Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy (Safranski Rudiger)(Paperback)

Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy (Safranski Rudiger)(Paperback)

This richly detailed biography of a key figure in nineteenth-century philosophy pays equal attention to the life and to the work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Rudiger Safranski places this visionary skeptic in the context of his philosophical predecessors and contemporaries Kant, Fichte, Schelling,

The Secrets of Life: (revised and Updated!) (Wilde Stuart)(Paperback)

The thoughts and ideas in this book form the basis of Stuart Wilde’s philosophy on how to develop a more liberated mind-set and thus, a more carefree and delightful life. The thoughts and essays are from his best-selling books as well as his unpublished writings. You can just open the book

Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a miscellany of essays addressing themes that

Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography (Safranski Rudiger)(Paperback)

No other modern philosopher has proved as influential as Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and none is as poorly understood. In the first new biography in decades, Rudiger Safranski, one of the foremost living Nietzsche scholars, re-creates the anguished life of Nietzsche while simultaneously

A Philosophy of Boredom (Svendsen Lars)(Paperback)

It has been described as a 'tame longing without any particular object' by Schopenhauer, 'a bestial and indefinable affliction' by Dostoevsky, and 'time's invasion of your world system' by Joseph Brodsky, but still very few of us today can explain precisely what boredom is. A Philosophy of Boredom

Confessions of a Wild Child (Collins Jackie)(Paperback / softback)

Confessions of a Wild Child takes you on trip and navigates the teenage years of a wild child who will eventually rule an

Jesus and Philosophy (Cupitt Don)(Paperback)

Around twenty years or so after his death, the fiery and interesting Jewish teacher Jesus of Nazareth was made into the personification of his own teaching, and given an exalted cosmic status. Within a few decades he had been so completely buried by supernatural beliefs about himself that in all

The Philosophy of Civilization (Schweitzer Albert)(Paperback)

Albert Schweitzer's social and ethical philosophy is best expressed in The Philosophy of Civilization. Not widely available in recent years, this edition will give contemporary readers the opportunity to discover his prophetic thought. In Book I, The Decay and Restoration of Civilization,

The Philosophy of Religion: A Critical Introduction (Clack Beverley)(Paperback)

For over twenty years, Beverley Clack and Brian R. Clack's distinctive and thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of religion has been of enormous value to students and scholars, providing an approach to the subject that is bold and refreshingly alternative. This revised and updated

Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit (Dienstag Joshua Foa)(Paperback)

Pessimism claims an impressive following--from Rousseau, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, to Freud, Camus, and Foucault. Yet pessimist remains a term of abuse--an accusation of a bad attitude--or the diagnosis of an unhappy psychological state. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative stance

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

These two important essays show Schopenhauer at his most accessible, offering two self-contained and clearly argued contributions to ethical theory, published here in a new translation that preserves Schopenhauer's style in a lucid and engaging way. This is also the only paperback edition to

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Schopenhauer's perception of the importance of art, morality and self awareness in a blind struggle against a Godless, meaningless world radically transformed our understanding of the individual and remains a searing vision of the human

Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature (Rorty Richard)(Paperback)

Islamic Philosophy (Fakhry Majid)(Paperback)

A comprehensive examination of the struggle to reconcile philosophy and Islam. From the introduction of Greek Philosophy into the Muslim world in the eighth century, right through to modern times, Majid Fakhry charts the evolution and interaction of philosophy, theology, and mysticism in the

Philosophy (Cave Peter)(Paperback)

Philosophy, the 'love of wisdom', is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world - the child of wonder. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental of questions: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? What is beauty? How should we live our lives? What am I? In

Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy (Karatani Kojin)(Paperback)

In Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy-published originally in Japanese and now available in four languages-Kōjin Karatani questions the idealization of ancient Athens as the source of philosophy and democracy by placing the origins instead in Ionia, a set of Greek colonies located in

Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle (Alfarabi)(Paperback)

This long-awaited reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original introduction and a new foreword by Charles E. Butterworth and Thomas L. Pangle. The three parts of the book, 'Attainment of Happiness,' 'Philosophy of

I and Thou (Buber Martin)(Paperback)

100 years after its original publication, Martin Buber's landmark work of philosophy and theology I and Thou remains one of the most important books of Western thought and a seminal work of 20th-century intellectual history. Considered to be one of the most influential books of Western thought

Mary Midgley: An Introduction (McElwain Gregory)(Paperback)

For over 40 years, Mary Midgley made a forceful case for the relevance and importance of philosophy. With characteristic wit and wisdom, she drew special attention to the ways in which our thought influences our everyday lives. Her wide-ranging explorations of human nature and the self; our

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy (Adamson Peter)(Paperback)

Representing one of the great traditions of Western philosophy, philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world was inspired by Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic theology. This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in Arabic philosophy, provides an

Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions (Ryall Emily)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the philosophy of sport. Each chapter is framed by a question that explores the main issues, ideas and literature in the field ranging from questions about the nature and value of sport, the sporting body,

In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was bowled over by it and he hunted down a copy of

The History of Animals: A Philosophy (Timofeeva Oxana)(Paperback)

Oxana Timofeeva's The History of Animals: A Philosophy is an original and ambitious treatment of the 'animal question'. While philosophers have always made distinctions between human beings and animals, Timofeeva imagines a world free of such walls and borders. Timofeeva shows the way towards the

Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics (Hamkins Joel David)(Paperback)

An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice