Philosophy and Thought

David Knowles - The Evolution of Medieval Thought - PB

This book is a concise introduction to the development of medieval thought. Specifically it discusses the thinkers themselves and the institutions that birthed them. The main word to keep in mind here is that this an "overview" of medieval thought and...

David Hume / Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

In the posthumously published Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion , the Enlightenment philosopher David Hume attacked many of the traditional arguments for the existence of God, expressing the belief that religion is founded on ignorance and irrational...

Robert M. Sapolsky / Determined - Life Without Free Will (Large Paperback)

In a masterful synthesis of science and philosophy, one of the world's pre-eminent behavioural scientists demonstrates that free will is a powerful and dangerous illusion. The result is a new way to think about choice, identity, responsibility, justice,...

John Schwarzmantel / The Age of Ideology - Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern Times (Large Paperback)

The Age of Ideology: Political Ideologies from the American Revolution to Postmodern Times John Schwarzmantel     The ideologies of Liberalism, Socialism and Conservatism have dominated political argument since the American and...

William E. May / Introduction to Moral Theology (Large Paperback)

Faith & Morals Here - carefully documented, footnoted, and indexed - is not only what the Church teaches but also why it is obligated to do so. And, why its members are obligated to examine and to apply that teaching. This updated and expanded...

Anthony Peake / The Labyrinth of Time (Large Paperback)

The Illusion of Past, Present and Future Time is one of life's great mysteries. From sand passing through an hourglass to 'time's winged chariot hurrying near', we often perceive it as an unrelenting force which exists outside of ourselves. And yet...

Ciaran Benson / The Cultural Psychology of Self (Large Paperback)

Place, Morality and Art in Human Worlds The Cultural Psychology of Self brings together studies by philosophers and psychologists in an exploration of the self and its function. It will be of interest to those involved in the fields of philosophy,...

Colin McGinn / The Making of a Philosopher (Large Paperback)

The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy – An Intellectual Memoir from Oxford to America with Russell and Chomsky Colin McGinn Part memoir, part study, The Making of a Philosopher is the...

Kenneth Morrison / Marx, Durkheim, Weber (Large Paperback)

Every undergraduate course in sociology focuses on Marx, Durkheim and Weber, yet students often find their first contact with these writers to be a difficult the language of these theorists is complicated and forbidding. This book provides a clear...

Julian Baggini / The Philosophers Toolkit (Large Paperback)

The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Concepts and Methods Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl     The Philosophers' Toolkit provides all the intellectual equipment necessary to engage with and participate in...

Avrum Stroll / Philosophy Made Simple (Large Paperback)

Philosophy Made Simple will be of particular interest to students beginning degree courses in philosophy and to those who are studying it as an ancillary subject within courses such as sociology, education, linguistics, theology and psychology. It...

J.O. Urmson / The Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy (Large Paperback)

On its first appearance in 1960, the Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy established itself as a classic; this third edition builds on its original strengths but brings it completely up to date. The Concise Encyclopedia offers a lively,...

Paul A. Gilbert / Compassion (Large Paperback)

What is compassion, how does it affect the quality of our lives and how can we develop compassion for ourselves and others? Humans are capable of extreme cruelty but also considerable compassion. Often neglected in Western psychology, this book looks...

Alan Bullock / The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought (Large Paperback)

This reference contains some 4000 entries by 326 expert contributors. Nearly 1000 entries are entirely new; and most of those that survive from the previous (1988) edition have been substantially revised or newly written for this edition. Areas which...

Zygmunt Bauman / Postmodern Ethics (Large Paperback)

Zygmunt Bauman's powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their topicality: they simply need to be seen, and dealt with, in a wholly new way...

Alistair Kee / Nietzsche Against the Crucified (Large Paperback)

Nietzsche presents us with his philosophy for life, a philosophical faith to which he commits himself with passion. With the decadent values of the Christian religion set aside, he can describe Jesus of Nazareth as the noblest human being.'   This...

Alain de Botton / Religion for Atheists (Large Paperback)

From the author of The Architecture of Happiness, a deeply moving meditation on how we can still benefit, without believing, from the wisdom, the beauty, and the consolatory power that religion has to offer.Alain de Botton was brought up in a...

