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Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline and Other Philosophical Writings by G. W. F. Hegel 9780826403407
£33.26Hegel's system of philosophy was not only the leading form of metaphysics during his lifetime, but it has taken on increasing significance in our own time. The main element in this compact collection of Hegel's thought is an eagerly awaited new... -
The Two Gods of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes on Religion and Politics by A. P. Martinich 9780521531238
RRP: £62.99£53.18As well as being considered the greatest English political philosopher, Hobbes has traditionally been thought of as a purely secular thinker, highly critical of all religion. In this provocative new study, Professor Martinich argues that conventional... -
Feuerbach by Marx W. Wartofsky 9780521289290
RRP: £41.99£34.63Feuerbach is now recognized as a central figure in the history of nineteenth-century thought. He was one of Hegel's most influential pupils: he dominated German radical philosophy in the 1840s and was the leader of the Young Hegelians; his... -
An Introductory Guide To Post-Structuralism by Madan Sarup 9780820315317
£28.10An accessible and popular introduction to post-structuralist and postmodernist theory. It clearly examines key concepts such as modernity, postmodernity, modernism and postmodernism with sections on feminist criticism of the work of Lacan and Foucault... -
The Wild Girl, Natural Man and the Monster: Dangerous Experiments in the Age of Enlightenment by Julia V. Douthwaite
RRP: £28.00£27.39This study looks at the lives of the most famous "wild children" of eighteenth-century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectibility of mankind. Julia V. Douthwaite recounts reports of feral children,... -
Introducing Rousseau: A Graphic Guide by Dave Robinson
RRP: £8.99£6.70Illustrated guide to the crucial French philosopher who denied bring a philosopher at all. 'I am like no one else in the whole world ...' Thus begins Jean-Jacques Rousseau's defiant Confessions - an autobiography of astounding psychological insight... -
Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations by William H. Brenner 9780791442029
£25.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791442029Author William H. BrennerFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York... -
Locke's Philosophy: Content and Context by G. A. J. Rogers 9780198236849
£37.23Three hundred years after his major publications, John Locke remains one of the most potent philosophical influences in the world today. His epistemology has become embedded in our everyday presumptions about the world, and his political theory lies at... -
John McDowell: Experience, Norm, and Nature by Jakob Lindgaard 9781405159883
RRP: £20.75£18.32John McDowell: Experience, Norm, and Nature combines original essays by leading contemporary philosophers with point by point responses by McDowell himself to explore the central themes of one of the most innovative philosophers of our day. Provides... -
Reading Philosophy of Language: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary by Jennifer Hornsby 9781405124850
RRP: £31.95£28.69Designed for readers new to the subject, Reading Philosophy of Language presents key texts in the philosophy of language together with helpful editorial guidance. A concise collection of key texts in the philosophy of languageIdeal for readers new to the... -
Pyrrhonian Skepticism by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong 9780195169720
RRP: £55.00£45.52Throughout the history of philosophy, skepticism has posed one of the central challenges of epistemology. Yet the only skeptical view that has been truly held-by Sextus, Montaigne, Hume, Wittgenstein, and, most recently, Robert Fogelin-has been... -
On Education: Conversations with Riccardo Mazzeo by Zygmunt Bauman 9780745661568 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£4.44What is the role of education in a world where we no longer have a clear vision of the future and where the idea of a single, universal model of humanity seems like the residue of a bygone age? What role should educators play in a world where young... -
On Education: Conversations with Riccardo Mazzeo by Zygmunt Bauman 9780745661568
£15.23What is the role of education in a world where we no longer have a clear vision of the future and where the idea of a single, universal model of humanity seems like the residue of a bygone age? What role should educators play in a world where young... -
The Problem of Consciousness: Essays Towards a Resolution by Colin McGinn
RRP: £33.95£29.98Can consciousness be fitted into a naturalistic worldview or is it inherently mysterious? In virtue of what does a physical organism come to have an inner conscious life? This book argues that we are not equipped to understand the workings of... -
The Cambridge Companion to Montaigne by Ullrich Langer
RRP: £75.00£63.71Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), the great Renaissance skeptic and pioneer of the essay form, is known for his innovative method of philosophical inquiry which mixes the anecdotal and the personal with serious critiques of human knowledge, politics and... -
Hobbes's "Leviathan": A Reader's Guide by Laurie M. Johnson Bagby 9780826486202
RRP: £21.99£21.89"Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader... -
The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy by Anthony Gottlieb 9781631492969
RRP: £21.00£16.55Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony... -
Identities: Race, Class, Gender, and Nationality by Linda Martin Alcoff 9780631217237
RRP: £35.95£32.07This anthology provides the definitive theoretical sources of contemporary thinking about identity, including explorations of race, class, gender, and nationality. Explores the long and rich tradition of philosophical analysis and debate over the... -
Philosophical Principles of Integral Knowledge by Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov 9780802860934
RRP: £29.99£22.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802860934Author Vladimir Sergeyevich SolovyovFormat PaperbackPage Count 179Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans... -
Chomsky: Language, Mind and Politics by James McGilvray 9780745649900
RRP: £17.99£16.04Noam Chomsky has made major contributions to three fields: political history and analysis, linguistics, and the philosophies of mind, language, and human nature. In this thoroughly revised and updated volume, James McGilvray provides a critical... -
Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes 9781585102594
