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A Guide for the Perplexed Author: E. F. Schumacher Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 0349131309 Format: Paperback Pages: 172 List Price: £1.00 |
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A History of the Mind Author: Nicholas Humphrey Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 0099223112 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 List Price: £0.50 |
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An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis Author: John Hospers Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415055768 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 List Price: £1.00 |
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An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis Author: John Hospers Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415157935 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 List Price: £22.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review 'Anyone who wishes to familiarize himself with the methods and approaches to philosophy current in universities in England and the United States will find this book a useful guide.' - Philosophical Studies 'This is quite simply the best introductory philosophy book there is.' - Stephen Priest, University of Edinburgh Product Description John Hospers' Introduction to Philosophical Analysis has sold over 150,000 copies since its first publication. This new edition ensures that its success will continue into the twenty-first century. It remains the most accessible and authoritative introduction to philosophy available using the full power of the problem-based approach to the area to ensure that philosophy is not simply taught to students but practised by them. The most significant change to this edition is to respond to criticisms regarding the omission in the third edition of the famous opening chapter. A brand new chapter, Words and the World, replaces this in the fourth edition - which now features a large number of examples and illustrative dialogues. The rest of the text has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of recent developments in some areas of philosophy. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Berkeley Author: David Berman Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Phoenix ISBN: 0753801949 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 List Price: £0.50 |
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Berkeley and the Principles of Human Knowledge Author: Robert J. Fogelin Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415250110 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 List Price: £10.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review A useful introduction to Berkeley's thought. ?Darren Hibbs, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Philosophy in Review Product Description In this Routledge Philosophy GuideBook, Fogelin offers a thorough commentary of the text of the Principles of Human Knowledge and guides the reader through the philosophical complexities of Berkeley's thought and its importance today. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Confessions of a Philosopher Author: Bryan Magee Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson ISBN: 0297819593 Format: Hardcover Pages: 496 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Magee is very good at untangling difficult concepts and giving you just enough on each philosopher so that you feel you know in essence what they were about. His enthusiasm is utterly infectious so that you want to read, or re-read, some of the philosophical works he discusses. He writes with great fluency and clarity, and makes you fell as if philosophy is something to do with your reality. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction Author: Susan Blackmore Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-280585-0 Format: Paperback Pages: 146 List Price: £6.99 |
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Editorial Reviews Review A very thought-provoking book. The Guardian Product Description The last great mystery for science, consciousness has become a controversial topic. Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction challenges readers to reconsider key concepts such as personality, free will, and the soul. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up these debates, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments and clearly describes the major theories, with illustrations and lively cartoons to help explain the experiments. Topics include vision and attention, theories of self, experiments on action and awareness, altered states of consciousness, and the effects of brain damage and drugs. This lively, engaging, and authoritative book provides a clear overview of the subject that combines the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience--and serves as a much-needed launch pad for further exploration of this complicated and unsolved issue. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Consciousness: An Introduction Author: Susan Blackmore Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 019515343X Format: Paperback Pages: 480 List Price: £30.