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100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Psychology

The father of psychoanalysis presents his theories about the human conflict between individual desire and community wellbeing. Long before humans banded together in large groups, they followed their own primal instincts for survival. These acts of self-preservation are natural impulses that have been tamed by communal laws that restrict freedoms the rest of the animal kingdom enjoys. Forcing people to suppress personal desires for a group's greater good affects an individual's happiness, creating tension and resentment against societal structures. In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud explores how the development of cultural progress and unity—through political ideologies and religious moralities—hinders humankind's inclinations. People possess tendencies that clash with rules requiring them to be civil to neighbors and strangers: aggressive behaviors inherent in human nature that have no outlet once they've been nurtured through education and assimilation. Turning inward, we experience guilt and anxiety over these thoughts and urges, fearing punishment. Thought-provoking and insightful, Freud's examination of the neuroses caused by the struggle between independence and civilization remains an essential work in modern psychology.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Psychology, Body, Mind & Spirit

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time How to Listen is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practice. In How to Listen, Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how deep listening is a fundamental building block of good communication. With clear and gentle guidance, we learn how truly listening - to ourselves, to each other, to Mother Earth, and to the many 'bells of mindfulness' that are available to us in each moment - is the foundation of our practice, an expression of love and a solution to our deepest and most urgent large-scale conflicts.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Success, Psychology, applied, Self-Help

Updated in 2022 for today’s readers, Dale Carnegie’s timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions. One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed. Originally published during the depths of the Great Depression—and equally valuable during booming economies or hard times—Carnegie’s rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their professional and personal lives. How to Win Friends and Influence People teaches you: -How to communicate effectively -How to make people like you -How to increase your ability to get things done -How to get others to see your side -How to become a more effective leader -How to successfully navigate almost any social situation -And so much more! Achieve your maximum potential with this updated version of a classic—a must-read for the 21st century.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Psychology, The Holocaust

The bestselling Holocaust memoir about finding purpose and strength in times of despair—selected as a Library of Congress “10 Most Influential Books in America” This stunning gift edition of “one of the great books of our time” (Harold S. Kushner) features new photos, end papers, and Frankl’s never-before-published speeches and letters. Hailed as “an enduring work of survival literature” by the New York Times, Viktor Frankl’s account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps—and his insights into our ability to find meaning despite great adversity—has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. This stunning hardcover gift edition features previously unpublished material—including letters, speeches, essays, and an 8-page photo insert—that reveal Frankl’s enduring lessons on perseverance and strength in even greater depth. At the heart of Frankl’s theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for “meaning”) is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl’s classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles. With more than 16 million copies sold in over 50 languages, this timeless masterpiece is “one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought” (Carl Rogers) and offers inspiration for coping with suffering and finding your purpose.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Buddhism -- Doctrines, Spiritual life -- Buddhism, Philosophy

Can an ordinary person with family responsibilities achieve Nirvana or Buddhahood? What should be the spiritual limit of ambition for a busy professional? How do you stay positive when confronted with environmental and human injustice? Answering these and a host of other questions from his most recent annual Dharma Celebration, His Holiness delivers a message about the paths to “right living” and the need to overcome negative emotions in order to develop one’s inner consciousness. Wise, compassionate, and always pragmatic, he offers advice on the many issues that confront us every day: how to free ourselves from emotional afflictions and petty cravings, how to transform anxiety into contentment, and how to initiate and keep alive interfaith dialogue in the troubled times we live in.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Ethics, Life, Stoics, Philosophy

'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake Morrison Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries. Translated with notes by MARTIN HAMMOND with an Introduction by DISKIN CLAY

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Metaphysics

Dewey 110 · First philosophy., Metaphysics., Philosophy, Reason

One of the foundation-stones of modern philosophy Descartes was prepared to go to any lengths in his search for certainty—even to deny those things that seemed most self-evident. In his Meditations of 1641, and in the Objections and Replies that were included with the original publication, he set out to dismantle and then reconstruct the idea of the individual self and its existence. In doing so, Descartes developed a language of subjectivity that has lasted to this day, and he also took his first steps towards the view that would eventually be expressed in the epigram Cogito, ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am"), one of modern philosophy's most famous—and most fiercely contested—claims. The first part of a two-volume edition of Descartes' works in Penguin Classics, the second of which is Discourse on Method & Related Writings. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Philosophy

