Introducing Ethics: A Graphic Guide (Robinson Dave)(Paperback)

Introducing Political Philosophy: A Graphic Guide (Robinson Dave)(Paperback)

Introducing Political Philosophy explains the subject s central concepts and presents the major political theorists from Plato to Michel Foucault. How did governments get started? Why should they be obeyed? Could we live without them? How much power should they have? Is freedom a right? Which is

Introducing Plato: A Graphic Guide (Robinson Dave)(Paperback)

Introducing Plato provides a clear account of Plato's theory of knowledge and explains how this directed his provocative views on politics, ethics, and individual liberty. Offering detailed critical commentaries on all of the key doctrines of Platonism, it also charts Plato's influence on modern

Introducing Rousseau: A Graphic Guide (Robinson Dave)(Paperback)

Musician, poet, novelist and botanist, but above all, a philosopher who denied being one, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the first to ask: What is the value of civilization? His answer shocked Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. Introducing Rousseau guides us through a turbulent

Introducing Infinity: A Graphic Guide (Clegg Brian)(Paperback)

A brand new graphic guide from Brian Clegg, author of the best-selling Inflight Science, Introducing Infinity will teach you all you need to know about this big idea, from mathematicians driven mad by transfinite numbers to the ancient Greeks who drowned the man that discovered an endless

Introducing Stephen Hawking: A Graphic Guide (McEvoy J. P.)(Paperback)

Introducing Fascism: A Graphic Guide (Jansz Litza)(Paperback)

A fascinating graphic guide to the political movements and philosophical roots of fascism, tracing the origins of its ideas to nineteenth-century traditions.Stuart Hood is a WWII POW escapee and subsequent expert and BBC film

Introducing the Enlightenment: A Graphic Guide (Spencer Lloyd)(Paperback)

Introducing the Enlightenment is the essential guide to the giants of the EnlightenmentAdam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the leading thinkers of the age, the men and women who believed that

Introducing Barthes: A Graphic Guide (Thody Philip)(Paperback)

Introducing Barthes brilliantly elucidates Roland Barthes application of semiotics to literature, popular culture, clothes, and fashion, and explains why his thinking in this area made him a key figure in the structuralist movement of the

Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide (Want Christopher)(Paperback)

This brand new graphic guide provides a comprehensive introduction to the schools of thought and key figures in continental philosophy. Christopher Kul-Want is the course director for the MA in Fine Art at Central St. Martins, London, and the author of the popular Graphic Guide Introducing Slavoj

Introducing Wittgenstein: A Graphic Guide (Heaton John)(Paperback)

This is a superlative graphic guide described as 'warm, witty and wise' by Jonathan Ree to an enigmatic master of twentieth-century

Introducing Empiricism (Robinson Dave)(Paperback)

Our knowledge comes primarily from experience. But is experience really what it seems? Is it reliable? This graphic guide by popular Introducing series philosopher Dave Robinson introduces the concept of empiricism and what it could mean to accept a common sense view of the world we

Introducing Anthropology: A Graphic Guide (Davies Merryl Wyn)(Paperback)

Introducing Anthropology traces the evolution of anthropology from ancient Greece to contemporary times. Anthropology's key concepts and methods are explained, and we meet some of its most famous stars, including Franz Boas, Bronislaw Malinowski, E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Margaret Mead, and Claude

Introducing Evolution: A Graphic Guide (Evans Dylan)(Paperback)

Introducing Evolution explores evolutionary theory from its origins to its reception across history and how it has been developed and refined. Drawing on the latest findings from genetics, ecology, and animal behavior, it unravels the central and often misunderstood concepts, notably natural

Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide (Papineau David)(Paperback)

Introducing Consciousness starts with the problem of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, explains the historical origins of this problem, and traces different scientific attempts to explain consciousness. Along the way, readers will be introduced to zombies and Chinese Rooms, ghosts

Introducing Linguistics: A Graphic Guide (Trask R. L.)(Paperback)

Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, Introducing Linguistics reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human

Introducing Mathematics: A Graphic Guide (Sardar Ziauddin)(Paperback)

Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to topics such as algebra and chaos

Introducing Semiotics: A Graphic Guide (Cobley Paul)(Paperback)

Introducing Semiotics outlines the development of semioticsthe study of signs and signifiers in the world around usfrom its classical precursors to contemporary post-structuralism. It identifies the key semioticians and their work and explains the simple concepts behind difficult

Introducing Buddha: A Graphic Guide (Hope Jane)(Paperback)

Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. Superbly illustrated by Borin Van Loon, the book illuminates this process through a

Introducing Media Studies: A Graphic Guide (Sardar Ziauddin)(Paperback)

The media has become a condition of our existence. Introducing Media Studies explores media history and the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge, and power, presenting a coherent view of the media industry, media theory, and methods in media

Introducing Chaos: A Graphic Guide (Sardar Ziauddin)(Paperback)

Introducing Chaos explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and

Introducing Walter Benjamin: A Graphic Guide (Caygill Howard)(Paperback)

This beautifully illustrated guide to Walter Benjaminthe genius behind the famous essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproductiontraces his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history as well as his particular focus on the tension between Marxism and Zionism, and between word

Introducing Machiavelli: A Graphic Guide (Curry Patrick)(Paperback)

Nicolo Machiavelli's The Prince remains controversial in its electrifying frankness as a practical guide to power. Is it a how-to manual for dictators, or a subtle analysis of successful government? Introducing Machiavelli traces the colorful life of this paradoxical realist whose clear-sighted

Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide (Appignanesi Richard)(Paperback)

What connects Marilyn Monroe, Disneyworld, 'The Satanic Verses' and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This graphic guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world's cultural condition over the last three decades

Introducing Modernism: A Graphic Guide (Rodrigues Chris)(Paperback)

Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland and the avant-garde theatre of Bertolt