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The Marx-Engels Reader
The Marx-Engels Reader
by Karl Marx
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This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels--those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.... (read more)

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The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 6th Edition
The Elements of Moral Philosophy, 6th Edition
by James Rachels
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Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise, lively book takes the reader on an in-depth tour of the major moral theories, always illustrating abstract ideas with concrete examples. Separate, self-contained... (read more)

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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
by Michel Foucault
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In this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his... (read more)

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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
by Jim Holt
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Tackling the “darkest question in all of philosophy” with “raffish erudition” (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This... (read more)

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Man's Search for Meaning - With New Foreword (06 Edition)
Man's Search for Meaning - With New Foreword (06 Edition)
by Viktor E. Frankl
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With a new Foreword by Harold S. Kushner and a new Biographical Afterword by William J. Winslade Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual... (read more)

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On the Genealogy of Morality
On the Genealogy of Morality
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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The text contains some of Nietzsche's most disturbing ideas, including the "slave revolt" in morality, which he claims began with the Jews and has now triumphed, and the "blond beast" that must erupt, which he claims to find behind all civilisation.... (read more)

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Greek Philosophy Thales To Aristotle 3RD Edition
Greek Philosophy Thales To Aristotle 3RD Edition
by Reginald E Allen
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Widely praised for its accessibility and its concentration on the metaphysical issues that are most central to the history of Greek philosophy, Greek Philosophy: Thales to Aristotle offers a valuable introduction to the works of the Presocratics, Plato,... (read more)

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Consolation of Philosophy Revised Edition
Consolation of Philosophy Revised Edition
by Boethius
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‘Why else does slippery Fortune change So much, and punishment more fit For crime oppress the innocent?’ Written in prison before his brutal execution in AD 524, Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy is a conversation between the... (read more)

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Basic Writings of Existentialism (04 Edition)
Basic Writings of Existentialism (04 Edition)
by Gordon Marino
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Edited and with an Introduction by Gordon Marino Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united by their belief that because life has no inherent... (read more)

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Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
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'NOW AVAILABLE- FULLY UPDATED SECOND EDITION OF DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.' From the vantage point of the colonized, the term "research" is inextricably linked with European colonialism; the ways in which scientific... (read more)

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Science in Action : How To Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society (87 Edition)
Science in Action : How To Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society (87 Edition)
by Bruno Latour
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Science and technology have immense authority and influence in our society, yet their working remains little understood. The conventional perception of science in Western societies has been modified in recent years by the work of philosophers... (read more)

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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
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"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." *Los Angeles Times "POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising... (read more)

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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
by Michael J Sandel
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“For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport,” The Nations reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book—based on his legendary Harvard course—Sandel offers a rare education in thinking through the complicated issues... (read more)

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Road To Serfdom -volume II ((Rev)07 Edition)
Road To Serfdom -volume II ((Rev)07 Edition)
by F.a. Hayek
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An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944—... (read more)

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Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
by John Rawls
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This book originated as lectures for a course on political philosophy that Rawls taught regularly at Harvard in the 1980s. In time the lectures became a restatement of his theory of justice as fairness, revised in light of his more recent papers and his... (read more)

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Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook
Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook
by Margaret P Battin
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The first casebook for use in courses in aesthetics, Puzzles about Art provides more than 180 real and hypothetical cases that illustrate important principles and theories in the philosophy of art. With 25 illustrations as well as concrete examples from... (read more)

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The Order of Things: An Archaeology of Human Sciences
The Order of Things: An Archaeology of Human Sciences
by Michel Foucault
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When one defines order as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in... (read more)

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Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings
by John Perry
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Introduction to Philosophy, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive topically organized collection of classical and contemporary philosophy available. Building on the exceptionally successful tradition of previous editions, this edition for the first... (read more)

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On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Sourcebook in Asian Philosophy (91 Edition)
Sourcebook in Asian Philosophy (91 Edition)
by John M. Koller
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Teachers and students have long felt a need for a convenient, one-volume collection of English translations of the basic texts that have shaped the major Asian philosophical traditions. A Sourcebook in Asian Philosophy is a response to this need. Our... (read more)

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