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The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts: And Other Tales Issai Chozanshi 9781590309896
RRP: £19.99£13.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590309896Author Issai ChozanshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Zen Mind, Zen Horse by Allan J. Hamilton
£18.04Eastern philosophy enters the stables in this unique guide to horsemanship. Allan Hamilton describes how horses understand and respond to the flow of vital energy around them. They use this energy, called chi, to communicate with their herd, express... -
Culture and the Death of God by Terry Eagleton 9780300212334
RRP: £11.99£10.41New observations on the persistence of God in modern times and why "authentic" atheism is so very hard to come by How to live in a supposedly faithless world threatened by religious fundamentalism? Terry Eagleton, formidable thinker and renowned cultural... -
On Suicide by David Hume
RRP: £7.99£5.98Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched... -
The Process of Creating Life: The Nature of Order, Book 2: An Essay of the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe by Christopher Alexander 9780972652926
£72.53Christopher Alexander's masterwork, the result of 27 years of research, considers three vital perspectives: a scientific perspective; a perspective based on beauty and grace; a commonsense perspective based on our intuitions and everyday life.About the... -
On the Happy Life: St. Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues, Volume 2 by Saint Augustine
RRP: £13.99£12.25A fresh, new translation of Augustine's inaugural work as a Christian convert The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the "Cassiciacum dialogues," which have influenced prominent thinkers from... -
Objects Untimely: Object–Oriented Philosophy and A rchaeology by Harman
RRP: £17.99£16.29Objects generate time; time does not generate or change objects. That is the central thesis of this book by the philosopher Graham Harman and the archaeologist Christopher Witmore, who defend radical positions in their respective fields. Against a... -
Emotive Language in Argumentation by Douglas Walton 9781107676657
RRP: £23.99£20.37This book analyzes the uses of emotive language and redefinitions from pragmatic, dialectical, epistemic and rhetorical perspectives, investigating the relationship between emotions, persuasion and meaning, and focusing on the implicit dimension of the... -
On Human Nature by Roger Scruton
RRP: £12.99£10.41A brief, radical defense of human uniqueness from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonIn this short book, acclaimed writer and philosopher Roger Scruton presents an original and radical defense of human uniqueness. Confronting the views of evolutionary... -
Post-Growth Living: For an Alternative Hedonism by Kate Soper 9781788738873
RRP: £16.99£14.32The reality of runaway climate change is inextricably linked with the mass consumerist, capitalist society in which we live. And the cult of endless growth, and endless consumption of cheap disposable commodities isn't only destroying the world, it is... -
The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark by Josh Cohen 9781847085306
RRP: £9.99£6.90The war over private life spreads inexorably. Some seek to expose, invade and steal it, others to protect, conceal and withhold it. Either way, the assumption is that privacy is a possession to be won or lost. But what if what we call private life is the... -
Joint Commitment: How We Make the Social World by Margaret Gilbert 9780190251956
RRP: £55.00£34.66In this wide-ranging collection of essays, distinguished philosopher Margaret Gilbert investigates the structure of our social world. People often speak of what we do, think, and feel, and of our values, conventions, and laws. Asking what we mean by such... -
Leibniz: Dissertation on Combinatorial Art by Massimo Mugnai 9780198837954
RRP: £80.00£72.17Leibniz published the Dissertation on Combinatorial Art in 1666. This book contains the seeds of Leibniz's mature thought, as well as many of the mathematical ideas that he would go on to further develop after the invention of the calculus. It is in the... -
Boogie Down Predictions: Hip-Hop, Time, and Afrofuturism by Roy Christopher
RRP: £23.00£22.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913689285Author Roy ChristopherFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Meditations on Quixote by Jose Ortega y Gasset 9780393001259
RRP: £17.00£14.26First published in 1914, Meditations on Quixote was Ortega's first book. It has immensely grown in value with time, and since the 1930's, when Ortega himself began to refer back to it in his later writings, it has become more and more important among... -
The Shortcut: Why Intelligent Machines Do Not Think Like Us by Nello Cristianini
RRP: £22.99£20.47- The author is one of the most influential AI reseachers of recent decades.- Written in an accessible language, the book provides a probing account of AI today and proposes a new narrative to connect and make sense of events that happened in the recent... -
The Oxford Companion to the Mind by Richard L. Gregory 9780198662242
£99.67The Oxford Companion to the Mind,edited by Richard L. Gregory, is a classic. Published in 1987, to huge acclaim, it immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries - and idiosyncracies - of the human mind. In no other book can the... -
The History of Animals: A Philosophy by Oxana Timofeeva 9781350012011
RRP: £23.99£21.28Oxana Timofeeva's The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the "animal question". While philosophers have always made distinctions between human beings and animals, Timofeeva imagines a world free of such walls and... -
Quiet the Mind by Matthew Johnstone
RRP: £9.99£9.22In a world where finding even ten minutes to 'do nothing' can be difficult, the benefits of meditation can be profound. Meditation is simply a way of giving our brains a well-deserved break and can actually help our brains to function healthily and... -
Essays In Love by Alain de Botton 9781035038589
RRP: £10.99£7.73'De Botton is a national treasure.' - Susan Hill, author of The Woman in BlackA unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind.Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there... -