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Scientific American If you’ve ever driven along a highway and suddenly realized that you have no memory of how you just got to a certain point, then you have some idea of what it’s like to be "in" and "out" of consciousness. Understanding the difference is the crux of Consciousness: An Introduction, which examines the scientific nature of subjective experience. Susan Blackmore, a former lecturer in psychology at the University of the West of England in Bristol, casts a wide net in exploring what she calls "the last great mystery of science." She painstakingly documents the evolution of consciousness studies, from the pioneering work of William James to the controversial, contemporary work of Daniel C. Dennett of Tufts University, who maintains that consciousness is a complex of "memes"—verbal and written information that is transferred from person to person. Then she marches through a host of other topics, including how subjective experiences arise from objective brain processes; altered states; and mystical experiences and dreams. To offset this weightiness, Blackmore periodically invites the reader to participate in interesting practice exercises with titles such as "Was this decision conscious?" and activities such as "Blind for an hour" that sharpen selfawareness. "Some of you will enjoy the self-examination and find the science and philosophy hard," she writes of her approach. "Others will lap up the science and find the personal inquiry troubling or trivial. I can only say this: both are needed." Blackmore also strikes a balance in showing how Western and Eastern philosophies view consciousness. Parts of this discussion may seem too difficult to grasp, but she is not after black-and-white conclusions; she is bold enough to leave some questions unanswered. Blackmore’s best chapters come in the latter part of the book. Her analyses of the effects of brain damage on consciousness are fascinating in their human detail. She does get sidetracked by devoting three short chapters to the possibility of consciousness in robots, even though a machine’s total lack of subjectivity would appear to make a prolonged analysis beside the point. But she redeems herself with an amusing anecdote that underscores how even the best intentioned scholars can get carried away by their own theories. When computer scientist John McCarthy of Stanford University claimed that his thermostat had a belief system, philosopher John Searle of the University of California at Berkeley immediately asked, "John, what beliefs does your thermostat have?" McCarthy’s reply was both clever and courageous: "My thermostat has three beliefs. My thermostat believes that it’s too hot in here, it’s too cold in here and it’s just right in here." Robert Rorke Review "This is an extraordinary book. Consciousness is a swamp, a hornet's nest, a morass of competing theories and rival projects. It takes guts to put together a book like this one that seeks to present a truly general overview of the literature, ranging from philosophy of mind, through discussions in the fast-developing field of cognitive neuroscience, to the hot and fraught issues of the paranormal, lucid dreaming, and altered states of consciousness. Sue Blackmore carries off this ambitious project! There are lots of people who are expert in one, two or three of the areas she discusses, but almost no one who is deeply conversant, as she appears to be, with all of them."--Alva Noe, University of California, Berkeley Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Fifty Major Philosophers: A Reference Guide Author: Diane Collinson Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415031354 Format: Paperback Pages: 170 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Review ". . . a useful reference tool for general readers in the public, and students in the academic library." -- School of Librarianship and Information Studies "A reference tool for students and writers, provides brief bibliographical data on the philosophers from Plato to Wittgenstein, and more.." -- Philosophy and Science No. 7 Product Description Ranging from Plato to Wittgenstein, the thinkers treated include Aristotle, medieval philosophers including those in the Arabic tradition, and modern philosophers from Descartes and Locke to the Continental schools. Designed as a reference tool for students and writers, Fifty Major Philosophers provides brief biographical data on each philosopher as well as extensive exegetical commentary on his work. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Heidegger Author: Johnathan Ree Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Phoenix ISBN: 0753804417 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 List Price: £5.00 |
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History of Western Philosophy Author: Bertrand Russell Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415078547 Format: Paperback Pages: 842 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review ". . . alive in every nerve . . . a masterpiece of intellectual energy . . . the Socrates of our time." -- A. L. Rowse "A great philosopher's lucid and magisterial look at the history of his own subject, wonderfully readable and enlightening." -- The Observer "Russell...writes with the kind of verve, freshness and personal engagement that lesser spirits would never have permitted themselves." -- Ray Monk Product Description This comprehensive work presents the history of Western philosophy in its social, economic, and political context, enlivened by Bertrand Russell's profound and lucid insight and wit. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Hume Author: Anthony Quinton Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Phoenix ISBN: 0753801868 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 List Price: £5.00 |
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I: The Philosophy and Psycholgy of Personal Identity Author: Jonathan Glover Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 0140146504 Format: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 208 List Price: £4.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description In this book the author of "Causing Death and Saving Lives" tackles questions of personal identity. He looks at such issues as whether adults are the same as when they were children and whether individuals can create their own personality and character. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Jung on the East Author: C G Jung Editor/Commentator: Ed. & Intro. J J Clarke Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415110173 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 List Price: £6.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Jung's interest in the East was deep-rooted and life-long, and the traditional teachings of China and India played an important role in his personal and intellectual development, as well as in the formations of the ideas and practices that are central to Jungian psychology. Jung on the East brings together key selections from his work on Buddhism, yoga and Taoism, and on such classic texts as the I Ching and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. It also includes accounts on his own journey to India. The clear and perceptive introduction sets the context for Jung's encounter with the East, and provides an excellent framework that will enable the reader to get the most out of Jung's writings in this area. The book will be of interest to everyone seeking to further their understanding both of Jung, and of Eastern thought and spirituality. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius Author: Ray Monk Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 0099883708 Format: Paperback Pages: 672 List Price: £5.00 |
