Philosophy

A fully illustrated, beautifully produced edition of Junichiro Tanizaki's wise and evocative essay on Japanese culture. 'We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another...

For decades, scholars have been calling into question the universality of disciplinary objects and categories. The coherence of defined autonomous categories-such as religion, science, and art-has collapsed under the weight of postmodern critiques,...

When confronted by horrendous evil, even the most pious believer may question not only life's worth but also God's power and goodness. A distinguished philosopher and a practicing minister, Marilyn McCord Adams has written a highly original work on a...

Philosophy for AS and A Level is an accessible textbook for the new 2017 AQA Philosophy syllabus. Structured closely around the AQA specification this textbook covers the two units shared by the AS and A Level, Epistemology and Moral Philosophy, in an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981617008Author Supreme UnderstandingFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Supreme Design PublishingPublisher Supreme Design PublishingWeight(grams)...

J. L. Schellenberg articulates and defends a simple but revolutionary idea: we are still at a very early stage in the possible history of intelligent life on our planet, and should frame our religious attitudes accordingly. Humans have begun to adapt to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956694805Author Jonathan M.S. PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Ginger Prince PublicationsPublisher Ginger Prince PublicationsWeight(grams) 406g

A haunting portrait of Arthur Rosenberg, one of Nazism's chief architects, and his obsession with one of history's most influential Jewish thinkersIn The Spinoza Problem, Irvin Yalom spins fact and fiction into an unforgettable psycho-philosophical drama...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Literary Award (Art of the Essay) 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780375703478Author Annie DillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random...

The first biography of the philosopher who became a mastermind of Allied intelligence in World War Two. Austere, witty, and formidable, J. L. Austin (1911-1960) was the leader of Oxford Ordinary Language Philosophy and the founder of speech-act theory...

In this unique series of discourses Osho unravels the ancient text, The Secret of the Golden Flowers, which he describes as a synthesis of all the great religions - the essence of Taoism. More than 2,500 years old, this remarkable text continues to be...

Only sixteen chapters of Plethon's Book of Laws survive, and for the first time ever, they have been translated into English in their entirety. George Gemistos, who called himself Plethon, helped to trigger the Renaissance by reawakening an interest in...

Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, he investigated the flip side of economic self-interest: the...

The maverick philosopher returns to explore today's idealogical, political and economic battles, and asks whether radical change is possibleIn these troubled times, even the most pessimistic diagnosis of our future ends with an uplifting hint that things...

Although Plato's celebrated work of philosophy describes a society which to some seems the ideal human community and to others like a totalitarian nightmare, it also raises enduring questions about politics, art, education and the general conduct of life...

In this wide-ranging book, Rowan Williams argues that what we say about Jesus Christ is key to understanding what Christian belief says about creator and creation overall. Through detailed discussion of texts from the earliest centuries to the present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668050804Author Marcus AureliusFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *...

Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen & Bushido.In Soul of the Samurai, bestselling author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true essence of the Bushido code or Zen warrior teachings according to...

John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has been enormously influential in philosophy, political theory, welfare economics and jurisprudence. This book is a systematic study of Rawls's work. It provides a clear and concise account of Rawls's ideas, situates...

Take a trip on the Starship Enterprise before the "Star Trek" film teleports itself into cinemas. The spirit of exploration that characterizes "Star Trek"'s various television and cinematic incarnations is also the driving force behind philosophical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578331270Author Athir Al-Din Al-AbhariFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Blue Mountain PressPublisher Blue Mountain PressWeight(grams)...

Thomas Williams' edition offers an Introduction well suited for use in an introductory philosophy course, as well as his own preeminent translation of the text.About the AuthorThomas Williams is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies,...

Do demons and devils have free will? Does justice exist in Menzoberranzan? What s the morality involved with player characters casting necromancy and summoning spells? Dungeons & Dragons and Philosophy probes the rich terrain of philosophically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590300091Author Jamgon MiphamFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Heal yourself from the inside outOur immune systems can no longer be taken for granted. Current trends in public healthcare are disturbing: our increased air travel allows newly mutated bacteria and viruses to spread across the globe,...

This book is now available for the first time in paperback, the remarkable debut of a former student of Alain Badiou. Quentin Meillassoux, a former student of Alain Badiou, is considered to be one of the most talented and exciting new voices in...

In this fresh evaluation of Western ethics, noted philosopher Richard Taylor argues that philosophy must return to the classical notion of virtue as the basis of ethics. To ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, ethics was chiefly the study of how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593316306Author William EggintonFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903083321Author Bill RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 179Imprint Clinamen Press LtdPublisher Clinamen Press Ltd

A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and...

All Wilson wants is a rest! For millions of years, Wilson has slept warm and toasty deep underground, along with billions of other carbon atoms. But when Wilson is suddenly woken, he is swept away on a startling ...

This book is about history and morality in the twentieth century. It is about the psychology which made possible Hiroshima, the Nazi genocide, the Gulag, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot's Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and many other atrocities. In...

24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep explores some of the ruinous consequences of the expanding non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism. The marketplace now operates through every hour of the clock, pushing us into constant activity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998713465Author Robert Anton WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Hilaritas Press, LLC.Publisher Hilaritas Press, LLC.

The creation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory in the 1920s saw the birth of some of the most exciting and challenging writings of the twentieth century. It is out of this background that the great critic Theodor Adorno emerged. His finest...

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilismDerek Parfit (1942-2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of...

While existentialism has long been associated with Parisian Left Bank philosophers sipping cocktails in smoke-filled cafes, or with a brooding, angst-filled outlook on life, Gosetti-Ferencei shows how vital and heterogeneous the movement really was. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845400323Author Frederick SteierFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 600gDimensions(mm) 250mm *...

#1 New York Times Bestseller With a new introduction by the author and additional material, this 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by Thomas Moore provides a powerful spiritual message for our troubled times. In this special...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474456524Author Stuart SimFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press