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Other Side of Virtue, The - Where our virtues really came from, what they really mean, and where they might be taking us Brendan Myers 9781846941153
RRP: £11.99£10.15The Celts, the old Norse and Germanic people, the Greeks of the time of Homer and Hesiod, and other ancient heroic societies are popularly believed to be tribal warrior cultures, where the light of civilisation had not yet dawned. In fact, this is far... -
Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead? by Steven Pinker
RRP: £7.99£5.79'It's just a brute fact that we don't throw virgins into volcanoes any more. We don't execute people for shoplifting a cabbage. And we used to.' -Steven Pinker 'The idea that because things have gotten better in the past they will continue to do so... -
How To Be Accountable by Joe Biel
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621062363Author Joe BielFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing -
The Examined Run: Why Good People Make Better Runners by Sabrina B. Little 9780197678695
RRP: £13.99£12.28Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me a better runner? In The Examined Run, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina B. Little asks whether running can be a laboratory for developing our character... -
The Nietzschean Self: Moral Psychology, Agency, and the Unconscious by Paul Katsafanas 9780198837107
£30.73Nietzsche's works are replete with discussions of moral psychology, but to date there has been no systematic analysis of his account. How does Nietzsche understand human motivation, deliberation, agency, and selfhood? How does his account of the... -
Philosophy Bites by David Edmonds
RRP: £9.49£6.95Take 25 of the liveliest philosophers of our time. Talk to each about one of the most intriguing topics you can think of--from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics. The result is a Philosophy Bite--a lively, informal conversation that brings the subject... -
Why Does Inequality Matter? by T. M. Scanlon 9780198812692
RRP: £26.99£22.80Inequality is widely regarded as morally objectionable: T. M. Scanlon investigates why it matters to us. Demands for greater equality can seem puzzling, because it can be unclear what reason people have for objecting to the difference between what they... -
Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die by Steven Nadler 9780691233956
RRP: £14.99£11.50From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about life's big questionsIn 1656, after being excommunicated from Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community for "abominable heresies" and "monstrous deeds," the... -
What Climate Justice Means And Why We Should Care by Elizabeth Cripps
RRP: £12.99£9.71We owe it to our fellow humans - and other species - to save them from the catastrophic harm caused by climate change. Philosopher Elizabeth Cripps approaches climate justice not just as an abstract idea but as something that should motivate us all... -
Singer and His Critics Dale Jamieson (Carleton College) 9781557869098
RRP: £37.95£33.36This is the first book devoted to the work of Peter Singer, one of the leaders of the practical ethics movement, and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.About the AuthorDale Jamieson is Henry L. Luce Professor in Human... -
The Moral Philosophers: An Introduction to Ethics by Richard Norman
RRP: £41.99£38.38The Moral Philosophers adopts a historical approach to moral philosophy, taking in chronological sequence some of the major ethical philosophers of the past. Richard Norman introduces the thought of each figure as a coherent and comprehensive ethical... -
Natural Law and Natural Rights by John Finnis
RRP: £44.99£33.66First published in 1980, Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely heralded as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an authoritative restatement of natural law doctrine. It has offered generations of students and other readers a thorough... -
A Discourse on Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
RRP: £9.99£7.11In A Discourse on Inequality Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man's natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal... -
Learning from the Germans: Confronting Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman
RRP: £10.99£7.77'An ambitious and engrossing investigation of the moral legacies which stubbornly refuse to pass' Brendan Simms As the western world struggles with its legacies of racism and colonialism, what can we learn from the past in order to move forward?Susan... -
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... -
The State by Philip Pettit
RRP: £35.00£27.74A major new account of the state and its importance by a leading political philosopherThe future of our species depends on the state. Can states resist corporate capture, religious zealotry, and nationalist mania? Can they find a way to work together so... -
The Animal That Therefore I Am by Jacques Derrida
RRP: £26.99£23.32The Animal That Therefore I Am is the long-awaited translation of the complete text of Jacques Derrida's ten-hour address to the 1997 Cerisy conference entitled "The Autobiographical Animal," the third of four such colloquia on his work. The book was... -
Freedom and Resentment and Other Essays by P. F. Strawson 9780415448505
RRP: £25.99£22.63By the time of his death in 2006, Sir Peter Strawson was regarded as one of the world's most distinguished philosophers. First published thirty years ago but long since unavailable, Freedom and Resentment collects some of Strawson's most important work... -
Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality by David Edmonds
RRP: £28.00£22.20From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilismDerek Parfit (1942-2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of... -
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)... -
Protagoras by Plato
RRP: £7.99£5.79'You are going to entrust your soul to the care of a sophist. But I should be surprised if you even know what a sophist is.' In the fifth century BC professional educators, the sophists, travelled the Greek world claiming to teach success in public... -
Personhood, Ethics, and Animal Cognition: Situating Animals in Hare's Two Level Utilitarianism by Gary E. Varner 9780199758784
