Philosophers

The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse and one-time fiancee, from the author of the definitive biography of the philosopher Kierkegaard's Muse, the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the literary inspiration and one-time fiancee of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932234565Author Osamu TezukaFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Vertical Inc.Publisher Vertical Inc.Weight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 152mm *...

Alexandre Kojeve (1902-1968) was an important and provocative thinker. Born in Russia, he spent most of his life in France. His interpretation of Hegel and his notorious declaration that history had come to an end exerted great influence on French...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971046948Author Dr. Paul A. ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Fraternity of the Hidden LightPublisher Fraternity of the Hidden...

Decades after his death, Albert Camus (1913-60) is still regarded as one of the most influential and fascinating intellectuals of the twentieth century. This biography by Stephen Eric Bronner explores the connections between his literary work, his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629633862Author Peter MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

Whenever Bakhtin, in his final decade, was queried about writing his memoirs, he shrugged it off. Unlike many of his Symbolist generation, Bakhtin was not fascinated by his own self-image. This reticence to tell his own story was the point of access for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986058608Author Katheen B. JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Thinking Women BooksPublisher Thinking Women BooksWeight(grams) 491gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590519523Author Patrick BoucheronFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC

Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He tackled many puzzles--how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what the true nature of meaning is. In "Introducing Bertrand Russell "we meet a passionate eccentric, active in world...

Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of The Prince. 'Machiavellian' is a popular byword for treachery and opportunism. Machiavelli's classic book on statecraft, The Prince, published over 400 years ago, remains controversial to...

First published in 1961, Fact and Fiction is a collection of Bertrand Russell's essays that reflect on the books and writings that influenced his life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. Also broaching on...

The first complete intellectual biography of one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the twentieth century, Leo Strauss.What is philosophy and who is the philosopher? What should be the relationship between the philosopher and the...

Explores the life and legacy of Jalal Al-e Ahmad (1923 69) arguably the most prominent Iranian public intellectual of his time A social and intellectual biography of Jalal Al-e Ahmad, a seminal Muslim public intellectual of the mid-20th century ...

The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse, from the author of the definitive life of the philosopherKierkegaard's Muse-the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the inspiration and one-time fiancee of Danish philosopher Soren...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733100731Author Marion DapsanceFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Jorvik PressPublisher Jorvik PressWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre first met in 1943, during the German occupation of France. Intellectual as well as political allies, they grew famous overnight after Paris was liberated. But East West tensions began to strain their friendship as they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061768927Author Ross KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Two high-voltage scholars engage in a bitter conflict in this irresistible tale of principle and politics in the Cold War years Rancorous and highly public disagreements between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher escalated to the point of cruel betrayal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781774410745Author David HumeFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Binker NorthPublisher Binker NorthWeight(grams) 998gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 33mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960069429Author William RoperFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Dalcassian Publishing CompanyPublisher Dalcassian Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060933883Author Michael WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Edith Stein lived an unconventional life. Born into a devout Jewish family, she drifted into atheism in her mid teens, took up the study of philosophy, studied with Edmund Husserl, the founder of phenomenology, became a pioneer in the women's movement in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561845699Author Aleister CrowleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint New Falcon Publications,U.S.Publisher New Falcon Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 184g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806530789Author Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Philosophical LibraryPublisher Philosophical LibraryWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898708011Author Alice von HildebrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius PressWeight(grams) 431g

In the five hundred years since he wrote The Prince, Machiavelli's name has been linked to tyranny and the doctrine that "the ends justify the means." But that is not what he stood for. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner takes us back to Renaissance...

On his death in 2007, Richard Rorty was heralded by the New York Times as "one of the world's most influential contemporary thinkers." Controversial on the left and the right for his critiques of objectivity and political radicalism, Rorty experienced a...

Descartes is one of the greatest of all thinkers. Modern philosophy is generally taken to begin with him. His unique contribution to Western thought covers not only philosophy but also science and mathematics; his studies in mechanics and optics have...

In the late fourth and early fifth centuries of our era, Hypatia of Alexandria was the world's greatest living mathematician and astronomer. A strikingly beautiful woman and a devoted celibate, she lived in a city as turbulent and troubled as Baghdad or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621481362Author Robert A McDermottFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621481164Author T. H. MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906289195Author Josephine SellersFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Archive PublishingPublisher Archive Publishing

Translated from the French by Benjamin Ivry, Simone Weil was one of the twentieth century's most original philosopher-critics, and as a result her legacy has been claimed by many. This memoir by Weil's niece is strong-willed and incisive and as close as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679757924Author David MaceyFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 601gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Tauber, a leading figure in history and philosophy of science, offers a unique autobiographical overview of how science as a discipline of thought has been characterized by philosophers and historians over the past century. He frames his account through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635571882Author Ken KrimsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 728g

Focusing as much on Marx's private life as on his public persona and work, this classic biography looks into detail at his relationship with his mother and father, wife and friends, and includes generous quotations from a wide range of correspondence in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262039314Author Sibylle LacanFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625645029Author 1640 Professor of Divinity George PattisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock...