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Philosophy and the Real World: Introduction to Karl Popper by Bryan Magee 9780875484365
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875484365Author Brian MageeFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint -
Discourse on Metaphysics by Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 9780875480305
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $30.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875480305Author Gottfried W. LeibnizFormat PaperbackPage Count 295Im -
On the Fourfold Root of the Principles of Sufficient Reason by Arthur Schopenhauer 9780875482019
RRP: $34.83Booksplease Price: $30.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875482019Author Arthur SchopenhauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Impr -
The Geometry of Rene by Rene Descartes 9780812694314
Booksplease Price: $28.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812694314Author Rene DescartesFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint -
Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy by Edward F. Edinger
Booksplease Price: $24.20"Edinger has greatly enriched my understanding of psychology through the avenue of alchemy. No other contribution has been as helpful as this for revealing, in a word, the anatomy of the psyche and... -
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology: Reflections of the Soul by Marie-Louise Von Franz
RRP: $30.81Booksplease Price: $27.19"Marie Louise von Franz's Projection and Re-Collection is thorough in its wide-ranging exploration as both a map and a guide to the recognition and reclaiming of projection. Von Franz skillfully... -
Seinfeld and Philosophy: A Book about Everything and Nothing by William Irwin 9780812694093
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $15.99This entertaining but thought provoking collection uses "Seinfeld" episodes to introduce readers to important concepts in philosophy. Some essays are devoted to single characters, asking questions... -
Autobiographical Notes by Albert Einstein 9780812691795
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $12.81This brief work is the closest Einstein ever came to writing an autobiography. Although a very personal account, it is purely concerned with the development of his ideas, saying little about his... -
Horror and the Holy: Wisdom-Teachings of the Monster Tale by Kirk Schneider 9780812692259
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.75Dr. Schneider draws upon a detailed and telling analysis of eleven well-known horror stories: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Invisible Man, The... -
The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer by William Irwin 9780812694338
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $18.75A light-hearted introduction to philosophy through the antics of the Simpsons, television's animated family. These essays on the silly, absurd, hyper-ironic and strangely philosophical world that is... -
Mel Gibson's Passion and Philosophy: The Cross, the Questions, the Controverssy by Jorge J. E. Gracia 9780812695717
Booksplease Price: $27.32Few - including director Mel Gibson - were prepared for the firestorm of controversy that followed the release of the long-awaited Passion of the Christ. Reviled by many, but so popular with others... -
The Golden Compass and Philosophy: God Bites the Dust by Richard Greene 9780812696714
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.77The popularity of the His Dark Materials trilogy has generated a major motion picture, a stage play, video games, and a new prequel. The series has also been highly controversial with its use of... -
Transformers and Philosophy: More than Meets the Mind by John R. Shook 9780812696677
Booksplease Price: $24.09Transformers began with toys and a cartoon series in 1984 and has since grown to include comic books, movies, and video games -- its science fiction story has reached an audience with a wide range... -
The Wizard of Oz and Philosophy: Wicked Wisdom of the West by Randall E. Auxier 9780812696578
Booksplease Price: $33.08From the bedtime story by L. Frank Baum to the classic 1939 film, no story has captured the imaginations of generations of children and adults like The Wizard of Oz. The story of Dorothy's... -
Bob Dylan and Philosophy: It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Thinking) by Cathy Porter 9780812695922
Booksplease Price: $17.51The legions of Bob Dylan fans know that Dylan is not just a great composer, writer, and performer, but a great thinker as well. In Bob Dylan and Philosophy, eighteen philosophers analyze Dylan's... -
Reading Negri: Marxism in the Age of Empire by Pierre Lamarche 9780812696554
RRP: $38.85Booksplease Price: $34.64Antonio Negri is known in the English-speaking world primarily through his collaborations with Michael Hardt; Empire , Multitude, and Commonwealth have become some of the most widely discussed... -
What's in a Name?: Reflections on Language, Magic, and Religion by George Albert Wells 9780812692396
RRP: $29.47Booksplease Price: $20.77We may smile to be told that, in some cultures, the eating of timid or ugly animals is believed to make the eater timid or ugly. Yet, equally fundamental misunderstandings of the relations between... -
Woody Allen and Philosophy: [You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?] by Mark T. Conard 9780812694536
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41Fifteen philosophers representuing different schools of thought answer the question what is Woody Allen trying to say in his films? And why should anyone care? Focusing on different works and varied... -
The Red Sox and Philosophy: Green Monster Meditations by Michael Macomber 9780812696776
