Edward Said: Criticism and Society
by Abdirahman Hussein


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Few public intellectuals have had such a big impact outside the academy as Edward Said, whose work has been the subject of vigorous international debate over the last two decades. This, the first full-length intellectual biography of the author of the... (read more)

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Insurmountable Simplicities: 39 Philosophical Conundrums
by Roberto Casati


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Perhaps not all the stories that follow are true. They could, however, be true, and the Reader is invited to ponder this. So begins Insurmountable Simplicities, Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi's colorful incarnation of the many philosophical conundrums... (read more)

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The Jewish Writings
by Hannah Arendt


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Although Hannah Arendt is not primarily known as a Jewish thinker, she probably wrote more about Jewish issues than any other topic. As a young adult in Germany, she wrote about German Jewish history. After moving to France in 1933, she helped Jewish... (read more)

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History of Philosophy
by Dion Scott Kakures


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Prepared for students by renowned professors and noted experts, here are the most extensive and proven study aids available, covering all the major areas of study in college curriculums. Each guide features: up-to-date scholarship; an easy-to-follow... (read more)

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The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas
by Isaiah Berlin


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"Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made."--Immanuel Kant Isaiah Berlin was one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century--an activist of the intellect who marshaled vast erudition and eloquence in defense... (read more)

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Fallen Nature, Fallen Selves: Early Modern French Thought II
by Michael Moriarty


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From the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth centuries, French writing is especially concerned with analyzing human nature. The ancient ethical vision of man's nature and goal (we achieve fulfillment by living our lives according to reason, the... (read more)

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Postmodern Spiritual Practices: The Construction of the Subject and the Reception of Plato in Lacan, Derrida, and Foucault
by Paul Allen Miller


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  Paul Allen Miller is Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina.... (read more)

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Riddles of Existence: A Guided Tour of Metaphysics
by Earl Conee


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The riddles of metaphysics are the deepest and most puzzling questions we can ponder. Riddles of Existence is the first book ever to make metaphysics genuinely accessible and fun. Its lively, informal style brings these questions to life and shows how... (read more)

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An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics
by Henry R West


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John Stuart Mill was the leading British philosopher of the nineteenth century and his famous essay Utilitarianism is the most influential statement of this philosophical approach. Henry West's introduction to utilitarianism serves as both a commentary... (read more)

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Contemporary Philosophical Monographs #1: A Slim Book about Narrow Content
by Gabriel M A Segal


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A good understanding of the nature of a property requires knowing whether that property is relational or intrinsic. Gabriel Segal's concern is whether certain psychological properties--specifically, those that make up what might be called the andquot... (read more)

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The Illustrated to Think Like God: Pythagoras and Parmenides, the Origins of Philosophy
by Arnold Hermann


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Fascinating illustrations contribute to this illuminating and award-winning account of how and why philosophy emerged and make it a must-read for any inquisitive thinker unsatisfied with prevailing assumptions on this timely and highly relevant subject... (read more)

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The Middle Way: Finding Happiness in a World of Extremes
by Lou Marinoff


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Today, our global village is filled with strife, caused primarily by extremists of every kind, all unwilling to compromise. But there is a better way—a middle way—where we might discover common ground for peace, both personally and... (read more)

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Unfinished Dialogue
by Isaiah Berlin


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The fruit of nearly fifteen years of discussion-in person and by letter-between world-famous British philosopher Isaiah Berlin and Dr. Beata Polanowska-Sygulska that sheds considerable light on Berlin's thinking, clarifying some of the central themes of... (read more)

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Philosophy of Mind Classical Problem 2ND Edition
by Brian Beakley


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The Philosophy of Mind remains the only sourcebook of primary readings offering in-depth coverage of both historical works and contemporary controversies in philosophy of mind. This second edition provides an expanded treatment of classical as well as... (read more)

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Perspective on Philosophy of Communication
by Pat Arneson


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Perspective on Philosophy of Communication provides readers with an appreciation of philosophy of communication as central to understanding and guiding communicative action in a postmodern culture. Each chapter provides readers with an understanding of... (read more)

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The Mediocracy: French Philosophy Since the Mid-1970s
by Dominique Lecourt


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Generating great controversy on its publication in France last year, The Mediocracy argues that a veritable counter-revolution in intellectual life has seen the period of the "master-thinkers" of the 1960s succeeded by an era of generalized mediocrity... (read more)

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Terms and Truth: Reference Direct and Anaphoric
by Alan Berger


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In this book, Alan Berger further develops the new theory of reference -- as formulated by Kripke and Putnam -- applying it in novel ways to many philosophical problems concerning reference and existence. Berger argues that his notion of anaphoric... (read more)

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Socrates on Trial
by Thomas Brickhouse


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Thomas Brickhouse and Nicholas Smith offer a comprehensive historical and philosophical interpretation of, and commentary on, one of Plato's most widely read works, the Apology of Socrates. Virtually every modern interpretation characterizes some part of... (read more)

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