Philosophy

Stephen Trombley's Fifty Thinkers Who Shaped the Modern World traces the development of modern thought through a sequence of accessible profiles of the most influential thinkers in every domain of...

"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom."-Socrates What's the secret to lasting happiness? How do you gain the resilience needed to weather life's inevitable storms? What can you do...

We are coming into dire catastrophe through our turning aside from inter-relatedness. Reality is relational, but our present way of being in the world is an adversarial going against others...

In celebration of the original 'Godfather of Freestyle'. Born to Fly is the story of Australian Eric Hymans, one of the wild men of hot-dog skiing in the 1970s and...

Improve the way you live and interact with others around you as you are inspired by this book using the ancient art of storytelling. Through intriguing parables, real-life examples and...

This lucid, non-intimidating presentation by a Russian scholar explores propositional logic, propositional calculus, and predicate logic. Topics include computer science and systems analysis, linguistics, and problems in the foundations of...

What two things could be more different than numbers and stories? Numbers are abstract, certain, and eternal, but to most of us somewhat dry and bloodless. Good stories are full...

Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice...

Our individuality is under attack as never before. Two huge new forces technological advances and the rise in fundamentalism are in their different ways combining to threaten our control of...

The Great Philosophers brings together in one volume and in chronological order the best from our hugely successful series:- Anthony Gottlieb on Socrates Bernard Williams on Plato John Cottingham on...

Primal curse or sacred duty? Drudgery and toil or the only sure route to human happiness? What we do defines us, and work is the subject of endless fascination. This...

Post-Modernity is the creative destruction that has shattered our present times into fragments. It dynamited modernism which had dominated the western world for most of the 20th century. Post-modernism stood...

Our understanding of what it means to be a parent in any given context is shaped by our biological, social, legal, and moral concepts of parenthood. These are themselves subject...

Facing global climate crisis, Karl Marx's ecological critique of capitalism more clearly demonstrates its importance than ever. This book explains why Marx's ecology had to be marginalized and even suppressed...

The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics is a valuable resource for psychologists and graduate students hoping to further develop their ethical decision making beyond more introductory ethics texts. The...

Tracing her intellectual development from her university years, when she was trained in a Cartesian and neo-Kantian philosophical tradition, to her final decade, during which she was recognised as having...

AN AUtHENtIC LIFE is a deeply thoughtful, uplifting guide to life which suggests how to feel happier and more at home in yourself; how to identify your unique gifts; and...

In this book, Allen Wood investigates Kant's conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. By remaining closer...

To the Uttermost Parts of the Earth shows the vital role played by legal imagination in the formation of the international order during 1300-1870. It discusses how European statehood arose...

This book is an accessible introduction to the central themes of contemporary metaphysics. It carefully considers accounts of causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, personal identity, mental states, time,...

The mass media communicate messages to everyone within their circulation area, that is to those who buy their newspaper, tune into their TV channel or log on to the World...

Everything I Know I Learned From TV uses characters we all know and love and their TV worlds to explain the great questions of philosophy. The only qualifications you need...

The writings of the "dean of the New York School of Abstract-Expressionist Painting." "The creative process lies not in imitating, but in paralleling nature; translating the impulse received from nature...

When it was published in France, this book s hocked the philosophes of the Left Bank with its plain-speak ing attack on some of France''s greatest minds '

In a series of publications over the course of a decade, Edward Feser has argued for the defensibility and abiding relevance to issues in contemporary philosophy of Scholastic ideas and...

What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. But, Christian Smith here argues, it also lies at the center of the social scientist's...

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998.

Author: Maurice FriedmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz,, London, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a comprehensive examination of contemporary perspectives on humanity. It offers a critical...

Author: Nicholas RescherBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic work scrutinizes the coherence theory of truth, a fundamental concept in epistemology. It...

Author: Nubar GulbenkianBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON, 1965Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNubar Gulbenkian presents his life story within these pages. He offers a personal account of his experiences...

Author: Michel FoucaultBinding: HardbackPublished: Tavistock Publications, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMichel Foucault meticulously investigates the historical conditions that gave rise to the modern medical clinic. This...

Author: Jill Savege ScharffBinding: HardbackPublished: Jason Aronson, Inc, 1994Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive examination of the autonomous self. It compiles and analyses...

Author: F. Schneersohn, M. D.Binding: HardbackPublished: The Science of Man Press, New York, 1929Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis academic volume presents a comprehensive examination of human...

Author: Jehuda MelberBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan David Publishers, New York, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume presents a comprehensive analysis of Hermann Cohen's philosophical contributions to Jewish...

Author: Konstantin Kolenda (editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: Principia Press of Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a collection of philosophical essays. These...

Author: A.C. EwingBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin; Humanities Press, 1973Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive philosophical argument for theism. It examines...

Author: Langdon GilkeyBinding: HardbackPublished: Crossroad Pub Co, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the intricate relationship between human society and the concept of the sacred....

Author: Roy A. ClouserBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Notre Dame Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book critically examines the concept of neutrality concerning religious belief....

Author: Richard R. NiebuhrBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents an analysis of Schleiermacher's theological perspectives. It offers a fresh examination...

Author: James M. GustafsonBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Chicago Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book undertakes a comprehensive examination of the ethical principles and moral philosophies...

Author: Keith MasonBinding: SoftbackPublished: THE FEDERATION PRESS, 1990Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book explores the enduring principles and evolving dynamics within a given system. It examines...

Author: Sir Oliver LodgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Williams & Norgate, 1905Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a critical analysis of Professor Haeckel's "Riddle of the...

Author: Gregory David RobertsBinding: HardbackPublished: Picador, 2015Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe sequel to Shantaram continues Australian fugitive Lin's search for love and faith in a Bombay...

Author: Sebastian BrantBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents a vivid allegorical journey, where a vessel transports a diverse collection...

Author: KoestlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1960Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a profound examination of the contrasting philosophies of Eastern mysticism and Western materialism. It investigates the spiritual...

Author: Joseph CampbellBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1955Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume compiles significant papers originating from the renowned Eranos Yearbooks, presenting a collection...