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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Philosophy of Plato and AristotleThis long-awaited reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original introduction and a new foreword by Charles E. Butterworth and Thomas L. Pangle. The three parts of the book, "Attainment of Happiness," "Philosophy of...
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The Autobiography of Giambattista VicoThe Autobiography of Giambattista Vico is significant both as a source of insight into the influences on the eighteenth-century philosopher's intellectual development and as one of the earliest and most sophisticated examples of philosophical autobiography. Referring to himself in the third person, Vico records...
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The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic ACTFredric Jameson, in The Political Unconscious, opposes the view that literary creation can take place in isolation from its political context. He asserts the priority of the political interpretation of literary texts, claiming it to be at the center of all reading and understanding,...
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Willing to Believe: Understanding the Role of the Human Will in SalvationWhat does an individual contribute to his or her own salvation? Does God wait on the doorsteps of our hearts, quietly hoping to be let in when we decide to open the door? Or does he call us and pursue us in a way...
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Panentheism: The Other God of the Philosophers: From Plato to the PresentPanentheism has gained popularity among contemporary thinkers. This belief system explains that "all is in God"; as a soul is related to a body, so God is related to the world. In Panentheism--The Other God of the Philosophers, philosopher and theologian John Cooper traces...
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Imaginative Apologetics: Theology, Philosophy and the Catholic TraditionThis timely and accessible book offers a fresh, contemporary introduction to Christian apologetics, arguing for a version that is theological, philosophical, and "catholic" and embracing the whole of human reason. It emphasizes a foundation in theology that is both confident and open and makes...
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Deliver Us from EvilOccult influences march freely across the American landscape today. From Pokemon cards and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Marilyn Manson and psychic hotlines, the nation is under siege. Occult beliefs--presented as the path to enlightenment and peace--permeate our society, powerfully influencing our children, our...
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The Spirituality of African PeoplesCurrent interest in Afrocentricity is but one moment in the longstanding post-colonial search by African peoples, both on the continent and in the diaspora, for cultural beacons.Preeminent black social ethicist Peter Paris here sharpens and focuses that quest on African spiritualitythat is, the religious...
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Crucified with Christ: Meditations on the Passion, Mystical Death, and the Medieval Invention of PsychotherapyCrucified with Christ offers a fascinating study of the psychoanalytic character of medieval meditation. Most meditation practitioners imagined themselves in the place of an eyewitness to the passion; however, some, including Bernard of Clairvaux, Francis of Assisi, and Bonaventure, introduced meditation from the perspective...
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Reviewing the Covenant: Eugene B. Borowitz and the Postmodern Renewal of Jewish TheologyIn Reviewing the Covenant, six Jewish philosophers--and one Christian colleague--respond to the work of the renowned Jewish theologian Eugene B. Borowitz, one of the leading figures in the movement of postmodern Jewish philosophy and theology. The title recalls Borowitz's earlier book, Renewing the Covenant:...
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The Ages of the WorldA new translation of the third and most sustained version of Schelling's magnum opus, this great heroic poem is a genealogy of time. Anticipating Heidegger, as well as contemporary debates about post-modernity and the limits of dialectical thinking, Schelling struggles with the question of...
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Transgressing Discourses: Communication and the Voice of OtherThe basic theme of this volume is excellent. Readers are treated to fascinating explorations of communication at the boundaries between discourses and selves. The essays address important theoretical issues, and do so often by treating significant social issues. Most welcome is the constructive tone...
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The Self-Overcoming of NihilismTranslation of an important work by the contemporary Japanese philosopher Keiji Nishitani.Author: Keiji NishitaniPublisher: State University of New York PressPublished: 10/02/1990Pages: 274Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.69dISBN: 9780791404386About the AuthorNishitani Keiji was for many years Professor of Religious Philosophy at Kyoto...
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The Essential Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evil and the Genealogy of MoralsIn 1886, Frederich Nietzsche self-published Beyond Good and Evil. Structured into 296 separate sections, and nine parts, this work deconstructs the metaphysics and dogma established by previous philosophers. Nietzsche traced the roots of issues that he viewed hindered mankind in his society. He spoke...
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Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and MediaOnto-Cartography gives an unapologetic defense of naturalism and materialism, transforming these familiar positions and showing how culture itself is formed by nature. Bryant endorses a pan-ecological theory of being, arguing that societies are ecosystems that can only be understood by considering nonhuman material agencies...
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The Contract and DominationContract and Domination offers a bold challenge to contemporary contract theory, arguing that it should either be fundamentally rethought or abandoned altogether. Since the publication of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, contract theory has once again become central to the Western political tradition....
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E for AdditivesThe award-winning million-copy seller.The book shows you how to tell the difference between the additives you need in food and wine and those you don't (after all, by no means the majority of additives are bad for you). when preservatives, colourings and flavourings have...
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The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small StuffWall Street Journal BestsellerHave you ever wondered why we spend so much time and energy thinking about the big challenges in our lives when all the evidence proves it's actually the little things that change everything? That's right... Absolutely everything.Little Things embodies Andy's own...
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Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your MindHailed by the Washington Post as "a sure-footed and witty guide to slippery ethical terrain," a philosophical exploration of AI and the future of the mind that Astronomer Royal Martin Rees calls "profound and entertaining" Humans may not be Earth's most intelligent beings for...
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The Praise of Folly: Updated EditionDesiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. The Praise of Folly is perhaps his best-known work. Originally written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, this satiric celebration of pleasure,...
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