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Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Adamson
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.58In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson... -
Nothing: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Close
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.20What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via... -
Zen and the Birds of Appetite Thomas Merton 9780811201049
RRP: £11.50Booksplease Price: £10.48"Zen enriches no one," Thomas Merton provocatively writes in his opening statement to Zen and the Birds of Appetite-one of the last books to be published before his death in 1968. "There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while..... -
The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge by Jean-Francois Lyotard 9780719014505
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.97Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the... -
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, and The Natural History of Religion by David Hume
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.34David Hume is the greatest and also one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in the English language. No philosopher is more important for his careful, critical, and deeply perceptive examination of the grounds for belief in divine powers... -
Three Japanese Buddhist Monks by Saigyo
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.02'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky'These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an... -
Manifestoes of Surrealism by H. R. Lane 9780472061822
RRP: £17.95Booksplease Price: £17.46Presents the essential ideas of the founder of French surrealismBook InformationISBN 9780472061822Author H. R. LaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan Press -
Oration on the Dignity of Man by Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola 9781642556599
RRP: £5.99Booksplease Price: £5.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642556599Author Giovanni Pico Della MirandolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Optimist Books by Optimist CreationsPublisher Optimist Books by... -
Identity and Difference: John Locke and the Invention of Consciousness by Etienne Balibar 9781781681343
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.97John Locke's foundational place in the history of British empiricism and liberal political thought is well established. So, in what sense can Locke be considered a modern European philosopher? Identity and Difference argues for reassessing this... -
Countersexual Manifesto by Paul B. Preciado 9780231175630
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £18.57Countersexual Manifesto is an outrageous yet rigorous work of trans theory, a performative literary text, and an insistent call to action. Seeking to overthrow all constraints on what can be done with and to the body, Paul B. Preciado offers a... -
Constructions by Michael Frayn
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.67First published in 1974 and republished following the success of Frayn's masterly work of philosophy, The Human Touch, Constructions is a dazzling, thought-provoking and fascinating book which explores some of the great problems in philosophy and of... -
The Virtue Of Selfishness (Centennial Edition) by Ayn Rand
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451163936Author Ayn RandFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 96gDimensions(mm) 176mm * 106mm *... -
No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937006853Author Thich Nhat HanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 156gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm... -
Rousseau: A Very Short Introduction Robert Wokler (, formerly Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Yale University) 9780192801982
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.35One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also its most formidable critic, condemning the political, economic, theological, and sexual trappings of... -
The Dark: Selected Writings of Brendan Hughes by Brendan Hughes 9781088131664
Booksplease Price: £11.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088131664Author Brendan HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 10mm -
Civilization and its Discontents by Sigmund Freud 9780141018997
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.02Throughout 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... -
Visual Theology: Seeing and Understanding the Truth About God by Tim Challies
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £14.25A visual introduction to systematic theology.We live in a visual culture, increasingly relying upon infographics and other visuals to help us understand new and difficult concepts. But the visual portrayal of truth is not a novel idea. God himself... -
You Kant Make it Up!: Strange Ideas from History's Great Philosophers by Gary Hayden
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74Drawing on the writings of the great philosophers, You Kant Make it Up sends the reader on thrilling, non-stop tour of their most outrageous and counter-intuitive conclusions. Harry Potter is real. Matter doesn't exist. Dan Brown is better than... -
The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi 9781611806250
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806250Author Ramana MaharshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
The World Beyond Your Head: How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23From 'one of the most influential thinkers of our time' (Sunday Times): how to respond to today's demands on our attentionIn this brilliant follow-up to The Case for Working with Your Hands, Matthew Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's... -
Republic by Plato 9780141442433
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95An authoritative new translation of Plato's The Republic by Christopher Rowe, with notes and an introduction.'We set about founding the best city we could, because we could be confident that if it was good we would find justice in it' The Republic,... -
The History of Sexuality: 3: The Care of the Self by Michel Foucault
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23'Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self' Times Higher EducationIn the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a ... -
