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Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth: Philosophical Papers by Richard Rorty
RRP: £22.99£18.79Richard Rorty's collected papers, written during the 1980s and now published in two volumes, take up some of the issues which divide Anglo-Saxon analytic philosophers and contemporary French and German philosophers and offer something of a compromise -... -
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9781400067824
RRP: £33.00£22.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400067824Author Nassim Nicholas TalebFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 828gDimensions(mm)... -
Spirit of Cricket: Reflections on Play and Life by Mike Brearley
RRP: £9.99£4.71If someone were to say 'it's not tennis', or 'not football' of shabby behaviour in any walk of life, he or she would not be understood. If they said 'it's not cricket', they probably would be (though less reliably than a century ago). Is there some... -
Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay 9781399716291
RRP: £16.99£11.54A collection of gorgeously written and timely pieces in which prize-winning poet and author Ross Gay considers the joy we incite when we care for each other, especially during life's inevitable hardships.In "We Kin" he thinks about the garden (especially... -
Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing by Max van Manen 9781611329445
RRP: £37.99£33.78Max van Manen offers an extensive exploration of phenomenological traditions and methods for the human sciences. It is his first comprehensive statement of phenomenological thought and research in over a decade. Phenomenology of practice refers to the... -
Aroha: Maori Wisdom for a Happier You and Better World by Hinemoa Elder
RRP: £12.99£9.09As seen on Oprah's Book Club! The #1 New Zealand Bestseller! Discover how to live a happier life - simple, traditional wisdom for difficult modern times.Aroha is an ancient Maori word and way of thinking. Maori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder explores how... -
On the Appearance of the World: A Future for Aesthetics in Architecture by Mark Foster Gage 9781517917289
RRP: £9.00£7.98How can architecture develop better aesthetic directions for the twenty-first-century built environment? Our world, increasingly defined by efficient but unconsidered architecture and cities, seems to be getting uglier. In On the Appearance of the World,... -
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle 9781585100354
RRP: £19.99£16.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585100354Author AristotleFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoWeight(grams) 341g -
Hölderlin′s Madness – Chronicle of a Dwelling Life, 1806–1843 by Giorgio Agamben
RRP: £18.99£16.18One of Europe's greatest living philosophers, Giorgio Agamben, analyzes the life and work of one of Europe's greatest poets, Friedrich Hoelderlin. What does it mean to inhabit a place or a self? What is a habit? And, for human beings, doesn't living... -
Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Goedel by Stephen Budiansky 9780198866336
RRP: £22.99£16.68A remarkable account of Kurt Goedel, weaving together creative genius, mental illness, political corruption, and idealism in the face of the turmoil of war and upheaval. At age 24, a brilliant Austrian-born mathematician published a mathematical... -
Belief in God: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by T. J. Mawson 9780199284955
RRP: £36.49£31.25Belief in God answers two questions: what, if anything, is it that Jews, Christians, and Muslims are agreeing about when they join in claiming that there is a God; and what, if any, prospects are there for rationally defending or attacking this claim? In... -
The Veil of Isis: An Essay on the History of the Idea of Nature by Pierre Hadot
RRP: £25.95£20.64Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words "Phusis kruptesthai philei." How the aphorism, usually translated as "Nature loves to hide," has haunted Western culture ever since is the subject of... -
Theurgy and the Soul: The Neoplatonism of Iamblichus by Gregory Shaw 9781621380634
£18.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621380634Author Gregory ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
The Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction by Peter Smith 9780521312509
RRP: £24.99£21.18This is a straightforward, elementary textbook for beginning students of philosophy. The general aim is to provide a clear introduction to the main issues arising in the philosophy of mind. Part I discusses the Cartesian dualist view which many find... -
The End of the Cognitive Empire: The Coming of Age of Epistemologies of the South by Boaventura de Sousa Santos
RRP: £26.99£21.24In The End of the Cognitive Empire Boaventura de Sousa Santos further develops his concept of the "epistemologies of the South," in which he outlines a theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical framework for challenging the dominance of Eurocentric... -
The Authority of Law: Essays on Law and Morality by Joseph Raz
£44.26This classic collection of essays, first published in 1979, has had an enduring influence on philosophical work on the nature of law and its relation to morality. Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of authority and what is involved in... -
Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage and Compassion by Jivana Heyman
RRP: £17.99£11.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808780Author Jivana HeymanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
Hope Without Optimism by Terry Eagleton 9780300248678
RRP: £11.99£10.15In a virtuoso display of erudition, thoughtfulness and humour, Terry Eagleton teases apart the concept of hope as it has been (often mistakenly) conceptualised over six millennia, from ancient Greece to today. He distinguishes hope from simple optimism,... -
Fragments by Heraclitus
RRP: £15.00£8.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142437650Author HeraclitusFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 108gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm *... -
Candide and Other Stories by Voltaire 9780199535613
