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What are the limits of language? How to bring philosophy closer to everyday life? What is a good human being?These were among the questions that philosophers wrestled with in mid-twentieth-century...

'His guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can get' Daily ExpressIncludes a brand new introduction to offer help during a pandemicWhy is...

* From the writer and executive producer of the award-winning Netflix series The Good Place that made moral philosophy fun: a foolproof guide to making the correct moral decision in...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Author: Aristotle; B. Jowett and S.H. Butcher (translators); Kallen, Horace (translator)Binding: HardbackPublished: Heritage Press, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book features the works of Aristotle, exploring...

Author: Wilhelm ReichBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press and Academic, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'The Invasion of Compulsory Sex-Morality', Wilhelm Reich critiques the societal norms surrounding sexuality...

Author: Tibor R. MachanBinding: HardbackPublished: Arlington House Publishers, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book critiques the behaviorist theories of B. F. Skinner, arguing that they lack...

Author: Paul ZweigBinding: HardbackPublished: Basic Books, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerIn 'The Heresy of Self Love', Paul Zweig explores the complexities of self-esteem and the philosophical...

Author: Suzanne SarnoffBinding: HardbackPublished: M. Evans and Company, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complexities of human sexuality, discussing both the excitement and...

Author: Douglas Hofstadter & Daniel C. DennettBinding: SoftbackPublished: Penguin Books, Limited, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the nature of consciousness and self through a...

Author: Benjamin FarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a clear and accessible explanation of Charles Darwin's theories and ideas. It aims to...

Author: Stephen Jay GouldBinding: SoftbackPublished: Random House, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'Life's Grandeur,' Stephen Jay Gould presents an eloquent argument that challenges the anthropocentric...

Author: Kahlil GibranBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1972, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPublished in 1923, 'The Prophet' is a narrative of Almustafa, a man preparing to...

Author: Albert EinsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Bonanza Books, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a compilation of speeches, letters, and various writings of Albert Einstein, originally published...

Author: R.C. CrossBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1971, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a detailed commentary on Plato's Republic, exploring its philosophical themes and implications. The...

Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive work explores the development of Western philosophical thought from ancient Greece to...

Author: Richard WilhelmBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1981, Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe I Ching, or Book of Changes, is an ancient wisdom text...

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WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL?That is the question at the heart of existentialism and it informs this book's exploration of the existentialist tradition in 19th...

A new biography of Karl Marx, tracing the life of this titanic figure and the legacy of his work Karl Marx remains the most influential and controversial political thinker in...

How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate.The Imam of the Christians examines how Christian leaders adopted and adapted the...

This volume features fifteen new papers by an international group of scholars in ancient philosophy, with a particular focus on new work in ancient Greek and Roman ethics, epistemology, logic,...

Context and the Attitudes collects thirteen seminal essays by Mark Richard on semantics and propositional attitudes. These essays develop a nuanced account of the semantics and pragmatics of our talk...

Spectres of False Divinity presents a historical and critical interpretation of Hume's rejection of the existence of a deity with moral attributes. In Hume's view, no first cause or designer...

According to the commonly accepted view, Thomas Hobbes began his intellectual career as a humanist, but his discovery, in midlife, of the wonders of geometry initiated a critical transition from...

Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our...

To what extent was Machiavelli a "Machiavellian"? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian...

Heidegger's influence in the twentieth century probably outstrips that of any other philosopher, at least in the so-called Continental tradition. The 'revolution' Heidegger brought about with his compelling readings of...

During years of close friendship, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and Paul Ree (1849-1901) shared ideas and developed a new and original approach to philosophy and ethics. The course of their partnership,...

Everyone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray's thought-stirring new book on freedom draws together insights from Gnosticism, science fiction, ancient sacrifice and the occult...

This book provides a new interpretation of the ethical theory of G.W.F. Hegel. The aim is not only to give a new interpretation for specialists in German Idealism, but also...

A collection of writers, poets, artists, social entrepreneurs and political activists in the Global International African Arts Movement speak about their work in the context of Trump, giving a voice...

German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment. Until now, attention was focused on Mendelssohn's German works-such as his groundbreaking Jerusalem-which have...

We all have the power to transform our lives from the inside out by simply slowing down. Resting is one of the most impactful practices we can adopt for self-compassion,...

This book is the first to explore in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy. Symbolic representation fulfills a crucial function in Kant's practical...

This book is the first to explore in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy. Symbolic representation fulfills a crucial function in Kant's practical...

In this biographical study of the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte from his birth in 1762 to the crisis in his university career in 1799, Professor La Vopa uses Fichte's...

Primitive Man as Philosopher is influential anthropologist and ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including those of the Winnebago, Oglala Sioux,...

Rene Descartes is best remembered today for writing 'I think, therefore I am', but his main contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that...

This volume is the first annotated translation in any language of the entire text of the Summulae de dialectica, by the Parisian master of arts John Buridan (1300-1358). One of...

Author: Chuang TzuBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Pr, 1997, Fifth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Taoist Classic: Chuang-Tzu is a revered text in the Chinese spiritual tradition,...

Author: Rem Blanchard EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: Cornell University Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Pleasures and Pains: A Theory of Qualitative Hedonism', Rem Blanchard Edwards explores...

Author: Confucius; Lin YutangBinding: HardbackPublished: Modern Library, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsExplore the fascinating world of Confucius with this rare and collectible edition of 'The Wisdom...

Author: Erich KahlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1958, UK First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Tower and the Abyss is a profound exploration into the...

Author: David MitchellBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1964, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides concise expositions of traditional, Aristotelian logic and modern systems of propositional and...

Author: Loren C. EiseleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hart-Davis, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'The Invisible Pyramid', Loren Eiseley explores profound themes of time and space through a collection...

Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: Crescent Books, Inc., 1977, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsWisdom of the West is a historical survey of Western philosophy in...