The Ethics of the Global Environment by Robin Attfield
RRP: £31.00Booksplease Price: £24.87This is your concise, up to date guide to global environmental ethics. This fully updated and expanded textbook gives you new reflections on global environmental issues. It looks at issues including climate change, sustainable development and... -
How Will Capitalism End?: Essays on a Failing System by Wolfgang Streeck
Booksplease Price: £21.21After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to instability; and confidence in the money economy has all but evaporated.In How Will Capitalism End?, the acclaimed analyst... -
Lit from Within: Yoga, Teachings, and Practices to Illuminate Our Inner Lives Sarah Powers 9781611808506
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £12.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808506Author Sarah PowersFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint ShambhalaPublisher ShambhalaWeight(grams) 178g -
Art, Artists and Gauguin by Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker 9781909281806
RRP: £39.00Booksplease Price: £25.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909281806Author Marleen Hengelaar-RookmaakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint Piquant PublishingPublisher Piquant PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The Esoteric Path: An Introduction to the Hermetic Tradition by Luc Benoist 9780900588044
RRP: £12.95Booksplease Price: £11.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900588044Author Luc BenoistFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Sophia Perennis et UniversalisPublisher Sophia Perennis et UniversalisWeight(grams) 227g -
Liberalism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Freeden 9780199670437
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.20Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations. Its history carries a crucial heritage of civilized thinking, of political practice, and... -
Life Worth Living: A guide to what matters most by Miroslav Volf
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.74What kind of life would be truly worth wanting? What kind of world would be truly worth seeking? How should we live?We are facing a crisis of meaning. Swept up in the obstacles of the day-to-day, the deeper questions of our fundamental purpose linger... -
Central Works of Philosophy v4: Twentieth Century: Moore to Popper John Shand 9781844650194
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £37.99"Central Works of Philosophy" is a major multi-volume collection of essays on the core texts of the Western philosophical tradition. From Plato's "Republic" to the present day, the five volumes range over 2,500 years of philosophical writing covering the... -
A Quiet Mind: Buddhist ways to calm the noise in your head by Shoukei Matsumoto 9781787395800
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.56Life is full of endless noise - from your phone, the buzz of people, traffic and television. You are also subject to internal noise - worries, fears, negative emotions and racing thoughts. Fuelling stress and anxiety, this overload is harmful to your... -
The Dark Sides of Empathy by Fritz Breithaupt 9781501721649
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £14.91Many consider empathy to be the basis of moral action. However, the ability to empathize with others is also a prerequisite for deliberate acts of humiliation and cruelty. In The Dark Sides of Empathy, Fritz Breithaupt contends that people often commit... -
Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan by Thomas Cleary 9781570629495
Booksplease Price: £16.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570629495Author Thomas ClearyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Justice and the Politics of Difference by Iris Marion Young 9780691235165
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.30A landmark work of political theory on the central importance of group identity and cultural pluralism in political lifeJustice and the Politics of Difference challenges the prevailing reduction of social justice to distributive justice, critically... -
Logic from A to Z: The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Glossary of Logical and Mathematical Terms John B. Bacon 9780415213752
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £34.95First published in the most ambitious international philosophy project for a generation; the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Logic from A to Z is a unique glossary of terms used in formal logic and the philosophy of mathematics.Over 500 entries... -
Who Owns the Moon?: In Defence of Humanity’s Common Interests in Space by A. C. Grayling 9780861547258
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £10.68As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A. C. Grayling asks: who really owns our planet? 'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects.' STEVEN PINKER Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries;... -
The Power of Ideas: Words of Faith and Wisdom Jonathan Sacks 9781399800013
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £14.73Britain's most authentically prophetic voice - The Daily Telegraph'The choice with which humankind is faced is between the idea of power and the power of ideas.'From his appointment as Chief Rabbi in 1991, through to his death in November 2020, Rabbi... -
Truth, Error, and Criminal Law: An Essay in Legal Epistemology by Larry Laudan 9780521730358
RRP: £28.00Booksplease Price: £24.99Beginning with the premise that the principal function of a criminal trial is to find out the truth about a crime, Larry Laudan examines the rules of evidence and procedure that would be appropriate if the discovery of the truth were, as higher courts... -
Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist by Walter A. Kaufmann 9780691160269
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £17.43This classic is the benchmark against which all modern books about Nietzsche are measured. When Walter Kaufmann wrote it in the immediate aftermath of World War II, most scholars outside Germany viewed Nietzsche as part madman, part proto-Nazi, and... -
The Imperfect Gentleman: on an Unimagined Journey by Imran Ahmad 9781789558722
Booksplease Price: £17.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789558722Author Imran AhmadFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 425g