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Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics
Paperback,
05/10/2006,
£19.99
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Offers an account of Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" - a key philosophical work. This book sets Aristotle's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a detailed discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. It goes on to explore some of the areas of thought that the "Nicomachean Ethics" has impacted upon.
Derrida: Guide For The Perplexed
Paperback,
24/05/2007,
£16.99
£15.29
Jacques Derrida is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. This guide provides students with an introduction to Derrida, the key concepts and ideas associated with his work and the major subjects he addresses. It also introduces Derrida's ideas, work, reception and his wider philosophical and critical influence.
Heidegger: A Guide for the Perplexed
Paperback,
19/06/2008,
£15.99
£14.39
Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's controversial philosophers. This title provides an account of Heidegger's philosophy, suitable for the student who needs to reach an understanding of this important thinker. It covers Heidegger's oeuvre, offering not only exposition of "Being and Time", but also his later work.
Story of Philosophy
Hardback,
02/05/2016,
£16.99
£15.29
With an exploration of 2,500 years of Western philosophy. This title takes you from the origins of philosophy to the present day, from Plato to Popper and into the future. It includes thoughts on our modern society, exploring science and democracy, and posing the question: where do we go from here?
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Paperback,
12/04/1984,
£19.99
£17.99
Various points are raised in this book which illuminate matters in the philosophy of religion and science, showing us why and how anthropology has become such an intellectual disapline. This is both gracefully and comprehensively written.
Man of reason
Paperback,
29/07/1993,
£15.99
£14.39
This new edition of Genevieve Lloyd's classic study of the maleness of reason in philosophy contains a new introduction and bibliographical essay assessing the book's place in the explosion of writing and gender since 1984.
Materialism
Hardback,
06/01/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
A brilliant introduction to the philosophical concept of materialism and its relevance to contemporary science and culture
Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically
Paperback,
02/09/2016,
£10.99
£9.89
From the ethicist the New Yorker calls "the most influential living philosopher," a new way of thinking about living ethically
Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Paperback,
05/12/2013,
£11.99
£10.79
'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains' is the dramatic opening line of The Social Contract, published in 1762. It laid the groundwork for both the American and French Revolutions. This translation includes Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men and The Social Contract in full.
Germinal Life
7,
18/02/1999,
£18.99
£17.09
The companion volume to Keith Ansell Pearson's hugely successful Viroid Life.Taking its orientation from the though of Gilles Deleuze, Germinal Life embarks on a fascinating tour of ethology, biology, ethics, literature and cyborgs.
Hume's Naturalism
7,
25/02/1999,
£18.99
£17.09
Written specifically for the beginner this book provides an overall perspective of Hume's work, dealing specifically with Hume's masterpieces, The Treatise on Human Nature and The Dialogues on Natural Religion.
Ethics, Humans and Other Animals
7,
28/09/2000,
£18.99
£17.09
An introductory textbook on the ethics of our treatment of animals. With the beginner firmly in mind, each chapter introduces one of three standard approaches in ethical theory: utilitarianism, rights and virtue ethics.
Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
Paperback,
10/03/2000,
£13.99
£12.59
Bertrand Russell was one of the most influential figures of the 20th century and his autobiography is one of the most compelling and vivid ever written. This compact paperback edition contains an introduction by Michael Foot.
Philosophy and Adventure Virtual
Paperback,
27/09/2001,
£18.99
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This lucid collection of essays the continental-analytic divide, bringing the virtual to centre stage and arguing its importance for re-thinking such central philosophical questions as time and life.
Freedom and Organisation 1814-1914
Paperback,
12/04/2001,
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Charts the struggle between freedom and control, two determining forces in 19th-century history, from the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna to the lead-up to the First World War. Russell also considers the founding of democracy in America and the emerging Imperialism in Europe.
Berlely and the Principles of Human Knowledge
Paperback,
07/06/2001,
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Introduces and assesses Berkeley's life and the background to the Principles, the ideas and text in the Principles, Berkeley's continuing importance to philosophy. Essential reading for students coming to Berkeley for the first time.
On Humour
Paperback,
31/05/2002,
£12.99
£11.69
This is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humour and about what it is to be human. It will fascinate and intrigue anyone with a sense of humour, which hopefully is all of us.
