Philosophy
Explore our collection of philosophy books at our online bookstore, featuring the best books on philosophy, philosophical novels, and famous works on stoicism and political philosophy. Discover must-read and best-selling titles that offer deep insights into the world of philosophy.
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The Autobiography of Solomon Maimon: The Complete TranslationThe first complete and annotated English translation of Maimon's influential and delightfully entertaining memoir Solomon Maimon's autobiography has delighted readers for more than two hundred years, from Goethe, Schiller, and George Eliot to Walter Benjamin and Hannah Arendt. The American poet and critic Adam...
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Stoic Wisdom: Quotes, Affirmation, and Inspiration for a Well-Lived LifeReflect on timeless wisdom that's as meaningful today as it was thousands of years ago. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." This advice from Roman philosopher Epictetus rings true in our modern world, providing a stalwart...
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SaxophoneObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The saxophone is a contradictory instrument that has rooted itself in the soil of pop culture. It's the "devil's horn," it's the voice of jazz - an...
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Samuel Beckett: The Last ModernistCronin profiles the life and literary career of the Irish writer.Author: Anthony CroninPublisher: FlamingoPublished: 06/01/2009Pages: 668Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.65dISBN: 9780007330041This title is not returnable
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Saint Thomas Aquinas by GK ChestertonSaint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism, he is also known within the latter as the Doctor Angelicus...
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Rules to Infinity: The Normative Role of Mathematics in Scientific ExplanationThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. One of the...
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Resonance: Philosophy for Sonic ArtThe crisis of music and the proliferation of the digital pose unique challenges to thinking about sound. In an attempt to recenter a philosophy of music within - and radiating out from - the figure of resonance, Peter Price formulates a new philosophy of...
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Ren? Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation, Volume I: From the Early Years to the Discourse on Method, 1619-1638René Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation is the first complete English translation of the extant correspondence of the polymath René Descartes, who excelled in all areas of philosophy, the sciences, and mathematics. The translation is based on the best available editions, modified...
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Religious TraumaWhen religion is the site of abuse and trauma, it can deeply impact a person's ability to relate to God and engage in spiritual practice. As such, religious trauma is ripe for philosophical exploration. Section 1 of this Element provides a brief history of...
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Rationality and Time BiasWe often care not only about what happens to us, but when it happens to us. We prefer that good experiences happen sooner, rather than later, and that our suffering lies in our past, rather than our future. Common sense suggests that some ways...
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Proclus on Whole and Part: A Reappraisal of Mereology in Neoplatonic MetaphysicsNo late ancient philosopher has written more extensively on part-whole relations than the Neoplatonic commentator Proclus. In Proclus on Whole and Part, Arthur Oosthout unfolds, for the first time, Proclus' detailed and systematic analysis of (Neo-)Platonic mereology in full. Oosthout weaves together a great...
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Philosophical Fragments as the Poetry of Thinking: Romanticism and the Living PresentInnovatively combining philosophical inquiry and aphoristic writing, this study presents a bold new interpretation of philosophical poetics. Exploring fragments, both thematically and formally, Luke Fischer situates the form as uniquely positioned between philosophy and poetry. Like poetry, fragments condense insights into few words, employ...
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On Pyrrho and TimeToday's understanding of time remains mostly Aristotelian and Newtonian/Einsteinian: time is what has been abstracted from the mundane realities of life and reduced to its measurement. Any somatic, psychological, or other experience of time is deemed either irrelevant or secondary. The history of the...
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Nicomachean Ethics (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket What does it mean to live a truly good life? Aristotle tackles this age-old question in Nicomachean Ethics, guiding readers through the pursuit of happiness by cultivating virtues. With sharp insights on justice, friendship, and human nature, Aristotle...
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Narrative, Film, and Identity: How Cinema Impacts the Meaning of LifeOur identities are shaped by narratives, and cinema contributes to that process. While there is substantial scholarship on both narrative identity and film narrative, there is very little investigation of the intersection between them. This book provides that, with particular attention to how the...
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My Elders Taught Me: Aspects of Western Great Lakes American Indian PhilosophyIn this book the author examines various aspects of a selection of Western Great Lakes American Indian philosophical traditions and beliefs. He combines over forty years of stories, anecdotes, and observations learned from Western Great Lakes tribal elders into a coherent and thought-provoking philosophy...
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Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya): Translation and Transliteration (From Bodhi Path Press)Embark on a profound journey into the teachings of the Buddha with 'Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya), ' a meticulously translated and transliterated masterpiece.This volume opens the door to the core principles of Buddhism, presenting the original Pali texts alongside clear translations....
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Meditaciones (Meditations Spanish Edition): Marco AurelioAuthor: Marco AurelioPublisher: Reverte Management InternationalPublished: 12/17/2024Pages: 170Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.00h x 4.10w x 0.70dISBN: 9788410121157Language: Spanish
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Meaning: A Very Short IntroductionAuthor: Emma Borg, Sarah A. FisherPublisher: Oxford University PressPublished: 03/01/2025Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780192866547About the AuthorEmma Borg, Professorial Research Fellow, University of London, Sarah A. Fisher, Research Fellow, University College London Emma Borg is Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, London. Previously she...
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Margaret Cavendish: Essential WritingsThe Seventeenth-Century philosopher, scientist, poet, playwright, and novelist Margaret Cavendish went to battle with the great thinkers of her time, and arguably got the better of them in many cases. She took a creative and systematic stand on the major questions of philosophy of...
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