Quentin Skinner / The Return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences (Large Paperback)

The past quarter of a century has seen dramatic developments in social and political thought. These essays offer an indispensable introduction to some of the most influential amongst them. Quentin Skinner's Introduction traces broad transformations...

Oswald Hanfling / The Quest for Meaning (Large Paperback)

Most discussions of medical and practical ethics have avoided direct confrontation with the what is the value and meaning of human life? The book addresses these issues directly, examining the variety of philosophical questions in the area, their...

Hans Urs von Balthasar - Theo-Drama Theological Dramatic Theory · Volume 4 - Theological Dramatic Theory - Volume 4 : The Action - HB 1990

Translated by Graham Harrison.  Hardcover, 1994, brown foxing and age spotting to the edges of the dustjacket, some age spotting to page block ends . Originally published in German in 1980.  Ignatius Press, USA.    Building on the...

Hans Urs von Balthasar - Theo-Drama Theological Dramatic Theory · Volume 2 - Dramatis Personae : Man in God - HB 1990

Translated by Graham Harrison.  Hardcover, 1990, brown foxing and age spotting to the edges of the dustjacket, some age spotting to page block ends . Originally published in German in 1976.  Ignatius Press, USA.    As the title...

Hans Urs von Balthasar - Theo-Drama Theological Dramatic Theory · Volume 1 - Prologomena

Translated by Graham Harrison.  Hardcover, 1988, brown foxing and age spotting to the edges of the dustjacket, some age spotting to page block ends .  Ignatius Press, USA.    Whereas The Glory of the Lord approached revelation in...

Gill Hands / Marx ( Teach Yourself Series)

This text presents a guide to the life, works and character of the 'father of Communism', Karl Marx. Readers can get to grips with the key facets of Marx's thought, from his views on philosophy, dialectical materialism and economic theory to his...

Jean Baudrillard - The Evil Demon of Images - PB - 1987

Jean Baudrillard 1929 –  2007) was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and specifically post-structuralism. The essay delivered as...

Jurgen Habermas - The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity - Twelve Lectures - HB ( Translated by Frederick Lawrence )

Hardcover, second printing, 1987, published by MIT Press Cambridge . Translated from the German by Frederick Lawrence .  This critique of French philosophy and the history of German philosophy is a tour de force that has the immediacy and...

Alister E. McGrath / The Twilight Of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World

Atheism is one of the most important movements in modern Western culture. For the last two hundred years, it seemed to be on the verge of eliminating religion as an outmoded and dangerous superstition. Recent years, however, have witnessed the...

Kaja Silverman / Male Subjectivity at the Margins (Large Paperback)

In Male Subjectivity at the Margins Kaja Silverman provides a feminist and psychoanalytic reading of a variety of masculinities which fall outside the phallic pale -- masculinities which defy the logic of paternal succession, and which in doing...

Jean Vanier / Made for Happiness - Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle (Large Paperback)

In Made for Happiness, Jean Vanier offers an uplifting, contemporary, and practical application of philosophy to human needs and yearnings. Inviting readers to look with fresh eyes at theories of happiness written over two millennia ago, Vanier builds on...

Jamie Carlin Watson / What's Good on TV? - Understanding Ethics Through Television (Large Paperback)

    What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Television presents an introduction to the basic theories and concepts of moral philosophy using concrete examples from classic and contemporary television shows. This book is second hand, and...

Steven Pinker / The Stuff of Thought - Language as a Window into Human Nature(Large Paperback)

  In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the...

Hans Urs von Balthasar - The Glory of the Lord A Theological Aesthetics. Theology : The New Covenant · Volume 7

The Glory of the LordA Theological Aesthetics. Theology : the new covenant · Volume 7 In this final volume of his great work, von Balthasar reflects on the New Testament vision of God's revelation of his glory in Christ. This divine "appearing" is...

Jacques Derrida - Writing and Difference - PB ( Translated by Alan Bass)

Paperback, published by University of Chicago Press, 1978.  In the 1960s a radical concept emerged from the great French thinker Jacques Derrida. Read the book that changed the way we think; read Writing and Difference, the classic introduction...

Richard Kearney - The Wake of Imagination : Ideas of Creativity in Western Culture - PB

With his remarkable range of vision, the author takes us on a voyage of discovery that leads from Eden to Fellini, from paradise to parody - plotting the various models of the imagination as: Hebraic, Greek, medieval, Romantic, existential and...

