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Too Important for the Generals: Losing and Winning the First World War by Allan Mallinson
RRP: £12.99£9.09'War is too important to be left to the generals' snapped future French prime minister Georges Clemenceau on learning of yet another bloody and futile offensive on the Western Front. One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about... -
Ubuntu Contributionism: A Blueprint for Human Prosperity by Michael Tellinger 9781920153090
RRP: £23.00£14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920153090Author Michael TellingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Zulu Planet PublishersPublisher Zulu Planet PublishersWeight(grams) 402g -
The Ant Trap: Rebuilding the Foundations of the Social Sciences by Brian Epstein 9780190871758
RRP: £30.49£22.37We live in a world of crowds and corporations, artworks and artifacts, legislatures and languages, money and markets. These are all social objects - they are made, at least in part, by people and by communities. But what exactly are these things? How are... -
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau 9780691181363
RRP: £35.00£28.74A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the agesBlue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it... -
Malign Velocities: Accelerationism and Capitalism by Benjamin Noys 9781782793007
RRP: £9.99£8.59We are told our lives are too fast, subject to the accelerating demand that we innovate more, work more, enjoy more, produce more, and consume more. That's one familiar story. Another, stranger, story is told here: of those who think we haven't gone fast... -
The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality by Graham Burchell
RRP: £25.00£21.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226080451Author Graham BurchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press -
Philosophy of Human Rights: A Systematic Introduction by Anat Biletzki
RRP: £35.99£31.69An introductory text to the philosophy of human rights, this book provides an innovative, systematic study of the concepts, ideas, and theories of human rights. It examines the principal philosophical issues that arise in specific areas of rights, such... -
The Nature of the Gods by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £10.99£7.77`My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest, in part because he... -
My Madness Saved Me: The Madness and Marriage of Virginia Woolf by Thomas Szasz
RRP: £135.00£117.28The vast literature on Virginia Woolf's life, work, and marriage falls into two groups. A large majority is certain that she was mentally ill, and a small minority is equally certain that she was not mentally ill but was misdiagnosed by psychiatrists. In... -
How To Read Machiavelli by Maurizio Viroli
RRP: £6.99£4.84'Men are infamous and detestable who are destroyers of religion, squanderers of kingdoms and republics, and enemies of the virtues.' Niccolo Machiavelli Machiavelli (1459-1527) is one of the most influential modern political thinkers. His works,... -
The Reason of Things: Living with Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
RRP: £9.99£6.80The follow-up to THE MEANING OF THINGS which continues A.C. Grayling's philosophical journey through lifeThe most important question we can ask ourselves is: what kind of life is the best? This is the same as asking: How does one give meaning to one's... -
Reincarnation: A Critical Examination by Paul Edwards 9781573929219
RRP: £17.99£17.20This is the first comprehensive and systematic evaluation of reincarnation and Karma in any language. Renowned philosopher Paul Edwards exposes the many flaws in the arguments supporting the belief in reincarnation and the so-called Law of Karma. He also... -
Zen Garden Design: Mindful Spaces by Shunmyo Masuno - Japan's Leading Garden Designer by Mira Locher
RRP: £19.99£13.75Zen Buddhist priest Shunmyo Masuno understands that today's busy world leaves little time or space for self-reflection, but that a garden-even in the most urban of spaces-can provide some respite. In his words, "The garden is a special spiritual place... -
The Unfolding Now by A.H. Almaas
RRP: £23.00£15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590305591Author A. H. AlmaasFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness by Susan Schneider
RRP: £35.95£32.67Updated and revised, the highly-anticipated second edition of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness offers a collection of readings that together represent the most thorough and comprehensive survey of the nature of consciousness available today. *... -
The Caretakers of the Cosmos: Living Responsibly in an Unfinished World by Gary Lachman 9781782500025
RRP: £20.00£14.29Why are we here? Human beings have asked themselves this question for centuries. Modern science largely argues that human beings are chance products of a purposeless universe, but other traditions believe humanity has an essential role and responsibility... -
Wittgenstein's Ladder: Poetic Language and the Strangeness of the Ordinary by Marjorie Perloff 9780226660608
RRP: £27.00£26.47Marjorie Perloff, among our foremost critics of twentieth-century poetry, argues that Ludwig Wittgenstein provided writers with a radical new aesthetic, a key to recognizing the inescapable strangeness of ordinary language. Taking seriously... -
On Touching-Jean-Luc Nancy by Jacques Derrida
RRP: £23.99£21.24Using the philosophy of Jean-Luc Nancy as an anchoring point, Jacques Derrida in this book conducts a profound review of the philosophy of the sense of touch, from Plato and Aristotle to Jean-Luc Nancy, whose ground-breaking book Corpus he discusses in... -
Philosophy of Law by Andrei Marmor
RRP: £22.00£17.36In Philosophy of Law, Andrei Marmor provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary debates about the fundamental nature of law--an issue that has been at the heart of legal philosophy for centuries. What the law is seems to be a matter of fact, but... -