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Meanings of Life Author: Roy F. Baumeister Editor/Commentator: Publisher: The Guilford Press ISBN: 0898625319 Format: Paperback Pages: 426 List Price: £16.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review "Meanings of Life is an important first step in correcting the neglect of this area by addressing the broad issues of whether or not life is meaningful, why it is critical to have a sense of meaningfulness, how people achieve that, and what happens when they are not able to. What is unusual about the book is also what is very good about it. It is unusual for an experimental social psychologist to tackle a topic that would not seem to lend itself ot experimental investigation. However, it is Baumeister's respect for empirical evidence that helps ground the topic in observalble phenomena. Because of the careful documentation with empirical studies, even hard-core data hounds will not feel uncomfortable with most of the conclusions in the book....[It is] a scholarly and intriguing review of research and thought on finding meaningfulness in life. Laypeople and psychologists alike will find it a fascinating read." --Contemporary Psychology -- Review Product Description Who among us has not at some point asked, what is the meaning of life?' In this extraordinary book, an eminent social scientist looks at the big picture and explores what empirical studies from diverse fields tell us about the human condition. MEANINGS OF LIFE draws together evidence from psychology, history, anthropology, and sociology, integrating copious research findings into a clear and conclusive discussion of how people attempt to make sense of their lives. In a lively and accessible style, emphasizing facts over theories, Baumeister explores why people desire meaning in their lives, how these meanings function, what forms they take, and what happens when life loses meaning. It is the most comprehensive examination of the topic to date. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Meditations Author: Marcus Aurelius Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 140441409 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review One measure, perhaps, of a book's worth, is its intergenerational pliancy: do new readers acquire it and interpret it afresh down through the ages? The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, translated and introduced by Gregory Hays, by that standard, is very worthwhile, indeed. Hays suggests that its most recent incarnation--as a self-help book--is not only valid, but may be close to the author's intent. The book, which Hays calls, fondly, a "haphazard set of notes," is indicative of the role of philosophy among the ancients in that it is "expected to provide a 'design for living.'" And it does, both aphoristically ("Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly.") and rhetorically ("What is it in ourselves that we should prize?"). Whether these, and other entries ("Enough of this wretched, whining monkey life.") sound life-changing or like entries in a teenager's diary is up to the individual reader, as it should be. Hays's introduction, which sketches the life of Marcus Aurelius (emperor of Rome A.D. 161-180) as well as the basic tenets of stoicism, is accessible and jaunty. --H. O'Billovich --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review 'He has provided Farquharson's text with a lucid introduction, a select bibliography and light but helpful annotation. His selection of letters brings both Fronto and Marcus pleasingly to life.' Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals Author: Iris Murdoch Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 0140172327 Format: Paperback Pages: 528 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly British novelist-philosopher Murdoch's treatise on contemporary morality spans such topics as Shakespearean tragedy, Martin Buber's philosophy and the nature of the imagination. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal This book is about the interplay of metaphysical images in art, religon, and especially morals. Morality is fundamental to human nature and is to be understood, according to distinguished novelist and philosophy professor Murdoch, not merely in piecemeal analysis but in the broad synthesis of metaphysical categories that set the order and pattern of our moral experience and our concepts thereof. Moral discernment comes from concentrated attention and appears ex nihilo , as by a kind of grace that leads us from contingent detail toward a perfection that we (allegedly) know intuitively. The work draws significant influence from Plato and Kant and also discusses aspects of Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, and Buber in detail. Far-ranging and rich with well-chosen examples, this insightful book challenges us to think more clearly about its subject. - Robert Hoffman, York Coll., CUNY Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Mindwaves Author: Editor/Commentator: Colin Blakemore and Susan Greenfield Publisher: Basil Blackwell ISBN: 0631146237 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 List Price: £10.