Philosophy and Thought

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...

Frank N Magill / Masterpieces of World Philosophy (Coffee Table Book)

For many, philosophy is a difficult, almost unapproachable field--just understanding it seems to require more knowledge than most students and general readers could possible have. That's how...

Plato - The Republic ( Vintage Penguin Paperback - Translated by Desmond Lee - 1966

Plato's "Republic" is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the...

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...

Lewis Wolpert / Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast : The Evolutionary Origins of Belief

Why does every society around the world have a religious tradition of some sort? Professor Lewis Wolpert investigates the nature of belief and its causes. He looks at belief's psychological basis and...

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...

John Lyons - Chomsky (Fontana Modern Masters)

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

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

Ian Philip McGreal / Great Thinkers of the Eastern World: The Major Thinkers and the Philosophical and Religious Classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the World of Islam (Coffee Table Book)

Gathers selections from the writings of E

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)

Ann Loades (Editor), 

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)

    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...

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...

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

The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth

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

Every un

Julian Baggini / The Philosophers Toolkit (Large Paperback)

The Philosophers Toolkit: A Compendium of Philosophical Con

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,...

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

On its f

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

This ref

Alain de Botton / Religion for Atheists (Large Paperback)

From the

David R. Hawkins / Power vs. Force (Large Paperback)

The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior From the "Imagine - what if you had access to a simple yes-or-no answer to any question you wished to ask? A demonstrably true answer. Any question... Think...

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

The past

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Atheism