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Philosophy: The Basics by Nigel Warburton
RRP: £105.00Booksplease Price: £92.37'Philosophy: The Basics deservedly remains the most recommended introduction to philosophy on the market. Warburton is patient, accurate and, above all, clear. There is no better short introduction... -
Thinking from A to Z by Nigel Warburton
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £20.43What is 'humpty-dumptying'? Do 'arguments from analogy' ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using 'weasel words'? What's the difference between a 'red herring' and a 'straw man'?This superb... -
The Art Question by Nigel Warburton 9780415174909
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £24.69If an artist sends a live peacock to an exhibition, is it art? 'What is art?' is a question many of us want answered but are too afraid to ask. It is the very question that Nigel Warburton... -
Freedom: An Introduction with Readings by Nigel Warburton
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69This introduction to the arguments about individual freedom is ideal for newcomers to philosophy or political thought. Each chapter considers a fundamental argument about the scope of individual... -
Philosophy: The Classics by Nigel Warburton 9780415534666
RRP: £26.99Booksplease Price: £25.82Now in its fourth edition, Philosophy: The Classics is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. In his exemplary clear style, Nigel Warburton introduces and... -
Philosophy Bites Again by Nigel Warburton
RRP: £13.49Booksplease Price: £11.35Philosophy Bites Again is a brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast of the same name. It offers engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading philosophers on a... -
Philosophy: The Basics by Nigel Warburton 9780415693165
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £21.97'Philosophy: The Basics deservedly remains the most recommended introduction to philosophy on the market. Warburton is patient, accurate and, above all, clear. There is no better short introduction... -
The Basics of Essay Writing by Nigel Warburton 9780415434041
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £19.99Nigel Warburton, bestselling author and experienced lecturer, provides all the guidance and advice you need to dramatically improve your essay-writing skills. The book opens with a discussion of why... -
Philosophy: Basic Readings by Nigel Warburton 9780415337984
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £38.29Nigel Warburton brings philosophy to life with an imaginative selection of philosophical writings on key topics. Philosophy: Basic Readings is the ideal introduction to some of the most accessible... -
Big Ideas in Social Science by Nigel Warburton
Booksplease Price: £48.98Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are... -
Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide by Nigel Warburton
Booksplease Price: £20.14Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide is a compact and straightforward guide to the skills needed to study philosophy, aimed at anyone coming to the subject for the first time or just looking to... -
A Little History of Philosophy Nigel Warburton 9780300283266
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £10.01A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer "A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter... -
Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction by Nigel Warburton
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.37'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find... -
Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide by Nigel Warburton 9780415341790
RRP: £94.99Booksplease Price: £90.68Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide is a compact and straightforward guide to the skills needed to study philosophy, aimed at anyone coming to the subject for the first time or just looking to... -
Peacebuilding and Rule of Law in Africa: Just Peace? by Nigel Warburton 9781138978072
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £45.63The promotion of the rule of law has become an increasingly important element of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, particularly in Africa, where there have been numerous internal armed... -
Philosophy: Why It Matters Helen Beebee (University of Birmingham) 9781509532155
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £32.05We constantly disagree with each other on issues of fundamental importance. Does God exist? Should the latest scientific findings be trusted? Are there innate psychological differences between men... -
Philosophy: Why It Matters Helen Beebee (University of Birmingham) 9781509532162
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.30We constantly disagree with each other on issues of fundamental importance. Does God exist? Should the latest scientific findings be trusted? Are there innate psychological differences between men... -
What I Believe: Humanist ideas and philosophies to live by Andrew Copson 9780349438429
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.38Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and... -
Philosophy Bites Back by David Edmonds 9780198705963
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.92Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss... -
Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites by Suki Finn
RRP: £12.49Booksplease Price: £10.03Thirty leading women philosophers draw on and advance the rich heritage of the philosophical tradition to explore topics of pressing interest for today. Women of Ideas is edited by Suki Finn,... -
