Essays

Drawing on continental philosophy, Devouring One’s Own Tail examines culture and society as a type of ouroboros.   Inspired by Niklas Luhmann’s theories on social systems, this book examines the concept of autopoiesis, or self-creation, as it relates to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589881617Author Eva BrannFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Paul Dry BooksPublisher Paul Dry BooksWeight(grams) 140g

First published in 1982, Philosophical Foundations of Probability Theory starts with the uses we make of the concept in everyday life and then examines the rival theories that seek to account for these applications. It offers a critical exposition of the...

First published in 1937, The Philosophy of Relativity contains an exposition of Einstein, a step-by step deduction of the main equations of both the special and general theories of relativity. This book sets out to expound an original theory of events,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684581085Author Marcelo GleiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Brandeis University PressPublisher Brandeis University PressWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143448624Author Raja RaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House India

First published in 1990 Philosophical Foundations of Health Education analyses the dogmatism of conventional medicine as a form of scientism and tries to determine the extent to which the state of health education has been perverted by an uncritical...

First published in 1962 The Origins of Science tries to explain scientific thought from its historical and psychological origins. The depth of psychology of today rather than traditional epistemology is needed in order to understand the problems of...

First published in 1977, Emotion, Thought and Therapy is a study of Hume and Spinoza and the relationship of philosophical theories of the emotions to psychological theories of therapy. Jerome Neu argues that the Spinozists are closer to the truth; that...

Additional Prefaces from Hazel Henderson, Randeep Sudan, and new additional original material has been added in each chapter. New material has a particular focus on the impact of Covid-19 and its influence, which has gone beyond the fields of health and...

First published in 1977, Philosophy and Practical Education attempts to relate philosophy with education. It deals with themes like school, discipline, authority, curriculum, subjects, autonomy etc. to 1) discuss topics which are necessarily of direct...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881468373Author Will R JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Mercer University PressPublisher Mercer University Press

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

First Published in 1961 A Philosopher's Pilgrimage is a plain-spoken autobiography of Alban G. Widgery. This is the record of the life of a philosopher who never allowed concern with ideas to distract him from the richness of experiences. He was a...

First published in 1931, L. T. Hobhouse is an amalgamation of the late social philosopher L. T. Hobhouse's personal life and academic work. The first part of this volume is a brief biography by Mr. J. A. Hobson, with added impressions by personal friends...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788499884936Author Salvador PanikerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Editorial KairosPublisher Editorial KairosWeight(grams) 431g

What if Immanuel Kant floated down from his transcendental heights, straight through Alice's rabbit hole, and into the fabulous world of Lewis Carroll? For Ben-Ami Scharfstein this is a wonderfully instructive scenario and the perfect way to begin this...

Intersectionality, the attempt to bring theories on race, gender, disability and sexuality together, has existed for decades as a theoretical framework. The essays in this volume explore how intersectionality can be applied to modern philosophy, as well...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587316159Author Fr James V SchallFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 408g

A lot of thought goes into making Hollywood films and television series. The best artists of the twentieth century chose this medium over the arts they would have practiced in previous centuries --the painters, sculptors, writers, musicians, actors, and...

"I'm getting something," says Shawn, assuming a look of intense concentration and pressing his fingertips to the sides of his head. Shawn Spencer uses lies, pretense, and distraction to get at the truth. But can pseudoscience and fakery really...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587318825Author Josef PieperFormat HardbackImprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 454g

Montaigne’s Essays were republished in France every two or three years from 1580–1669. The Fortunes of Montaigne (originally published in 1935) aims to show what those who bought these Essays during that period sought or found there.The author has...

'...a clear, fascinating, and thoughtful introduction to the emerging field of the philosophy of psychedelics.' Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, philosopher, lecturer at the University of Exeter, and author of Noumenautics and Modes of Sentience This collection of...

First published in 1977, Philosophy and Practical Education attempts to relate philosophy with education. It deals with themes like school, discipline, authority, curriculum, subjects, autonomy etc. to 1) discuss topics which are necessarily of direct...

First published in 1937, The Philosophy of Relativity contains an exposition of Einstein, a step-by step deduction of the main equations of both the special and general theories of relativity. This book sets out to expound an original theory of events,...

Ten essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives. How do we live fully? How do we live successfully? Adrift in an anchorless world, we often worry about where we are heading. What...