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader by Alison Reynolds 9780749493165
RRP: £19.99£13.35For decades, we have looked to management theorists, organizational psychologists and economists to tell us how we can squeeze the most out of people at work. The result? People are uninspired, feel like cogs in a machine and prefer to leave traditional... -
The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being by Brad Warner
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688043Author Brad WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts by James C. Scott 9780300056693
RRP: £16.99£16.66"A splendid study, surely one of the most important that has appeared on the whole matter of power and resistance."-Natalie Zemon Davis Confrontations between the powerless and powerful are laden with deception-the powerless feign deference and the... -
The Yoga Of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama by Richard Rosen 9781570628894
RRP: £19.99£14.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570628894Author Richard RosenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction by Anne Thomson 9780415445870
RRP: £36.99£32.53We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practise reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way, with the aims of developing an awareness of the... -
War And The Iliad by Simone Weil
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590171455Author Simone WeilFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams) 260gDimensions(mm)... -
The Post-Liberal Moment: Manifesto for a Post-Pandemic Politics by Adrian Pabst 9781509546817
RRP: £14.99£13.58Hyper-capitalism and extreme identity politics are driving us to distraction. Both destroy the basis of a common life shared across ages and classes. The COVID-19 crisis could accelerate these tendencies further, or it could herald something more... -
Goethe's Way of Science: A Phenomenology of Nature by David Seamon 9780791436820
£27.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791436820Author David SeamonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Surplus-Enjoyment: A Guide For The Non-Perplexed by Slavoj Zizek
RRP: £25.00£18.88Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have. Slavoj Zizek's guide to surplus (and why it's enjoyable) begins by arguing that what is... -
Philosophy for Everyone by Matthew Chrisman
RRP: £21.99£19.34Philosophy for Everyone begins by explaining what philosophy is before exploring the questions and issues at the foundation of this important subject.Key topics in this new edition and their areas of focus include:Moral philosophy - the nature of our... -
Touching Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh 9781888375992
RRP: £17.99£11.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888375992Author Thich Nhat HanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Parallax PressPublisher Parallax PressWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm... -
Culture and Power: Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu by David Swartz 9780226785950
RRP: £28.00£27.39Pierre Bourdieu is a prominent social theorist and researcher in contemporary sociology. In this critical examination of his oeuvre David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work - the complex relationship between culture and power, and... -
Ideology: An Introduction by Terry Eagleton
£20.43Ideology has never before been so much in evidence as a fact and so little understood as a concept as it is today. In this now classic work, originally written for both newcomers to the topic and for those already familiar with the debate, Terry Eagleton... -
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
RRP: £7.99£5.79'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.'Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the... -
Leisure: The Basis of Culture: Including the Philosophical Act by Josef Pieper
RRP: £13.99£10.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586172565Author Josef PieperFormat PaperbackPage Count 145Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *... -
The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad by Emily Thomas
RRP: £12.99£9.09How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel intersect. Part philosophical ramble, part memoir, The Meaning of... -
The Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response by Wolfgang Iser
RRP: £27.50£24.12Iser examines what happens during the reading process, and how it is basic to the development of a theory of aesthetic response, setting in motion a chain of events that depends both on the text and the exercise of certain human faculties.About the... -
The Mountain Path: A climber's journey through life and death by Paul Pritchard
£17.17'All I wanted to do was go to sleep. And I was certain that if I did drift off, it would be for the last time.'In 1998, Paul Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death,... -
Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief" by Al-Ghazali
RRP: £37.00£35.77Centuries after his death, al-Ghazali remains one of the most influential figures of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Although he is best known for his Incoherence of the Philosophers, Moderation in Belief is his most profound work of philosophical... -
Confessions by Augustine 9780812996562
RRP: £28.00£19.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812996562Author AugustineFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 641gDimensions(mm) 217mm *... -
The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art by Arthur C. Danto 9780674903463
RRP: £27.95£22.15Arthur C. Danto argues that recent developments in the art world, in particular the production of works of art that cannot be told from ordinary things, make urgent the need for a new theory of art and make plain the factors such a theory can and cannot...