Philosophy Bites Back by David Edmonds
RRP: £12.49Booksplease Price: £10.03Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss... -
Political Philosophy A-Z by Jon Pike 9780748622696
RRP: £115.00Booksplease Price: £105.64A comprehensive, up to date and concise guide to one of the most important branches of philosophy. Both topical and historical, Political Philosophy A-Z has entries on Hobbes, Marx, and Rorty, as... -
Philosophy for AS and A2 by Elizabeth Burns 9780415335638
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £39.13Philosophy for AS and A2 is the definitive textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level philosophy courses, structured directly around the specification of the AQA. Following a... -
Bill Brandt by Ramon Esparza
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £38.65With a career spanning nearly half a century, Bill Brandt was a master of several major genres of photography: photojournalism, portraiture, the nude and landscapes. At first glance, Brandt's genres... -
I've Been Thinking Daniel C. Dennett 9780141997353
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.51'A generous book written by a figure who has made a significant impact on philosophy ... Anyone interested in philosophy should read it' Nigel Warburton, Times Literary Supplement'One of today's most... -
Aristotle: Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher by John Sellars 9780241615645
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95'John Sellars excels at writing short books for a general audience on ancient philosophy. . . A great way into one of the greatest philosophers of all time' Nigel Warburton, Five Books Why has... -
Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill by Derek Matravers
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.99This clear and thorough introduction provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy and thought. Each chapter comprises a... -
Political Philosophy A-Z by Jon Pike
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £23.68A comprehensive, up to date and concise guide to one of the most important branches of philosophy. Both topical and historical, Political Philosophy A-Z has entries on Hobbes, Marx, and Rorty, as... -
Economic Theory and Social Change: Problems and Revisions by Hasse Ekstedt 9780415710848
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £45.63This book is a discourse on modelling Man in a social context. Its focus is on economic main-stream theory in its capacity to handle basic problems such as uncertainty, social dynamics and ethics... -
How to Be You: Simone de Beauvoir and the art of authentic living by Skye Cleary 9781529106473
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.85'Skye Cleary blends Simone de Beauvoir's wisdom with her own in this lively guide to becoming a poet of your life' Nigel Warburton'It isn't easy to be authentic. Skye Cleary's How to Be You is the... -
The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £9.23Rich with tales of discovery from Galileo to general relativity, a stimulating and timely analysis of how science works and why we need it. 'The best introduction to the scientific enterprise that I... -
Locke and Leibniz on Substance by Paul Lodge 9780815371977
RRP: £52.99Booksplease Price: £49.89Locke and Leibniz on Substance gathers together papers by an international group of academic experts, examining the metaphysical concept of substance in the writings of these two towering... -
A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter by Andrew Hui
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £34.35An engaging look at the aphorism, the shortest literary form, across time, languages, and culturesAphorisms-or philosophical short sayings-appear everywhere, from Confucius to Twitter, the Buddha to... -
Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me Edith Hall 9780300281927
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £12.30An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves "Remarkable, brave and... -
Philosophers Take On the World by David Edmonds
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £9.80Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get... -
Ethics and the Contemporary World by David Edmonds 9781138092051
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.80Arguments about ethics often centre on traditional questions of, for instance, euthanasia and abortion. Whilst these questions are still in the foreground, recent years have seen an explosion of new... -
Ethics and the Contemporary World David Edmonds 9781138092013
RRP: £78.99Booksplease Price: £69.43Arguments about ethics often centre on traditional questions of, for instance, euthanasia and abortion. Whilst these questions are still in the foreground, recent years have seen an explosion of new... -
Philosophers Take On the World by David Edmonds 9780198753728
RRP: £15.49Booksplease Price: £13.30Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get... -
Philosophy Bites by David Edmonds
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73Take 25 of the liveliest philosophers of our time. Talk to each about one of the most intriguing topics you can think of--from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics. The result is a Philosophy Bite--a... -
Paradoxes from A to Z by Michael Clark 9780415538572
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £35.40Paradoxes from A to Z, Third edition is the essential guide to paradoxes, and takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo, and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand...