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Why can’t you light a candle in a spaceship? What books are bad for you? Is nature natural? Every year Oxford and Cambridge’s learned professors pose such curious conundrums to potential students to separate the wheat from the chaff, and the clever from the both of them. Do You Think You’re Clever? provides dazzling answers to 60 of these infamously perplexing problems... How would you measure up against Oxbridge’s sharpest minds?

El Arte de la Guerra es el mejor libro de estrategia de todos los tiempos. Inspiró a Napoleón, Maquiavelo, Mao Tse Tung, y muchas más figuras históricas. Este libro de dos mil quinientos años de antigüedad es uno de los más importantes textos clásicos Chinos, en el que, a pesar del tiempo transcurrido, ninguna de sus máximas ha quedado anticuada, ni hay un solo consejo que hoy no sea útil. Pero la obra del general Sun-tzu no es únicamente un libro de práctica militar....

Es el tratado sobre estrategia más famoso del mundo, que se ha convertido en un libro de culto en el ámbito de la empresa. Varias películas ambientadas en Wall Street han contribuido a popularizar este pequeño libro, que nos propone unos principios válidos tanto en el mundo de la estrategia militar como en el de los negocios o la política. A pesar de su antigüedad, se trata de un libro extremadamente moderno, que ayudará a reflexionar sobre cualquier tipo de problema.

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This guide will teach you how to analyse arguments, speeches, and newspaper articles. It will help you discern faults in reasoning from sound arguments. It looks at the structure of language in order to demonstrate rules by which you can identify good analytical thinking, and will help you to formulate clear, defensible arguments. With real life newspaper extracts, a glossary, exercises and answers, and a guide to essay writing, this is an invaluable tool for both students and general readers.

Als einer der Väter der Analytischen Philosophie, hat Bertrand Russell eine Fülle von Essays verfasst, die sehr entschieden seine Meinung präsentieren und trotz seiner akademischen Formulierungen allgemeinverständlich bleiben. In dem von Norbert Hülm gelesenen Werk "Unpopuläre Betrachtungen" findet sich eine Sammlung seiner Aufsätze, die populär wurden. Die enthaltenen Essays stellen Russell deutlich als den klaren Denker und großen Stilist dar, der er war. Russells Analysen zu folgen ist nicht nur sehr unterhaltsam, es regt auch zum Nachdenken an.

"Sulle spalle dei giganti" rappresenta per i lettori di Eco un evento festoso. Lontano dalle aule universitarie, dai congressi accademici, dalle cerimonie onorarie, Eco scrive questi testi, nel corso di tre lustri, per intrattenere gli spettatori (che ogni volta per lui accorrono a frotte) della Milanesiana, il festival ideato e diretto da Elisabetta Sgarbi. Testi che il più delle volte traggono spunto dal tema stesso che ogni anno la Milanesiana si dà, per poi scorrere lungo rivoli di un repertorio che attinge alla filosofia quanto alla letteratura, all'estetica, all'etica.

Perché un candidato alla Presidenza degli Stati Uniti può vincere le elezioni sbraitando menzogne come "Costruirò un muro fra gli Stati Uniti e il Messico e sarà il Messico a pagarlo"? Perché abbiamo voglia di comprare una confezione di Nespresso dopo aver visto l'ennesima pubblicità con George Clooney? Perché se ci troviamo in una città sconosciuta camminiamo con lo sguardo incollato allo schermo del telefonino, preoccupati solo di non perdere di vista Google Maps?

Mittlerweile legendär ist Gottlob Freges Unterscheidung von Sinn und Bedeutung am Beispiel des Planeten Venus: "Es würde die Bedeutung von Abendstern und Morgenstern dieselbe sein, aber nicht der Sinn." Das vorliegende Hörbuch vereint vier wichtige Schriften Gottlob Freges: "Über Sinn und Bedeutung" - Hier differenziert und entfaltet Frege die zentralen Begriffe Sinn, Bedeutung, Gedanke und Vorstellung. "Über Begriff und Gegenstand" - Eine Ergänzung und Fortführung zu "Über Sinn und Bedeutung", hier werden entsprechend dem Titel die Begriffe Begriff und Gegenstand entfaltet.

Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to emojis.

あなたは誰のメガネで世界を見ているのか　自分の頭で思考する限り、すべての人は「自分バイアス」を持っている。

Are you sick and tired of not being taken seriously? Read on to discover the secret of convincing others through logical arguments. The discussion is getting heated, everybody has an opinion. You try to chime in and for a moment, your theory has everybody’s attention. Just like lightning, however, someone else hijacks the conversation and everybody forgets what you’ve just said.

Réalités scientifiques/métaphysiques des images illustrées (Hiéroglyphes) comme moyens ultimes pour la conscience humaine qui interprètent, traitent et conservent les significations de ces images. Ce livre traduit en français couvre le sujet du langage métaphysique des représentations/images des hiéroglyphes égyptiens- le langage de l’esprit/de l’intellect/du divin, les réalités scientifiques/métaphysiques des images pictographiques (hiéroglyphes) comme le moyen ultime pour la conscience humaine qui interprète, traite et garde les significations de telles images...

Master the Art of Smart Choices with Decision Making: An AI’s Guide to 100 Strategies for Choosing Wisely When Human Instinct Fails. This audiobook breaks down complex thinking tools into simple, actionable strategies, helping you make better decisions in every part of life.

I Think, Therefore I’m Wrong: Descartes and the Birth of Overconfidence is your gloriously sarcastic, brutally honest, and deeply unhinged guide to the man who launched modern philosophy with one anxious thought spiral and never looked back.

今日から、「なぜ」と聞いてはいけません。代わりに、「いつ？」と聞いてください。40年超の対話のプロが熟練の経験を文字化した「解釈のズレを取り去る方法」＝事実質問術を紹介。

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Are you ready to shatter the illusions of reality and glimpse the infinite expanse within? From the depths of quantum physics to the heights of spiritual enlightenment, Unraveling the Cosmic Tapestry is a mind-bending exploration of existence. Delve into the paradoxical nature of the universe, where duality and unity coexist in a breathtaking eternal dance. Discover how consciousness, like ripples in a cosmic ocean, shapes our reality through desire and intention.

Master the art of thinking with Mental Models: An AI's Guide to 100 Thinking Tools Humans Overlook. This audiobook transforms complex concepts into actionable strategies, making life’s toughest decisions easier to tackle. Ever felt stuck in a problem, unsure how to navigate the noise? Or missed opportunities because you didn’t see all the angles? This audiobook is your shortcut to clarity and creativity.

നിങ്ങളുടെ യുക്തിയാണോ പരമമായ യുക്തി? അല്ലേയല്ല. തൽക്കാലം രക്ഷപെടാൻ നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സ് രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്ന കുയുക്തികൾ സ്വാഭാവികമാണ്. പക്ഷേ സത്യത്തിൻ്റെ അംശങ്ങളെ വെല്ലുവിളിച്ചുകൊണ്ടാണ് ഇത് രൂപപ്പെടുന്നത് എന്ന് അറിയേണ്ടിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ആവർത്തിച്ചു പറഞ്ഞു എങ്ങനെയാണ് നുണകൾ സത്യങ്ങൾ ആക്കിയെടുക്കുന്നത്?എങ്ങനെയാണ് അസത്യങ്ങൾ സത്യങ്ങളായി അവതരിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്.എങ്ങനെയാണ് നിങ്ങളെ ആളുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു പറ്റിക്കുന്നത് ? അൻപതു കു യുക്തികൾ (ലോജിക്കൽ ഫാലസികൾ ) ഉദാഹരണ സഹിതം രസകരമായി ഡോ.റോബിൻ കെ മാത്യു അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.