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Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us: (about life, philosophy and everything) by Jordan Erica Webber
RRP: £10.99£7.78WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS?If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we're all already artificial intelligences, living inside a simulation?These sound like questions from a... -
The Fundamentals of Reasons by Mark Schroeder 9780192896285
RRP: £18.99£17.91The concept of a reason is now central to many areas of contemporary philosophy. Key theses in ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of action, and the philosophy of the emotions, among others, have come to be framed in terms of reasons... -
Time's Monster: History, Conscience and Britain's Empire by Priya Satia
RRP: £10.99£7.77CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NEW STATESMAN AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'In this searing book, Priya Satia demonstrates, yet again, that she is one of our most brilliant and original historians' Sunil Amrith, author of Unruly WatersFor generations, the... -
On the Genealogy of Morals: A Polemic. By way of clarification and supplement to my last book Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
RRP: £9.99£7.11`Reason, seriousness, mastery over the emotions, the whole murky affair which goes by the name of thought, all the privileges and showpieces of man: what a high price has been paid for them! How much blood and horror is at the bottom of all "good... -
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt 9780691122946
RRP: £8.99£6.67A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of... -
Awakening Philosophy: The Loss of Truth by Robert Elliott Allinson
RRP: £39.99£35.21In this original book, Robert Elliott Allinson asserts that philosophers have been lulled into a dogmatic sleep by Immanuel Kant, the slayer of metaphysics, who has convinced them (and the rest of humanity) that we can never know Reality. Allinson... -
The Unnatural Lottery: Character and Moral Luck by Claudia Card
RRP: £37.00£32.42The opportunities to become a good person are not the same for everyone. Modern European ethical theory, especially Kantian ethics, assumes the same virtues are accessible to all who are capable of rational choice. Character development, however, is... -
Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction by Katarzyna De Lazari-Radek
RRP: £8.99£6.45Utilitarianism may well be the most influential secular ethical theory in the world today. It is also one of the most controversial. It clashes, or is widely thought to clash, with many conventional moral views, and with human rights when they are seen... -
That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation by David Bentley Hart
RRP: £11.99£10.15A stunning reexamination of one of the essential tenets of Christian belief from one of the most provocative and admired writers on religion today "A scathing, vigorous, eloquent attack on those who hold that that there is such a thing as eternal... -
Nietzsche: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself Roy Jackson 9781444790573
RRP: £12.99£8.60Written by Dr Roy Jackson, who is Course Leader in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Gloucestershire, Nietzsche: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas... -
Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous by W. Jay Wood 9780877845225
RRP: £21.99£13.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877845225Author W. Jay WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 210mm... -
On Obligations: De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £9.99£7.11On Obligations (De officiis) was written by Cicero in late 44 BC after the assassination of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. It explores the apparent tensions between honourable conduct and expediency in public... -
Outlines of the Philosophy of Right by G. W. F. Hegel
RRP: £12.99£9.09What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational. Hegel's Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is one of the greatest works of moral, social, and political philosophy. It contains significant ideas on justice, moral responsibility, family... -
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football David Winner 9780747553106
RRP: £12.99£9.09The Netherlands has been one of the world's most distinctive and sophisticated football cultures. From the birth of Total Football in the sixties, through two decades of World Cup near misses to the exiles who remade clubs like AC Milan, Barcelona,... -
Why Iris Murdoch Matters by Gary Browning
RRP: £25.99£22.61In Why Iris Murdoch Matters Gary Browning draws on as yet unpublished archival material to present an unrivalled overview of Murdoch's work and thought. Browning argues for Murdoch's position amongst the key theorists of modern life, and discusses in... -
Natural Law and Modern Society by Sean Coyle 9780192886996
RRP: £110.00£99.81Modern society is riven by social divisions: between conservatives and progressives; liberals and socialists; the mainstream and the rise of far-right political groups etc. Instead of truth, there are 'post-truth' and 'alternative facts'. In the wake of... -
The Courage to Be by Paul Tillich
RRP: £12.99£10.19Selected as one of the Books of the Century by the New York Public Library "The brilliance, the wealth of illustration, and the aptness of personal application . . . make the reading of these chapters an exciting experience."-W. Norman Pittenger, New... -
Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self Marilynne Robinson 9780300171471
RRP: £12.99£11.46One of our best contemporary writers explores the tension between science and religion and reveals how our concept of mind determines how we understand and value human nature and human civilization "These impassioned pages require and reward very close... -
You Matter: The Human Solution by Delia Smith 9781912914333 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.14Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
You Matter: The Human Solution by Delia Smith
RRP: £14.99£13.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912914333Author Delia SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Mensch PublishingPublisher Mensch PublishingWeight(grams) 202g -
Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell
RRP: £14.99£13.58A classic collection of Bertrand Russell's more controversial works, reaffirming his staunch liberal values, Unpopular Essays is one of Russell's most characteristic and self-revealing books. Written to "combat... the growth in Dogmatism", on first... -
The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780141037851Author Amartya SenFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 198mm *... -
Living for Pleasure: An Epicurean Guide to Life by Emily A. Austin
RRP: £17.99£12.95If we all want happiness and pleasure so much, then why are we so bad at getting it? Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikingly intuitive claims into a simple formula for... -
A Companion to Applied Ethics R. G. Frey (Washington University in St. Louis, USA) 9781405133456
RRP: £38.95£35.20Applied or practical ethics is perhaps the largest growth area in philosophy today, and many issues in moral, social, and political life have come under philosophical scrutiny in recent years. Taken together, the essays in this volume - including two... -
Virtue Ethics: An Introduction by Richard Taylor 9781573929431
RRP: £15.99£12.23In this fresh evaluation of Western ethics, noted philosopher Richard Taylor argues that philosophy must return to the classical notion of virtue as the basis of ethics. To ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, ethics was chiefly the study of how... -
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations by Michael Walzer
RRP: £14.99£12.13"A classic in the field" (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the present.Just and Unjust Wars has forever changed how we think about the ethics of... -
Humanity: the Recent Moral History Jonathan Glover 9780712665414
RRP: £24.00£17.36This book is about history and morality in the twentieth century. It is about the psychology which made possible Hiroshima, the Nazi genocide, the Gulag, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot's Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and many other atrocities. In... -
Philosophy and Ethics (KS3 Knowing Religion) by Robert Orme
RRP: £10.99£10.77Deliver an ambitious, knowledge-rich philosophy and ethics curriculum at KS3 with 18 ready-made, flexible and high quality KS3 lessons. The first unit 'Philosophy of religion' explores the ideas of influential Western philosophers focusing on... -
A Companion to Business Ethics Robert E. Frederick (Bentley College, USA) 9781405101028
RRP: £38.95£34.60In a series of articles specifically commissioned for this volume, some of today's most distinguished business ethicists survey the main areas of interest and concern in the field of business ethics. Sections of the book cover topics such as the often... -
AI Ethics by Mark Coeckelbergh
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262538190Author Mark CoeckelberghFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 16mm -
The Birth of the Clinic by Michel Foucault
RRP: £16.99£15.22In this remarkable book Michel Foucault, one of the most influential thinkers of recent times, calls us to look critically at specific historical events in order to uncover new layers of significance. In doing so, he challenges our assumptions not only... -
The Morality of Freedom by Joseph Raz 9780198248071
RRP: £44.49£35.61Ranging over central issues of morals and politics, this book discusses the nature of freedom and authority. It examines the role of value-neutrality, rights, equality, and the prevention of harm in the liberal tradition, and relates them to fundamental... -
Virtues and Vices: and other essays in moral philosophy by Philippa Foot 9780199252862
RRP: £40.99£31.79'Foot stands out among contemporary ethical theorists because of her conviction that virtues and vices are more central ethical notions than rights, duties, justice, or consequences - the primary focus of most other contemporary theorists. This volume... -
Islamic Theology and the Problem of Evil by Safaruk Chowdhury 9781617979934
RRP: £49.99£42.85A rigorous study of the problem of evil in Islamic theology Like their Jewish and Christian co-religionists, Muslims have grappled with how God, who is perfectly good, compassionate, merciful, powerful, and wise permits intense and profuse evil and... -
Giving an Account of Oneself by Judith P. Butler 9780823225040
RRP: £25.99£22.49What does it mean to lead a moral life? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice-one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new sense of the human... -
German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by Andrew Bowie
RRP: £8.99£6.45German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. Without Kant, Frege, Wittgenstein, and Husserl there would be no Anglo-American 'analytical' style of philosophy. Moreover, without Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, the 'Continental... -
Introducing Ethics: A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson 9781848310087
RRP: £8.99£6.08What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is "identity" now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms? In a climate of instant... -
An Introduction to Moral Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff
£41.41From respected philosopher and writer Jonathan Wolff, this brief introduction to ethics stimulates independent thought, emphasises real-world examples, and provides clear and engaging introductions to key moral theories and the thinkers behind them. The... -
The Essential Schopenhauer: Key Selections from The World As Will and Representation and Other Writings by Arthur Schopenhauer
RRP: £9.99£6.64What is the meaning of life? How should I live? Is there any purpose to the universe? Generations have turned to the great German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer because he tackled the big issues. His influence has extended not only to later philosophers... -
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 9780241448793
RRP: £20.00£14.69'Witty and learned ... Hershovitz intertwines parenting and philosophy, recounting his spirited arguments with his kids about infinity, morality, and the existence of God' Jordan Ellenberg, author of ShapeA funny, wise guide to the art of thinking, and...