Philosophy

One of the most remarkable philosophical works of the nineteenth century, The Sickness Unto Death is also famed for the depth and acuity of its modern psychological insights. Writing under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus, Kierkegaard explores the concept of...

After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenophon's portrait is the only one other than Plato's to...

The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography.About the...

This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specifications for AS and A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It covers all three options for Component 11: World of the Hero (Homer's Iliad, Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Cover Design (Large)) 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781626868021Author Sun TzuPage Count 592Imprint Canterbury ClassicsPublisher...

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A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' THE TIMES 'A...

A must-have for anyone who practises yoga or is interested in the teachings of the East.B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime's experience on the yoga path. The structure of the book follows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615195336Author Gregory LopezFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

"An immense dose of Epictetus would do us all a great deal of good, and I am grateful (beyond irony) to Tom Wolfe for reviving Epictetus" - Harold Bloom. So what makes the writings of this former slave so powerful today? Epictetus observed that although...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399162664Author NevilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Tarcher/Putnam,USPublisher Tarcher/Putnam,US

The Great Thinkers is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture - drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us...

A gorgeously illustrated introduction to the Japanese method of Kaizen - meaning 'change' 'good' - showing you how to make small, step-by-step changes to transform your life.'This beautiful, simple book suggests tiny changes we can make to improve all...

Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743267427Author Rabbi Jonathan SacksFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count ' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON' Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare ... another one-sitting wonder'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861711604Author Mu SoengFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with...

Take them on a journey this Christmas with the wise and heartfelt words of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon'James has a way to speak to your soul. This book is nothing short of comforting and heartwarming' VEX KING'While the drawings have the charm of...

Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy of traditional religion and secular atheism. In this pioneering work, Philip Goff argues that it is time to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250800251Author John GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 13mm

'Make this book a morning ritual.' Matthew McConaughey 'A parenting bible that informs behaviour and guides decision making. I love it. I use it daily.' Jake Humphrey 'A simple way to ground us, to force a reflection on the choices we're making,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781878424549Author Don Miguel RuizFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Amber-Allen Publishing,U.S.Publisher Amber-Allen Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

From a renowned Vedic scholar, leader of the Maharishi Foundations, and Harvard-trained neuroscientist: a radical new paradigm for understanding Consciousness and finding enlightenment, peace, and fulfilmentDr. Tony Nader, a renowned Vedic scholar and...

Jean-Paul Sartre's first published novel, Nausea is both an extended essay on existentialist ideals, and a profound fictional exploration of a man struggling to restore a sense of meaning to his life. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954839267Author Kahlil GibranFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Reader's Library ClassicsPublisher Reader's Library ClassicsWeight(grams)...

Niccolo Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics.As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolo Machiavelli knew how quickly...

Confused by metaphysics? In a muddle with aesthetics? Intimidated by Kant? Then look no further! Philosophy For Dummies, UK Edition is a complete crash-course in philosophical thought, covering key philosophers, philosophical history and theory and the...

"Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it." The words of Reinhold Niebuhr provide the title and set the tone for what is a wryly humorous look at some of the great philosophical pronouncements on the most important question we can face. ...

"i closed my eyes to look inward and found a universe waiting to be explored" From poet, meditator, and speaker Yung Pueblo, comes a collection of poetry and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting...

DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR PRACTICE WITH THIS ESSENTIAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEDITATION 'This is a book that really can change your life' Arianna Huffington, author of the New York Times bestseller The Sleep RevolutionMeditation is fascinating,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061729072Author Aldous HuxleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

This bold new take on the life and ideas of political philosopher Hannah Arendt explores her lessons for living in an age of uncertainty.'Compelling and original' OBSERVER'Invigorating and insightful' FINANCIAL TIMESBorn in the first decade of the last...

'This world is the will to power - and nothing besides!'One of the great minds of modernity, Friedrich Nietzsche smashed through the beliefs of his age. These writings, which did much to establish his reputation as a philosopher, offer some of his most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451147950Author Ayn RandFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint SignetPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 170mm *...

'A joy of a book - enriching, illuminating, eclectic and far from a conventional science read' Richard Webb, New Scientist Books of the Year'Carlo Rovelli's imaginative rigour, his lively humour and his beautiful writing are inspiring' Erica WagnerOne of...

Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say nothing of nuclear weapons proliferation and Fukushima, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Many of us...

Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we are facing the possibility of ecological catastrophe. But the environmental emergency is also a crisis for our philosophical habits of thought, confronting us with a problem that seems to defy not only...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451528483Author Swami PrabhavanandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Signet ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 68g

Following a remarkable epoch of greater dispersion of wealth and opportunity, we are inexorably returning towards a more feudal era marked by greater concentration of wealth and property, reduced upward mobility, demographic stagnation, and increased...