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The Portable Thoreau by Henry Thoreau
RRP: €17.84€13.03Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he... -
One-Way Street: And Other Writings by Walter Benjamin
RRP: €15.46€10.09Walter Benjamin is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic intellectual figures of this century. Not only was he a thinker who made an enormous impact with his critical and philosophical writings, he shattered disciplinary and stylistic conventions... -
Philosophical Occasions: 1912-1951: 1912-1951 by Ludwig Wittgenstein 9780872201545
RRP: €32.12€25.91An essential resource for students of Wittgenstein, this collection contains faithful, in some cases expanded and corrected, versions of many important pieces never before available in a single volume, including Notes for the 'Philosophical Lecture',... -
The Traitor by Andre Gorz
RRP: €24.98€21.05Autobiography, philosophical inquiry, confession-The Traitor is an unclassifiable and unforgettable book from one of France's most inspiring social critics. Written when Andre Gorz was 32 and rising to prominence in the Parisian existentialist milieu,... -
15-Minute Parenting: The Teenage Years: Creative ways to stay connected with your teenager by Joanna Fortune 9781909770812
RRP: €15.46€10.23'When I tried Joanna's approach during the first lockdown, I was both comforted and excited by how such a small change could have such a big impact.' Dr. Suzanne McCleanParenting through the teenage years can be challenging and overwhelming. With over... -
The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett by Samuel Beckett
RRP: €23.79€16.01The present volume gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre, from 1955 to 1984. It includes both the major dramatic works and the short and more compressed texts for the stage and for radio.'He believes in the cadence, the comma, the bite of word on... -
The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths by John Gray
RRP: €13.08€9.25The powerful, beautiful and chilling sequel to the bestselling Straw Dogs'By nature volatile and discordant, the human animal looks to silence for relief from being itself while other creatures enjoy silence as their birthright'Why do humans seek meaning... -
Nothing: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Close
RRP: €10.70€7.68What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via... -
The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre
RRP: €11.89€8.46The first volume in his Roads to Freedom trilogy, Jean-Paul Sartre's The Age of Reason is a philosophical novel exploring existentialist notions of freedom, translated by Eric Sutton with an introduction by David Caute in Penguin Modern Classics.Set in... -
Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India by Sir Henry Yule
RRP: €10.70€7.68'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the... -
Silence: In the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge
RRP: €11.89€8.46From the Norwegian explorer, a stunning meditation on the power of embracing silenceAn author for our noisy times, full of a rare and deeply redemptive languor and perspective' Alain de... -
The Existential Counselling Primer (second edition): A concise introduction by Mick Cooper
RRP: €15.46€14.93Part of the PCCS Books bestselling Primers in Counselling series, The Existential Counselling Primer is a concise summary of the philosophical origins of existentialist therapy, existentialist understandings of what it is to be human, and how both inform... -
Identity Politics and Tribalism: The New Culture Wars by Nikos Sotirakopoulos
RRP: €17.79€17.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788360623Author Nikos SotirakopoulosFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm *... -
How to Write a Phenomenological Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide by Katarzyna Peoples 9781544328362
RRP: €40.45€38.02Conducting phenomenological research for dissertations can be an involved and challenging process, and writing it up is often the most challenging part. How to Write a Phenomenological Dissertation gives students practical, applied advice on how to... -
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus 9780141182001
RRP: €11.89€8.46In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: If human existence has no meaning, is life worth living?'What I touch, what resists me - that is what I understand'As Camus argues, if there is no God to give... -
Essays in Existential Psychoanalysis: On the Primacy of Authenticity by M. Guy Thompson 9781032551234
RRP: €35.69€32.18In this brilliant and revolutionary collection of 14 major essays that draw from more than 25 years of painstaking research, M. Guy Thompson regales us with a stunning revisioning of conventional psychoanalysis that deepens our understanding of the human... -
Metaracial: Hegel, Antiblackness, and Political Identity by Professor Rei Terada
RRP: €24.99€24.17A formidable critical project on the limits of antiracist philosophy. Exploring anxieties raised by Atlantic slavery in radical enlightenment literature concerned about political unfreedom in Europe, Metaracial argues that Hegel's philosophy assuages... -
Letter To A Christian Nation by Sam Harris
RRP: €17.84€13.03"A hard-hitting polemic against religious fundamentalism" - Foreword by Richard Dawkins' Thousands of people have written to tell me that I am wrong not to believe in God. The most hostile of these communications have come from Christians. This is... -
The Rings of Saturn by W. G. Sebald
