The Silence of Animals: On Progress and Other Modern Myths by John Gray
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
This is the powerful, beautiful and chilling sequel to the bestselling Straw Dogs John Gray draws on an extraordinary array of memoirs, poems, fiction and philosophy to make us re-imagine our place in the world. Writers as varied as Ballard, Borges, Freud and Conrad are mesmerised by forms of human extr ...Show more
Handy Philosophy Answer Book by Naomi Zack
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Combining a basic history of philosophical thought with the often quirky personal stories of famous philosophers, this comprehensive introduction to the world of philosophy answers more than 1,000 questions, ranging from What was the Enlightenment? to Why did the Pythagorians avoid fava beans? Analysing ...Show more
Reform or Revolution and Other Writings by Rosa Luxemburg; Paul Buhle (Introduction by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science Ser.
A polemic writing by the famous "Red Rosa" Luxemburg, Reform or Revolution (1899) explains why capitalism can never overcome its internal contradictions. An effective refutation of revisionist interpretations of Marxist doctrine, it defines the position of scientific socialism on the issues of social re ...Show more
Diving for Pearls - A Thinking Journey with Hannah Arendt by Kathleen B. Jones
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Category: Philosophy
Kathleen B. Jones brings a scholar's insights and a lyrical voice to this philosophical memoir about her thirty-year fascination with Hannah Arendt, one of the 20th century's most controversial thinkers. With Arendt as her guide, Jones recounts stories from her own life interwoven with Arendt's life and ...Show more
There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book: A Sourcebook of Philosophical Puzzles, Problems, and Paradoxes. Robert M. Martin by Robert M Martin
$49.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Why was Sartre afraid of lobsters? What makes art great? Are the jokes in Kant’s Critique of Judgment funny? Does philosophy actually make philosophers wiser? As this book richly and entertainingly demonstrates, philosophy is as much the search for the right questions as it is a search for the right ans ...Show more
The Golden Compass and Philosophy - God Bites the Dust by Richard Greene (Editor); Rachel Robison (Editor)
$37.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy Ser.
The popularity of theHis Dark Materials trilogy has generated a major motion picture, a stage play, video games, and a new prequel. The series has also been highly controversial with its use of exciting adventure stories for children to comment on organized religion. These books have piqued the interest ...Show more
Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit
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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good
Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity, Derek Parfit claims that we have a false view about our own nature. It is often rational to act against our own best interests, he argues, and most of us have moral views that ar ...Show more
Philosophical Posthumanism by Francesca Ferrando; Rosi Braidotti (Preface by, Series edited by)
$180.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Theory in the New Humanities Ser.
The notion of 'the human' is in need of urgent redefinition. At a time of radical bio-technological developments, and in light of the political and environmental imperatives of our age, the term 'posthuman' provides an alternative. The philosophical landscape which has developed as a response to the cri ...Show more
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy by William Irwin
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This is the perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's remake of "Alice in Wonderland" releasing in March 2010. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is treasured by people of all ages who have followed young Alice on her trip down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy world fil ...Show more
Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff
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Category: Philosophy
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? For those who are unsatisfied by the answers of traditional religion, and equally by the lack of answers from atheism, Philip Goff opens up a path between the two. He argues for cosmic purpose: the idea that the universe is directed towards certain goals, ...Show more
The Path What the Great Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life by Michael Puett
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In the first book of its kind, The Path draws on the work of six of the great - but largely unknown - Chinese philosophers to offer a fresh and revolutionary guide to human flourishing. By examining the teachings of Chinese thinkers, and explaining what they reveal about our daily lives - from greeting ...Show more
LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick By Brick by William Irwin
$25.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
How profound is a little plastic building block? It turns out the answer is “very”! 22 chapters explore philosophy through the world of LEGO which encompasses the iconic brick itself as well as the animated televisions shows, feature films, a vibrant adult fan base with over a dozen yearly conventions, ...Show more