Philosophy

"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...

From the end of the 19th century until his death, one of history's most brilliant mathematicians languished in an asylum. The Mystery of the Aleph tells the story of Georg...

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...

Secondhand Philosophy & Science Bargain Book Box Embark on an intellectual adventure with our Secondhand Philosophy & Science Bargain Book Box, a thoughtfully curated collection designed to challenge your perceptions...

Inspired by Wittgenstein's quip that a book on philosophy might consist entirely of jokes "I Think, Therefore I Laugh" explores topics such as misunderstandings of mathematics and science and of...

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...

This is probably the clearest book ever written on symbolic logic for the philosopher, the general scientist, and the layman. For years it has received the appreciation of those who...

Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language, including being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox). From ancient Greek mathematics to 20th-century quantum...

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...

This text tackles one of the most difficult areas in philosophy. It surveys all of the major philosophical theories of truth, presenting the crux of the issues involved at a...

A powerful framework for living a fulfilled life from the world's no.1 executive coach Discover the steps to earning your path to fulfillment and living without regrets-from the world-renowned executive...

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...

This is a book about farm animals - chickens, cows, sheep and goats - and what they think and feel. As with his previous bestsellers on animal emotions, Jeffrey Masson...

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...

Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason is a key element of the system of philosophy which Kant introduced with his Critique of Pure Reason, and a work of major...

Ecology is indispensable to understanding the biological world and addressing the environmental problems humanity faces. Its philosophy has never been more important. In this book, James Justus introduces readers to...

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...

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...

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...

Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract...

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...

John Locke (1632-1704) was perhaps the most influential English writer of his time. His 'Essay concerning Human Understanding'(1690) and 'Two Treatises of Government' (1690) weighed heavily on the history of...

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the...

A timely, eye-opening examination of political evil, a concept widely misunderstood and desperately in need of clarification in our ever more chaotic world. In an age of genocide, terrorism, ethnic...

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...

A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked...

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 '

Offers a groundbreaking perspective on issues of meaning, understanding, and language by this contemporary philosopher.

An Apothecary of Art is the beautiful debut collection from Ravenous Butterflies featuring 80 exquisite works of art from the likes of John William Waterhouse, Henri Rousseau and Rockwell Kent...

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...

Over fifty years after the Situationist International appeared, its legacy continues to inspire activists, artists and theorists around the world. Such a legend has accrued to this movement that the...

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998.

We all know what it is to be distracted-a feeling that our attention is not quite where it should be. Though it is not a new complaint, at work and...

Foucault and the Government of Disability is the first book-length investigation of the relevance and importance of the ideas of Michel Foucault to the field of disability studies-and vice versa....

No radical feminist thinker has provoked as much interest and perplexity as Luce Irigaray. Her claim that western reason is premised on the suppression of sexual difference, her engagement with...

Author: Jacques MonodBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, London, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a profound examination of the fundamental principles governing living systems. It articulates the...

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...