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Adolescent Psyche: Jungian and Winnicottian Perspectives
Paperback,
26/02/1998,
£38.99
£35.09
Drawing on Jung's concept of individuation, Richard Frankel provides an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of adolescent psychology. His advice and guidelines will be welcomed by anyone working with adolescents.
Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
12/11/2010,
£17.99
£16.19
This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in 1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to philosophy in the continental tradition.
Against the Tide: The best of Roger Scruton's columns, commentaries and criticism
Hardback,
20/01/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
Paperback,
12/03/1998,
£16.99
£15.29
The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar to such physical properties as time, mass, and space that exists at a fundamental level and cannot be understood as the sum of its parts.
Karl Barth: A Life in Conflict
Hardback,
25/03/2021,
£27.99
£25.19
Christiane Tietz relates Karl Barth's fascinating life in conflict - conflict with the theological mainstream, against National Socialism, and privately, under one roof with his wife and his mistress, in conflict with himself.
Character of Consciousness
Paperback,
25/11/2010,
£34.49
£31.04
In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book, The Conscious Mind.
Constructing the World
Paperback,
16/01/2014,
£26.49
£23.84
David J. Chalmers constructs a highly ambitious and original picture of the world, from a few basic elements. He returns to Rudolf Carnap's attempt to do the same, and adopts the idea of scrutability-according to which reasoning from a limited class of basic truths yields all truths about the world-to address central themes in philosophy.
Maximal God: A New Defence of Perfect Being Theism
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£59.00
£53.10
Yujin Nagasawa presents a new, stronger version of perfect being theism, the conception of God as the greatest possible being. Nagasawa argues that God should be understood, not as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent, but rather as a being that has the maximal consistent set of knowledge, power, and benevolence.
Being as Communion: A Metaphysics of Information
Hardback,
11/09/2014,
£125.00
£112.50
In Being as Communion philosopher and mathematician William Dembski provides a non-technical overview of his work on information. Dembski attempts to make good on the promise of John Wheeler, Paul Davies, and others that information is poised to replace matter as the primary stuff of reality.
Consciousness in the Physical World: Perspectives on Russellian Monism
Hardback,
21/05/2015,
£80.00
£72.00
Consciousness in the Physical World collects historical selections, recent classics, and new pieces on Russellian monism, a unique alternative to the physicalist and dualist approaches to the problem of consciousness.
Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy
Paperback,
08/03/1998,
£26.95
£24.26
In a searching account of current controversies over morality in politics, Michael Sandel discovers that we suffer from an impoverished vision of citizenship and community. Democracy's Discontent provides a new interpretation of the American political and constitutional tradition that offers hope of rejuvenating our civic life.
Thomas Aquinas: A Portrait
Paperback,
01/07/2014,
£14.99
£13.49
Leaving so few traces of himself behind, Thomas Aquinas seems to defy the efforts of the biographer. What can be discovered about this man, his mind, and his soul? In this short, compelling portrait, the author clears away the haze of time and brings Thomas vividly to life for contemporary readers.
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Paperback,
06/01/2022,
£10.99
£9.89
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of Stoicism's greatest practitioners.
Reconsidering Reparations
Hardback,
00/03/2022,
£22.99
£20.69
Philosopher Olufemi O. Taiwo presents a bold and original case for reparations, arguing that reparations should best be seen as constructive and future-oriented rather than as restitution for historical wrongs.
Visual Thinking
Paperback,
16/04/2004,
£25.00
£22.50
Visual Thinking has been the gold standard for art educators, psychologists, and general readers alike. This title states that all thinking (not just thinking related to art) is basically perceptual in nature, and that the ancient dichotomy between seeing and thinking, between perceiving and reasoning, is false and misleading.
Phenomenology: The Basics
Paperback,
17/10/2018,
£18.99
£17.09
Phenomenology: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to one of the dominant philosophical movements of the twentieth century. An ideal starting point for anyone seeking a concise and accessible introduction to the rich and complex study of phenomenology.
How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
Hardback,
16/03/2023,
£16.99
£15.29
A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers.
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking
Hardback,
23/02/2023,
£16.99
£15.29
The key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks.
What's It All About?: Philosophy And The Meaning Of Life
Paperback,
07/07/2005,
£8.99
£8.09
For the reader who is serious about confronting the big issues in life but is turned off by books which deal with them through religion, spirituality or 'psycho-babble', from the best-selling author of The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten.
Making Sense: Philosophy Behind the Headlines
Paperback,
11/09/2003,
£18.99
£17.09
'Making Sense' examines the philosophical issues and disputes that lie behind the news headlines of the day. The book covers themes such as morality, the environment and religious faith through such news stories as the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, the war against terrorism and the siege at Waco.
How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy
Paperback,
03/10/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
The first ever global overview of philosophy: how it developed around the world and impacted the cultures in which it flourished, now in paperback.
Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope
Hardback,
30/03/2023,
£22.00
£19.80
Reason, Faith, and Revolution : Reflections on the One God Debate
Paperback,
06/04/2010,
£13.99
£12.59
Suitable for scientists, theologians, people of faith and people of no faith, as well as general readers eager to understand the God Debate, this title demolishes the 'superstitious' view of God held by most atheists and agnostics, and offers in its place a revolutionary account of the Christian Gospel.
Confessions
Paperback,
29/05/2003,
£8.99
£8.09
The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. This autobiography details how he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to become instead a staunch advocate of Christianity and one of its most influential thinkers.
Presence: The Strange Science and True Stories of the Unseen Other
Hardback,
21/03/2023,
£19.99
£17.99
This book charts a psychologist's journey to understand one of the most unusual experiences known to humankind: the feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone. A tour-de-force through contemporary psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience and philosophy, Presence is the story of who we carry with us, at all times, as parts of ourselves -- .
The Triumph of Religion
Paperback,
18/09/2015,
£14.99
£13.49
"I am the product of priests", Lacan once said of himself. Educated by the Marist Brothers (or Little Brothers of Mary), he was a pious child and acquired considerable, personal knowledge of the torments and cunning of Christian spirituality. He was wonderfully able to speak to Catholics and to bring them around to psychoanalysis.
St. Paul among the Philosophers
Paperback,
06/07/2009,
£19.99
£17.99
Paul's thought explored by contemporary philosophers
Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites
Hardback,
22/04/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
Thirty women philosophers explore topics of pressing interest for today. Their ideas are discussed in lively interviews from Philosophy Bites, the world's foremost philosophy podcast. These conversations illuminate diverse aspects of being human-personal, social, and political-for anyone interested in philosophical reflection on our world.
Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Hardback,
01/10/2020,
£20.00
£18.00
A response to our fractured political discourse, Hobbit Virtues speaks to the importance of "virtue ethics" by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien-with particular attention to his hobbits.
Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate Our Minds
Hardback,
07/04/2022,
£20.00
£18.00
The story of our most fundamental human right - and why it is in grave danger
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium
Paperback,
26/08/2004,
£9.99
£8.99
A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived "in accordance with nature", Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium
Hardback,
06/11/2014,
£10.00
£9.00
Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, this title presents a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature.
Bodily Natures: Science, Environment, and the Material Self
Paperback,
25/10/2010,
£21.99
£19.79
The intimate connection between bodies and the environment
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