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Rousseau's Ethics of Truth: A Sublime Science of Simple Souls by Jason Neidleman 9780367258511
RRP: £41.99£34.36In 1758, Rousseau announced that he had adopted "vitam impendere vero" (dedicate life to truth) as a personal pledge. Despite the dramatic nature of this declaration, no scholar has yet approached Rousseau's work through the lens of truth or... -
Latin American Philosophy from Identity to Radical Exteriority by Alejandro Arturo Vallega 9780253012487
RRP: £74.00£64.45While recognizing its origins and scope, Alejandro A. Vallega offers a new interpretation of Latin American philosophy by looking at its radical and transformative roots. Placing it in dialogue with Western philosophical traditions, Vallega examines... -
America's Philosophical Vision by John E. Smith 9780226763682
RRP: £32.00£31.11In these previously uncollected essays, Smith argues that American philosophers like Peirce, James, Royce, and Dewey have forged a unique philosophical tradition--one that is rich and complex enough to represent a genuine alternative to the analytic,... -
Nietzsche, Heidegger and the Transition to Postmodernity by Gregory B. Smith 9780226763408
RRP: £27.00£26.47Smith argues that, while much of postmodern thought is rooted in Nietzsche and Heidegger, it has ironically attempted, whether unwittingly or by design, to deflect their philosophy back onto a modern path. Other alternative paths emanating from both... -
The Embodiment of Reason: Kant on Spirit, Generation, and Community by Susan Meld Shell 9780226752174
RRP: £36.00£35.23Commentators on the work of Immanuel Kant have long held that his later "critical" writings are a radical rejection of his earlier, less celebrated efforts. This work demonstrates not only the developmental unity of Kant's individual writings, but also... -
Selected Writings by George Herbert Mead 9780226516714
RRP: £45.00£43.21The only collection of Mead's writings published during his lifetime, these essays have heretofore been virtually inaccessible. Reck has collected twenty-five essays representing the full range and depth of Mead's thought. This penetrating volume will be... -
Hegel's Theory of Intelligibility by Rocio Zambrana 9780226280110
RRP: £35.00£29.57Hegel's Theory of Intelligibility picks up on recent revisionist readings of Hegel to offer a productive new interpretation of his notoriously difficult work, the Science of Logic. Rocio Zambrana transforms the revisionist tradition by distilling the... -
Freedom and the End of Reason: On the Moral Foundation of Kant's Critical Philosophy by Richard L. Velkley 9780226852607
RRP: £62.00£59.01In Freedom and the End of Reason, Richard L. Velkley offers an influential interpretation of the central issue of Kant's philosophy and an evaluation of its position within modern philosophy's larger history. He persuasively argues that the whole of... -
The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism by Geoffrey Galt Harpham 9780226316925
RRP: £40.00£38.55In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics. He suggests that we consider the ascetic as "the 'cultural' element in... -
The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson by Daniel J. Boorstin 9780226064970
RRP: £24.00£23.03In this classic work by one of America's most distinguished historians, Daniel Boorstin enters into Thomas Jefferson's world of ideas. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration,... -
The Passions: A Study of Human Nature by P. M. S. Hacker 9781118951873
RRP: £69.95£60.74A survey of astonishing breadth and penetration. No cognitive neuroscientist should ever conduct an experiment in the domain of the emotions without reading this book, twice. Parashkev Nachev, Institute of Neurology, UCL There is not a slack moment in... -
Philosophical Correspondence, 1759-1799 by Immanuel Kant 9780226423616
RRP: £40.00£38.55Drawn from the Prussian Academy edition of Kant's collected works, these letters make it possible to trace the development of Kant's thought from his earliest worries about the topics discussed in the Critique of Pure Reason to his attempts in later life... -
Beyond Nihilism: Nietzsche without Masks by Ofelia Schutte 9780226741413
RRP: £30.00£29.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226741413Author Ofelia SchutteFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)... -
Themes, Issues and Problems in African Philosophy by Isaac E. Ukpokolo 9783319821863
