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Think: A Compelling Introduction to PhilosophyThink: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy by Simon Blackburn
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Think is a good general introduction to Philosophy and critical thinking.
Thinking from A to ZThinking from A to Z by Nigel Warburton
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Thinking from A to Z is arranged in a dictionary form and covers thinking skills and ways to make good arguments and spot the Bad ones. This book is an absolute Must.
101 Philosophy Problems101 Philosophy Problems by Martin Cohen
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101 Philosophy Problems is a collection of problems which really makes you think about good reasoning and about the nature of our senses and all these what and where and how and if questions.
The Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and MethodsThe Philosopher's Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods by Julian Baggini
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The Philosopher's Toolkit is an excellent book that goes through all the major concepts and methods and tricky word of philosophy, really Sharpens your Thinking skills.
Why Truth MattersWhy Truth Matters by Ophelia Benson
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Why Truth Matters. A defence for reason, clear thinking and truth seeking. Debunking of fashionable nonsense.
The Ascent Of Man : Complete BBC Series [DVD]The Ascent Of Man : Complete BBC Series [DVD]
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Brilliant TV series that combines sharp critical/scientific thinking with Humanism. The episode with the simultaneous advance of quantum physics and the rise of facism is one of the best TV shows ever
How We Know What isn't So: Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday LifeHow We Know What isn't So: Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life by Thomas Gilovich
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How We Know What Isn't So explores thought traps that we all so easilly fall into like wishfull and/or biased thinking.
Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our MindInevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule Our Mind by Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini
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Inevitable Illusions
How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of LogicHow to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic by Madsen Pirie
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How to Win Every Argument
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety Nine Other Thought ExperimentsThe Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini
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The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten is a good collection of thought experiments which pose a moral or philosophical problem. Great book to stimulate and provoce your thought processes.
On BullshitOn Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
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The world is Full of bullshit often disguised as fancy sounding Idealism, learn to see it and be critical of it and stay away from it.
How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius EverydayHow to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday by Michael Gelb
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Learn from the true renaissance Man. Be curious, learn continously, learn from mistakes, be comfortable with ambiguity are just some of the thinking skills of Da Vinci.
Fuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy LogicFuzzy Thinking: The New Science of Fuzzy Logic by Bart Kosko
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Fuzzy Thinking, essential skills of a good thinker is to be comfortable with fuzzines, vaguenes, ambiguity, contradictions, paradoxes and simply Not Knowing
The Human Mind and How to Make the Most of itThe Human Mind and How to Make the Most of it by Robert Winston
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The Human Mind is a first rate book about the nature of the human brain.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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Freakonomics. Brilliant book that uses the number pattern skills of economy to detect patterns in human behavior and see the difference between what people say and then what they actually do.
On Human NatureOn Human Nature by EO Wilson
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On Human Nature is a very interesting look at the biological basis of human nature. What is determined by the Genes and what is molded by the enviroment.
The Human ZooThe Human Zoo by Desmond Morris
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Another book that look at the animal side of humans. Too deny that humans are Naked apes is simply dangerous idealism divorced from reality.
Think on These ThingsThink on These Things by J. Krishnamurti
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Krishnamurti´s secular sprituality starts with what is real, the here and know and works from there instead of giving you high idealism to work up to. Truth is a pathless land.
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life [DVD] [1983]Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life [DVD] [1983]
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A Masterpiece from Monty Python, critical humour at its best. Really undermines our beloved ideas about society and religion and man´s quest for the meaning of it all. Brilliant on so many levels.
The Complete Far SideThe Complete Far Side by Gary Larson
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The Complete Far Side is a comic masterpiece. Turns so many things upside down that it really make you think about why are things like they are and could they be otherwise, and it´s great Fun too.
The Real Frank Zappa Book (Picador Books)The Real Frank Zappa Book (Picador Books) by Frank Zappa
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The cynical, sarcastic and very intellectual humour of Frank Zappa cuts through ideoligical crap and looks humorously at live and things as they really are
We're Only in It for the MoneyWe're Only in It for the Money by The Mothers Of Invention
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We're Only in It for the Money. Brilliant music that is a blend of Rock, jazz and modern classical with lyrics that are highly humorous and at the same time sharply critical of human nature.
The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Import)The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Import) by Tom Lehrer
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The Remains of Tom Lehrer. Humour is a brillant way to poke fun at old/stale ideas and silly human behaviour. Lehrer is a Master of all that, brilliant stuff.
The Matrix [1999] [DVD]The Matrix [1999] [DVD]
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The Matrix deals with a lot of interesting questions about conciousness and what really is Real. And all in a movie that on the surface is an action thriller. Lots of stuff to bake you Noodle.
The Name Of The Rose [1987] [DVD]The Name Of The Rose [1987] [DVD]
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The Name Of The Rose. The old monk is afraid of humour because when you start to laugh at something it is then a short step to start to doupt it and question it. The main fear of religious bigots