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A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living by Luc Ferry Publisher Comments From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry’s instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy—including its profound... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.49 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between by Thomas Cathcart Publisher Comments Q. Why are there almost as many jokes about death as there are about sex? A. Because they both scare the pants off us. Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny New York Times bestseller Plato and a... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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I and Thou by Martin Buber Publisher Comments Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born since World War II considers Buber as... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $12.98 Sale - Book Club Hardcover
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Kierkegaard's Writings #06: Fear and Trembling/Repetition by Soren Kierkegaard Publisher Comments In Repetition Kierkegaard discusses the most profound implications of the unity of personhood and of identity within change-the repetition that creates the rebirth of God in the heart of man, brings the eternal into the present, and allows the past to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Toward Perpetual Peace and Other Writings on Politics, Peace, and History (Rethinking the Western Tradition) by Immanuel Kant Publisher Comments Immanuel Kant’s views on politics, peace, and history have lost none of their relevance since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant’s writings on international relations theory... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $13.49 Sale - Trade Paper
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Tyranny of the Normal by Leslie Fiedler Publisher Comments Bound Together By the common thread of bioethics, these essays encompass such issues as abortion, the removal of life support, the role that doctors play in our society, and how we confront old age and Eros. Controversial, at times infuriating, Fiedler's... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $4.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Philosophical Fragments Or a Fragment Of Philosophy and Johannes Climacus : Kierkegaard's Writings, Volume 7 by Soren Kierkegaard Review The definitive edition of the Writings. The first volume . . . indicates the scholarly value of the entire series: an introduction setting the work in the context of Kierkegaard's development; a remarkably clear translation; and concluding sections of... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $16.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Essential Kierkegaard by Howard Hong Publisher Comments "The crowning achievement of [the Hongs'] monumental translation of all of Kierkegaard's published writings.... A rich and stimulating volume.... A book for everyone with an interest in Kierkegaard, from the first-time reader to the more experienced... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments, Volume 1 by Soren Kierkegaard Publisher Comments In Philosophical Fragments the pseudonymous author Johannes Climacus explored the question: What is required in order to go beyond Socratic recollection of eternal ideas already possessed by the learner? Written as an afterword to this work, Concluding... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $17.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror & the Future of Reason by Sam Harris Publisher Comments This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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An Introduction: The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry Publisher Comments "With exemplary clarity, Elaine Scarry argues that admiring the beautiful is nothing to be ashamed of; that on the contrary beauty fosters the spirit of justice. A brave and timely book."--J.M.Coetzee "Here is a writer almost magically summoning up the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Western Philosophy: An Illustrated Guide by David Papineau Publisher Comments What does it mean for someone to exist? What is truth? Are we free to choose to think or act? What is consciousness? Is human cloning justifiable? These are just some of the questions philosophers have attempted to answer, striking right at the heart of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $5.75 Sale - Hardcover
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What Is God? by Jacob Needleman Publisher Comments In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today's clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power. In this new... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Endgame Vol.2 by Derrick Jensen Publisher Comments Whereas Volume 1 of Endgame presents the problem of civilization, Volume 2 of this pivotal work illustrates our means of resistance. Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, Endgame leap-frogs the environmental movement's deadlock over our... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price: $14.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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When Atheism Becomes Religion: America's New Fundamentalists by Chris Hedges Publisher Comments From the New York Times bestselling author of American Fascists and the NBCC finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning comes this timely and compelling work about new atheists: those who attack religion to advance the worst of global capitalism... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen: The Defense of Reason in Descartes's "Meditations" by Harry Frankfurt Publisher Comments "Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen is a classic. At long last it is available to a new generation of readers who, whether they agree or disagree with Frankfurt's views, are sure to come away from his book exhilarated and enlightened."--Janet Broughton... (read more) List Price $31.25 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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On Certainty by Ludwig Wittgenstein Publisher Comments Written over the last 18 months of his life and inspired by his interest in G. E. Moore's defense of common sense, this much discussed volume collects Wittgenstein's reflections on knowledge and certainty, on what it is to know a proposition for sure.... (read more) List Price $19.25 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe by Greg Epstein Publisher Comments An inspiring and provocative exploration of an alternative to traditional religion Questions about the role of God and religion in today's world have never been more relevant or felt more powerfully. Many of us are searching for a place where we can... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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