The Art Of Being Rational

Every year, thousands upon thousands of people make the pilgrimage to the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting to hear the wisdom of one of the smartest men in the business-Charlie Munger. Find out what he has to say!Charlie Munger is one of the most successful businessmen in the world. He is worth more than a billion dollars and has spent his career not only honing his own business decision-making abilities but also teaching others to do the same. Now, all of his wisdom and insight into wealth management is collected in one place.Author Oxana Dubrovina wants to give you a crash course in Munger's life-changing philosophy. This success self-help guide and motivational biography will put you on the road to a bright financial future by using Munger, as well as other inspirational leaders like Benjamin Franklin, Lee Kuan Yew, and even Jesus Christ, to illustrate important messages about how to live a good, honest, and successful life.

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 'Punchy, funny and invigorating ... Pinker is the high priest of rationalism' Sunday Times 'If you've ever considered taking drugs to make yourself smarter, read Rationality instead. It's cheaper, more entertaining, and more effective' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures and conspiracy theorizing? In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply an irrational species - cavemen out of time fatally cursed with biases, fallacies and illusions. After all, we discovered the laws of nature, lengthened and enriched our lives and set the benchmarks for rationality itself. Instead, he explains, we think in ways that suit the low-tech contexts in which we spend most of our lives, but fail to take advantage of the powerful tools of reasoning we have built up over millennia: logic, critical thinking, probability, causal inference, and decision-making under uncertainty. These tools are not a standard part of our educational curricula, and have never been presented clearly and entertainingly in a single book - until now. Rationality matters. It leads to better choices in our lives and in the public sphere, and is the ultimate driver of social justice and moral progress. Brimming with insight and humour, Rationality will enlighten, inspire and empower. 'A terrific book, much-needed for our time' Peter Singer

The Art of Being Happy is a philosophical work by French author Joseph Droz, translated by Timothy Flint. In a series of letters from a father to his children, Droz shares his insights on happiness and offers guidance on how to cultivate a joyful and fulfilling life. The book provides thoughtful commentary on the nature of happiness and the principles that govern human well-being.

A new 2023 translation of Arthur Schopenhauer's important but small works, with an Afterwordby the translator. This is the last Volume VII in the Complete Works of Arthur Schopenhauer by Newcomb Livraria Press This edition contains these works: 1816 On Vision and Colors 1831 The Art of Being Right 1831 Letter to To Thomas Campbell (Written by Schopenhauer in English) 1844 Aphorisms 1851 The Porcupines (Parable) 1800-1840 Handwritten Notes on Locke and Kant, as well as on post-Kantian philosophers. This is a wealth of initial reactions Schopenhauer wrote down while reading and reviewing a range of books by Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Descartes, Hume and several others, providing a fascinating window into his thought development. These notes were assembled by his Estate by reviewing his library housed at the Royal Library in Berlin and organizing the notes he wrote in the margins, now rendered in English for the first time.