RRP: €11.89€8.46'Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century' The TimesWhat begins as the record of W. G. Sebald's own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From... -
Huis Clos and Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre
RRP: €13.08€9.25These three plays, diverse in subject but thematically coherent, illuminate one of Sartre's major philosophical concerns: the struggle to live and act freely in a complex and constricting world. Lucifer and the Lord, Sartre's favourite among his plays,... -
The Democracy of Suffering: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, Philosophy in the Anthropocene by Todd Dufresne
RRP: €28.55€22.21In The Democracy of Suffering philosopher Todd Dufresne provides a strikingly original exploration of the past, present, and future of this epoch, the Anthropocene, demonstrating how the twin crises of reason and capital have dramatically remade the... -
Taste as Experience: The Philosophy and Aesthetics of Food by Nicola Perullo
RRP: €29.75€22.82Taste as Experience puts the pleasure of food at the center of human experience. It shows how the sense of taste informs our preferences for and relationship to nature, pushes us toward ethical practices of consumption, and impresses upon us the... -
What Is Existentialism? by Simone de Beauvoir
RRP: €9.51€6.89'It is possible for man to snatch the world from the darkness of absurdity'How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good... -
The Way of Man: According to the Teachings of Hasidism by Martin Buber
RRP: €10.70€9.67Martin Buber was one of the most significant religious thinkers of the twentieth century. In this short and remarkable book he presents the essential teachings of Hasidism, the mystical Jewish movement which swept through Eastern Europe in the eighteenth... -
Signature Derrida by Jacques Derrida
RRP: €28.56€27.88Throughout his long career, Jacques Derrida had a close, collaborative relationship with "Critical Inquiry" and its editors. He saved some of his most important essays for the journal, and he relished the ensuing arguments and polemics that stemmed from... -
Iron in the Soul by Jean-Paul Sartre
RRP: €17.84€13.03June 1940 was the summer of defeat for the French soldiers, deserted by their officers, utterly demoralized, awaiting the Armistice. Day by day, hour by hour, Iron in the Soul unfolds what men thought and felt and did as France fell. Men who shrugged,... -
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker
RRP: €15.46€10.82'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human... -
How to Be an Existentialist: 10th Anniversary Edition by Gary Cox
RRP: €15.46€11.35The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the... -
Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart by A.H. Almaas
RRP: €21.41€14.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611808391Author A. H. AlmaasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
My Bum is SO Noisy! Sound Book by Dawn McMillan 9780702313974
RRP: €11.89€7.63The bestselling picture book from the brilliant duo behind the phenomenal I Need A New Bum! is now a HILARIOUS sound book! What would you do if your bum was SO NOISY? Would you try to hide the noise, or would you ... -
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson 9780679783220
RRP: €23.79€16.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679783220Author Ralph Waldo EmersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm)... -
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West by Wendy Brown 9780231193856
RRP: €23.80€18.49Across the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional family values. Is this phenomenon the end of neoliberalism or its monstrous offspring?In the Ruins of Neoliberalism casts... -
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography by Roland Barthes
RRP: €13.08€6.30Barthes shares his passionate, in-depth knowledge and understanding of photography. ... -
The Fall by Albert Camus
RRP: €11.89€8.46Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they... -
The Five Senses: A Philosophy of Mingled Bodies by Michel Serres
RRP: €28.55€24.92Marginalized by the scientific age the lessons of the senses have been overtaken by the dominance of language and the information revolution. With The Five Senses Serres traces a topology of human perception, writing against the Cartesian tradition and... -
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald
RRP: €15.46€10.82'Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century' The Times What begins as the record of W. G. Sebald's own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From... -
The Principia: The Authoritative Translation: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton 9780520290747
RRP: €20.22€16.97In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical... -
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth
RRP: €17.84€12.60'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph 'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS 'A... -
The History of Sexuality: 2: The Use of Pleasure by Michel Foucault
RRP: €15.46€10.82'No brief survey can do justice to the richness, complexity and detail of Foucault's discussion' New York Review of BooksThe second volume of Michel Foucault's pioneering analysis of the changing nature of desire explores how sexuality was perceived in... -
The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Power Dynamics by Cyndi Suarez 9780865718814
RRP: €20.22€13.89Liberate yourself by understanding and mastering power dynamics All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps the most essential skill for change agents across all...