Richard Appignanesi goes on a personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus'' question of suicide: ''Must life have a meaning to be lived?'' Is absurdity at the heart of Existentialism? Or is Sartre right: is Existentialism ''the least scandalous, most technically austere'' of all teachings? This brilliant Graphic Guide explores Existentialism in a unique comic book-style.
How did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from the minds of our nearest relatives, the apes? If our minds are built by selfish genes, why are we so cooperative? These questions are at the centre of a research programme called evolutionary psychology.
Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary.But do we know what they really mean?Introducing Freud successfully demystifies the facts of Freud''s discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent and witty but never trivial, the book tells the story of Freud''s life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his ...
