What Does It All Mean?. A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy, Paperback - Thomas (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, New York Univer

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the cen...

Reducere. In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the cen...

In this entertaining and challenging collection of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan-author of Forever Undecided-continues to delight and astonish us...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Centur...

Adopting a historical approach to moral philosophy, this text introduces the thoughts of some of the major ethical philosophers of the past. It tre...

The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord "Let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completio...

As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only...

How do we define consciousness or intentionality? Is the neurophysiology of pain all there is to pain? How do words and mental pictures come to rep...

A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics cou...

Every day we seem to make and act upon all kinds of choices: some trivial, others so consequential that they change the course of one's life, or ev...

In the wake of the Eurozone crisis and Brexit the European Union faces difficult questions about its future. In this debate, the law has a central ...

Religion plays a central role in human experience. Billions of people around the world practice a faith and act in accordance with it. Religion sha...

Providing an introduction to political theory, this book includes discussion of literature on the various schools of thought. It also includes two ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Thomas A. CarlsonIllustration(s): 21 halftonesNumber of pages: 240Collection: TRIOSP...

Reducere. Who was Jesus? And what does it mean to follow him?Nancy Elizabeth Bedford helps us consider the identity and mission of Jesus of Nazareth. Learn a...

How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully -objective?- What, really, can be de...

How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores imp...

In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features ...

Getting away from the presentation of ancient philosophy as a succession of Great Thinkers, the book gives readers a sense of the freshness and liv...

This book covers French philosophy from its origins in the sixteenth century up to the present, analysing it within its social, political, and cult...

Originating in the pioneering work of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, and Ludwig Wittgenstein in the four decades around the turn of ...

Contributor(s): Editor: Craig S. KeenerThis work is a careful and critical study of the biographical information about Jesus of Nazareth.The result...

Aristocracies dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European countries until only a few generations ago. William Doyle s...

DescriptionOur culture tells us that the way to be happy is to be true to yourself. It's posted on social media, promoted in adverts, taught in sch...

Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and ther...

India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major relig...

The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one, in which the notes of discussion and argument constantly resound. This book int...

DescriptionA compassionate, honest, and illuminating look at the dying process . . . As a long-time hospice volunteer, Jennie Dear has helped count...

Covering some of science's most divisive topics, such as philosophical issues in genetics and evolution, the philosophy of biology also encompasses...

Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, exciting both revulsion and inspiration. This book examines the reason...

A thought-provoking introduction to a core topic in philosophy, this explores the integral part causation plays in areas of physics, biology, law, ...

DescriptionYou have the power to protect yourself and others What does it mean to be safe? Does it mean beating a throw to home plate? Does it mean...

DescriptionFew would question that Albert Camus (1913-1960), novelist, playwright, philosopher and journalist, is a major cultural icon. His widely...

What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know ...

Humour is a universal feature of human life. It has been discovered in every known human culture, and thinkers have discussed it for over two thous...

Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited vari...

Metaphysics is traditionally one of the four main branches of philosophy, alongside ethics, logic and epistemology. It is an area that continues to...

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was a man of extraordinary intellectual creativity who lived an exceptionally rich and varied intellectual li...

This lively and accessible book focuses on the philosophy and argument of Plato's writings, drawing the reader into Plato's way of doing philosophy...

Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it ...

Memories are an integral part of being human. They haunt us, we cherish them, and in our lives we collect more of them with each new experience. Wi...

DescriptionStoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still i...