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Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction by Nicholas Cronk
RRP: £8.99£6.65Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and... -
Philosophy 101: From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought by Paul Kleinman
RRP: £12.99£8.41Discover the world's greatest thinkers and their groundbreaking notions!Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring... -
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace
RRP: £14.99£10.34How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in... -
Philosophy of Language: The Central Topics by Susana Nuccetelli 9780742559776
RRP: £64.00£56.12This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy... -
How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy Julian Baggini 9781783782307
RRP: £10.99£7.54'There to fill the Sapiens-size hole in your life' Observer A groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, travelling the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought One of the great unexplained wonders of history is that philosophy... -
Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life by John Gray
RRP: £10.99£7.99'Why can't a human be more like a cat? That is the question threaded through this vivid patchwork of philosophy, fiction, history and memoir ... a wonderful mixture of flippancy and profundity, astringency and tenderness, wit and lament' Jane O'Grady,... -
Hobbes: A Biography by A. P. Martinich 9780521495837
RRP: £99.00£68.63Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is recognized as one of the fathers of modern philosophy and political theory. In his own time he was as famous for his work in physics, geometry, and religion. He associated with some of the greatest writers, scientists, and... -
The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster
RRP: £9.99£6.90'I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain . . .'So begins Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, The Brooklyn Follies. Set against the... -
The Rings of Saturn by W. G. Sebald
RRP: £9.99£7.32'Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century' The TimesWhat begins as the record of W. G. Sebald's own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From... -
The Nature of Things by Lucretius 9780141396903
RRP: £14.99£10.95One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks.Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written... -
The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle 9780198724254
RRP: £9.99£7.32For all men are persuaded by considerations of where their interest lies... Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric is the earliest systematic treatment of the subject, and it remains among the most incisive works on rhetoric that we possess. In it, we are asked:... -
The Prophets of Doom by Neema Parvini 9781788361118
RRP: £14.95£14.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788361118Author Neema ParviniFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm) 2100mm * 135mm * 13mm -
Getting Right with Tao: A Contemporary Spin on the Tao Te Ching by Ron Hogan 9780982473986
£8.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982473986Author Ron HoganFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Channel V BooksPublisher Channel V BooksWeight(grams) 128g -
Nietzsche: Untimely Meditations by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 9780521585842
RRP: £23.99£20.94The four short works in Untimely Meditations were published by Nietzsche between 1873 and 1876.They deal with such broad topics as the relationship between popular and genuine culture, strategies for cultural reform, the task of philosophy, the nature of... -
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through The Storm by Thich Nhat Hanh
RRP: £12.99£9.34'Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is peace' Elizabeth GilbertWhen we're not held in the grip of fear, we can truly embrace the gifts of life.Learn how to overcome the worries, insecurities and fears that hold you back in this... -
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical wisdom for everyday life: embrace perseverance, strength and happiness with stoic philosophy Donald Robertson 9781473674783
RRP: £12.99£8.83The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition - insights which endure to this day. The philosophical tradition, founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in 301 BC, endured as an active movement for almost 500... -
Antiochus and Peripatetic Ethics by Georgia Tsouni 9781108412612
RRP: £22.99£20.66This book offers a fresh analysis of the account of Peripatetic ethics in Cicero's On Ends 5, which goes back to the first-century BCE philosopher Antiochus of Ascalon. Georgia Tsouni challenges previous characterisations of Antiochus' philosophical... -
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste by Pierre Bourdieu 9780415567886
RRP: £19.99£18.09No judgement of taste is innocent - we are all snobs. Pierre Bourdieu's Distinction brilliantly illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. First... -
The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries Thich Nhat Hanh 9781941529140
RRP: £13.99£9.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941529140Author Thich Nhat HanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 141mm... -
AQA A-level Philosophy Year 2: Metaphysics of God and metaphysics of mind Jeremy Hayward 9781510400269
£40.29Exam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: PhilosophyFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Enable students to critically engage with the new 2017 AQA specifications with this accessible Student Book that covers the key concepts and... -
Simone Weil: A Very Short Introduction by A. Rebecca Rozelle-Stone 9780192846969
RRP: £8.99£6.55This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the intriguing and provocative life and ideas of twentieth century French philosopher, mystic, and social activist Simone Weil. Weil was not a typical, systematic philosopher. Despite her short life,... -
Assholes: A Theory Aaron James 9781857886108
RRP: £10.99£6.67'A wonderful book. If you come across it, you must read it.' - John CleeseWhat does it mean for someone to be an a**hole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people for whom there is no better name... -
AQA Religious Ethics for AS and A2 by Jill Oliphant
RRP: £29.99£27.04Structured directly around the specification of the AQA, this is the definitive textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level courses. It covers all the necessary topics for Religious Ethics in an enjoyable student-friendly fashion. Each... -
A Thousand Plateaus Gilles Deleuze (No current affiliation) 9781780935379
RRP: £25.99£23.61A Thousand Plateaus is the second part of Deleuze and Guattari's landmark philosophical project, Capitalism and Schizophrenia - a project that still sets the terms of contemporary philosophical debate. Written over a seven year period, A Thousand... -
The Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone William Irwin 9780470632291
RRP: £15.95£14.38Health Economics and Financing What are the metaphysics of time travel? How can Hurley exist in two places at the same time? What does it mean for something to be possibly true in the flash-sideways universe? Does Jack have a moral obligation to his... -
Essays in Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki
RRP: £12.99£9.34'Suzuki's works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism' Carl Jung Essays in Zen Buddhism was the first book to fully introduce Zen in the West. In it, Dr D.T. Suzuki outlines the origins of Zen as a... -
The Cambridge Companion to Plato's Republic by G. R. F. Ferrari
RRP: £34.99£26.83This Companion provides a comprehensive account of this outstanding work, which remains among the most frequently read works of Greek philosophy, indeed of Classical antiquity in general. The sixteen essays, by authors who represent various academic... -
The Good Enough Parent by The School of Life
RRP: £15.00£11.08Raising a child to be an authentic and mentally robust adult is one of life's great challenges. It is also, fortunately, not a matter of luck. There are many things to understand about how children's minds operate and what they need from those who look... -
What is Art? by Leo Tolstoy
RRP: £9.99£7.32During his decades of world fame as a novelist, Tolstoy also wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These works culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Impassioned and... -
The School of Life: A Job to Love: how to find a fulfilling career by The School of Life
RRP: £9.99£7.34A practical guide to finding fulfilling work by understanding yourself. The idea that work might be fulfilling rather than just necessary is a recent invention. These days, in prosperous areas of the world, we don't only expect to get paid, we also... -
The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II by Benedictus de Spinoza 9780691167633
RRP: £50.00£40.42The Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts, done by a... -
Meditations From The Mat: Daily Reflections On The Path Of Yoga by Rolf Gates
RRP: £16.99£12.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385721547Author Rolf GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm) 189mm *... -
The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking Stephen Law 9780747232711
RRP: £12.99£8.83Where did the universe come from? Is time travel possible? Are genetically designed babies morally acceptable? If you have ever asked yourself such questions, then you have already begun to think philosophically. This book is for those who want to take... -
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
RRP: £12.99£9.34THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROne of the most influential voices in modern philosophy - the author of The Course of Love, Religion for Atheists, The Art of Travel and The School of LifeAlain de Botton presents a one-stop shop for solving the... -
Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously by Olufe mi Taiwo
RRP: £14.99£13.84Selected as one of '100 Notable African Books of 2022' in Brittle Paper A leading African political philosopher's searing intellectual and moral critique of today's decolonisation movement. Decolonisation has lost its way. Originally a struggle to... -
Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace by Christopher Blattman 9780241989258
RRP: £10.99£7.99Why do human beings fight one another?In this exhilarating and bracing book, we learn the common logic driving vainglorious monarchs, dictators, mobs, pilots, football hooligans, ancient peoples and fanatics.Distilling decades of economics, political... -
A Geology of Media by Jussi Parikka 9780816695522
RRP: £19.99£17.81Media history is millions, even billions, of years old. That is the premise of this pioneering and provocative book, which argues that to adequately understand contemporary media culture we must set out from material realities that precede media... -
The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis Richard Whatmore 9780241523421
RRP: £30.00£21.35'A brilliant and revelatory book about the history of ideas' David Runciman 'Fascinating and important' Ruth Scurr The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment in human history when ideals such as freedom, progress, natural... -
The Grounds of Political Legitimacy by Prof Fabienne Peter 9780198872382
RRP: £60.00£54.13Political decisions have the potential to greatly impact our lives. Think of decisions in relation to abortion or climate change, for example. This makes political legitimacy an important normative concern. But what makes political decisions legitimate?... -
The Essential Keynes by John Maynard Keynes
RRP: £12.99£9.34Edited with an introduction by ROBERT SKIDELSKY'Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance'John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist, and one of the most influential thinkers, of the...