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The Importance of Nietzsche: Ten Essays by Erich Heller 9780226326382
RRP: $46.80$44.91In this book, one of the most distinguished scholars of German culture collects his essays on a figure who has long been one of his chief preoccupations. Erich Heller's lifelong study of modern European literature necessarily returns again and again to... -
The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790-1870) by Allen W. Wood
RRP: $107.23$90.83The latest volume in the Cambridge Histories of Philosophy series, The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790-1870) brings together twenty-nine leading experts in the field and covers the years 1790-1870. Their twenty-eight... -
Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Thomas Hobbes by Timothy Raylor 9780198829690
$198.63Thomas Hobbes claimed to have founded the discipline of civil philosophy (political science). The claim did not go uncontested and in recent years the relationship of philosophical reasoning to rhetorical persuasion in Hobbes's work has become a... -
Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy in English since 1945 by Thomas Baldwin
$117.64This accessible and up-to-date survey introduces the central debates of English-language philosophy since 1945. A brief description of philosophical debates during the first half of the twentieth century is followed by extended discussions of some of the... -
The Adventure of French Philosophy by Bruno Bosteels
RRP: $33.13$23.56The Adventure of French Philosophy is essential reading for anyone interested in what Badiou calls the "French moment" in contemporary thought.Badiou explores the exceptionally rich and varied world of French philosophy in a number of groundbreaking... -
Philosophical Remarks by Ludwig Wittgenstein
RRP: $66.20$58.46When in May 1930, the Council of Trinity College, Cambridge, had to decide whether to renew Wittgenstein's research grant, it turned to Bertrand Russell for an assessment of the work Wittgenstein had been doing over the past year. His verdict: The... -
Introduction to Modernity by Henri Lefebvre 9781844677832
RRP: $50.68$34.55Originally published in 1962, when Lefebvre was beginning his career as a lecturer in sociology at the University of Strasbourg, it established his position in the vanguard of a movement which was to culminate in the events of May 1968. A classic... -
The God of Spinoza: A Philosophical Study by Richard Mason 9780521665858
RRP: $77.98$64.86This book is the fullest study in English for many years on the role of God in Spinoza's philosophy. Spinoza has been called both a 'God-intoxicated man' and an atheist, both a pioneer of secular Judaism and a bitter critic of religion. He was born a Jew... -
The Philosophy of Thomas Reid: A Collection of Essays by John Haldane 9781405109055
RRP: $48.75$42.55Thomas Reid was one of the greatest philosophers of the eighteenth century and a contemporary of Kant's. This volume is part of a new wave of international interest in Reid from a new generation of scholars. The volume opens with an introduction to... -
Wittgenstein: Meaning and Mind (Volume 3 of an Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations), Part 1: Essays by P. M. S. Hacker 9781118951804
RRP: $142.25$122.58Wittgenstein: Meaning and Mind is the third volume of a four-volume analytical commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, consisting of two parts. Part 1 is a sequence of fifteen essays that examine in detail all the major topics... -
Rorty and His Critics by Robert Brandom 9780631209829
RRP: $72.05$64.17Essays, written by thirteen of the most distinguished living philosophers, together with Rorty's substantial replies to each, and other new material by him, offer by far the most thorough and thoughtful discussion of the work of the thinker who has been... -
Positions by Jacques Derrida 9780226143316
RRP: $37.05$36.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226143316Author Jacques DerridaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press -
The Oxford Handbook of Hobbes by A. P. Martinich 9780190095338
RRP: $79.93$74.65The Oxford Handbook of Hobbes collects twenty-six newly commissioned, original chapters on the philosophy of the English thinker Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Best known today for his important influence on political philosophy, Hobbes was in fact a wide... -
The Essential Berkeley and Neo-Berkeley by David Berman
RRP: $38.98$34.57The Essential Berkeley and Neo-Berkeley is an introduction to the life and work of one of the most significant thinkers in the history of philosophy and a penetrating philosophical assessment of his lasting legacy. Written in clear and user-friendly... -
Deleuze and Derrida: Difference and the Power of the Negative by Vernon W. Cisney
RRP: $56.53$45.59For the first time, Vernon W. Cisney brings you a scholarly analysis of Jacques Derrida and Gilles Deleuze's contrasting concepts of difference. He distinguishes their responses to Hegel and Nietzsche. He finds that Deleuze formulates an affirmative... -
Logics of Worlds: Being and Event II by Alain Badiou 9780826494702
$98.01Logics of Worlds is the long-awaited sequel to Alain Badiou's much-heralded masterpiece, Being and Event. Tackling the questions that had been left open by Being and Event, and answering many of his critics in the process, Badiou supplements his... -
On Art, Religion, and the History of Philosophy: Introductory Lectures by G. W. F. Hegel 9780872203709
RRP: $33.13$27.55A reprint, with new Introduction, of the Harper Torch edition of 1970.The famous introductory lectures collected in this volume represent the distillation of Hegel's mature views on the three most important activities of spirit, and have the further... -
Brandom by Ronald Loeffler 9780745664200
RRP: $35.08$31.28Robert Brandom is one of the most renowned contemporary American philosophers, discussed widely in analytic as well as continental philosophical communities on both sides of the Atlantic. His innovative approach to language and rationality combines the... -
The Woods by Vladimir Bibikhin
RRP: $38.98$35.28In our modern, urbanized societies, our engagement with the natural world often seems distant and superficial. Human life is now far removed from its prehistoric origins, when humans dwelt deep within the forests and depended on them for their survival... -
Wittgenstein's Place in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy by P. M. S. Hacker 9780631200994
RRP: $72.05$64.17This text provides a unique and compelling account of Wittgenstein's impact upon twentieth century analytic philosophy, from its inception to its subsequent decline.About the AuthorP. M. S. Hacker is a fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is author of... -
Sloterdijk by Jean-Pierre Couture 9780745663814
RRP: $31.18$28.10This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual. Sloterdijk, in the tradition of Nietzsche and Heine, is an iconoclast who uses humour and biting critique to... -
Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?] by Mark T. Conard 9780812694536
RRP: $25.33$24.00Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care? Focusing on different works and varied aspects of Allen's multifaceted output, these essays... -
Husserl: A Guide for the Perplexed by Matheson Russell 9780826485946
$53.43"Continuum's Guides" for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject... -
The Cambridge Companion to Adorno by Tom Huhn
RRP: $60.43$52.98The great German philosopher and aesthetic theorist Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-69) was one of the main philosophers of the first generation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. An accomplished musician, Adorno first focused on the theory of... -
Deleuze: A Philosophy of the Event: together with The Vocabulary of Deleuze by Francois Zourabichvili
RRP: $60.45$50.02This is a new translation of two essential works on Deleuze, written by one of his contemporaries. From the publication of "Deleuze: A Philosophy of the Event" to his untimely death in 2006, Francois Zourabichvili was regarded as one of the most... -
The Genesis of Neo-Kantianism, 1796-1880 by Frederick C. Beiser 9780198769989
$99.00Frederick C. Beiser tells the story of the emergence of neo-Kantianism from the late 1790s until the 1880s. He focuses on neo-Kantianism before official or familiar neo-Kantianism, i.e., before the formation of the various schools of neo-Kantianism in... -
Iris Murdoch and the Search for Human Goodness by Maria Antonaccio 9780226021133
RRP: $64.35$62.50A noted philosopher and one of the most gifted and prolific novelists of the twentieth century, Iris Murdoch has anticipated and shaped many of the issues central to current ethics. These include the relation between human identity and ideas of the good,... -
Bacon: Selected Philosophical Works by Francis Bacon 9780872204706
RRP: $35.08$29.07The most comprehensive collection available in paperback of Bacon's philosophical and scientific writings, this volume offers Bacon's major works in their entirety, or in substantive selections, revised from the classic 19th century editions of Spedding,... -
In Quest of the Ordinary: Lines of Skepticism and Romanticism by Stanley Cavell 9780226098180
RRP: $46.80$44.91These lectures by one of the most influential and original philosophers of the twentieth century constitute a sustained argument for the philosophical basis of romanticism, particularly in its American rendering. Through his examination of such authors... -
Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed by Philip Schofield 9780826495907
$53.43This book provides a concise and coherent overview of Jeremy Bentham, the widely read and studied political philosopher - ideal for undergraduates who require more than just a simple introduction to his work and thought. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832),... -
On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Unearthed from the Origins of the Latin Language by Giambattista Vico 9780801495113
RRP: $50.68$43.86On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, originally published in 1710, is widely regarded as Vico's most significant work after the New Science and the Autobiography. Subtitled "The Book of Metaphysics," it was one of three planned volumes of a larger... -
Meditations, Objections, and Replies by Rene Descartes 9780872207981
RRP: $29.23$24.55This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their... -
Before and after Hegel: A Historical Introduction to Hegel's Thought by Tom Rockmore 9780872206472
RRP: $33.13$27.55In this engaging and accessible introduction to Hegel's theory of knowledge, Tom Rockmore brings together the philosopher's life, his thought, and his historical moment--without, however, reducing one to another. Laying out the philosophical tradition of... -
Fat Wednesday: Wittgenstein on Aspects by John Verdi
RRP: $46.78$29.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589880542Author John VerdiFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Paul Dry Books, IncPublisher Paul Dry Books, IncWeight(grams) 448g -
Classics of Analytic Philosophy by Robert R. Ammerman 9780872201019
RRP: $40.93$34.34This anthology of the central writings of the analytical tradition is widely regarded as the most useful such volume for teaching purposes. Clustered around issues in the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics, many of the pieces... -
On Temporal & Spiritual Authority by Robert Bellarmine 9780865977174
$26.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865977174Author Robert BellarmineFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 710g -
Wittgenstein: Conversations, 1949-51 by O. K. Bouwsma 9780872200081
RRP: $37.03$30.56"Remarkable how well Bouwsma understood Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems and how intelligently he was able to recount Wittgenstein's discussions. The bits about sensation are especially good. And the asides about the other... -
A Companion to Nietzsche by Keith Ansell-Pearson 9781405190763
RRP: $79.85$71.94A Companion to Nietzsche provides a comprehensive guide to all the main aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy, profiling the most recent research and trends in scholarship. Brings together an international roster of both rising stars and established... -
In Other Words: Transpositions of Philosophy in J.M. Coetzee's 'Jesus' Trilogy by Stephen Mulhall 9780192869715
RRP: $109.20$98.65J. M. Coetzee's 'Jesus' Trilogy extends and intensifies his long-term interest in engaging with a wide range of texts, themes and assumptions that help constitute the history of Western European philosophy. In this commentary, Stephen Mulhall extends his... -
Deconstruction Reframed by Floyd Merrell 9781557531506
$55.93Directed chiefly toward scholars in literary criticism and theory, Peircean semiotics, and, more generally, philosophy, this book is, by the nature of its broad focus, more descriptive than critical, synthetic rather than overtly prescriptive. Beginning...