Philosophy

HardbackThomas More In Utopia, Thomas More gives us a traveller's account of a newly discovered island where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfil...

PaperbackDaniel Klein - Thomas Cathcart Here's an accusation - Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything. When it comes to language, it all depends on what your definition of 'is' is. And one for the ex...

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Peter Godfrey-Smith Paperback The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Mi...

Ben Ware Hardback 192 pages On Extinction takes us on a breathtaking philosophical journey through desperate territory. As we face 'the end of all things', Ben Ware argues we must face our apocal...

John Sellars Paperback 96 pages How can Stoicism inspire us to lead more enjoyable lives?In the past few years, Stoicism has been making a comeback. But what exactly did the Stoics believe? In L...

Friedrich Nietzsche , Dirk R. Johnson (Introduction By) Series: Capstone Classics Hardback 560 pages A startling and thought-provoking work from one of the most powerful philosophers in the W...

Boethius Paperback 224 pages The Consolation of Philosophy occupies a central place in the history of Western thought. Its author, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca. 476-526 c.e.), was a Ro...

Ludwig Wittgenstein Hardback 144 pages One of the greatest philosophical works of all time, in a new translation for the twenty-first century‘We could capture the whole sense of the book as...

Massimo Pigliucci Paperback 272 pages What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make our...

Robert Greene Paperback 464 pages Over the last 25 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human: whether that be getting what you want, understanding others' motiva...

by Saigyo (Author) , Kamo no Chomei (Author) , Yoshida Kenko (Author) Paperback 112 pages 'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty ...

Epicurus Paperback 80 pages 'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - no...

Simone Weil Paperback 128 pages 'There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good'The philosopher and activist Sim...

A.C. Grayling Paperback 432 pages In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we ...

HardbackFriedrich Engels - Karl Marx A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedm...

PaperbackNiccolo Machiavelli Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolu...

PaperbackKarl Marx - Friedrich Engels Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war a...

PaperbackOscar Wilde 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'The two works brought together here, 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as Artist', are Oscar Wilde's wittiest and most profo...

PaperbackSimone de Beauvoir 'It is possible for man to snatch the world from the darkness of absurdity'How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the tw...

PaperbackFriedrich Nietzsche 'We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land behind us!'Nietzsche's devastating demolition of re...

SoftbackAC Grayling The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity. But since the long-popular classic B...

Immanuel Kant Paperback 144 pages Immanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his examinations of reason and the nature o...