The Art of War: Slipcase Edition by Sun Tzu
RRP: £19.95£15.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784048174Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Arcturus EditionsPublisher Arcturus EditionsWeight(grams) 816gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 163mm *... -
The Impending Crisis, 1848-61 by David M. Potter 9780061319297
£13.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061319297Author David M. PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 638Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Timaeus Critias Cleitophon Menexenus Epistles: v. 9 by Plato
RRP: £24.95£23.76On the creation of the world, and the destruction of Atlantis.Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BC. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else... -
Laches by Plato
RRP: £24.95£23.76On virtue in education and argumentation.Plato, the great philosopher of Athens, was born in 427 BC. In early manhood an admirer of Socrates, he later founded the famous school of philosophy in the grove Academus. Much else recorded of his life is... -
Reconsidering Reparations by Assistant Professor Olufemi O Taiwo
RRP: £27.99£23.61Reparations for slavery have become a reinvigorated topic for public debate over the last decade. Most theorizing about reparations treats it as a social justice project - either rooted in reconciliatory justice focused on making amends in the present;... -
Introduction to The New Existentialism by Colin Wilson 9780993323096
RRP: £14.99£13.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993323096Author Colin WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Aristeia PressPublisher Aristeia Press -
De Inventione; De Optimo Genere Oratorum; Topica by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £24.95£23.76Three rhetorical treatises.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, ... -
Key Philosophical Writings Rene Descartes 9781853264702
RRP: £4.99£3.56Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane and G.R.T. Ross. Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo. Rene Descartes (1569-1650), the 'father' of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies at the... -
The Selected Writings of Jan Patocka: Care for the Soul Jan Patocka 9781350139091
RRP: £25.99£21.56Jan Patocka's contribution to phenomenology and the philosophy of history mean that he is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. Yet, his writing is not widely available in English and the Anglophone world remains... -
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence: An Anthropology of the Moderns by Bruno Latour
RRP: £25.95£19.57Over the past twenty-five years, Bruno Latour has developed a research protocol different from the actor-network theory with which his name is now associated-a research protocol that follows the different types of connectors that provide specific truth... -
The Mismeasure Of Wealth: Essays on Marx and Social Form by Patrick Murray
RRP: £45.00£34.40Murray's essays concentrate on Marx the historical materialist, the investigator of historically specific social forms of wealth and labour. In probing Marx's dialectical accounts of the commodity, value, money, surplus value, wage labour and capital,... -
Smart Yoga: Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness by David Moore
RRP: £19.99£15.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623171414Author David MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)... -
Amartya Sen Lawrence Hamilton (University of the Witwatersrand (Wits); University of Cambridge) 9781509519859
RRP: £17.99£16.29Amartya Sen is one of the world's best-known voices for the poor, the destitute and the downtrodden and an inspiration for policy makers and activists across the globe. He has also contributed almost without peer to the study of economics, philosophy and... -
The Failures of Philosophy: A Historical Essay by Stephen Gaukroger 9780691207506
RRP: £35.00£27.95The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy-and what we can learn from themPhilosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other... -
In the Dark Places of Wisdom by Peter Kingsley 9781890350017
RRP: £14.99£11.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890350017Author Peter KingsleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Golden Sufi Center,U.S.Publisher Golden Sufi Center,U.S.Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm... -
In Consciousness we Trust: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Subjective Experience by Hakwan Lau 9780198856771
RRP: £28.99£27.11In Consciousness We Trust is a synthesis of Hakwan Lau's 20-year research programme exploring the neuroscience of consciousness. Discussing studies from his own laboratory, Lau uses various neuroscience techniques to address challenging philosophical... -
X Lives Of Wolverine/x Deaths Of Wolverine by Benjamin Percy 9781804910443
RRP: £22.99£16.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804910443Author Benjamin PercyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Panini BooksPublisher Panini Publishing Ltd -
The Warrior's Meditation: The Best-Kept Secret in Self-Improvement, Cognitive Enhancement, and Stress Relief, Taught by a Master of Four Samurai Arts by Richard L Haight 9780999210093
RRP: £13.99£10.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999210093Author Richard L HaightFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Shinkaikan Body, Mind, Spirit LLC.Publisher Shinkaikan Body, Mind, Spirit LLC... -
Modern Materialism and Emergent Evolution by William McDougall 9781138192645
RRP: £36.99£32.93Originally published in 1929, McDougall examines the pertinent conflict between religion and science. His work exhibits the failure of scientists to explain human action mechanistically (the essence of modern materialism), establishes purposive action as... -
The Age of Disruption: Technology and Madness in Computational Capitalism Bernard Stiegler (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, Paris) 9781509529278
RRP: £24.99£22.55Half a century ago Adorno and Horkheimer argued, with great prescience, that our increasingly rationalized world was witnessing the emergence of a new kind of barbarism, thanks in part to the stultifying effects of the culture industries. What they could...