Philosophy For Breakfast

Author : Robert Rowland Smith
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847652085
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breakfast With Socrates written by Robert Rowland Smith and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be awake? What exactly is therapeutic about retail therapy? And what are you really working on when you're at your desk, in the gym, or having dinner? From getting ready in the morning, through heading to work, going to a party, having sex and falling back to sleep, Breakfast with Socrates provides an hour-by-hour commentary on what history's greatest philosophers have said about the meaning behind everything we do. A fascinating exploration of our daily lives, Breakfast with Socrates also draws on literature, art, politics and psychology to offer an informal introduction to the history of ideas that will help anyone to think more healthily. Breakfast will never be the same again...

Author : Katherine A. A. Zupan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105546772
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy for Breakfast written by Katherine A. A. Zupan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to who and what were and who and what are current in philosophy.

Author : Laura J. Snyder
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0767930495
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosophical Breakfast Club written by Laura J. Snyder and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] fascinating book...about the way four geniuses at Cambridge University revolutionized modern science.“ —Newsweek The Philosophical Breakfast Club recounts the life and work of four men who met as students at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, William Whewell, and Richard Jones. Recognizing that they shared a love of science (as well as good food and drink) they began to meet on Sunday mornings to talk about the state of science in Britain and the world at large. Inspired by the great 17th century scientific reformer and political figure Francis Bacon—another former student of Cambridge—the Philosophical Breakfast Club plotted to bring about a new scientific revolution. And to a remarkable extent, they succeeded, even in ways they never intended. Historian of science and philosopher Laura J. Snyder exposes the political passions, religious impulses, friendships, rivalries, and love of knowledge—and power—that drove these extraordinary men. Whewell (who not only invented the word “scientist,” but also founded the fields of crystallography, mathematical economics, and the science of tides), Babbage (a mathematical genius who invented the modern computer), Herschel (who mapped the skies of the Southern Hemisphere and contributed to the invention of photography), and Jones (a curate who shaped the science of economics) were at the vanguard of the modernization of science. This absorbing narrative of people, science and ideas chronicles the intellectual revolution inaugurated by these men, one that continues to mold our understanding of the world around us and of our place within it. Drawing upon the voluminous correspondence between the four men over the fifty years of their work, Laura J. Snyder shows how friendship worked to spur the men on to greater accomplishments, and how it enabled them to transform science and help create the modern world. "The lives and works of these men come across as fit for Masterpiece Theatre.” —Wall Street Journal "Snyder succeeds famously in evoking the excitement, variety and wide-open sense of possibility of the scientific life in 19th-century Britain...splendidly evoked in this engaging book.” —American Scientist "This fine book is as wide-ranging and anecdotal, as excited and exciting, as those long-ago Sunday morning conversations at Cambridge. The Philosophical Breakfast Club forms a natural successor to Jenny Uglow’s The Lunar Men...and Richard Holmes’s The Age of Wonder.” —Washington Post

Author : Lemony Snicket
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1324090634
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poison for Breakfast written by Lemony Snicket and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington Post Bestseller A new stand-alone adventure—appropriate for all ages—by Lemony Snicket, one of the twenty-first century’s most beloved authors. In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of wondrous authors who have brought illuminating clarity to our bewildering world. Now, instead, we bring you Lemony Snicket. Over the course of his long and suspicious career, Mr. Snicket has investigated many things, including villainy, treachery, conspiracy, ennui, and various suspicious fires. In this book, he is investigating his own death. Poison for Breakfast is a different sort of book than others we have published, and from others you may have read. It is different from other books Mr. Snicket has written. It could be said to be a book of philosophy, something almost no one likes, but it is also a mystery, and many people claim to like those. Certainly Mr. Snicket didn’t relish the dreadful task of solving it, but he had no choice. It was put in front of him, right there, on his plate.

Author : David Fideler
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393531678
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living written by David Fideler and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. His most enduring work, over a hundred “Letters from a Stoic” written to a close friend, explains how to handle adversity; overcome grief, anxiety, and anger; transform setbacks into opportunities for growth; and recognize the true nature of friendship. In Breakfast with Seneca, philosopher David Fideler mines Seneca’s classic works in a series of focused chapters, clearly explaining Seneca’s ideas without oversimplifying them. Best enjoyed as a daily ritual, like an energizing cup of coffee, Seneca’s wisdom provides us with a steady stream of time-tested advice about the human condition—which, as it turns out, hasn’t changed much over the past two thousand years.

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241251818
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast written by Oscar Wilde and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself' Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the English - and his own genius. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Author : Nadine Horn
Publisher : The Experiment
ISBN 13 : 1615195157
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Vegan Breakfast Book written by Nadine Horn and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighty delicious, healthful, and diverse vegan breakfasts to plant-ify your mornings Breakfast is a key part of a balanced and nourished day—but for vegans it can also be the hardest meal to enjoy. Traditional breakfast fare is often loaded with animal products, leaving few options besides fruit and basic grains. But with The Ultimate Vegan Breakfast Book, vegans will have a new reason to say “good morning” thanks to these satisfying, nutritious, and flavorful recipes to start every day, whether you're looking for something . . . Fast: Unwrap a Breakfast Burrito with mushroom and chickpea “scramble,” or spoon up some ‘Nana Nice Cream with overnight oats for concentrated energy on the go.Filling: Boost your workouts with Power Waffles, Breakfast Sausage, Tempeh Bacon, and mini Breakfast Burgers.Fresh: Relax and greet the sun with a tropical Green Smoothie Bowl, or sip your way to a healthy glow with the Super Antioxidant Shake.Fun: Wow your brunch guests with Glazed Baked Donuts and Pesto Bread, and whip up batches of fresh nut butters and jams for a treat any time of day! With this comprehensive guide to all things breakfast, plant lovers have a whole new reason to savor mornings. “Everyone wants to be healthier and have more energy, especially in the morning. These scrumptious vegan recipes are a delicious way to achieve both, your way, at the breakfast table. Nadine and Jörg make it easy and fun to have mornings that not only taste good, but make us feel great.” —Jennifer Iserloh, author of The Healing Slow Cooker

Author : Robert Rowland Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breakfast with Socrates written by Robert Rowland Smith and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Hall Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6O/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breakfast-table Science written by Joseph Hall Wright and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rose Carrarini
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780714844657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breakfast, Lunch, Tea written by Rose Carrarini and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rose Bakery is a small Anglo-French restaurant, shop and bakery tucked away in a street near the Gare du Nord in Paris. This book introduces this hidden gem and the philosophy and style of its creator, including recipes for 100 of Rose Bakery's most popular dishes.