Booksplease Price: $33.08This volume in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series delves into the tragic and redemptive history of the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise. Drawing on philosophers from Aristotle to Sartre,... -
David Bowie and Philosophy: Rebel Rebel Theodore G. Ammon 9780812699210
Booksplease Price: $23.17The philosophically rich David Bowie is an artist of wide and continuing influence. The theatrical antics of Bowie ushered in a new rock aesthetic, but there is much more to Bowie than mere spectacle... -
What Philosophy Can Tell You about Your Cat by Steven D. Hales 9780812696523
Booksplease Price: $23.87Find out what our love of cats says about the human condition and the world around us. Eighteen philosophers investigate the majesty, the mystique, and the mystery of cats, uncovering surprising... -
The Walking Dead and Philosophy: Zombie Apocalypse Now by Wayne Yuen 9780812697674
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.07Rick, Lori, Shane, Carl, Dale, Andrea, and Michonne--human survivors of a zombie apocalypse--don't know much about philosophy, but philosophical ideas continue to shamble on through their world, and... -
The Ultimate Walking Dead and Philosophy: Hungry for More by Wayne Yuen 9780812699050
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $19.42In The Walking Dead, human beings are pushed to their limits by a zombie apocalypse and have to decide what really matters. Good and evil, freedom and slavery, when one life has to be sacrificed for... -
World of Warcraft and Philosophy: Wrath of the Philosopher King by Luke Cuddy 9780812696738
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $14.07Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in videogame history, World of Warcraft is everywhere -- from episodes of... -
Frankenstein and Philosophy: The Shocking Truth by Nicolas Michaud 9780812698367
RRP: $30.81Booksplease Price: $21.61Ever since it was first unleashed in 1818 the story of Victor Frankenstein and his reanimated, stitched-together corpse has inspired intense debate. Can organic life be reanimated using electricity... -
How to Think About the Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization by Mortimer J. Adler 9780812694123
RRP: $49.57Booksplease Price: $34.48Philosophy of everybody's business. As human beings, we all have the ability, and even the proclivity, to philosophize. We all engage in philosphical thought in the course of our daily live. What is... -
Louis C.K. and Philosophy: You Don't Get to Be Bored by Mark Ralkowski 9780812699067
RRP: $33.49Booksplease Price: $23.29Charlie Rose has called Louis C.K. "the philosopher-king of comedy," and many have detected philosophical profundity in his material. Twenty-five philosophers examine the wisdom of Louis C.K. from a... -
Against Relativism: A Philosophical Defense of Method by James Harris 9780812692013
RRP: $52.25Booksplease Price: $46.91When the Catholic Inquisitors persecuted Galileo for teaching that the Earth moves through space, they did so because Galileo insisted that this was the truth. The Church was quite prepared to... -
Dracula and Philosophy: Dying to Know by Nicolas Michaud 9780812698909
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $19.55In Dracula and Philosophy 24 nocturnal philosophers stake out and vivisect Dracula from many angles. John C. Altmann decides whether Dracula can really be blamed for his crimes, since it's his... -
Conspiracy Theories: Philosophers Connect the Dots by Richard Greene 9780812694796
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $19.95Conspiracy theories have become a major element in modern opinion formation. From the theory that the killing of President Kennedy was masterminded by a powerful conspiracy to the theory that 9/11... -
Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy: The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind by Josef Steiff 9780812697315
RRP: $36.17Booksplease Price: $24.96This entertaining collection of essays deserves to exist because Sherlock Holmes sees things others don't. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world --... -
American Horror Story and Philosophy: Life Is but a Nightmare Richard Greene 9780812699722
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.20In American Horror Story and Philosophy, philosophers with varying backgrounds and interests explore different aspects of this popular "erotic thriller" TV show, with its enthusiastic cult following... -
Ayn Rand Explained: From Tyranny to Tea Party by Ronald E. Merrill 9780812697988
Booksplease Price: $24.29Fifty-five years after Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand is more in the news than ever. Ayn Rand Explained is an accurate and riveting account of Rand's life, work, and influence, with the emphasis on her... -
Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game by Ted Richards 9780812696769
Booksplease Price: $29.91This collection of incisive articles gives a leading team of international philosophers a free kick toward exploring the complex and often hidden contours of the world of soccer. What does it really... -
Doctor Who and Philosophy: Bigger on the Inside by Courtland Lewis 9780812696882
Booksplease Price: $33.41In Doctor Who and Philosophy, a team of mostly human philosophers (who are also fans) looks at the deeper issues raised by the Doctor's mind-blowing adventures. They discuss, among other topics, the... -
Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits? by D. E. Wittkower 9780812697346
RRP: $36.17Booksplease Price: $24.96Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928--1982) is the giant imagination behind so much recent popular culture--both movies directly based on his writings, such as Blade Runner (based on the novel...