The Claim of Reason: Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy
by Stanley Cavell


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This handsome new edition of Stanley Cavell's landmark text, first published 20 years ago, provides a new preface that discusses the reception and influence of his work, which occupies a unique niche between philosophy and literary studies.... (read more)

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Philosophy 2: Further Through the Subject
by A C Grayling


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This companion to the highly successful Philosophy: A Guide through the Subject, (recently reissued as Philosophy 1) is a lively and authoritative guide through important areas of philosophy that are typically studied in the later parts of an... (read more)

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The Possibility of Metaphysics ' Substance, Identity, and Time '
by E J Lowe


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Lowe argues in this fascinating new study that metaphysics should be restored to centrality in philosophy, as the most fundamental form of inquiry, whose findings underpin those of all other disciplines. He portrays metaphysics as charting the... (read more)

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In a Materialist Way: Selected Essays by Pierre Macherey
by Pierre Macherey


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The first English translation of Macherey's philosophical work Best known for his work in literary criticism, Pierre Macherey has, over the past two decades, produced a series of original philosophical works. This first collection of his philosophical... (read more)

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Stanley Cavell (Key Contemporary Thinkers)
by Espen Hammer


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Stanley Cavell is a leading figure in American philosophy and one of the most exhilarating and wide-ranging intellectuals of our time. In this book Espen Hammer offers a lucid and thorough account of the development of Cavell's work, from his early... (read more)

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Aristotle on the Perfect Life
by Anthony Kenny


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Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness has been a topic of intense philosophical debate in recent years; it is of vital importance to the question of the relevance of his ethics in the present day. Aristotle's admirers struggle to read a... (read more)

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Logical Properties: Identity, Existence, Predication, Necessity, Truth
by Colin Mcginn


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Identity, existence, predication, necessity, and truth are vital concepts at the center of philosophy. Yet Colin McGinn believes that orthodox views of these topics are misguided in important ways. Philosophers and logicians have often distorted the... (read more)

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Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon
by Lisa Jardine


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The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life. Was he a noble scholar, or a conniving political crook? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart draw upon previously untapped sources to create a... (read more)

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Transcendental Arguments and Scepticism
by Robert Stern


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Robert Stern investigates how scepticism can be countered by using transcendental arguments concerning the necessary conditions for the possibility of experience, language, or thought. He shows that the most damaging sceptical questions concern neither... (read more)

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Great Ideas 6 Volume Boxed Set
by Penguin Books


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Highlights from Penguins Great Ideas series in an affordable six-book boxed set The perfect gift for the true book lover, the Great Ideas series offers groundbreaking works by some of historys most prodigious thinkers packaged with beautiful type-driven... (read more)

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On Certainty
by Ludwig Wittgenstein


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Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will... (read more)

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Philosophy of Language 4TH Edition
by Aloysius Martinich


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What is meaning? How is linguistic communication possible? What is the nature of language? What is the relationship between language and the world? How do metaphors work? The Philosophy of Language, considered the essential text in its field, is an... (read more)

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Normativity and the Will: Selected Essays on Moral Psychology and Practical Reason
by R Jay Wallace


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Normativity and the Will collects fourteen important papers on moral psychology and practical reason by R. Jay Wallace, one of the leading philosophers currently working in these areas. The papers explore the interpenetration of normative and... (read more)

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Descartes (Oxford Readings in Philosophy)
by John Cottingham


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This volume brings together some of the best articles on Descartes published in the last fifty years. Edited by the renowned Descartes specialist John Cottingham, the selection covers the full range of Descartes's thought, including chapters on the... (read more)

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Hegel's Philosophy of Mind
by Hegel


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The present reissue of Wallace's translation of Hegel's Philosophy of Mind includes the Zusatze or lecture-notes which, in the collected works, accompany the first section entitled "Subjective Mind" and which Wallace omitted from his translation... (read more)

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Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy
by Kwame Appiah


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-391) and index.... (read more)

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Philosophers Explore the Matrix
by Christopher Grau


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The Matrix trilogy is unique among recent popular films in that it is constructed around important philosophical questions--classic questions which have fascinated philosophers and other thinkers for thousands of years. Editor Christopher Grau here... (read more)

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The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
by Michael Frayn


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A wise and accessible exploration of philosophy and our place in the universe, from an author who has woven these ideas into beloved novels and plays throughout his career.... (read more)

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