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  • Enlightenment 2.0

    by Joseph Heath ...
    The co-author of the internationally bestselling The Rebel Sell brings us "slow politics": promoting slow thought, slow deliberation and slow debate.Over the last twenty years, the political systems of the western world have become increasingly divided--not between right and left but between crazy and non-crazy. Whats more, the crazies seem to be gaining the upper hand. Rational thought cannot ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Economics Without Illusions

    Debunking the Myths of Modern Capitalism

    by Joseph Heath ...
    "Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man." -- Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (1946)Every day economic claims are used by the media or in conversation to support social and political positions. Those on the left tend to distrust economists, seeing them as friends of the right. There is something to this, since professional economists are almost all keen ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Efficient Society

    Why Canada Is As Close To Utopia As It Gets

    by Joseph Heath ...
    In this fascinating account of what makes Canada such a successful society, Joseph Heath celebrates the much-maligned value of efficiency and asks some searching questions about the forces that threaten to undermine our quality of life. Canada is an efficient society, much more efficient than our neighbour to the south, where personal liberty takes precedence over collective well-being. This is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Machinery of Government

    Public Administration and the Liberal State

    by Joseph Heath ...
    In political theory, the traditional model of state power was that elected officials make policy decisions which are then faithfully executed by a lower cadre of public servants. The complexity of the modern state, however, leaves this model outdated. The vast number of economic and social problems it confronts is such that a great deal of rule-making power is now delegated to a class of civil ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Following the Rules

    Practical Reasoning and Deontic Constraint

    by Joseph Heath ...
    For centuries, philosophers have been puzzled by the fact that people often respect moral obligations as a matter of principle, setting aside considerations of self-interest. In more recent years, social scientists have been puzzled by the more general phenomenon of rule-following, the fact that people often abide by social norms even when doing so produces undesirable consequences. Experimental ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Philosophical Foundations of Climate Change Policy

    by Joseph Heath ...
    There is widespread agreement that something must be done to combat anthropogenic climate change. And yet what is the extent of our obligations? It would clearly be unjust for us to allow global warming to reach dangerous levels. But what is the nature of this injustice? Providing a plausible philosophical specification of the wrongness of our present inaction has proven surprisingly difficult. ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

  • Cooperation and Social Justice

    by Joseph Heath ...
    In six new essays, philosopher and award-winning author Joseph Heath explores the connection between principles of justice and the institutional arrangements required to achieve them. Topics include the significance of status inequality, the question of open borders and immigration, the stigmatization of self-control failure, and debates over racial inequality in the United States. Ultimately, ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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    How New Ideas Emerge

    by Matt Ridley ...
    “Mr. Ridley’s best and most important work to date…there is something profoundly democratic and egalitarian—even anti-elitist—in this bottom-up approach: Everyone can have a role in bringing about change.” —Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread ... Read more

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  • Future Presence

    How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life

    by Peter Rubin ...
    A Wired senior editor and virtual reality expert presents a captivating, candid glimpse into the future "realities" of this emerging technology: how we will use it to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and how it will forever change human connection.Heralded as the most significant technological innovation since the smartphone, virtual reality is poised to ... Read more

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  • Human Errors

    A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

    A biology professor's "funny, fascinating" tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human (Discover).We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times more often than a dog does? How come our wrists have so ... Read more

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  • Dollars and Sense

    How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter

    New York Times bestselling author, Dan Ariely, teams up with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler, to delve into the truly irrational world of personal finance, blending humor and behavioral economics to help people understand the psychology behind their financial decisions and show them how they can make better ones. He entertains critical questions such as these:Why is paying for things ... Read more

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  • Awkward

    The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome

    by Ty Tashiro ...
    Discover how the same traits that make us feel uneasy in social situations also provide the seeds for extraordinary success.As humans, we all need to belong. While modern social life can make even the most charismatic of us feel gawky, for roughly one in five of us, navigating its challenges is overwhelming. Psychologist and interpersonal relationship expert Ty Tashiro knows what it's like to be ... Read more

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