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.
-
The Political Philosophy of Hobbes: Its Basis and Its GenesisIn this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development...
- $113.25 AUD
- $113.25 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Pilgrim Church: An Account of Continuance Through Centuries of Christian Churches Practising Biblical Principles Taught in the New TesIn this all-embracing Christian church history, E. H. Broadbent details the growth, traditions and teachings of churches and denominations through the ages. Intended as an introduction to organized Christianity, the Pilgrim Church selects examples from the time of Christ onward of Christian denominations. From...
- $105.78 AUD
- $105.78 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Perfect Way Or, the Finding of ChristFirst published in 1882, The Perfect Way or The Finding of Christ is Anna Kingsford's attempt to bring together Christianity and the Theosophical tradition, which supposes a system of fundamental truths from which all religions are born and seeks to identify that wisdom so...
- $75.45 AUD
- $75.45 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Guide to Gethsemane: Anxiety, Suffering, DeathAnxiety, suffering and death are not simply the "ills" of our society, nor are they uniquely the product of a sick and sinful humanity. We must all some day confront them, and we continually face their implications long before we do. In that sense,...
- $139.88 AUD
- $139.88 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Essence of Enlightenment: Vedanta, the Science of ConsciousnessThe core teachings of Vedanta are eternal. They were revealed several thousand years before the Christian era. As a means of enlightenment, Vedanta evolved slowly since then as great minds contributed dispassionately to the teaching tradition, which reached perfection in the eighth century. Just...
- $42.50 AUD
- $42.50 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Encounter of Chinese and Western Philosophies: A CritiqueVermander revisits the encounter between Chinese and Western philosophy while unfolding questions about the way "comparative philosophy" is conducted today. In the vulgate of intellectual history, "Western thought" has constructed a substantialist view of reality that puts "relations" and "processes" into a subordinate position....
- $303.85 AUD
- $303.85 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Enchiridion of ErasmusA great Christian classic, Erasmus' Enchiridion is described by translator Raymond Himelick as "his first full, and in some ways best, formulation of the message intended for all Christendom, the same message he was to repeat--often in more playful and ironic guise--in the Praise...
- $150.80 AUD
- $150.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Disappearance of Ethics: The Gifford LecturesThe capstone lectures of esteemed ethicist Oliver O'Donovan What is the future of ethics? Oliver O'Donovan addresses a discipline in crisis in The Disappearance of Ethics. Based on the 2021 Gifford Lectures, this book contends that contemporary ethics has lost its object (good), frontier...
- $92.83 AUD
- $92.83 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Complex Answer: On Art as a Non-Binary IntelligenceEssays on the question on how art--and contemporary art practices in particular--embodies an intelligence capable of serving the erasure of the culture/nature distinction. The Complex Answer: On Art as a Non-Binary Intelligence presents a series of entangled essays on the question on how art--and...
- $58.78 AUD
- $58.78 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Teachings from the Bhagavad Gita for the Householder YogiThe Bhagavad Gita offers guidance and inspiration for all spiritual seekers and practitioners. The author of this book has made the teachings of the Gita relevant and accessible to the contemporary householder yogi. Rudra Shivananda shares his wisdom from over thirty years of meditating...
- $117.78 AUD
- $117.78 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Strangers in Our Midst: The Political Philosophy of ImmigrationIt is not unusual for people in countries with limited job opportunities and economic resources to want to seek a better life in different lands. This is especially so for those who come from countries where they are treated poorly, discriminated against, or worse....
- $147.23 AUD
- $147.23 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Spinoza: Theological-Political TreatiseSpinoza's Theological-Political Treatise (1670) is one of the most important philosophical works of the early modern period. In it Spinoza discusses at length the historical circumstances of the composition and transmission of the Bible, demonstrating the fallibility of both its authors and its interpreters....
- $336.93 AUD
- $336.93 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Seneca Stoicism Collection: On Benefits, On Anger, On the Shortness of Life, On a Happy Life, On Leisure, On Peace of Mind, On Providence, On theLucius Annaeus Seneca, usually known as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero, who later forced him to commit suicide for alleged complicity in the Pisonian...
- $72.45 AUD
- $72.45 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Rousseau and the Social ContractRousseau's Social Contract is a benchmark in political philosophy and has influenced moral and political thought since its publication. Rousseau and the Social Contract introduces and assesses: *Rousseau's life and the background of the Social Contract*The ideas and arguments of the Social Contract*Rousseau's continuing...
- $124.38 AUD
- $124.38 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Right Thing, Right Now: Goodness to GreatnessIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what's right - even when it...
- $63.43 AUD
- $63.43 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Record of the Transmission of Illumination: Two-Volume SetThe first book of this two-volume set consists largely of an annotated translation of the Record of the Transmission of Illumination (Denkōroku 傳光録) by Zen Master Keizan Jōkin 瑩山紹瑾 (1264-1325), presented together with the original Japanese text on which the English translation is based....
- $288.80 AUD
- $288.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Reconfiguring the PortraitThis collection of essays explores the stakes of that seemingly anachronistic comeback. It reframes portraiture as a set of cultural techniques for the dynamic performance of subjects entangled in specific medial configurations. Tracking the portrait across a wide range of media - literature, drawings,...
- $448.28 AUD
- $448.28 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Principles of Moral Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary ApproachesPrinciples of Moral Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Approaches covers all the major theories in normative ethics--relativism, egoism, divine command theory, natural law, Kantian ethics, consequentialism, pluralism, social contract theory, virtue ethics, the ethics of care, and particularism--and also includes sections on applied ethics and...
- $479.38 AUD
- $479.38 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
PlatoAuthor: David TalcottPublisher: P & R PublishingPublished: 11/01/2023Pages: 144Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60dISBN: 9781629958699
- $45.28 AUD
- $45.28 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Phenomenology of IllnessThe experience of illness is a universal and substantial part of human existence. Like death, illness raises important philosophical issues. But unlike death, illness, and in particular the experience of being ill, has received little philosophical attention. This may be because illness is often...
- $121.88 AUD
- $121.88 AUD
- Unit price
- per