RRP: £15.99£13.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585102594Author Ren DescartesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoWeight(grams)... -
Kant and the Experience of Freedom: Essays on Aesthetics and Morality by Paul Guyer 9780521568333
RRP: £34.99£30.49This collection of essays by one of the preeminent Kant scholars of our time transforms our understanding of both Kant's aesthetics and his ethics. Guyer shows that at the very core of Kant's aesthetic theory, disinterestedness of taste becomes an... -
A History of Western Philosophy: And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Russell 9780671201586
£20.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671201586Author RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 906Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 890g -
Wondrous Truths: The Improbable Rise of Modern Science by J.D. Trout 9780190878658
RRP: £21.99£20.23A fresh, daring, and genuine alternative to the traditional story of scientific progress. Explaining the world around us, and the life within it, is one of the most uniquely human drives, and the most celebrated activity of science. Good explanations... -
The Two Greatest Ideas: How Our Grasp of the Universe and Our Minds Changed Everything by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
RRP: £17.99£14.38Two simple yet tremendously powerful ideas that shaped virtually every aspect of civilizationThis book is a breathtaking examination of the two greatest ideas in human history. The first is the idea that the human mind can grasp the universe. The second... -
Writing on China by G. W. Leibniz 9780812692518
RRP: £17.99£15.43Contains all four of Leibniz's detailed writings on China. He hoped to show that Chinese natural theology was compatible with his own philosophy, that his own philosophy was nothing but a refinement of Christian theology and that, therefore, Chinese and... -
On the Binding Biases of Time and Other Essays on General Semantics and Media Ecology by Lance Strate 9780982755938
RRP: £14.00£9.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982755938Author Lance StrateFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Institute of General SemanticsPublisher Institute of General SemanticsWeight(grams) 427g -
The Spirit of the Age: Hegel and the Fate of Thinking by Paul Ashton 9780980305265
RRP: £16.00£11.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980305265Author Paul AshtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 380Imprint re.pressPublisher re.pressWeight(grams) 557g -
The Critique of Judgement: (Containing Kant's `Critique of Aesthetic Judgement' and `Critique of Teleological Judgement') by Immanuel Kant
£60.33A refreshing approach to the study of major Western philosophers. Introductory essays by noted scholars enliven each volume with insights into the human side of the great thinkers, and provide authoritative discussions of the historical background,... -
An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature: A Series of Sermons by Nathaniel Culverwell by Nathaniel Culverwell 9780865973282
RRP: £10.95£8.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865973282Author Nathaniel CulverwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 473g -
Starting with Hobbes by George MacDonald Ross 9781847061614
£24.11This book provides a new introduction to Hobbes, guiding the student through the key concepts of his work by examining the overall development of his ideas.Thomas Hobbes was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the seventeenth... -
Virtues and Reasons: Philippa Foot and Moral Theory: Essays in Honour of Philippa Foot by Rosalind Hursthouse 9780198237938
RRP: £54.00£47.17Philippa Foot is one of the most original and widely respected philosophers of recent years; her work has exerted a lasting influence on the development of moral philosophy. In tribute to her, twelve eminent philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic... -
Bhaviveka on Samkhya and Vedanta: The Samkhyatattvanirnayavatara and Vedantatattvaviniacaya Chapters of the Madhyamakahrdayakarika and Tarkajvala by Olle Qvarnstrom 9780674088498
£39.40For anyone interested in an epoch of almost unrivaled intellectual activity and debate in India, the sixth-century Madhyamakahrdayakarika along with its auto-commentary, the Tarkajvala, is an indispensable resource. This partly doxographical treatise,... -
Gramsci and Educational Thought by Peter Mayo 9781444333947
RRP: £20.75£18.32Through a series of writings from international scholars, Gramsci and Educational Thought pays tribute to the educational influence of Antonio Gramsci, considered one of the greatest social thinkers and political theorists of the 20th century. ... -
Apiqoros: The Last Essays of Salomon Maimon by Timothy Sean Quinn
RRP: £31.50£29.17Although Kant considered him the greatest critic of his work, and Fichte thought him the most impressive mind of the generation, Salomon Maimon (1753-1800) has fallen into relative obscurity. Apiqoros: The Last Essays of Salomon Maimon draws attention to... -
The Children's Crusade: Medieval History, Modern Mythistory by G. Dickson 9780230248878
RRP: £49.99£44.97The Children's Crusade was possibly the most extraordinary event in the history of the crusades. The first modern study in English of this popular crusade sheds new light on its history and offers new perspectives on its supposedly dismal outcome. Its... -
Nietzsche, Psychology, and First Philosophy by Robert B. Pippin 9780226669762
RRP: £24.00£23.03Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most elusive thinkers in the philosophical tradition. Nonetheless, certain readings of his work have become standard and influential. In this major new interpretation of Nietzsche, Robert B. Pippin challenges various... -
What Philosophy Is for by Michael Hampe
RRP: £39.00£37.63What is the state of philosophy today, and what might it become tomorrow? With What Philosophy is For, Michael Hampe answers these questions by exploring the relationships among philosophy, education, science, and narrative, developing a Socratically... -
The Representational Theory of Mind: An Introduction by Kim Sterelny 9780631164982
RRP: £36.95£32.51This book is not a conventional introduction to the philosophy of mind, nor is it a contribution to the physicalist/ dualist debate. Instead The Representational Theory of Mind demonstrates that we can construct physicalist theories of important aspects... -
Nietzsche and Morality by Brian Leiter 9780199285938
RRP: £125.00£92.50Nietzsche was surprisingly neglected by most English-language moral philosophers until recently. This volume capitalizes on a growth of interest in Nietzsche's work on morality from two sides - from scholars of the history of philosophy and from...