Philosophy

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528773188Author Madame FabiaFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Oakes PressPublisher Oakes PressWeight(grams) 794g

'Omoiyari is a form of selfless compassion - putting yourself in the shoes of others, and from their perspective anticipating their needs, acting in a way that might make them at ease, happy or comfortable.' This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804522Author Ken WilberFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

This study brings three different kinds of readers of the Gospel of John together with the theological goal of understanding what is meant by Incarnation and how it relates to Pascha, the Passion of Christ, how this is conceived of as revelation, and how...

Scruton argues that the tragedies and disasters of the history of the European continent have been the consequences of a false optimism and the fallacies that derive from it. In place of these fallacies, Scruton mounts a passionate defence of both civil...

Russell on Ethics presents a coherent and comprehensive collection of Russell's ethical writings, drawing on a wide range of his publications on ethical concerns, many of which have been difficult to access by students and general readers. Charles Pigden...

A clear, simple, graphic-led introduction to philosophy.Are you short of time but hungry for knowledge? This philosophy book proves that sometimes less is more. Bold graphics and easy-to-understand explanations make it the most accessible guide to...

"A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how dishonest actors spread their propaganda." Ana Kasparian, Host and Executive Producer of The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486426914Author Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Composed in the 5th century BC, Sun Tzu's Art of War is the earliest-known treatise on military strategy, and is still hugely popular around the world for its perceptive tactical advice to commanders on how to win at war with minimal bloodshed. Aimed at...

An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals-and our vital relationships with themHow to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we...

This book unveils the myriad streams of ecocentric thoughts that have been flowing through the human mind – in indigenous communities, in the wisdom of philosophers, in the creative expressions of poets and writers – sometimes latent, but sometimes more...

"One is not born a woman, but becomes one", Simone de Beauvoir A symbol of liberated womanhood, Simone de Beauvoir's unconventional relationships inspired and scandalised her generation. A philosopher, writer, and feminist icon, she won prestigious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807012055Author Rosemary Radford RuetherFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. However, since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333068380Author A. J. AyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 370g

Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. Human beings need privacy just as much as they need community. Our need for socialization brings with it risks and burdens which in turn give rise to the need for spaces and time away...

'Illuminating, riveting, and - for those of us who are suffering, or know people who are - potentially life-savingly helpful.' Scott Stossel The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. He didn't write a note...

The most important written work in English before the Norman Conquest, newly translated.Made up of annals written in the monasteries of Winchester, Canterbury, Peterborough, Abingdon, and Worcester, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle marks the beginning of the...

Vagueness is the study of concepts that admit borderline cases: the property of being bald is vague because there are people who are neither definitely bald, nor definitely not bald. The epistemology of vagueness concerns the sorts of attitudes we ought...

*Can you find the way to Davy's bar? *Do you know the Doughnut principal? *How do you make a Chinese contract? The changes which Charles Handy foresaw in THE AGE OF UNREASON are happening. Endless growth can make a candyfloss economy, and capitalism must...

The islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides boast some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They also feature an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic and...

A chapter-by-chapter explanation of the Book of Exodus, revealing its wisdom about nation building and people formation"Kass draws from Exodus' record of the founding of Judaism timely-even urgent-universal lessons about twenty-first-century...

There is no end of talk and of wondering about 'art' and 'the arts.' This book examines a number of questions about the arts (broadly defined to include all of the arts). Some of these questions come from philosophy. Examples include: * What makes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998588902Author Chris BrennanFormat PaperbackPage Count 698Imprint Amor Fati PublicationsPublisher Amor Fati PublicationsWeight(grams) 1247g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262541879Author Mladen DolarFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 14mm

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound...

India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very Short Introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is...

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was one of the foremost philosophers and social theorists of the post-war period. Crucial to the development of Critical Theory, his highly original and distinctive but often difficult writings not only advance questions of...

Eastern Philosophy examines key ideas that developed within the ancient civilisations of India and China. It presents a range of philosophies that both inform discussion of personal, moral and social issues and address the fundamental questions about the...

"The location of the author's investigations, the body itself rather than the sphere of subjective representations of self and of function in cultures, is wholly new. . . . I believe this work will be a landmark in future feminist thinking." -Alphonso...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615681818Author Arkan LushwalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Arkan LushwalaPublisher Arkan LushwalaWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Violence and the Sacred is Rene Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek...

In this rigorous and supremely honest book Alain de Botton helps us navigate the intimate and exciting - yet often confusing and difficult - experience that is sex.Few of us tend to feel we're entirely normal when it comes to sex, and what we think we're...

Originally written for an exhibition Jean-Luc Nancy curated at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon in 2007, this book addresses the medium of drawing in light of the question of form-of form in its formation, as a formative force, as a birth to form. In this...

A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022"Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to cheer up, but, by offering gentle companionship and a change of...

From Sam Winston, the co-creator of the Bologna Ragazzi award-winning A Child of Books, comes a thought-provoking celebration of the power of stories and written languages, and the imperative to preserve them.Once there were many stories in the world...

Pinpoints how "dogwhistles" and "figleaves," two kinds of linguistic trick, distort political discourse and normalize racism It is widely accepted that political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist and more accepting of wildly...

The posthumous publication of previously unavailable academic lectures by Karl Barth allows unprecedented access to the crucial formative years between the production of his two major masterpieces, the Commentary on Romans and the Church Dogmatics. Barth...

Reid's previously published writings are substantial, both in quantity and quality. This edition attempts to make these writings more readily available in a single volume. Based upon Hamilton's definitive two volume 6th edition, this edition is suitable...