Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy

7 best books like Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy (Karl Jaspers): Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings, Simulacra and Simulation, I and Thou, In America, Pictures & Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings, Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: the Zen journal & letters of Maura "Soshin" O'Halloran, The Ultra Secret

Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings

Author	Jorge Luis Borges
ISBN	0811200124

Although his work has been restricted to the short story, the essay, and poetry, Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina is recognized all over the world as one of the most original and significant figures in modern literature. In his preface, Andre Maurois writes: "Borges is a great writer who has composed only...

Simulacra and Simulation

Author	Jean Baudrillard
ISBN	0472065211

The publication of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step toward theorizing the postmodern. Moving away from the Marxist/Freudian approaches that had concerned him earlier, Baudrillard developed in this book a theory of contemporary culture that relies...

I and Thou

Author	Martin Buber
ISBN	0684717255

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Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born after World War II considers...

In America

Author	Susan Sontag
ISBN	0312273207

In 1876 a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalewska, Poland's greatest actress, travel to California to found a "utopian" commune. Maryna, who has renounced her career, is accompanied by her small son and husband; in her entourage is a rising young writer who is in love with her. The novel portrays a West that...

Pictures & Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings

Author	James Elkins
ISBN	0415970539

Does art leave you cold? And is that what it's supposed to do? Or is a painting meant to move you to tears? Hemingway was reduced to tears in the midst of a drinking bout when a painting by James Thurber caught his eye. And what's bad about that? In Pictures and Tears, art historian James Elkins tells the story...

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: the Zen journal & letters of Maura "Soshin" O'Halloran

Author	Maura O'Halloran
ISBN	1573225037

When I first read this book, it was just what I was looking for: soulful, searching, conflicting, thought-provoking, moving, and all set in a very different world than my own. I just re-read it recently, and it didn't fail to impress the second time around. This girl was amazingly courageous and so very...

The Ultra Secret

Author	F.W. Winterbotham
ISBN	0060146788

This is an interesting book, although the title is a bit misleading. Those who are expecting a detailed account of the Bletchley Park scene, or details about how the codes worked and how they were broken -- will be disappointed. Those hoping for details on the moral implications and decisions made by...