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Philosophy



Philosophy

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General
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
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Since its first publication in 1945, Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject — unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit... (read more)

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Atheism and Humanism
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
by Richard Dawkins
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Just when you were almost out of topics to argue about, here comes Richard Dawkins with another defense of evolution. But hang on — The Greatest Show on Earth isn't some enraged polemic, but a well-reasoned, intriguing counter-attack on Intelligent... (read more)

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Surveys
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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . .: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart
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This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they'd had in school Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authorsand born vaudevilliansThomas Cathcart... (read more)

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Ethics
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Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works
Environmental Ethics: What Really Matters, What Really Works
by David Schmidtz
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Environmental Ethics features first-hand descriptions from people who have actually been involved in such projects as wildlife management in Africa, ecofeminist initiatives in India, and radical activism on the high seas. It also provides up-to-date data... (read more)

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Aesthetics
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The Lady Who Was Beautiful Inside
The Lady Who Was Beautiful Inside
by Edward Monkton
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With beauty magazines boasting circulations in the millions and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons recording more than 10 million elective cosmetic procedures within the last calendar year, it's pretty obvious that women across the nation are in... (read more)

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Logic
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How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic
How to Win Every Argument: The Use and Abuse of Logic
by Madsen Pirie
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Deals with one fallacy, explaining what the fallacy is, giving and analysing an example, outlining when/where/why the particular fallacy tends to occur and finally showing how you can perpetrate the fallacy on other people in order to win an argument.... (read more)

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Anthologies
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The Religious (Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy)
The Religious (Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy)
by John D Caputo
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This impressive collection takes its lead from the question - "Who comes after the subject?" - posed by Jean-Luc Nancy some years ago and responds to similar questions of "Who comes after the God of metaphysics?" and "What becomes of God and of religious... (read more)

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Dictionaries
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A World of Ideas: A Dictionary of Important Theories, Beliefs, Concepts, and Thinkers
A World of Ideas: A Dictionary of Important Theories, Beliefs, Concepts, and Thinkers
by Chris Rohmann
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THE THINKERS, THE THOUGHTS, AND THE THEORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.<P>With The Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinkers, you can get to the bottom of the big bang theory; find out where Freud's ideas were coming from,... (read more)

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Mythologies
Mythologies
by Roland Barthes
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"Ý"Mythologies"¨ illustrates the beautiful generosity of Barthes's progressive interest in the meaning (his word is signification) of practically everything around him, not only the books and paintings of high art, but also the slogans, trivia, toys... (read more)

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The Poetics of Space
The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard
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The classic book on how we experience intimate spaces. "A magical book. . . . A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhanced—and enchanted-significances. Every reader of it will... (read more)

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A History of Western Philosophy
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    by Bertrand Russell
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    by Richard Dawkins
  3. Being and Time
    by Martin Heidegger
  4. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Toltec Wisdom)
    by Don Miguel Ruiz
  5. Meditations (Modern Library Classics)
    by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays
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