RRP: £119.99£109.55This volume provides the key to a deepened discourse on philosophy in Africa. Available literature and academic practice in African philosophy since the 1960s have largely featured discourses in the areas of origin, general meaning and nature of the... -
Memories Cast in Stone: The Relevance of the Past in Everyday Life by David E. Sutton 9781859739433
RRP: £135.00£117.28How does the past matter in the present? How is a feeling of 'ownership' of the past expressed in people's everyday lives? Should continuity with the distant past be seen as simply a nationalist fiction or is it transformed by local historical... -
Starting with Hume by Charlotte R. Brown 9781847065308
£24.11This book presents a new introduction to Hume, guiding the student through the key concepts of Hume's work by examining the overall development of his ideas. David Hume is widely regarded as the greatest English thinker in the history of philosophy. His... -
Starting with Sartre by Gail Linsenbard 9781847065285
£24.11This is a new introduction to Sartre, guiding the student through the key concepts on his work by examining the overall development of his ideas. Jean-Paul Sartre is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential philosophers and writers of... -
Starting with Leibniz by Roger Woolhouse 9781847062048
£24.11This title introduces students to the life, work and ideas of Gottfried Leibniz, taking the reader new to the subject through the key themes of his writings. Gottfried Leibniz was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the seventeenth... -
Starting with Heidegger by Tom Greaves 9781847061393
£104.28This is a new introduction to Heidegger, guiding the student through the overall development of his ideas. Covering all the key concepts of Heidegger's work, "Starting with Heidegger" provides an accessible introduction to the ideas that are... -
Spinoza's Challenge to Jewish Thought - Writings on His Life, Philosophy, and Legacy by Daniel B. Schwartz 9781584657118
RRP: £52.00£49.71Arguably, no historical thinker has had as varied and fractious a reception within modern Judaism as Baruch (Benedict) Spinoza (1632-77), the seventeenth-century philosopher, pioneering biblical critic, and Jewish heretic from Amsterdam. Revered in many... -
Exercises in the Elements: Essays, Speeches, Notes by Josef Pieper 9781587312328
RRP: £15.00£14.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587312328Author Josef PieperFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 476g -
Politics and Negation: For an Affirmative Philosophy by Roberto Esposito 9781509536610
RRP: £55.00£47.73For some while we have been witnessing a series of destructive phenomena which seem to indicate a full-fledged return to the negative on the world stage - from terrorism and armed conflict to the threat of environmental catastrophe. At the same time,... -
Heidegger: A Critical Introduction by Peter Trawny 9781509521753
RRP: £50.00£43.51Martin Heidegger is one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century philosophy but his reputation was tainted by his associations with Nazism. The posthumous publication of the Black Notebooks, which reveal the shocking extent of Heidegger's... -
Foucault: The Birth of Power by Professor Stuart Elden 9781509507252
RRP: £55.00£54.74Michel Foucault's The Archaeology of Knowledge was published in March 1969; Discipline and Punish in February 1975. Although only six years apart, the difference in tone is stark: the former is a methodological treatise, the latter a call to arms. What... -
Philosophical Introductions: Five Approaches to Communicative Reason by Jurgen Habermas 9781509506712
RRP: £50.00£43.51On the occasion of Habermas's 80th birthday, the German publisher Suhrkamp brought out five volumes of Habermas's work that spanned the full range his philosophical work, from the theory of rationality to the critique of metaphysics. For each of these... -
Heidegger and the Jews: The Black Notebooks by Donatella Di Cesare 9781509503827
RRP: £55.00£48.13Philosophers have long struggled to reconcile Martin Heidegger's involvement in Nazism with his status as one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. The recent publication of his Black Notebooks has reignited fierce debate on the subject... -
Foucault and Neoliberalism by Daniel Zamora 9781509501762
RRP: £40.00£35.47Michel Foucault's death in 1984 coincided with the fading away of the hopes for social transformation that characterized the postwar period. In the decades following his death, neoliberalism has triumphed and attacks on social rights have become... -
