History & Schools of Thought

In the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli’s death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itsel...

B.K.S. Iyengar's Light On Yoga is established now as the classic text for all serious students of yoga.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Philosophy...

An Accessible New Translation Considers The Author's Lifetime And The Context Of His Work In Light Of The Warring States Period, Providing Two Copies Of The...

World-renowned Jesus scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how we can live passionately as Christians in today's world by practicing the vital elements of Christian...

Andrew Bailey’s highly-regarded introductory anthology has been revised and updated in this new concise edition. Mindful of the intrinsic difficulty of t...

Emil Fackenheim, now retired from the University of Toronto, is one of Canada's most influential and internationally recognized philosophers. Bringing toge...

A Comprehensive Reference Guide To The Foundational Taoist Practices Taught By Master Mantak Chia • Organized By Level And Chi Kung System For Quick Refer...

The Works Translated Here Deal With Two Major Themes In The Thinking Of St Augustine (354-430): Free Will And Divine Grace. On The One Hand, Free Will Enabl...

A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy is a milestone along the complex and difficult road to significant understanding by Westerners of the Asian peoples and...

Did Chinese Mysticism Vanish After Its First Appearance In Ancient Taoist Philosophy, To Surface Only After A Thousand Years Had Passed, When The Chinese Ha...

This gem, the sequel to The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, contains the essence of the Dalai Lama's teachings on life and death. Think of this as ...

Celebrated yoga teacher and activist Seane Corn shares pivotal accounts of her life with raw honesty―enriched with in-depth spiritual teachings―to help...

A Metaphorical Fugue On Minds And Machines In The Manner Of Lewis Carroll--cover Subtitle. Words Of Thanks -- Geb -- Introduction: A Musico-logical Offering...

acclaimed As One Of The Most Exciting Books In The History Of American Letters, This Modern Epic Became An Instant Bestseller Upon Publication In 1974, Tr...

This historically organized introductory text, which begins with Hesiod and goes up to Derrida and Quine, presents philosophy as an ongoing conversation a...

A Leading Authority In Gender Studies Profiles American Males Between The Ages Of Sixteen And Twenty-six, Offering Insight Into Their Belief Systems, Relati...

Presents a readable and appealing introduction to what otherwise might seem an inaccessible religion of late antiquity.Categories: Politics & Social Sci...

this Collection Includes Essays By; William T. Bluhm, Lou Massa, Thomas Payel, John F. Post, Stephen Toulmin And David Weissman. booknews contains English ...

This Is An Introduction To The Major Classical Arabic Philosophers Through Substantial Selections From The Key Works In Each Of The Fields - Including Logic...

“It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth.” —Nietzsche In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Frédéric...

What Happened To The Public Intellectuals That Used To Challenge And Inform Us? Who Is The Sartre Or De Beauvoir Of The Internet Age? General Intellects Arg...

With an Introduction by Anthony Storr. E.A. Bennet introduces us to the thought of Jung in the context of his life and his life's work. In this classic over...

With This Spectacularly Illustrated Gift Edition, A New Generation Of Readers Can Walk Beside One Of America's Most Respected Naturalists As He Conveys The ...

Politics, Philosophy, Culture contains a rich selection of interviews and other writings by the late Michel Foucault. Drawing upon his revolutionary conce...

gods, Sages And Kings Is A Very Important Book. It Fills A Major Void In Our Understanding Of Human History...it Calls Into Question Our Entire View Of Huma...

Lillian Too. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Religion & SpiritualityOccult & Paranormal

Bestselling Author, Former White House Speechwriter, And Atlantic Columnist And Media Commentator David Frum Explains Why President Trump Has Undermined Our...

Combines arguments and personal narratives to introduce students to key issues in morality. Contemporary Moral Issues is an anthology that provides a select...

James Keeler And Peter Wothers. Includes Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Philosophy History & Schools of ThoughtWestern

A wonderfully readable account of scientific development over the past five hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientist...

Philosophy Is Thinking Critically About Questions That Matter. But Many People Find Philosophy Intimidating, So They Never Discover How It Can Help Them Eng...

In just 196 short aphorisms, this classic work of Indian philosophy spells out succinctly how the mind works, and how it is possible to use the mind to at...

engaging And Compelling On Every Page, Velasquez's Text Is A Fascinating Exploration Of Philosophy That Helps Readers Appreciate How The Subject Is Releva...

In Made for Happiness, Jean Vanier offers us an uplifting, contemporary, and practical application of philosophy to our human needs and yearnings. Having d...

16th-century classic by English ecclesiastic and scholar envisioned a tolerant, patriarchal island kingdom free of private property, violence, bloodshed a...

Brief, inviting, and provocative, this book is a perfect introduction to the burgeoning field of environmental ethics. It animates the basic questions, tell...

Describes How The Author Journeyed To Greece With A Suitcase Full Of Philosophy Books In Order To Learn How To Achieve A Fulfilling Old Age, Explaining How ...

Examines Japanese thought through the traditions of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, liberalism, nationalism, and socialism from earliest times to the presen...

Vol. I. The Earliest Records Of Japan -- Early Shinto -- Prince Shōtoku And His Constitution -- Chinese Thought And Institutions In Early Japan -- Nara Bud...

Joyful Effort, Right Livelihood, Compassionate Living, Freedom from Suffering---such principles offer healing balance to the hectic pursuit of the America...

Michel Foucault ; Translated From The French By Robert Hurley. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1985. Includes Bibliographical Refe...

Dr. Wayne Dyer Is An Extraordinary Sensor Of What People Want -- And He Moves With The Ever-changing Times. He Lasered In On The Heart Of The Spiritual With...

One of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process o...

What is success? What does it look like? How does one achieve it? In Life is Setting Me Up for Success, author Victor Levy takes an in-depth look at success...

Here are The Prince and the most important of the Discourses newly translated into spare, vivid English. Why a new translation? Machiavelli was never the du...

Edited And Introduced By Everett F. Bleiler. ... An Unabridges And Unaltered Republication Of The Work Originally Published By Fox, Duffield And Company In...

One of America's most respected Buddhist teachers distills a lifetime of practice and teaching in this groundbreaking exploration of the new Buddhist tradit...

"Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it,...