet and spiritual teacher Mark Nepo, words have always been more than tools for...

Chi parla, soprattutto se da posizioni di autorità o in contesti istituzionali, ha una pesante responsabilità: ciò che diciamo cambia i limiti di ciò che può essere detto, sposta un po' più in là i confini di ciò che viene considerato normale, assodato, legittimo. E cambiare i limiti di ciò che può essere detto cambia allo stesso tempo i limiti di ciò che può essere fatto.

This book explores how meaning, often assumed to be a stable or innate feature of reality, is in fact a constructed phenomenon — shaped, transmitted, and manipulated through language, cultural systems, economic structures, and ideology. Drawing on thinkers such as Wittgenstein, Lacan, Orwell, and contemporary cultural critics, the text unpacks how language limits thought, how culture recycles and fossilizes symbolic forms, and how capitalism turns meaning into a consumable commodity.

How humanity’s long pursuit of ever-larger numbers broke the boundaries of mathematics and propelled us into the Information Age “A charming tour”—Jordan Ellenburg, author of Shape What if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if...

According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a “battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject. In the first biography of Wittgenstein in more than three decades, Anthony Gottlieb evaluates this revolutionary idea, explaining the evolution of Wittgenstein’s thought and his place in the history of philosophy.

Exploration of Philosophical ideas and systems. Phenomenology and other topics are covered in this collection of articles. Discussion of Kantian Philosophy; dealing with the categorical imperative, Karl Popper's: Collective Intentionality, as well as theories of David Hume on ideas and imagery and John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism.

In today's complex business environment, the ability to solve problems systematically and make strategic decisions effectively is more crucial than ever. This comprehensive guide presents a proven seven-step framework that breaks down the science of problem-solving into practical, actionable steps.

From the whistling languages of La Gomera in the Canary Islands and the Hmong people in East and Southeast Asia, to the wars and clashes in Sri Lanka and the conservation efforts in Hawaii and New Zealand, Rare Tongues draws attention to how language and culture are becoming increasingly homogenous, and what we risk losing as a result.

El pensamiento crítico te permite evaluar situaciones de forma clara y racional, ayudándote a comprender las causas subyacentes, cuestionar suposiciones y explorar soluciones. Al aplicar la lógica, estructuras tu proceso de pensamiento, lo que te permite analizar problemas metódicamente y tomar decisiones sólidas y fundamentadas. Este libro te dota de herramientas prácticas para tomar decisiones acertadas con confianza, tanto en tu trabajo como en tu vida personal.

A particular form of AI is now embedded in our tech, our infrastructure, and our lives. How did it get there? Where and why should we be concerned? And what should we do now? The Shortcut: Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us provides an accessible yet probing exposure of AI in its prevalent form today, proposing a new narrative to connect and make sense of events that have happened in the recent tumultuous past, and enabling us to think soberly about the road ahead.

Need a gift for someone impossible to shop for? Give them 500 facts they’ll immediately want to repeat. True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#t is the trivia book for people who love saying, “There’s no way that’s true.” This mighty book is packed with unbelievable-but-real trivia including...

Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right. At a time when conformist pressures threaten viewpoint diversity, and when political attacks on free expression are mounting, this book is a valuable resource for all who seek to understand and defend the right that is central to both individual liberty and our democratic self-government.

Heresy Press’s first non-fiction offering addresses free speech and creative freedom—central to the Press’s mission—through a systematic debunking of the most common pro-censorship arguments. Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the political left and right.

In an age of information overload, the real competitive edge is clarity. This guide distills the proven reasoning strategies that philosophers, data scientists, and world-class strategists rely on—then packages them into 100 bite-size methods that locks the idea in your memory.

Truth before Logic explores the provocative implications of the claim that “you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.” Chesterton counters the sterile, truncated worldview of scientism with an appeal to a deep awareness in the heart and mind without which there would be neither science nor religion.