RRP: £6.99£5.13'If this is the best of all possible worlds, then what must the others be like?' Young Candide is tossed on a hilarious tide of misfortune, experiencing the full horror and injustice of this 'best of all possible worlds' - the Old and the New - before... -
You Must Change Your Life by Peter Sloterdijk
RRP: £17.99£16.44In his major investigation into the nature of humans, Peter Sloterdijk presents a critique of myth - the myth of the return of religion. For it is not religion that is returning; rather, there is something else quite profound that is taking on... -
Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility by Martha C. Nussbaum 9781982102517
RRP: £12.99£8.32A "brilliant" (Chicago Review of Books), "elegantly written, and compelling" (National Review) new theory and call to action on animal rights, ethics, and law from the renowned philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum.Animals are in trouble all over the world... -
Existentialism For Dummies by Christopher Panza
RRP: £18.99£13.15Have you ever wondered what the phrase "God is dead" means? You'll find out in Existentialism For Dummies, a handy guide to Nietzsche, Sartre, and Kierkegaard's favorite philosophy. See how existentialist ideas have influenced everything from film and... -
Artificial Life by S Levy 9780679743897
RRP: £21.00£15.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679743897Author Steven LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 468gDimensions(mm)... -
On Extinction: Beginning Again At The End by Ben Ware 9781788739993
RRP: £14.99£13.22On Extinction takes us on a breathtaking philosophical journey through desperate territory. As we face 'the end of all things', Ben Ware argues we must face our apocalyptic future without flinching. In fact, extinction is the very lens through which we... -
Aesthetics and Subjectivity by Andrew Bowie 9780719057380
RRP: £25.00£22.03New, completely revised and re-written edition. Offers a detailed but accessible account of the vital German philosophical tradition of thinking about art and the self. Looks at recent historical research and contemporary arguments in philosophy and... -
Thunder in the Soul: To Be Known By God by Abraham Joshua Heschel
RRP: £9.99£6.75Like the Hebrew prophets before him, the great American rabbi and civil rights leader reveals God's concern for this world and each of us. Abraham Joshua Heschel, descended from a long line of Orthodox rabbis, fled Europe to escape the Nazis. He made... -
The Moral Maze: Way of Exploring Christian Ethics by E.David Cook
RRP: £11.99£10.24Moral decisions present the individual with a maze of possibilities which can be overwhelming. The increasing complexity of modern life makes it difficult for Christians to know what is ethically right and how to make the right choices.About the AuthorDr... -
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion by William J. Wainwright 9780195331356
£41.07The philosophy of religion as a distinct discipline is an innovation of the last two hundred years, but its central topics--the existence and nature of the divine, humankind's relation to it, the nature of religion and its place in human life--have been... -
Fear of Black Consciousness by Lewis R. Gordon
RRP: £12.99£9.09'Important . . . powerful . . . . an explanation of why Black protest is such a dangerous prospect to the white power structure' Kehinde Andrews, GuardianWhere is the path to racial justice? In this ground-breaking book, philosopher Lewis R. Gordon... -
A Complete Guide to the Soul by Patrick Harpur 9781846041860
RRP: £15.99£11.61Who am I? What's my life's purpose? Where am I going when I die?These questions lie at the heart of all our lives, yet clear answers seem hard to come by. A Complete Guide to the Soul explains that answers can in fact be found in a secret history that... -
The Future by Marc Auge 9781781685662
£13.73For Marc Auge, best-selling author of Non-Places, the prevailing idea of "the Future" rests on our present fears of the contemporary world. It is to the future that we look for redemption and progress; but it is also where we project our personal and... -
Being Taoist: Wisdom for Living a Balanced Life by Eva Wong
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611802412Author Eva WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf 9780099734314
RRP: £6.99£4.76WITH AN INTRODUCTION, PLUS EXTENSIVE NOTES AND REFERENCES BY HERMIONE LEE This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room... -
Chosen: Lost and Found between Christianity and Judaism by Giles Fraser
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Absorbing, fascinating, arresting' The Observer 'Intensely moving, luminous and rather magnificent' The TimesIt was one of the most startling moments in the history of the City of London. In 2011, the Occupy movement set up camp around St Paul's... -
Animal Rights Law by Raffael N Fasel
£27.99Do animals have legal rights? This pioneering book tells readers everything they need to know about animal rights law. Using straightforward examples from over 30 legal systems from both the civil and common law traditions, and based on popular... -
The Road to Character by David Brooks 9780812993257
RRP: £30.00£17.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812993257Author David BrooksFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm) 242mm... -
A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy
RRP: £8.99£6.45Over the last fifteen years of his life, Tolstoy collected and published the maxims of some of the world's greatest masters of philosophy, religion and literature, adding his own contributions to various questions that preoccupied him in old age, such as... -
When The Clyde Ran Red: A Social History of Red Clydeside by Maggie Craig
RRP: £10.99£7.32When the Clyde Ran Red paints a vivid picture of the heady days when revolution was in the air on Clydeside. Through the bitter strike at the huge Singer Sewing machine plant in Clydebank in 1911, Bloody Friday in Glasgow's George Square in 1919, the... -
Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language by Umberto Eco
RRP: £18.99£16.72"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature...this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." -Times Literary SupplementReviews"Eco...