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The Minority Body: A Theory of Disability by Elizabeth Barnes 9780198822417
RRP: $28.33$24.93Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon-a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. This is how disability is understood in the... -
The Rules of Sociological Method: And Selected Texts on Sociology and Its Method by Emile Durkheim 9781476749723
RRP: $42.00$26.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476749723Author Emile DurkheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Free PressPublisher Free PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 23mm -
The Ticklish Subject: The Absent Centre of Political Ontology by Slavoj Zizek
RRP: $60.88$60.59Slavoj Zizek, the maverick philosopher, author of over 30 books, acclaimed as the "Elvis of cultural theory", and today's most controversial public intellectual. His work traverses the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, theology, history and political... -
The Ascent Of Humanity by Charles Eisenstein 9781583946367
RRP: $56.70$40.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583946367Author Charles EisensteinFormat HardbackPage Count 600Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 904g -
Slime Dynamics by Ben Woodard 9781780992488
RRP: $20.98$18.04Despite humanity s gradual ascent from clustered pools of it, slime is more often than not relegated to a mere residue-the trail of a verminous life form, the trace of decomposition, or an entertaining synthetic material-thereby leaving its generative... -
Isaiah Berlin: An Interpretation of His Thought by John Gray
RRP: $52.50$38.43Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) was the greatest intellectual historian of the twentieth century. But his work also made an original and important contribution to moral and political philosophy and to liberal theory. In 1921, at the age of eleven, Isaiah... -
Slow Philosophy: Reading against the Institution by Michelle Boulous Walker
RRP: $50.38$49.98In an age of internet scrolling and skimming, where concentration and attention are fast becoming endangered skills, it is timely to think about the act of reading and the many forms that it can take. Slow Philosophy: Reading Against the Institution... -
The Tyranny of Algorithms by Miguel Benasayag
RRP: $20.98$14.07The impact of the digital world and its algorithms on human beings and societyWe read all sorts of things about AI, as the promise of a future happiness or as a threat capable of putting an end to humanity. While we cannot be "for" or "against" AI - it's... -
War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception by Paul Virilio
$30.45Reveals the convergence of perception and destruction in the parallel technologies of warfare and cinema.A rich and suggestive analysis of military "ways of seeing"About the AuthorPaul Virilio trained as an artist in stained glass, working with Braque... -
The Age of Thrivability: Vital Perspectives and Practices for a Better World by Michelle Holliday 9780995275904
RRP: $41.90$34.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995275904Author Michelle HollidayFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Cambium PressPublisher Cambium PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm... -
We, Together: The Social Ontology of Us by Hans Bernhard Schmid
RRP: $113.40$102.54Who are we and what do we do as agents living together? In We, Together, Hans Bernhard Schmid argues, first, that our living together is a joint activity. Joint activities involve shared intentions, and shared intentions have plural intentional... -
A Road to Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner's Perspectives on Technology by Rudolf Steiner 9781621482611
RRP: $73.50$61.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621482611Author Rudolf SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Biodynamic Farming & Gardening AssociationPublisher Biodynamic Farming &... -
The Things That Really Matter: Philosophical Conversations on the Cornerstones of Life by Michael Hauskeller
RRP: $52.50$43.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800082182Author Michael HauskellerFormat PaperbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 430g -
Habermas: A Critical Introduction by William Outhwaite 9780745643281
$37.99This new edition of a well-regarded book provides a concise and exceptionally clear introduction to Habermas's work, from his early writings on the public sphere, through his work on law and the state, to his more recent discussion of science, religion... -
Trabajo Asalariado y Capital by Karl Marx 9781530418299
RRP: $11.97$10.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781530418299Author Karl MarxFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
My Meteorite: Or, Without The Random There Can Be No New Thing by Harry Dodge
RRP: $35.68$27.13'Where can the human animal seek its energy in this era of lockdowns and social distancing? Dodge may help us to find out' Guardian'If you're a fan of Maggie Nelson's work, you'll like this book. It's truly beautiful' DazedIs love a force akin to... -
To Be Born: Genesis of a New Human Being by Luce Irigaray 9783319392219
RRP: $52.48$50.34"According to the words of Phaedrus in the Symposium of Plato, Love, sometimes named Eros, has no parents, no age, no history, and its origin remains unknown to anyone. Love, whose destiny is said to be unique amongst the gods and humans, perhaps... -
A Short History of Decay by E. M. Cioran 9781611457360
RRP: $41.98$24.97E. M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history-focusing on such major issues of the twentieth century as human progress, fanaticism, and science-in this nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning... -
Political Memory and the Aesthetics of Care: The Art of Complicity and Resistance by Mihaela Mihai
RRP: $54.58$47.23With this nuanced and interdisciplinary work, political theorist Mihaela Mihai tackles several interrelated questions: How do societies remember histories of systemic violence? Who is excluded from such histories' cast of characters? And what are the... -
How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic by Sallust 9780691212364
RRP: $29.38$21.42An energetic new translation of an ancient Roman masterpiece about a failed coup led by a corrupt and charismatic politicianIn 63 BC, frustrated by his failure to be elected leader of the Roman Republic, the aristocrat Catiline tried to topple its... -
Restoring Pride by Richard Taylor 9781573920247
RRP: $58.80$46.26The ideas put forth in Restoring Pride will seem, to many readers, elitist. That's because they are. Richard Taylor rejects the popular notion that all people are equal, embracing instead the idea that some people are simply better than others as human... -
Nobility of Spirit: A Forgotten Ideal by Rob Riemen
$23.56An impassioned call to restore the conditions of freedom and human dignity, ideals our civilization seems to have lost In the pages of this slim, powerful book Rob Riemen argues with passion that "nobility of spirit" is the quintessence of a civilized... -
Introducing Baudrillard: A Graphic Guide by Chris Horrocks
RRP: $18.88$12.77Illustrated guide to the controversial sociologist Jean Baudrillard, who died in 2007. Did the Gulf War take place? Is it possible to fake a bank robbery? Was sexual liberation a disaster? Jean Baudrillard has been hailed as one of France's most subtle... -
Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living by John Kaag
RRP: $46.20$35.03What Thoreau can teach us about working-why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningfulHenry at Work invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked:... -
Making the Social World: The Structure of Human Civilization by John Searle 9780199576913
$59.85The renowned philosopher John Searle reveals the fundamental nature of social reality. What kinds of things are money, property, governments, nations, marriages, cocktail parties, and football games? Searle explains the key role played by language in the... -
On the Pleasure Principle in Culture: Illusions without Owners by Robert Pfaller 9781781681749
$35.97In this fascinating work of cultural theory and philosophy, Robert Pfaller explores the hidden cost of our contemporary approach to pleasure, belief and illusion. Sports, design, eroticism, social intercourse and games-indeed, all those aspects of our... -
Philosophy for Girls: An Invitation to a Life of Thought by Melissa Shew
RRP: $65.08$47.99This revolutionary book empowers its readers by exploring enduring, challenging, and timely philosophical issues in new essays written by expert women philosophers. The book will inspire and entice these philosophers' younger counterparts, curious... -
This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive by Nick Riggle
RRP: $46.20$35.01You didn't choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditions-this delicate and difficult life. Yet when you consider that your existence is fleeting, an inspired sense of urgency can spring forth. Say you often hike with a friend. One day, they... -
What Kind of Creatures Are We? by Noam Chomsky
RRP: $27.28$21.36Noam Chomsky is widely known and deeply admired for being the founder of modern linguistics, one of the founders of the field of cognitive science, and perhaps the most avidly read political theorist and commentator of our time. In these lectures, he... -
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Race by Naomi Zack 9780190933395
RRP: $86.08$78.29The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Race provides up-to-date explanation and analyses by leading scholars of contemporary issues in African American philosophy and philosophy of race. These original essays encompass the major topics and approaches in... -
Essays on Ethics and Culture by Sabina Lovibond 9780192856166
RRP: $184.80$167.58These essays discuss various ontological and epistemological questions in moral philosophy, drawing on ideas from Platonic-Aristotelian ethics, the later Wittgenstein, and Iris Murdoch, though without seeking to weave these into any unified system. The... -
The Philosophy of Movement: An Introduction Thomas Nail 9781517917456
RRP: $54.58$50.74An influential thinker distills years of work on the philosophy of movement into one accessible account Why are city dwellers worldwide walking on average ten percent faster than they were a decade ago? Why are newcomer immigrant groups so often maligned... -
Society and solitude: Twelve chapters by Ralph Waldo Emerson 9798888303955
RRP: $44.00$43.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888303955Author Ralph Waldo EmersonFormat HardbackPage Count 158Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 363g -
Society and solitude: Twelve chapters by Ralph Waldo Emerson 9798888303948
$25.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888303948Author Ralph Waldo EmersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 200g -
Terrorism Unjustified: The Use and Misuse of Political Violence by Vicente Medina 9781538171226
RRP: $63.00$56.03Vicente Medina challenges common misconceptions and excuses for extreme political violence. Countering such axioms as "one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist" and the "do whatever it takes" attitude toward... -
Collective Identity, Oppression, and the Right to Self-Ascription by Andrew J. Pierce 9780739190579
RRP: $94.50$82.93Collective Identity, Oppression, and the Right to Self-Ascription argues that groups have an irreducibly collective right to determine the meaning of their shared group identity, and that such a right is especially important for historically oppressed... -
Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport by Heather Reid 9781538156193
RRP: $161.70$142.84This comprehensive text examines the history, significance, and philosophical dimensions of sport. Introduction to the Philosophy of Sport is organized to reflect the traditional division of philosophy into metaphysical, ethical, and sociopolitical... -
Philosophies of Adoption: Perspectives and Reflections by Lisa Cassidy 9781666933567
RRP: $178.50$156.47Edited by Lisa Cassidy and Mianna Lotz, Philosophies of Adoption: Perspectives and Reflections explores the philosophical analysis of adoption by providing insight into the emerging and underexplored topics within the implications and realities of... -
White Privilege and Black Rights: The Injustice of U.S. Police Racial Profiling and Homicide by Naomi Zack 9781442250574
RRP: $52.50$45.76Examining racial profiling in American policing, Naomi Zack argues against white privilege discourse while introducing a new theory of applicative justice. Zack draws clear lines between rights and privileges and between justice and existing laws to make... -
Violence and Reflexivity: The Place of Critique in the Reality of Domination by Marjan Ivkovic 9781666910186
RRP: $161.70$142.00Addressing the relationship among social critique, violence, and domination, Violence and Reflexivity: The Place of Critique in the Reality of Domination examines a critique of violent and unjust social arrangements that transcends the...