Methodology

A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life's...

"Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn't just a book to read-it's a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation...

'Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.' Thus ends David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in...

This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy...

"Harman's style often evokes that of a William James merged with the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft." Olivier Surel in Actu Philosophia In this book the metaphysical system of Graham Harman is presented in lucid form, aided by helpful diagrams. In Chapter 1,...

'Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb.' - The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737345558Author Wayne M McDonnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 426Imprint Satori PublishingPublisher Satori PublishingWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Tap into your inner power with this mind-opening guide to vibrational-based living from Instagram star and self-help pioneer behind the internet community Vibrate Higher Daily. "There is another way of being in the world. There is a better way to...

The third edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection. The book features significantly revised, updated, and expanded...

The author of the contemporary classic, In the Dust of This Planet, is back with another raw and unsettling look at the human condition. Comprised of aphorisms, fragments, and observations both philosophical and personal, Thacker's new book traces the...

Frank Jackson champions the cause of conceptual analysis as a basic method of philosophical inquiry. In recent years conceptual analysis has been undervalued and, Jackson suggests, widely misunderstood; he argues that there is nothing especially...

"Thacker's discourse on the intersection of horror and philosophy is utterly original and utterly captivating..." Thomas Ligotti, author of The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters,...

Luciano Floridi presents a book that will set the agenda for the philosophy of information. PI is the philosophical field concerned with (1) the critical investigation of the conceptual nature and basic principles of information, including its dynamics,...

'I concluded that I was a substance whose whole essence or nature resides only in thinking, and which, in order to exist, has no need of place and is not dependent on any material thing.' Descartes's A Discourse on the Method of Correctly Conducting...

What are philosophers trying to achieve? How can they succeed? Does philosophy make progress? Is it in competition with science, or doing something completely different, or neither? Timothy Williamson tackles some of the key questions surrounding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781865087979Author Claire ColebrookFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Allen & UnwinPublisher Taylor & FrancisWeight(grams) 340g

Philosophy and anthropology have long debated questions of difference: rationality versus irrationality, abstraction versus concreteness, modern versus premodern. What if these disciplines instead focused on the commonalities of human experience? Would...

The Images of Time presents a philosophical investigation of the nature of time and the mind's ways of representing it. Robin Le Poidevin examines how we perceive time and change, the means by which memory links us with the past, the attempt to represent...

This book provides students with a concise introduction to the philosophy of methodology. The book stands apart from existing methodology texts by clarifying in a student-friendly and engaging way distinctions between philosophical positions, paradigms...

'Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.' A timeless classic in personal development, The Road Less Travelled is a landmark work that has inspired millions. Drawing on the experiences of his career as a psychiatrist, Scott...

Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as:What is the nature of reality?What are human beings really like?What is special about the human mind and consciousness?Are we free to choose who we are and what we do?Can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585422517Author Jacob NeedlemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 274gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359079261Author Ernest NagelFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Instant Philosophy pulls together all the pivotal philosophical knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in...

Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research project while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process, from planning and...

Social and cultural research has changed dramatically in the last few years in response to changing conceptions of the empirical, an intensification of interest in interdisciplinary work, and the growing need to communicate with diverse users and...

This title shows how Deleuze's philosophy is shaking up research in the humanities and social sciences. French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) was one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, and his work is of continuing relevance...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722505691Author Vincent GennaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint G&D MediaPublisher G&D Media

One of the lost classics of French philosophy, Cybernetics and the Origin of Information has never before been published in English. Raymond Ruyer-who was a major influence on Simondon and Deleuze, among others-originally wrote this book, one of the...

How fixed are the happenings in Nature and how are they fixed? These lectures address what our scientific successes at predicting and manipulating the world around us suggest in answer. One-very orthodox-account teaches that the sciences offer general...

A work powerful and pervading in its implications not only for metaphysics but also for art, political science, and the philosophy of history.Book InformationISBN 9780393001266Author Jose Ortega y GassetFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint WW Norton &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900007443Author Alan WoodsFormat PaperbackPage Count 450Imprint Well Red PublicationsPublisher Well Red PublicationsWeight(grams) 534g

This is a discussion of how Socratic method can work in a college or high school composition class. Contents: Defining Socratic Method; Development of Socratic Methods; Socratic Method and Objective Rhetorics; Socratic Method and Objective Rhetorics;...

In this one volume, John C.S. Kim offers a way for each reader to find one's own creative approach to resolve the riddles of life. The author examines critical issues facing individuals today and challenges the reader to determine the nature of the...

Steven Cahn belongs to that exclusive class of professors who have not only contributed influentially to the leading debates of their discipline, but have also written insightfully about the academic vocation itself. This volume comprises 13 essays,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898703979Author Josef PieperFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 119mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888152022Author Herman DooyeweerdFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Paideia Press / Reformational Publishing ProjectPublisher Paideia Press /...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781793651136Author Gerd B AchenbachFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington Books

Much of the recent confidence in the future of science and technology stems from advances in scientific visualisation. But is it right to assume that visual - and especially pictorial - measures carry special epistemic weight in the context of scientific...

"Paradigms for a Metaphorology may be read as a kind of beginner's guide to Blumenberg, a programmatic introduction to his vast and multifaceted oeuvre. Its brevity makes it an ideal point of entry for readers daunted by the sheer bulk of...