This Is Philosophy: An Introduction (Hales Steven D.)(Paperback)

This Is Philosophy: An Introduction (Hales Steven D.)(Paperback)

The new edition of the clearest and most readable introduction to the questions, problems, and great thinkers of Western analytic philosophy Philosophy invented systematic ethics, formal logic, and the scientific method. It created the Enlightenment and laid the foundations for constitutional

This Is Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Tuckness Alex)(Paperback)

This is Political Philosophy is an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy,

Continental Philosophy: An Introduction (West David)(Paperback)

This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in 1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to philosophy in the continental tradition. It is a wide-ranging and reliable guide to the work of such major figures

An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy (Stone Alison)(Paperback)

This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy and provides clear, succinct and readable accounts of key feminist

An Introduction to Western Philosophy (Flew Antony)(Paperback)

A comprehensive introduction to philosophy from Plato to

Medieval Philosophy: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction (Marenbon John)(Paperback)

This new introduction replaces Marenbon's best-selling editions Early Medieval Philosophy (1983) and Later Medieval Philosophy (1987) to present a single authoritative and comprehensive study of the period. It gives a lucid and engaging account of the history of philosophy in the Middle Ages,

Philosophy of Law: An Introduction (Tebbit Mark)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Law: An Introduction provides an ideal starting point for students of philosophy and law. Setting it clearly against the historical background, Mark Tebbit quickly leads readers into the heart of the philosophical questions that dominate philosophy of law today. He provides an

Philosophy of Biology (Godfrey-Smith Peter)(Paperback)

An essential introduction to the philosophy of biologyThis is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject. Geared to philosophers, biologists, and students of both, the book provides sophisticated and innovative

Person-Centred Counselling Psychology: An Introduction (Gillon Ewan)(Paperback)

Person-Centred Counselling Psychology is an introduction to the philosophy, theory and practice of the person-centred approach. Focusing on the psychological underpinnings of the approach, Ewan Gillon describes the theory of personality on which it is based and the nature of the therapeutic which

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic (Cohnitz Daniel)(Paperback)

Philosophy of logic is a fundamental part of philosophical study, and one which is increasingly recognized as being immensely important in relation to many issues in metaphysics, metametaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of language. This textbook provides a

Phenomenology in France: A Philosophical and Theological Introduction (Delay Steven)(Paperback)

This book is an introduction to French phenomenology in the post-1945 period. While many of phenomenology's greatest thinkers--Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre and Merleau-Ponty--wrote before this period, Steven DeLay introduces and assesses the creative and important turn phenomenology took after these

The Philosophy of Design (Parsons Glenn)(Paperback)

The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book to systematically examine design from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, it offers a broad perspective, ranging across key philosophical areas

Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Kymlicka Will)(Paperback)

This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates over issues of democratic

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law (Pound Roscoe)(Paperback)

This legal guide is a written version of lectures delivered before the Law School of Yale University as Storrs Lectures in the school year

A Socratic Introduction to Plato's Republic (Kreeft Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This book is designed for three classes of people: Beginners who want an introduction to philosophy;Those who have already had an introduction to philosophy and who would like to see it in action now applied to a great book written by a great philosophy, but who have never read Plato's Republic,

The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction (Bailey Richard)(Paperback)

The Philosophy of Education: An Introduction encourages the reader to actively engage with the philosophy of education and the carefully selected contributors bring the philosophy of education to life for the reader. Each chapter: focuses on a particular area of debate and explains the main

Gilles Deleuze's Philosophy of Time: A Critical Introduction and Guide (Williams James)(Paperback)

This book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of

The Philosophy of History (Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich)(Paperback)

Hegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the 'philosophy of history' -- a novel concept in the early nineteenth century. With this work, he created the history of philosophy as a scientific study. He reveals philosophical theory as neither an accident nor an artificial

Linguistics: An Introduction (McGregor William B.)(Paperback)

This is the new edition of Linguistics: An Introduction. It is a bestselling introductory textbook for all students of linguistics and language studies. This reworked edition features: -new chapters on sign languages, writing, and text and discourse-coverage of writing in electronic media-revised

Philosophy Before Socrates - An Introduction with Texts and Commentary (McKirahan Richard D.)(Paperback / softback)

Philosophy of Technology: The Technological Condition: An Anthology (Scharff Robert C.)(Paperback)

The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial commentary. Remains the most comprehensive anthology on the

Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction (Cartwright Nancy)(Paperback)

This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is designed both for students with central interests in philosophy and those planning to concentrate on the social sciences, and it presupposes no particular

Infinity: A Very Short Introduction (Stewart Ian)(Paperback)

Infinity is an intriguing topic, with connections to religion, philosophy, metaphysics, logic, and physics as well as mathematics. Its history goes back to ancient times, with especially important contributions from Euclid, Aristotle, Eudoxus, and Archimedes. The infinitely large (infinite) is

An Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten Essays by Leo Strauss (Revised) (Strauss Leo)(Paperback)

A reissue of the 1975 edition, with four added essays, this collection offers a clear introduction to Strauss' views regarding the nature of political philosophy, its chief contemporary antagonists, its classical forms, and its modern version. It gives the reader Strauss' thoughts on what political