The Transnational Genealogy of Esprit De Corps by Luis de Miranda 9781474454193
RRP: £105.00£95.79Is esprit de corps the secret engine of history? Esprit de corps has played a significant role in the cultural and political history of the last 300 years. The idea was influential and debated during the European secularisation of education in the... -
Levinas' 'Totality and Infinity': A Reader's Guide by William Large 9781472524393
£88.04Emmanuel Levinas' Totality and Infinity is a monumental work of phenomenological enquiry that goes on to assert the centrality of ethics to philosophical thought. This Reader's Guide provides a detailed explanation of the work, breaking down the... -
The Descartes Dictionary by Kurt Smith 9781472510105
£32.30The Descartes Dictionary is an accessible guide to the world of the seventeenth-century philosopher Rene Descartes. Meticulously researched and extensively cross-referenced, this unique book covers all his major works, ideas and influences, and provides... -
Designology: Studies on Planning for Action by Wojciech W. Gasparski 9781412854757
RRP: £135.00£117.28The more complex a human action is, the greater the need to formulate a plan of action, devise a method of implementation, and evaluate its execution. Such preparation is called design or planning, and can be defined as a conceptual preparation for... -
Locke by Samuel C. Rickless 9781405189354
RRP: £68.95£59.50In a focused assessment of one of the founding members of the liberal tradition in philosophy and a self-proclaimed Under-Labourer working to support the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the author maps the full range of John Locke s... -
Wittgenstein's Method: Neglected Aspects by Gordon P. Baker 9781405152808
RRP: £34.95£30.83This is a collection of the key articles written by renowned Wittgenstein scholar, G.P. Baker, on Wittgenstein's later philosophy, published posthumously. Following Baker's death in 2002, the volume has been edited by collaborator and partner, Katherine... -
Wittgenstein and Reason by John Preston 9781405180955
RRP: £20.75£18.32This volume discusses Wittgenstein's work, as well as his oeuvre in general, and its implications for the nature of reason. Investigates the nature of reason which has always been a topic at the very heart of Western philosophy Analyses how Wittgenstein... -
Berkeley by Margaret Atherton 9781405149167
RRP: £65.95£56.97Presents a concise and comprehensive analysis of George Berkeley's thought and the impact of his intellectual contributions to philosophy In this latest addition to the Blackwell Great Minds series, noted scholar of early modern philosophy Margaret... -
Early Modern Philosophy: Essential Readings with Commentary by A. P. Martinich 9781405135665
RRP: £95.95£83.58Part of the Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy series, this survey of early modern philosophy focuses on the key texts and philosophers of the period whose beliefs changed the course of western thought. * Assembles the key texts from the... -
The Wittgenstein Reader by Anthony Kenny 9781405135832
RRP: £104.95£90.83This popular selection of Wittgenstein's key writings has now been updated to include new material relevant to recent debates about the philosopher. This book follows the evolution of Wittgenstein's philosophical thought from the "Tractatus... -
Schopenhauer by Robert J. Wicks 9781405134798
RRP: £82.95£72.12This innovative volume presents an insightful philosophical portrait of the life and work of Arthur Schopenhauer. * Focuses on the concept of the sublime as it clarifies Schopenhauer's aesthetic theory, moral theory and asceticism * Explores the... -
In Kant's Wake: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century by Tom Rockmore 9781405125703
RRP: £88.95£77.22"In Kant's Wake" evaluates the four main trends in philosophy in the twentieth century - Marxism, Anglo-American analytic, American pragmatism, and continental philosophy - and argues that all four evolved in reaction to Kant's fascinating and... -
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason: An Orientation to the Central Theme by Anthony Savile 9781405120418
RRP: £28.95£25.07This fresh orientation to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason presents his central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a ground-breaking response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors' accounts of experiential knowledge. Traces...