Introducing Romanticism (Introducing)
by Duncan Heath


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Gives the reader an accessible overview of the many interlocking strands of Romanticism, focusing on the leading figures in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and America.... (read more)

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How We Think
by John Dewey


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The dean of American philosophers shares his views on methods of training students to think well. His considerations include inductive and deductive logic, interpreting facts, concrete and abstract thinking, the roles of activity, language, and... (read more)

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Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers
by Bryan Magee


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Based on a highly successful BBC television series, this book presents fifteen dialogues between author and broadcaster Bryan Magee and some of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. Isaiah Berlin considers the fundamental question, "What... (read more)

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Posterior Analytics
by Aristotle


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The Posterior Analytics contains some of Aristotle's most influential thoughts in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science. The first book expounds and develops the notions of a demonstrative argument and of a formal, axiomatized... (read more)

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The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
by Peter Adamson


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An accessible introduction to Arabic philosophy from the ‘classical’period to later Islamic thought.... (read more)

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Greed (Seven Deadly Sins)
by Phyllis A Tickle


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Grasping. Avarice. Covetousness. Miserliness. Insatiable cupidity. Overreaching ambition. Desire spun out of control. The deadly sin of Greed goes by many names, appears in many guises, and wreaks havoc on individuals and nations alike. In this lively... (read more)

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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
by Peter Singer


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A thought-provoking look at how what we eat profoundly affects all living things—and how we can make more ethical food choices Five Principles for Making Conscientious Food Choices 1. Transparency: We have the right to know how our food is... (read more)

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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Oxford Philosophical Texts)
by David Hume


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David Hume's aim in writing An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748) was to introduce his philosophy to a European culture in which many educated people read original works of philosophy. He gives an elegant and accessible presentation of... (read more)

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African Philosophy: New and Traditional Perspectives
by Lee M Brown


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In the last two decades the idea of African Philosophy has undergone significant change and scrutiny. Some critics have maintained that the idea of a system of philosophical thought tied to African traditions is incoherent. In African Philosophy Lee... (read more)

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The Oxford Illustrated History of Western Philosophy (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
by Anthony Kenny


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Written by a team of distinguished scholars, this is an authoritative and comprehensive history of Western philosophy from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Illustrated with over 150 color and black-and-white pictures, chosen to illuminate and... (read more)

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Rousseau's Dog: Two Great Thinkers at War in the Age of Enlightenment
by David Edmonds and John Eidinow


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In 1766 Jean-Jacques Rousseau — philosopher, novelist, composer, educational and political provocateur — was on the run from intolerance, persecution, and enemies who decried him as a madman, dangerous to society. David Hume, now recognized as... (read more)

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The Greek Sophists (Penguin Classics)
by John Dillon


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This volume presents a collection of texts by the Greek Sophists (Protagoras, Gorgias, Hippias, Antiphon and others), which present the main lines of thought characteristic to this major philosophical movement.... (read more)

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Some Thoughts Concerning Education
by John Locke


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This book, one of John Locke's (1632-1704) major works, is primarily about moral education--its role in creating a responsible adult and the importance of virtue as a transmitter of culture. However, Locke's most detailed and comprehensive guide also... (read more)

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The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy Volume II: Descartes Through Derrida and Quine
by Norman Melchert


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Ideal for courses in introductory or modern and contemporary philosophy, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Volume II: Descartes through Derrida and Quine covers the same material as the second half (chapters 12-26) of... (read more)

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Sloth (Seven Deadly Sins)
by Wendy Wasserstein


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Here is a rollicking parody of the self-help genre, one that skewers the couch-bound, apathetic mentality so pervasive in America today. With tongue in cheek, Sloth guides readers step-by-step toward a life of noncommittal inertia. "You have the right to... (read more)

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Great Philosophers
by Ray Monk


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This work brings together in one volume and in chronological order writings on the greatest philosophers by specialists, designed to be accessible to the general reader.... (read more)

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The Site of the Social: A Philosophical Account of the Constitution of Social Life and Change
by Theodore R Schatzki


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Inspired by Heidegger's concept of the clearing of being and by Wittgenstein's ideas on human practice, Theodore Schatzki offers a novel approach to understanding the constitution and transformation of social life. Key to the account he develops here is... (read more)

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Essays on Aristotle's de Anima
by Martha C Nussbaum


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Bringing together a group of outstanding new essays on Aristotle's De Anima, this book covers topics such as the relation between soul and body, sense-perception, imagination, memory, desire, and thought, which present the philosophical substance of... (read more)

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