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From a Logical Point of View: Nine Logico-Philosophical Essays, Second Revised Edition
by Willard V Quine  Publisher Comments Several of these essays have been printed whole in journals; others are in varying degrees new. Two main themes run through them. One is the problem of meaning, particularly as involved in the notion of an analytic statement. The other is the notion of...
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Evil in Modern Thought : an Alternative History of Philosophy (02 Edition)
by Susan Neiman Publisher Comments Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For eighteenth-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter of human cruelty, and Auschwitz as its extreme incarnation...
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Zoographies: The Question of the Animal from Heidegger to Derrida
by Matthew Calarco Synopsis "Zoographies" challenges the anthropocentrism of the Continental philosophical tradition and advances the position that, while some distinctions are valid, humans and animals are best viewed as part of an ontological whole. Matthew Calarco draws on...
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Man's Search for Meaning
by Victor E. Frankl Publisher Comments With more than 4 million copies in print in the English language alone, Man's Search for Meaning, the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl's struggle to hold on to hope during his three years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, is a...
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Basic Writings of Nietzsche (00 Edition)
by Fridrich W. Nietzsche Publisher Comments The Birth of Tragedy. Beyond Good and Evil. On the Genology of Morals. The Case of Wagner. Ecce Homo. Five key works - unabridged - by the most influential philosopher for the 20th-century. Translated, with notes and a critical essay by Walter Kaufmann...
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Emerson and Self-Culture (American Philosophy)
by John T. Lysaker Synopsis In "Spiritual Laws," Emerson tells us: "Human character evermore publishes itself." In other words, wherever we go, whatever we do, whether speaking, working, conducting business, taking walks, or visiting friends, the state of our character is announced....
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Praise of Folly (Penguin Classics)
by Erasmus Of Rotterdam Publisher Comments The best introduction to the work of Erasmus, this is one of the finest masterpieces of the sixteenth century, updated and superbly translated to reflect the latest scholarly research....
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The Consolations of Philosophy
by Alain de Botton 
Publisher Comments From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles. <BR>Solace for the broken heart...
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Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
by Daniel C Dennett Publisher Comments Anyone who has wondered if free will is just an illusion or has asked 'could I have chosen otherwise?' after performing some rash deed will find this book an absorbing discussion of an endlessly fascinating subject. Daniel Dennett, whose previous books...
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A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality
by Ken Wilber Publisher Comments Here is a concise, comprehensive overview of Wilber's revolutionary thought and its application in today's world. In "A Theory of Everything," Wilber uses clear, nontechnical language to present complex, cutting-edge theories that integrate the realms of...
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On the Way to Language
by Martin Heidegger Publisher Comments In this volume Martin Heidegger confronts the philosophical problems of language and begins to unfold the meaning begind his famous and little understood phrase "Language is the House of Being."<P>The "Dialogue on Language," between Heidegger and a...
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Logical Properties: Identity, Existence, Predication, Necessity, Truth
by Colin Mcginn Publisher Comments 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...
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Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization
by Derrick Jensen Publisher Comments "Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. He has wisdom and wit, grace and style, and is a wonderful guide to a good life beautifully lived."-Howard Zinn The companion piece to Derrick Jensen's immensely popular and...
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Idea of a Social Science & Its Relation
by Peter Winch Publisher Comments In the fiftieth anniversary of this book??'s first release, Winch??'s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences...
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The New Husserl: A Critical Reader (Studies in Continental Thought)
by Donn Welton Publisher Comments This first-time publication of works from Edmund Husserl's later years, especially his Freiburg period, combined with new studies of his method and theories, has stimulated perceptions of the scope and significance of Husserl's transcendental...
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Thus Spake Zarathustra (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher Comments A 19th-century literary masterpiece, tremendously influential in the arts and in philosophy, uses the Persian religious leader Zarathustra to voice the author's views, including the introduction of the controversial doctrine of the Übermensch, or...
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God, Evil, and Design: An Introduction to the Philosophical Issues
by David O'connor Publisher Comments A clearly written and up-to-date textbook on the profound question of how God can exist simultaneously with evil. It introduces the fundamental issues of philosophical thinking for the beginner student, while at the same time clarifying and the answering...
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The Enlightment
by Peter Gay Synopsis This work completes the author's reinterpretation begun in "The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism". It describes the programme of the "philosophes" and their views of society, with the aim of providing insights into the Enlightenment's critical...
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How We Think
by John Dewey Publisher Comments 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...
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The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
by Yuzan Daidoji Publisher Comments The Code of the Samurai is a four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of modern Japanese government, corporations...
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