Philosophy

Years ago, a cartoon appeared in a Russian newspaper picturing a fork in the road. One path was labeled freedom; the other path was labeled sausage. As we ...

Undeniably, evil exists in our world; we ourselves commit evil acts. How can one account for evil's ageless presence, its attraction, and its fruits? The q...

\"A hard-hitting polemic against religious fundamentalism\" - Foreword by Richard Dawkins ' Thousands of people have written to tell me that I am wrong not ...

The major statements of the leading figures in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century German and French hermeneutic traditions.Here are the major statements...

Research Regarding The Significance And Consequence Of Anthropogenic Transformations Of The Earth’s Land, Oceans, Biosphere And Climate Have Demonstrated ...

if You Know The Enemy And Know Yourself, You Need Not Fear The Result Of A Hundred Battles. If You Know Yourself But Not The Enemy, For Every Victory Gain...

Aristotle is widely regarded as the greatest of all philosophers; indeed, he is traditionally referred to simply as `the philosopher'. Today, after more tha...

The World Is Complex, But Acknowledging Its Complexity Requires An Appreciation For The Many Roles Context Plays In Shaping Natural Phenomena. In Unsimple T...

There Are Books That Debate Math, Science, And History; There Are Books That Help You Build Walls Or Even Pyramids; There Are Even Books That Discuss Neande...

Aesthetics has also been the subject of a number of theoretical challenges that investigate the conceptual frameworks customarily assumed by theories of art...

more Than A Martial Art, T'ai Chi Is Also A Holistic Method Of Self-healing, A Form Of Moving Meditation, And A Philosophical Way Of Life. Health, Relaxati...

How did our universe come to be? Does God exist? Does time flow? What are we? Do we have free will? What is truth? Metaphysics is concerned with the nature...

Critical Thinking is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills of good reasoning, written by Canadian authors for Canadian reader...

First published in 1967, The Art of the Soluble presents collection of essays giving the views of the author on creativity and originality in science and on...

Libertarianism is both a philosophy and a political view. The key concepts defining Libertarianism are: Individual Rights as inherent to human beings, not ...

This book is concerned with the alleged capacity of the human mind to arrive at beliefs and knowledge about the world on the basis of pure reason without an...

have You Ever Wondered About Life And Creation? Is There Life After Death? Why Do We Have To Go Through These Trials And Tribulations? Why Do We Have Though...

Year after year, Catherine Ponder s books continue to enlighten the world with prosperity secrets that work. Countless authors credit her inspiring words as...

Candide, by Voltaire, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general...

Theories of social justice are necessarily abstract, reaching beyond the particular and the immediate to the general and the timeless. Yet such theories, 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...

A Rulebook For Arguments Is A Succinct Introduction To The Art Of Writing And Assessing Arguments, Organized Around Specific Rules, Each Illustrated And Exp...

The Contributors To Early Modern Europe Set Out To Convey The Feel Of The Changes In Life, Beyond The Raw Historical Data. Their Chapters Are Extensively Il...

Discourse On The Sciences And Arts -- Discourse On The Origin Of Inequality -- Discourse On Political Economy -- On The Social Contract. Jean-jacques Rousse...

In This Fresh And Comprehensive Introduction To Animal Ethics, Lori Gruen Weaves Together Poignant And Provocative Case Studies With Discussions Of Ethical ...

In Reading the Figural, or, Philosophy after the New Media D. N. Rodowick applies the concept of “the figural” to a variety of philosophical and aesthe...

"I dreamed of writing a book which should help men and women, whether rich or poor, learned or unlearned, worldly or unworldly, to find within themselves ...

Traces the role of utopian thinking as the rationale for religious wars, genocide, enslavement, plunder, economic domination, and campaigns of world conques...

“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” — Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass is a timeless collection of poems and essays penned by influen...

Marking a ground-breaking moment in the debate surrounding bodies and "body politics," Elizabeth Grosz's Space, Time and Perversion contends that only by r...

The Path of Philosophy introduces college students to the study of philosophy through a compelling narrative in which the world's most important philosopher...

In The Real American Dream One Of The Nation's Premier Literary Scholars Searches Out The Symbols And Stories By Which Americans Have Reached For Something ...

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

Orthodoxy, as G. K. Chesterton employs the term here, means "right opinion." In this, the masterpiece of his brilliant literary career, he applies the conce...

In a group of essays, letters, and speeches, Einstein relates his views on politics, religion, morality, and the place of science in the modern worldCategor...

This book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences. It is essentially a work of exposition that offers a tool box of m...

Teaching The I Ching (pinyin Yijing) Is A Comprehensive And Authoritative Source For Attaining An Understanding Of 3,000 Year Old Book Of Changes, Arguably ...

In her latest title, Ruth Drayer provides a factual account of the two Russian visionaries who believed beauty could solve the world's problems and unify hu...

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...

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...

Rich distillation of the timeless precepts of extremely influential Chinese philosopher and social theorist. Includes "Concerning Fundamental Principles,"...

A hundred years after William James delivered the celebrated lectures that became The Varieties of Religious Experience, one of the foremost thinkers in the...

What is death? Do people survive death? What do we mean when we say that someone is "dying"? Presenting a clear and engaging discussion of the classic phi...

New York Times No. 1 bestselling author Debbie Ford presents revolutionary questions that, when answered with complete honesty, change the way we see ours...

MC YOGI’s remarkable story of transformation through yoga and music. Before he was one of the most well-known yoga teachers in North America and an inter...

Developments In The Philosophy Of Mind Over The Last 20 Years Have Dramatically Changed The Nature Of The Subject. In This Major New Introduction, Tim Bayne...

This latest addition to the Oxford Readings in Philosophy series covers a topic which is one of the focal points of much of the current work in moral and po...

This popular text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. Using a proven step-by-step approach, this text co...