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 Cambridge Descartes LexiconThe Cambridge Descartes Lexicon is the definitive reference source on René Descartes, "the father of modern philosophy" and arguably among the most important philosophers of all time. Examining the full range of Descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key...
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The Cambridge Companion to the SophistsThe Classical Greek sophists - Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias, and Antiphon, among others - are some of the most important figures in the flourishing of linguistic, historical, and philosophical reflection at the time of Socrates. They are also some of the most controversial: what...
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The Blind Spot: Why Science Cannot Ignore Human ExperienceIn The Blind Spot, astrophysicist Adam Frank, theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser, and philosopher Evan Thompson call for a revolutionary scientific worldview, where science includes--rather than ignores or tries not to see--humanity's lived experience as an inescapable part of our search for objective truth. They...
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The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of LanguageThis book presents a theory of autistic subjectivity from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. Dr. Brenner describes autism as a singular mode of being that is fundamentally linked to one's identity and basic practices of existence, offering a rigorous alternative to treating autism as a...
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The Arrière-PaysSince the publication of his first book in 1953, Yves Bonnefoy has become one of the most important French poets of the postwar years. At last, we have the long-awaited English translation of Yves Bonnefoy's celebrated work, L'Arri re-pays, which takes us to the...
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Susan StebbingSusan Stebbing (1885-1943), the UK's first female professor of philosophy, was a key figure in the development of analytic philosophy. Stebbing wrote the world's first accessible book on the new polyadic logic and its philosophy. She made major contributions to the philosophy of science,...
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Social Work Values and EthicsFor decades, teachers and practitioners have turned to Frederic G. Reamer's Social Work Values and Ethics as the leading introduction to ethical decision making, dilemmas, and professional conduct in practice. A case-driven, concise, and comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and graduate social work programs, this...
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RiskFrom the co-publisher of acclaimed poetry press Omnidawn, Risk engages directly with limitations, both those that structure the literal form of the poems and literary form and those that are both unavoidable and self-inflicted.In Risk, award-winning poet Rusty Morrison uses a constraining form of...
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Quaker MinimsThese Minims are meant to be a comfort, in that if they come from the right place, some of them will resonate within the worship experience for you, confirming a true and gentle life-way or path we travel together in the face of the...
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Polis: A New History of the Ancient Greek City-State from the Early Iron Age to the End of AntiquityA definitive new history of the origins, evolution, and scope of the ancient Greek city-state The Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of citizenship, freedom, and equality. Emerging around 650 BCE and enduring to 350...
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Plato's Sun-Like GoodAn original and lucid discussion of the Republic's philosopher-rulers, their dialectic, and their relationship to the form of the good.Author: Sarah BroadiePublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/16/2023Pages: 250Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53dISBN: 9781009016407
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Plato of Athens: A Life in PhilosophyConsidered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. He finally decided to go into politics, but became disillusioned, especially after the Athenians condemned his...
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Philosophers on God: Talking about ExistenceThe origin of our universe is the greatest mystery of all. How do we find ourselves existing, let alone enveloped in a cosmos enriched with such order and complexity? For religious philosophers, despite the incredible advances of modern physics, we are no closer to...
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Pack of Lies: Bridging the Gap Between Today's Student and Today's ScienceHas your faith in God been damaged by what you've been taught in science? In Pack of Lies, author Sharon Zoller presents information to breathe new life into your faith, demonstrating that school textbooks don't reflect the current scientific information. She discusses the spiritual...
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Lost in the Chaos: Immanence, Despair, HopeA world lacking transcendence is a world lacking hope-a world locked in the despair of utter immanence. Humans cannot long endure despair, and so they contrive false substitutes for hope. But these always disappoint. This book first explores the despair that follows from radical...
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Logic in the WildIs logic a good tool for making decisions? Can it make us better listeners and help us find coherence in views that we disagree with? Is Sherlock Holmes actually good at logic? Patrick Girard addresses these and other questions by presenting logic as the...
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Life IS a Game: Life Lessons Learned Living The Rules for Being HumanMany yearn for a perfect life, with little to no stress, with total enduring health, loving relationships, opportunities, success, and unlimited happiness. Unfortunately, there aren't many lessons to be learned from perfection. Lessons occur from overcoming adversity and from dealing effectively with disappointment, hurt,...
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Leo Strauss and Islamic Political ThoughtAuthor: Rasoul NamaziPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 11/09/2023Pages: 290Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66dISBN: 9781009101936This title is not returnable
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Later Stoicism 155 BC to AD 200: An Introduction and Collection of Sources in TranslationMost modern readers of the Stoics think first of later authors such as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Existing works like Long and Sedley's The Hellenistic Philosophers concentrate on the Stoics of the early school. This book focusses on the more influential later school,...
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Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human NatureFederico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the inventor of the microprocessor and the MOS silicon gate technology, both of which underlie the modern world's entire information technology. With the knowledge and...
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