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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Transparency and Reflection: A Study of Self-Knowledge and the Nature of MindThe topic of self-knowledge has been central to philosophy since antiquity--but if self-knowledge deserves to be not just a goal that each of us should privately pursue, but a topic that philosophers should investigate in general terms, on what basis does it claim our...
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Totalitarianism: A Borderline Idea in Political PhilosophyIn the last decade, we have witnessed the return of one of the most controversial terms in the political lexicon: totalitarianism. What are we talking about when we define a totalitarian political and social situation? When did we start using the word as both...
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The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the SamuraiAt last: a book on the martial arts from a true Zen master. Taisen Deshimaru was born in Japan of an old samurai family, and he recieved from the Great Master Kodo Sawaki the Transmission of Mind to Mind when Sawaki died. In 1967,...
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The Top Ten Things Dead People Want to Tell You: Answers to Inspire the Adventure of Your LifeA perennially popular book by a beloved author--now in an updated package with a new preface--sheds light on what the next life may have in store. "A book about living that will help readers see more beauty, feel more power, and know more love."...
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The Smoke of HorsesProse poems that turn conventional thought on its head, allowing magic to spring from mundane details of middle age life.Author: Charles RaffertyPublisher: BOA EditionsPublished: 10/10/2017Pages: 104Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40dISBN: 9781942683476Review Citation(s): Library Journal 08/01/2017About the AuthorCharles Rafferty is the...
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The ProphetThis is the story of the prophet Al-Mustafa and his conversations with various acquaintances, as he returns home after a long absence. Told in 26 prose poetry fables written in English, the book covers areas such as love, passion, pain, freedom, and friendship. The...
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The Phenomenological Image: A Husserlian Inquiry Into Reality, Phantasy, and Aesthetic ExperienceOur environment is changing rapidly, as is the spectrum of possible relationships we can entertain with it. Against this background, one important task emerging in contemporary philosophical discussion concerns defining the status of contemporary images and the "iconic spaces" we encounter with ever-increasing frequency...
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The Original Meaning of the Yijing: Commentary on the Scripture of ChangeThe Yijing (I Ching), or Scripture of Change, is traditionally considered the first and most profound of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual based on trigrams and hexagrams, by the beginning of the first millennium it had acquired written explanations and a series...
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The Lord Who Listens: A Dogmatic Inquiry Into God as HearerIn The LORD Who Listens, Charles C. Helmer IV draws on Holy Scripture and the theology of Karl Barth to offer a theological intepretation of God's hearing. Prioritizing this neglected biblical theme, Helmer develops a theological grammar for speaking of God's hearing that maintains...
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The Kierkegaard CollectionThe first existentialist philosopher is generally regarded to have been Sren Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher, theologian, poet, social critic, and novelist. With a penchant for metaphor, sarcasm, and parables, he published critical works on organised religion, Christendom, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of...
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The Guide to the Perplexed: A New TranslationA landmark new translation of the most significant text in medieval Jewish thought. Written in Arabic and completed around 1190, the Guide to the Perplexed is among the most powerful and influential living texts in Jewish philosophy, a masterwork navigating the straits between religion...
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The Five Ages of Humanity: The Psychology of Human HistoryBack in print after nearly 60 years!The Five Ages of Humanity (a revised and retitled edition of The Five Ages of Man) is the 1964 masterwork by influential author, historian, and philosopher Gerald Heard (1889-1971). Heard explores many parallels between the historical development of...
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The Complete Works of NietzscheThis is a complete collection of all the novels written by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, The Anti-Christ, The Gay Science, The Birth of Tragedy, Ecce Homo, Human All Too Human,...
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Sophie de Grouchy's Letters on Sympathy: A Critical Engagement with Adam Smith's the Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith, in his The Theory of Moral Sentiments, largely left his readers to develop his argument's full implications. Many philosophers famously did so, including Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Paine, and John Millar, among others, but less known are Sophie de Grouchy's own contributions, presented...
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Singer of the Land of Snows: Shabkar, Buddhism, and Tibetan National IdentityThe singular role of Shabkar in the development of the idea of Tibet Shabkar (1781-1851), the "Singer of the Land of Snows," was a renowned yogi and poet who, through his autobiography and songs, developed a vision of Tibet as a Buddhist "imagined community."...
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Resistance to EvidenceWe have increasingly sophisticated ways of acquiring and communicating knowledge, but efforts to spread this knowledge often encounter resistance to evidence. The phenomenon of resistance to evidence, while subject to thorough investigation in social psychology, is acutely under-theorised in the philosophical literature. Mona Simion's...
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Rebirth: A Guide to Mind, Karma, and Cosmos in the Buddhist WorldReincarnation has been a popular belief in cultures throughout the world for many millennia. The possibility that we lived before and may be born again, whether as a human or in some other form of existence, continues to fascinate us and features heavily in...
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Raising Children in the Midst of Global Crisis: A Compassionate Guidebook for New Paradigm ParentingAuthor: Jo DelamorPublisher: Radiant BalancePublished: 02/15/2024Pages: 396Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81dISBN: 9798989671908
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Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts: An AnthologyThis diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and conceptual framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies. Traditional and contemporary primary sources carefully selected from Buddhist...
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Precious Memories...Thoughts ExpressedAuthor: Emily MalcolmPublisher: Cyril & Dorsie PublishingPublished: 02/01/2024Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15dISBN: 9781739369132
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