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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OrthodoxyLauded as a classic of Christian apologetics, G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy recounts his personal journey from agnosticism to the faith. Writing from within a culture marked by materialism and suspicion of the supernatural, Chesterton argues for coming to know the divine storyteller behind the great...
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Opera on TVOpera on TV is a collection of experimental poetry/theory that examines the role of aesthetic practice in political subject formation, particularly for queer and trans subjects. The book addresses the role of state institutions and economic structures in making our lives intelligible -- from our interpersonal...
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My Big TOE - Discovery S: Book 2 of a Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and MetaphysicsBook 2 of the MY Big TOE trilogy. My Big TOE, written by a nuclear physicist in the language contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience...
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Movies and the Meaning of Life: Philosophers Take on Hollywood"The meaning of life is the most urgent of questions," said Albert Camus. And philosopher Woody Allen has wondered: "How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?" Claims about what gives life meaning have not...
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Making the Social World: Structure of Human CivilizationAuthor: SearlePublisher: OxfordPublished: 10/18/2011Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50dISBN: 9780199695263
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Living in The StoryWhat kind of book is the Bible? Is it a rulebook or a guidebook for moral living? Is it a history book or a book filled with fascinating (and sometimes fantastic) stories? Did humans write the Bible or did God somehow speak a perfect...
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Latin Linguistics: An IntroductionLatin Linguistics is intended as an overview of the main areas of linguistics geared specifically to the scholar of Latin. The book consists of eight chapters: an introduction followed by discussions of phonology, morphology, syntax, variation linguistics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, with a final chapter...
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Ki: Text: Diskurse Über Ki-TextgeneratorenWenn Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) Texte generieren kann, was sagt das darüber, was ein Text ist? Worin unterscheiden sich von Menschen geschriebene und mittels KI generierte Texte? Welche Erwartungen, Befürchtungen und Hoffnungen hegen Wissenschaften, wenn in ihren Diskursen KI-generierte Texte rezipiert werden und Anerkennung finden,...
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Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason': A Reader's GuideContinuum's Reader's Guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Each book explores the major themes, historical and philosophical context and key passages of a major philosophical text, guiding the reader toward a thorough understanding of often demanding material. Ideal...
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Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason': An IntroductionIn this introductory textbook to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, Jill Vance Buroker explains the role of this first Critique in Kant's Critical project and offers a line-by-line reading of the major arguments in the text. She situates Kant's views in relation both to...
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Introduction to Modern Philosophy: Examining the Human ConditionThis popular introduction to modern philosophy features question-based chapters with a stimulating debate-style format, and intersperses primary sources with commentary. Each chapter deals with a fundamental question about human existence, exploring the subject through representative readings by classic, modern, and contemporary philosophers--with at least...
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Indifference and Repetition; Or, Modern Freedom and Its DiscontentsThis book problematizes predominant and intuitive understandings of freedom as natural capacity. It demonstrates how these conceptions emerge with a specific form of modernity, notably capitalist modernity and thereby demonstrates how philosophy from its modern inception was always also a critique of capitalism and...
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Immigration and FreedomA compelling account of the threat immigration control poses to the citizens of free societies Immigration is often seen as a danger to western liberal democracies because it threatens to undermine their fundamental values, most notably freedom and national self-determination. In this book, however,...
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HumeBeginning with an overview of Hume's life and work, Don Garrett introduces in clear and accessible style the central aspects of Hume's thought. These include Hume's lifelong exploration of the human mind; his theories of inductive inference and causation; skepticism and personal identity; moral...
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Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope"A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading . . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty, and compassionate." --The Wall Street Journal An exploration of seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and...
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Habsburg England: Politics and Religion in the Reign of Philip I (1554-1558)In Habsburg England, Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer offers a reassessment of the much-maligned joint rulership of Philip I of England (Philip II of Spain) with his second wife, Mary I. Traditionally portrayed as an anomaly in English history, previous assessments of the regime saw in...
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GratitudePairing the original philosophical insights of Dietrich von Hildebrand and his student Balduin V. Schwarz with enriching selections from Joseph Ratzinger and Romano Guardini, this slim volume invites us to a deeper appreciation of the essential and transformative role of gratitude in our lives.Author:...
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Gelingende GeburtWas kennzeichnet eine gelingende Geburt und welche Zugänge sind geeignet, um diese Frage zu beantworten? Schien es in der klassischen Moderne lange Zeit so, als könne die medizinische Geburtshilfe hier als Leitdisziplin fungieren, so sind in der reflexiv gewordenen Moderne von verschiedenen Fachrichtungen Zweifel...
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Fear Factories: Arguments about Innocent Creatures and Merciless PeopleFear Factories: Arguments about Innocent Creatures and Merciless People searches for answers to questions that people of good will have always asked about the treatment of animals. The book shines a light on practices and industries that leave us uneasy when we hear about...
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Evil: A Critical PrimerEvil: A Critical Primer begins with the claim that evil is a concept that is contextually bound. This means that we should not expect to find shared or similar notions of evil across cultures. Addressing evil in a way that is at once contextually...
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