RRP: £102.50£82.53R.M. Hare was one of the most important ethical theorists of the 20th century, and one of his graduate students, Peter Singer, became famous for his writings on animals and personhood. Singer now says that he endorses Hare's "two-level... -
The Authoritarian Moment: How the Left Weaponized America's Institutions Against Dissent by Ben Shapiro
RRP: £20.00£13.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063001824Author Ben ShapiroFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Broadside BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 646g -
Nietzsche: Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality by Friedrich Nietzsche
RRP: £27.99£24.27Daybreak marks the arrival of Nietzsche's 'mature' philosophy and is indispensable for an understanding of his critique of morality and 'revaluation of all values'. This volume presents the distinguished translation by R. J. Hollingdale, with a new... -
Haunting Legacies: Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma by Gabriele Schwab 9780231152570
RRP: £28.00£21.80From mass murder to genocide, slavery to colonial suppression, acts of atrocity have lives that extend far beyond the horrific moment. They engender trauma that echoes for generations, in the experiences of those on both sides of the act. Gabriele Schwab... -
Sympathy: A History by Eric Schliesser 9780199928897
RRP: £44.99£33.99Our modern-day word for sympathy is derived from the classical Greek word for fellow-feeling. Both in the vernacular as well as in the various specialist literatures within philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, economics, and history,... -
What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters by Valerie Tiberius 9780691241395
RRP: £14.99£12.17A short guide to living well by understanding better what you really value—and what to do when your goals conflictWhat do you want out of life? To make a lot of money—or work for justice? To run marathons—or sing in a choir? To have children—or travel... -
The Handbook of Professional Ethical and Research Practice for Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychiatrists Rachel Tribe 9781138352087
RRP: £34.99£30.85This exciting new edition provides an overview of the main professional, ethical and research issues that are required knowledge for counsellors, therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists engaging in therapeutic or clinical work. These issues form part... -
The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective by Andy Andrews 9780785232322
RRP: £14.99£10.95A New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Traveler's Gift comes a story of common wisdom based on the remarkable true story of "Jones," a mysterious old man who has a knack for showing up in people's lives at just the right time, providing... -
Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt by Alec Ryrie 9780008299859
RRP: £9.99£6.64Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism. ... -
The History of Animals: A Philosophy by Oxana Timofeeva 9781350012011
RRP: £23.99£20.94Oxana Timofeeva's The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the "animal question". While philosophers have always made distinctions between human beings and animals, Timofeeva imagines a world free of such walls and... -
Gorgias by Plato 9780872200166
RRP: £10.99£9.00This is an excellent translation. It achieves a very high standard of accuracy and readability, two goals very difficult to attain in combination when it comes to such a master of prose and philosophical argument as Plato. Because of this the book is... -
Thoughtfulness and the Rule of Law by Jeremy Waldron 9780674290778
RRP: £37.95£30.51An essential study of the rule of law by one of the world's leading liberal political and legal philosophers.The meaning and value of the rule of law have been debated since antiquity. For many, the rule of law has become the essence of good government... -
Pursuing Moral Warfare: Ethics in American, British, and Israeli Counterinsurgency by Marcus Schulzke 9781626166585
RRP: £48.00£42.41During combat, soldiers make life-and-death choices dozens of times a day. These individual decisions accumulate to determine the outcome of wars. This work examines the theory and practice of military ethics in counterinsurgency operations. Marcus... -
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume 9789353422868
RRP: £10.00£8.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353422868Author David HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 7mm -
Plough Quarterly No. 8: Who Is My Neighbor by Gerhard Lohfink
RRP: £7.99£6.84From Jordan to Germany, the influx of refugees is straining goodwill to the breaking point. This issue of Plough Quarterly focuses on the second half of Jesus' Great Commandment: Love your neighbor as yourself. We found love of neighbor demonstrated by... -
What World Is This?: A Pandemic Phenomenology by Judith Butler
RRP: £14.99£10.92The pandemic compels us to ask fundamental questions about our place in the world: the many ways humans rely on one another, how we vitally and sometimes fatally breathe the same air, share the surfaces of the earth, and exist in proximity to other... -
Anscombe's Intention: A Guide by John Schwenkler 9780190052034
RRP: £26.49£19.16Written against the background of her controversial opposition to the University of Oxford's awarding of an honorary degree to Harry S. Truman, Elizabeth Anscombe's Intention laid the groundwork she thought necessary for a proper ethical evaluation of... -
Give: Charity and the Art of Living Generously by Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow 9780008360047
RRP: £9.99£6.64From the founder of Mary's Meals and the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Shed That Fed a Million Children, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow travels the world encountering startling acts of charity and the power of generosity. Few people in the... -
Avatar – The Last Airbender and Philosophy – Wisdom from Aang to Zuko by H De Cruz
RRP: £16.95£11.51Would our world be a better place if some of us were benders? Can Katara repair the world through care? Is Toph a disability pride icon? What does it mean for Zuko to be bad at being good? Can we tell whether uncle Iroh is a fool or a sage? The world is...