Michael Laver - Invitation to Politics - PB

An examination of the theory of politics - what do governments do, what should they do, how power is used and transferred , theories of political power , controls, flaws, and influence.  Originally published 1983. In a world where altruism and...

Thomas Paine / The Age of Reason (Large Paperback)

"Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst," declared Thomas Paine, adding, "every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into...

Raymond Chapman / Law and Revelation - Richard Hooker and His Writings (Large Paperback)

Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is widely regarded not only as the leading apologist of the Elizabethan age, but one of Anglicanism's most accomplished and influential philosophers & thinkers. Much of Anglicanism owes its character to the course Hooker...

Rudolf Steiner / On Fear (Large Paperback)

On Fear: Spiritual Perspectives   Rudolf Steiner, Taja Gut (Editor), J. Collis (Translator)   “We must eradicate root and branch any fear and dread in our soul concerning the future that is coming...

Theodore Roszak / The Cult of Information- A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking (Large Paperback)

  As we devote ever-increasing resources to providing, or prohibiting, access to information via computer, Theodore Roszak reminds us that voluminous information does not necessarily lead to sound thinking. "Data glut" obscures basic questions of...

Roger Fellows / Philosophy and Technology (Large Paperback)

This collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. The issues range widely--from quantum technology to problems of technology and culture in a developing country. Contributors approach the issues from a variety of...

Alvin E. Roth / Who Gets What and Why (Large Paperback)

How our lives are shaped not only by the choices we make, but by the choices we have.In many parts of life – jobs, housing, medical care, education, even a date on the internet – price is not the only determinant of who gets what. So how do...

James N. Powell / Postmodernism for Beginners - Illustrated (Large Paperback)

Jim Powell, Joe Lee (Illustrator) If you are like most people, you’re not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn’t tell you. Besides what a few grumpy critics claim,...

Jerome Bruner / Acts of Meaning (Large Paperback)

Jerome Bruner argues that the cognitive revolution, with its current fixation on mind as “information processor,” has led psychology away from the deeper objective of understanding mind as a creator of meanings. Only by breaking out of the...

Albert Camus - The Rebel : An Essay on Man in Revolt - HB US Edition - 1957

A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus' The Rebel looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade. This Penguin Modern Classics...

Rick Hanson / Buddha's Brain (Large Paperback)

The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history.With...

Geert Hofstede / Cultures and Organization - Intercultural Cooperation s (Large Paperback)

Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hofstede   The revolutionary study of how the place where we grew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act-- with new dimensions and...

David S. Kidder / The Intellectual Devotional (Hardback)

This daily digest of intellectual challenge and learning will arouse curiosity, refresh knowledge, expand horizons, and keep the mind sharpTraditionally, many keep bedside books of prayer and meditative reflection—collections of daily passages to...

Elliott E. Johnson / Expository Hermeneutics: An Introduction (Hardback)

    This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same publication/version/reprint/edition shown in the picture it will be the same author and title. Removing existing stickers from a second hand book may damage it, so we refrain...

Edward T. Hall / The Silent Language (Large Paperback)

Leading anthropologist Edward Hall analyzes the many aspects of non-verbal communication amd considers the concepts of space and time as tools for transmission of messages in this fascinating study. The Silent Language is a work of interest to both the...

Peter Hannan / The Search for Something More (Large Paperback)

A Journey to Human Fulfilment We live at a time when our outer world dominates and diminishes our inner world to a destructive degree. This is because the outer, material world demands so much of our time, energy and resources that our inner world...

Richard Woods / Eckhart's Way (Large Paperback)

Explores the life, teaching and influence of the great German Dominican mystic, Meister Eckhart, the greatest preacher of his time. Now recognized as both orthodox and the creative source of a stream of mystical theology and spirituality that...

Oxford Publishing / The Thought Box : Very Short Introductions A Mini 19th Century Philosophy Library (6 Book Box Set)

The Thought Box: Very Short Introductions A Mini 19th Century Philosophy Library (6 Book Box Set)   hegel  kierkegaard marx nietzsche schopenhauer everything

Paul Ormerod / Positive Linking (Large Paperback)

  According to Paul Ormerod, author of the bestselling "Butterfly Economics and Why Most Things Fail", the mechanistic viewpoint of conventional economics is drastically limited - because it cannot comprehend the vital nature of networks. As our...