Wat gebeurt er in de spreekkamer van een filosofische praktijk? Wie gaat daar naartoe voor een serie gesprekken? Wat is het verschil met psychotherapie? Moet je veel van filosofie weten om er iets aan te hebben?In dit boek, dat als manifest van een jong ambacht mag gelden, beschrijft Harm van der Gaag de werkwijze die hij in tien jaar praktijkvoering ontwikkelde. Daarbij staat de vraag centraal, niet als middel, maar als doel. In de vraag, niet in het antwoord, schuilt wijsheid.Het boek bevat...

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The politics of food is changing fast. In rich countries, obesity is now a more serious problem than hunger. Consumers once satisfied with cheap and convenient food now want food that is also safe, nutritious, fresh, and grown by local farmers using fewer chemicals.

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In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new light. Among the historical moments revisited h...

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Written three years before his death, The Undiscovered Self combines acuity with concision in masterly fashion and is Jung at his very best. Offering clear and crisp insights into some of his major theories, such as the duality of human nature, the unconscious, human instinct and spirituality, Jung warns against the threats of totalitarianism and political and social propaganda to the free-thinking individual. As timely now as when it was first written, Jung's vision is a salutary reminder of...

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