Philosophy

'The question Eilenberger sets out to answer in this ambitious, enthralling book: what use is philosophy in the middle of a war?' The Sunday TimesThe year is 1933. Hannah Arendt escapes Berlin, seeking refuge among the stateless gathering in Paris...

From the dawn of Western thought to the present day, The Love of Wisdom tells the story of philosophy as something intensely theological, both in its insights and its wrong turns. The book will be invaluable for any student of theology or intellectual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590309872Author William Scott WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' TimeIn this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world. In these troubling times we all yearn for a better...

Timothy Morton argues that ecological awareness in the present Anthropocene era takes the form of a strange loop or Moebius strip, twisted to have only one side. Deckard travels this oedipal path in Blade Runner (1982) when he learns that he might be the...

Learn everything you need to know about the world of philosophy- from the key thinkers to modern concepts in a brand new portable size.To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting - The Little Book of Philosophy changes all that. With...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788360876Author Philip GoffFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 156mm * 19mm

Why 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...

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Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; it is no exaggeration to say that had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Yet Socrates wrote nothing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307949301Author Lao TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 624gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Charlotte Joko Beck is one of the most popular Zen teachers currently teaching in the West. This beautifully written book is a Zen guide to the problems of daily living, love, relationships, work, fear and suffering. Beck describes how to be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608685400Author Alan WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

In Martin Heidegger Saved My Life, Grant Farred combines autobiography with philosophical rumination to offer this unusual meditation on American racism. In the fall of 2013 while raking leaves outside his home, Farred experienced a racist encounter: a...

What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational. Hegel's Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is one of the greatest works of moral, social, and political philosophy. It contains significant ideas on justice, moral responsibility, family...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906289256Author Hilary StanleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Archive PublishingPublisher Archive Publishing

*A Waterstones, Financial Times and New Statesman Book of the Year*'A tremendous book, timely, wise, authoritative and clear' Stephen Fry'A brilliantly eloquent, incredibly insightful reimagining of liberalism' Owen Jones'Clear, brave, compelling' David...

A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization. 'The language of literature', Ngugi writes, 'cannot be discussed meaningfully outside the context...

"Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the twenty-first century." --Boston GlobeIn this widely acclaimed biographical essay, the masterful polemicist Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer...

'Glorious' GUARIDAN 'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable' SPECTATOR London is a city of dreamers. A city of possibility and experiment. A city of fervent...

Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony...

For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a...

Born in 1926 in France, Foucault is one of those rare philosophers who has become a cult figure. Over the course of his life he dabbled in drugs, politics, and the Paris SM scene, all whilst striving to understand the deep concepts of identity,...

In Consciousness Explained, Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe: the human brain. Daniel C. Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy, psychology and neuroscience - with the aid of numerous...

'A definitive work...explains clearly and succinctly concepts and theories at the heart of European and American philosophy.' - Brenda AlmondWhat do philosophers mean by 'absolute' and 'akrasia'? What are 'Polish notation' and 'prime matter'? What...

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The Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the College de France before his death in 1984. In this course, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to...

Have you ever found yourself alone with your thoughts? Have you ever been asked if the glass is half full or half empty? Do you wonder what true happiness is or how to attain it? Or maybe nothing really matters if everything is just an illusion or a...

How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the...

The burgeoning science of ethics has produced a trend toward pessimism. Ordinary moral thought and action, we're told, are profoundly influenced by arbitrary factors and ultimately driven by unreasoned feelings. This book counters the current orthodoxy...

A sense of belonging - being liked, understood, accepted for who we are - is vital for our mental health. Whether it is fitting in at school, struggling to connect with colleagues in a new job, or just feeling out of place in our own family, we all, at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983056904Author Rizwan VirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Bayview Labs, LLCPublisher Bayview Labs, LLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621388814Author Thomas M WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

A practical and inspiring guide to Buddhist meditation: 1. How to discover the inner peace of meditation; 2. How to apply meditation in daily life; 3. How we can make our life happy and meaningful. This practical guide teaches how to make ourself and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262529365Author Francisco J. VarelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

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'Love is a force of destiny whose power reaches from heaven to hell.' So Jung advises while reflecting on 'The Love Problem of a Student', an essay contained in this volume. But it is not just love that Jung speaks of in this book. Taking as its theme...