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Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student Edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student Edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
by John Locke
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This is a new revised version of Dr. Laslett's standard edition of Two Treatises. First published in 1960, and based on an analysis of the whole body of Locke's publications, writings, and papers. The Introduction and text have been revised to... (read more)

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A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living
by Luc Ferry
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From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferry’s instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophy—including its profound... (read more)

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Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies
Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies
by Rene Descartes
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New edition of the Meditations with introductions by John Cottingham and Bernard Williams.... (read more)

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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror & the Future of Reason
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror & the Future of Reason
by Sam Harris
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This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are... (read more)

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 An Introduction: The History of Sexuality, Volume 1
An Introduction: The History of Sexuality, Volume 1
by Michel Foucault
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The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history.... (read more)

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On Beauty and Being Just (99 Edition)
On Beauty and Being Just (99 Edition)
by Elaine Scarry
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"With exemplary clarity, Elaine Scarry argues that admiring the beautiful is nothing to be ashamed of; that on the contrary beauty fosters the spirit of justice. A brave and timely book."--J.M.Coetzee "Here is a writer almost magically summoning up the... (read more)

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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (07 Edition)
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (07 Edition)
by Christopher Hitchens
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Hitchens takes on his biggest subject yet--the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. With insight and wit, he describes the ways in which religion is man-made, immoral, and repressive and argues for a new enlightenment through science and... (read more)

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Ancilla to Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels, Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker
Ancilla to Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels, Fragmente Der Vorsokratiker
by Kathleen Freeman
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This book is a complete translation of the fragments of the pre-Socratic philosophers given in the fifth edition of Diels, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker.... (read more)

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Utopia (Yale Nota Bene)
Utopia (Yale Nota Bene)
by Thomas More
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Preeminent More scholar Clarence H. Miller does justice to the full range of More's rhetoric in this new translation of "Utopia", one of the most important works of European humanism. Professor Miller includes a helpful Introduction that outlines some of... (read more)

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Beyond Good and Evil (66 Edition)
Beyond Good and Evil (66 Edition)
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Represents Nietzsche's attempt to sum up his philosophy. In nine parts the book is designed to give the reader a comprehensive idea of Nietzche's thought and style. With an inclusive index of subjects and persons.... (read more)

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The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics)
The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics)
by Plato
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The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account.... (read more)

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Meditations on First Philosophy 3RD Edition
Meditations on First Philosophy 3RD Edition
by Rene Descartes
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Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy
Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy
by Jostein Gaarder
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One day when Sophie comes home from school, she finds two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it, she is pondering all the great questions of Western philosophy (from the Greeks to Kant, to Marx... (read more)

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Pensees (66 Edition)
Pensees (66 Edition)
by Blaise Pascal
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'If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural’ Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia... (read more)

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Introducing Consciousness (Introducing...)
Introducing Consciousness (Introducing...)
by David Papineau
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Provides a comprehensive guide to the current state of consciousness studies.... (read more)

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Nicomachean Ethics ((Rev)09 Edition)
Nicomachean Ethics ((Rev)09 Edition)
by Aristotle
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A student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle is one of the towering figures in Western thought. A brilliant thinker with wide-ranging interests, he wrote important works in physics, biology, poetry, politics, morality, metaphysics... (read more)

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First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
by Slavoj Zizek
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Billions of dollars have been hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In this... (read more)

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Montaigne: Essays
Montaigne: Essays
by Michel De Montaigne
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Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668
Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668
by Thomas Hobbes
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With selected variants from the Latin edition of 1668. Edited, with introduction, by Edwin Curley.... (read more)

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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
by Hannah Arendt
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Hannah Arendt's authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account.... (read more)

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