How did the minds that shaped the world think?

If you have ever wondered how politicians, economists and philosophers think, how they see the world, what questions they ask and how they answer them, the 'Thinking' series of books including 'Thinking like a Politician', 'Thinking like a Philosopher' and 'Thinking like an Economist' will help readers answer that question.

Think Like an Economist - Robbie Mochrie

Book translated by Tue Nhan

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An experienced lecturer with two decades of curriculum design (particularly in the areas of microeconomics and skills development), Robbie Mochrie in Think Like an Economist offers a comprehensive and in-depth look at economics through exploring the lives and works of great economists, helping readers better understand the development and influence of economics in the modern world .

In this book, Aristotle's ideas on limiting consumption, Adam Smith's thinking on the importance of moral qualities for sustainable economic development, Esther Duflo's work to help the world's poorest communities escape poverty... will be recreated.

Unlike many other economics books that focus only on theory and concepts, this book delves into the lives and works of famous economists. This helps us see the world through a different lens and leads us to a better understanding of the origins and development of important economic theories to answer the question of how we can make the world a better place.

Think Like a Philosopher - Peter Cave

Book translated by Pham Danh Viet

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In each chapter of the book, the author focuses on a philosopher, by briefly introducing the life, historical context and most important thoughts of 30 famous philosophers from the East to the West, including familiar names such as Socrates, Nietzsche, Simone de Beauvoir, Lao Tzu...

In particular, at the end of each chapter, Cave always includes a section on how to “think like” that philosopher, which helps create a practical roadmap for readers to apply philosophical thinking to life. For example, he explains how Nietzsche faced adversity or how Simone de Beauvoir challenged traditional frameworks to affirm personal values...

This can be said to be a book that explains complex ideas in easy-to-understand, humorous language while still maintaining academic quality, helping to break the stereotype that philosophy is dry and only for scholars, thereby encouraging people to use philosophical thinking to live more meaningfully.

Think Like a Politician - Graeme Garrard & James Bernard Murphy

Book translated by Linh Chi

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Written by Graeme Garrard - a lecturer in political thought at prestigious colleges and universities in Canada and James Bernard Murphy - a professor of government at Dartmouth College (USA) since 1990, this is considered a concise but profound guide to political thinking, helping readers understand how great philosophers think about politics.

The book has 4 parts and is divided into 30 short chapters corresponding to 30 most prominent thinkers in human history. Through each chapter, the authors paint a vivid portrait of far-sighted political thinkers.

Through it, we will meet important figures of many periods, from Confucius, Mahatma Gandhi to Niccolò Machiavelli - author of the famous Prince . And although it deals with profound political theories, the book uses an extremely easy-to-understand style, so it is very suitable for readers who are not specialized in philosophy or politics.

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