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Introducing Graphic Guides

This series offers accessible explanations of complex subjects through visually engaging graphic guides. Each installment delves into core concepts from philosophy, science, or social sciences. It's an ideal introduction for curious readers who prefer visual learning and want to broaden their understanding of the world.

Introducing Fascism
Introducing Capitalism
Introducing psychology
Introducing Time
Unendlichkeit
  • Unendlichkeit

    Ein Sachcomic

    • 176 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    Ewigkeit dauert lange, besonders gegen Ende.(Woody Allen)„Auch der längste Weg, beginnt mit dem ersten Schritt!“ und womit beginnt der erste Schritt? Mit den ersten zehn Zentimetern! Und womit beginnen die? Mit den ersten fünf Zentimetern“ Und weil es endlos so weitergeht, kann man erst gar nicht anfangen, sich zu bewegen. Diogenes Antwort auf dieses „Paradox von Xenon“ war schlicht: Er stand auf und ging einmal um seine Tonne herum.Unendlichkeit entzieht sich unserer alltäglichen Vorstellungskraft, trotzdem gehen wir wie selbstverständlich mit ihr um. Die auf sie hoffen, nennen sie „Himmel“ oder „ewiges Leben“, in der Mathematik geht schon mal gerne etwas „gegen Unendlich“, Physiker sprechen von „Singularität“ oder „schwarzen Löchern“.Das Risiko der Unendlichkeit ist aufkommende Langeweile, weil ja alles immer so weitergeht. Das wird Ihnen mit diesem Buch nicht passieren: es ist erstens endlich und zweitens lebendig. Wegdösen in den ewigen Schlaf unmöglich.

    Unendlichkeit
    3.0
  • What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him. Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it flow in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to say how fast? Does the future exist? Is time travel possible? This work deals with such questions.

    Introducing Time
    3.8
  • Introducing psychology

    • 176 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    This book explains psychology as taught in schools, colleges and universities, and also sets it in a broader context, considering philosophical and social issues that concern all human beings today.

    Introducing psychology
    3.6
  • Introducing Capitalism

    • 176 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    Capitalism now dominates the globe, both in economics and ideology, shapes every aspect of our world and influences everything from laws, wars and government to interpersonal relationships. "Introducing Capitalism" tells the story of its remarkable and often ruthless rise, evolving through strife and struggle as much as innovation and enterprise. Tracing capitalism from its beginning to the present day, Dan Cryan and Sharron Shatil, alongside Piero's brilliant graphics, look at its practical and theoretical impact. They cover the major economic, social and political developments that shaped the world we live in, such as the rise of banking, the founding of America and the Opium Wars.This book explores the leading views for and against, including thinkers like Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Theodor Adorno and Milton Friedman, together with the connections between them and their historical context. Capitalism has influenced everything in the 21st-century world. For anyone who wants to gain a broad understanding of this fascinating subject, this book cuts across narrow academic lines to analyse an all-encompassing feature of modern life.

    Introducing Capitalism
    3.8
  • Introducing Fascism

    • 173 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    A compact Introducing Graphic Guide that examines the origins of Fascism in the 19th century, and the path leading to the 'logic' of the Holocaust.

    Introducing Fascism
    3.7