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Paperback,
15/01/1999,
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Godel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize--winning treatise exploring patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. A groundbreaking book that has set the standard for interdisciplinary writing. A book every thinking reader must have.
Republic of Plato
Paperback,
17/11/2016,
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"Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato s Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second ed"
Thinking from A to Z
Paperback,
27/06/2007,
£13.99
£12.59
Helps those who want to argue well and think critically. Using topical examples, this book includes such entries as: Principle of Charity; Lawyer's Answer; Least Worst Option; Poisoning the Well; Sentimentality; Sunk Cost Fallacy; Weasel Words; and, 'You would say that wouldn't you'.
Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits
Paperback,
17/02/2009,
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How do we know what we 'know'? How did we - as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? This title questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. It investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge.
On Cloning
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16/06/2004,
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John Harris presents a defence of cloning, by exposing the rhetorical nature of the arguments against it. He tackles each of the myths in turn and argues that some of the most cherished human values, such as the right to start a family and freedom from state control, actually support the case for cloning.
On the Public
23/03/2005,
£12.99
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The media often talk about public opinion, the 'American' or 'British' public, or the movie-going public. A public can hold an opinion and be divided.
Ethical
Paperback,
27/12/2002,
£22.99
£20.69
The essays indicate both the history of reflection on ethics in Continental thought as well as its contemporary viability. Readers will find discussions of the ethical as it is treated in the phenomenological, genealogical, deconstructive and discourse ethical currents of Continental philosophy.
Concise Companion to Modernism
Paperback,
02/11/2002,
£19.99
£17.99
* Offers an innovative approach to understanding the Modernist literary mind in Britain. * Helps readers to grasp the intellectual and cultural contexts of literary Modernism. * Organised around contemporary ideas such as Freudianism and eugenics rather than literary genres.
Seneca: A Life
Paperback,
03/03/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality.
Tragic Sense of Life in Men and Nations
Paperback,
01/06/1978,
£23.99
£21.59
Expresses the anguish of modern man as he is caught up in the struggle between the dictates of reason and the demands of his own heart.
Matters of the Mind
Paperback,
29/05/2001,
£16.99
£15.29
In Matters of the Mind, the distinguished philosopher William Lyons presents a popular and authoritative account of the dramatically different ways in which philosophers have thought about the mind over the last hundred years.
Get Set for Philosophy
Paperback,
21/03/2003,
£9.99
£8.99
This is the first book to combine an introduction to Philosophy as a degree subject with the practical study and assessment skills that the student is likely to need.
On War
Paperback,
17/04/2008,
£8.99
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This abridged edition of On War by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed.
Pocket Philosophical Dictionary
Paperback,
11/08/2011,
£9.99
£8.99
Voltaire's Pocket Philosophical Dictionary is a major work of the European Enlightenment. It consists of a series of short essays, arranged alphabetically, whose unifying thread is an attack on religious and political intolerance. Highly entertaining, its concern with intolerance and its consequences is still relevant today.
Gorgias
Paperback,
29/01/2004,
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Are high moral standards essential or should we give our preference to the pragmatist who gets things done or negotiates successfully? Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, this title debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office.
At the Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
Paperback,
02/03/2017,
£8.99
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Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking...
Worldly Philosophers
7,
25/05/2000,
£10.99
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Defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them. This work enables us to see more deeply into our history, and provides the new theme that connects thinkers as different as Adam Smith and Karl Marx: the desire to understand how a capitalist society works.
Rights of Man
Paperback,
31/05/1984,
£6.99
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Presents an overview of Paine's career as political theorist and pamphleteer, and supplies background material to "Rights of Man". This book discusses how Paine created a language of modern politics that brought various issues to the common man and the working classes and assesses the debt owed to Paine by American and British radical traditions.
Sayings And Anecdotes
Paperback,
10/05/2012,
£9.99
£8.99
A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume.
Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback,
27/02/2014,
£7.99
£7.19
The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. The revised edition of this Very Short Introduction examines the central questions about law's relation to justice, morality, and democracy.
Logic
7,
29/11/2001,
£9.99
£8.99
If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting point, and assuming no previous knowledge of logic, this work takes the reader through the whole gamut of logical expressions in a simple way.
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