Collects four of the philosopher's essays on issues central to liberal democratic regimes. --Publisher.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Science -- Philosophy., Science: Physics and Dialectic

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Buddhist Philosophy, Oriental Philosophy, Philosophy, Self-Help, Buddhism - General, Personal Growth - General, Philosophy / Eastern, Eastern, Buddhism, Religious life, meditation

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Philosophy, Composers & Musicians - Rock, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Deadheads (Music fans), Music and philosophy, Grateful dead

Twenty philosophical essays about the Grateful Dead phenomenon evaluates the bad, its lyrics, and its influence from a variety of ancient and modern perspectves to consider how it fits into broader trends of American thought. Original.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Psychology

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation and acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to conservatives and liberals alike—a “landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself” (The New York Times Book Review). Drawing on his twenty-five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. In this subtle yet accessible book, Haidt gives you the key to understanding the miracle of human cooperation, as well as the curse of our eternal divisions and conflicts. If you’re ready to trade in anger for understanding, read The Righteous Mind.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · DDC 121

Dewey 121 · General, Philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, morality, aesthetics, teleology

Three Immanuel Kan Critiques now available as a 3-volume set: CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON; CRITIQUE OF PRACTICAL REASON and CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Priming (Psychology), Habit breaking, Change (Psychology), Control (Psychology), Positive psychology, Behavior modification, Business & Economics

Bestselling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life. Do you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you believe yourself to be? Are you surprised at how irritated or flustered the normally unflappable you becomes in the presence of a specific colleague at work? Have you ever felt your temper accelerate from zero to sixty when another driver cuts you off in traffic? Our reactions don’t occur in a vacuum. They are usually the result of unappreciated triggers in our environment—the people and situations that lure us into behaving in a manner diametrically opposed to the colleague, partner, parent, or friend we imagine ourselves to be. These triggers are constant and relentless and omnipresent. So often the environment seems to be outside our control. Even if that is true, as Goldsmith points out, we have a choice in how we respond. In Triggers, his most powerful and insightful book yet, Goldsmith shows how we can overcome the trigger points in our lives, and enact meaningful and lasting change. Goldsmith offers a simple “magic bullet” solution in the form of daily self-monitoring, hinging around what he calls “active” questions. These are questions that measure our effort, not our results. There’s a difference between achieving and trying; we can’t always achieve a desired result, but anyone can try. In the course of Triggers, Goldsmith details the six “engaging questions” that can help us take responsibility for our efforts to improve and help us recognize when we fall short. Filled with revealing and illuminating stories from his work with some of the most successful chief executives and power brokers in the business world, Goldsmith offers a personal playbook on how to achieve change in our lives, make it stick, and become the person we want to be.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Philosophy

Dewey 100 · Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques, Self-Help & Practical Interests, Asian And Oriental Religions, Psychology, Religion - World Religions, Psychotherapy - Counseling, Buddhism - General, Meditation, Philosophy / Mind & Body, Body, Mind & Spirit, Eastern Philosophy, Buddhism

"In language totally fresh and jargon-free, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche distills the wisdom of many centuries. Simple as it is profound, his book bears reading many times."—Peter Conradi, author of Iris Murdoch: A Life and Going Buddhist Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their lives.

100 — Philosophy & psychology · Psychology

Dewey 150 · Mind, body, spirit: mysticism & self-awareness, Spiritual, Meditation, Body, Mind & Spirit, Psychology, New Age, Stress Management, Self-Help / Stress Management, General, Attention, Mindfulness, buddhism

The time-honored national bestseller, updated with a new afterword, celebrating 10 years of influencing the way we live. When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.