Philosophy and Thought

Gregory Claeys / Marx and Marxism

An illuminating history of Marx's thought and intellectual influence from a leading historian of socialism Why was Marx so successful as a thinker? Did he have a system and if so, what does it...

Peter Cave / The Big Think Book

What makes me, me - and you, you? What is this thing called 'love'? Does life have a point? Is 'no' the right answer to this question? Philosophy transports us from the wonderful to the weird, from...

Laurence Gane / Introducing Nietzsche

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a 'useful mistake'? Did the principle of 'the will to power' lead to the Holocaust? What are the limitations of...

Ferdinand Mount / Full Circle

So much about the society that is now emerging in the twenty-first century bears an astonishing resemblance to the most prominent features of what we call the classical world - its institutions, its...

Anne Applebaum / Twilight of Democracy

A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'The most important non-fiction book of the year' David Hare In the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall,...

Stephan Korner / Kant (Vintage Paperback)

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Michael Lowy / Redemption and Utopia

Classic study of Jewish libertarian thought, from Walter Benjamin to Franz Kafka Towards the end of the nineteenth century, there appeared in Central Europe a generation of Jewish intellectuals whose...

Aristotle / Rhetoric

Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight both practical and aesthetic elements and their proper...

Bill Moyers / Healing and the Mind (Coffee Table Book)

At last, the paperback edition of the monumental best-seller (almost half a million copies in print!) that has changed the way Americans think about sickness and health -- the companion volume to the...

Derek Mills / The 10-Second Philosophy (Large Paperback)

Everything was on a downward spiral in Derek Mills' life - his work, his physical and mental health, his relationships with family and friends. But it only took one insignificant question from an...

Steven M. Cahn / Classics of Western philosophy (Coffee Table Book)

In keeping with those virtues that have made it the leading collection of its kind, the fifth edition of Classics of Western Philosophy features unabridged works (or substantial selections) in...

Mark Sacks / Objectivity and Insight (Coffee Table Book)

Mark Sacks presents an innovative study of the nature and scope of objectivity. He argues for a conception of objectivity that draws on a central insight of transcendental idealism, while preserving...

W. Lucas Collins (Editor) - Plato (Ancient Classics for English Readers Series ) - HB 1901

A slim hardcover translation into modern English( with commentary/ notes etc ) of the best known of Plato's Dialogues.  197 pages, faded title to spine, binding solid, otherwise clean, no...

David Carlson / Make Design Matter

Make Design Matter is an accessible book about a complex subject. It proposes strategic design guidelines based on holistic concepts     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Michael Hampe / Four Meditations on Happiness (Hardback)

In this original and thought-provoking book philosopher Michael Hampe sets out to help us understand happiness. The right and proper path to a happy life is a topic that has been debated for...

Daniel Smith / The Little Book of Big Ideas (Hardback)

This concise, accessible and multi-faceted book provides an essential introduction to 150 of the most important principles of Western thought     This book is second hand, and while you may not get...

Kristen Lippincott / The Story of Time (Coffee Table Book)

Exploring this elusive and often controve

John Lyons - Chomsky (Fontana Modern Masters)

Paperback, published by Fontana UK 1974, originally 1970. light tanning to pages.

Epictetus / Great Ideas V of Human Freedom

In this personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life, the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear,...

Barry Dainton / Self

In the third in a new series of short, provoking books of original philosophy, acclaimed thinker Barry Dainton takes us through the nature of Self When you think 'What am I?', what's actually doing...

Melanie Barnes / Seeking Slow (Hardback)

Are you being consumed by never-ending to-do lists? Are you working harder and enjoying less? Seeking Slow provides simple ways for you to slow down and reconnect with yourself, your family, and your...

Bryan Magee / The great philosophers

Conversations with some of the most important twentieth-century philosophers, including Martha Nussbaum, Bernard Williams, Geoffrey Warnock, Peter Singer, A. J. Ayer, and John Searle     This book is...

Aja Raden / Truth about Lies

A hugely entertaining compendium of lying combined with the latest psychological research and studies     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Descartes / Disourse on Method and the Meditations (Vintage Paperback)

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Anthony Kenny / A Brief History of Western Philosophy (Coffee Table Book)

In this lucid and masterful work, the emi

Delius Gatzemeier / The Story of Philosophy (Coffee Table Book)

This series provides quick and sound know

Robert Audi / The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy (Coffee Table Book)

This is

Cicero - The Nature of the Gods ( De Natura Deorum) (Translated by H.C.P McGregor)

The Nature of the Gods by Cicero Towards the end of his life, Cicero turned away from his oratorical and political career and looked instead to matters of philosophy and religion. The dialogue The...

Stephen Law / The Great Philosophers: The Lives and Ideas of History's Greatest Thinkers (Coffee Table Book)

Spanning over 2500 years of humanity&rsqu

Rene Descartes / Meditations on First Philosophy (Large Paperback)

Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies

Alain de Botton / Status Anxiety (Large Paperback)

'Every adult life could be said to be defined by two great love stories. The first ? the story of our quest for sexual love ? is well known and well-charted. The second ? the story of our quest for...

David Applebaum / World Philosophy: An Exploration in Words and Images (Coffee Table Book)

In one accessible, beautifully designed and illustrated volume, scholars have gathered the major theories and key ideas of world's greatest thinkers. The presentation of material sets this reference...

Veli-Matti Karkkainen / An Introduction to Ecclesiology (Large Paperback)

Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives What is the church? Why are there so many different expressions of church throughout time and space, and what ties them all together? Ecclesiology--

Jeff Astley / Christology (Large Paperback)

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Marc Cortez / Theological Anthropology (Large Paperback)

A Guide for the Perplexed

Maurice Walshe ( Translator) - The Discourses of the Buddha ( Digha Nikaya ) - HB - 1995

Published in this hardcover edition by Wisdom Publications, Boston, 1995. ( First Published in paperback as 'Thus Have I heard - The Long Discourses of Buddha'' in 1987.  A full translation, with...

Volker Halbach / The Logic Manual (Large Paperback)

An excep

E. W. F. Tomlin / Great Philosophers of the West (Vintage Paperback)

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Andrew Mason / Plato (Large Paperback)

Ancient Philosophies

Peggy Kamuf (Editor) / A Derrida Reader - Between the Blinds (Large Paperback)

Jacques Derrida was one of the most prolific and influential 20th century French intellectuals. Twenty-two essays and excerpts from Derrida's writings from 1965-1990 are gathered in this accessible...

Ray Billington / Living Philosophy - An Introduction to Moral Thought (Large Paperback)

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Richard Holloway / Godless Morality (Large Paperback)

Chandran Kukathas / John Rawls 'Theory of Justice' and Its Critics (Large Paperback)

John Rawls 'Theory of Justice' and Its Critics

Henry Sidgwick / The Methods of Ethics (Large Paperback)

The Methods of Ethics

Laurie M. Johnson Bagby / Hobbes's 'Leviathan': A Reader's Guide (Large Paperback)

Reader's

Steven Foulds / A Simple Guide to Heiddeger's Being and Time (Large Paperback)

A simple introduction to Heidegger's masterwork for folk who are not professional philosophers. Include a glossary of technical terms.   This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

John Mizzoni / Ethics : The Basics (Large Paperback)

Updated and revised, Ethics :The Basics , Second Edition , introduces students to fundamental ethical concepts, principles, theories, and traditions while providing them with the conceptual tools...

Alain de Botton / The Architecture of Happiness (Large Paperback)

This dazzling journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture explores the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. Alain de Botton argues that our environment...

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...

Philip J. Davis & Reuben Hersh / Descartes Dream - The World According to Mathematics (Large Paperback)

Davis and Hersh write interesting, accessible overviews of pertinent social-mathematical topics and provide a respectable bibliography of reference materials. Topics covered include meta thinking,...

Abraham Joshua Heschel / Man Is Not Alone : A Philosophy of Religion (Large Paperback)

Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion

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...