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description `Nowadays the most fashionable view is that the brain is a digital computer, but in my childhood I was assured that it was a kind of telephone switchboard; Charles Sherrington compared the brain to a telegraph system and to a Jacquard loom; Sigmund Freud compared it to hydraulic pumps and electromagnetic systems; Leibniz compared it to a mill and I am told that certain Ancient Greeks thought the brain functioned like a catapult. The very latest view among neurophysiologists is that the brain functions like a Darwinian natural selection system.' from `Mindwaves' One of the most important areas of modern enquiry is opened up in this book to reveal its cornerstones and controversies, and itsfuture direction. Is the mind an entity that exists apart from the brain? Or is it simply another way of talking about the brain itself? What are the best models for understanding it? Is the relationship of brain and mind like that of computer hardware and software? Are computers a useful analogy for the workings of our own minds and if so how can a human mind have come to devise the analogy? These are some of the questions addressed in `Mindwaves' by specialists in brain research, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, psychiatry, physics and computer science. The contributors are: Michael Argyle, Horace Barlow, Gordon Claridge, Stephen Clark, John Crook, Marian Dawkins, John Eccles, Hans Eysenck, Brian Farrell, Jeffrey Gray, Richard Gregory, Peter Hacker, Roy Harris, Ted Honderich, Jennifer Hornsby, Nicholas Humphrey, Ed Hundert, Philip Johnson-Laird, John Krebs, Rodolfo Llinas, Colin McGinn, Donald MacKay, Nicholas Mackintosh, Euan Macphail, Derek Parfit, Roger Penrose, Paul Seabright, John Searle, Anthony Storr, Janos Szentagothai, Herbert Terrace, Larry Weiskrantz. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Nicomachean Ethics Author: Aristotle Editor/Commentator: Terence Irwin Publisher: Hackett ISBN: 0915145669 Format: Paperback Pages: 468 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is perhaps one of the most influential treatise on moral philosophy. It is a central text in Greek ethics, a primary source of medieval ethics, and a stimulus to thought about morality. Questions discussed include: human happiness and welfare; the nature of a good person; the psychology of action and character; the virtues of character and intellect; praise, blame, and moral resposibility; practical reason; weakness of will; self-interest and the interests of others; the role of friendship in the good life; and the relation between pleasure and goodness. Language Notes Text: English, Greek (translation) Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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On The Meaning of Life Author: John Cottingham Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 0415248000 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review 'Cottingham summarises arguments about morality, evolution ... with clarity.' - Steven Poole, The Guardian 'Students are often disappointed with contemporary philosophy for not engaging with the big questions. They would not be disappointed with this book...The strength of this book lies in the way it handles a mass of philosophical, scientific, literary and religious thought.' - Church Times 'Elegantly written and accessible...Readers will appreciate Cottingham's clarity and his willingness to enter some difficult and complex areas of debate.' - The Philosophers' Magazine 'Lucid and provocative, rich with references and ideas . . . Cottingham takes things remarkably far for our day and age.' - International Philosophical Quarterly 'I strongly recommend this book to philosophers, theologians and educated readers. It is a distillation of much experience, scholarship and reflection and it is rare to find so much contained in so few pages. Whatever else I read in the coming months this will be one of my books of the year.' - John Haldane, The Tablet '[An] admirable, concise and lucid book.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology 'If Cottingham is brusque he can also be invigorating, and he focuses very effectively on the most fertile question in the so-called philosophy of life: that the precariousness of human life and happiness is exactly what makes our life interesting.' - Jonathan Ree, Times Literary Supplement Product Description The question "What is the meaning of life?" is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. Often linked to the religious issue of whether we are part of a larger, divine scheme, even in an increasingly secularized culture it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn. In this acute and thoughtful book, John Cottingham asks why the question vexes us so much and assesses some of the most influential attempts to explain it. John Cottingham examines the view, widely held within science, especially since Darwin, that the cosmos is devoid of value and meaning. He asks what is involved in the "disenchantment" of the natural world by science, and argues that, properly understood, modern cosmology and evolutionary theory need not foreclose the possibility of ultimate meaning. He reflects on the paradox that the very impermanence and fragility of the human condition may lend support to the quest for a "spiritual" dimension of meaning. Drawing on the history of philosophy, he also ponders the costs of insisting that any path to meaning must be a narrowly rational one, and he argues that our human need for meaning may properly be approached by drawing on shared traditions of practice, such as social ceremonies and rites of passage, whose value cannot be analyzed in purely intellectual terms. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Paul Tillich, ?Theology and Symbolism?, in Religious Symbolism Author: Editor/Commentator: F. Ernest Johnson Publisher: Harper and Row ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £0.00 |
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Philebus Author: Plato Editor/Commentator: Dorothea Frede Publisher: Hackett ISBN: 0872201708 Format: Paperback Pages: 83 List Price: £3.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description This translation by Dorothea Frede of Plato's dialogue on the nature of pleasure and its relation to thought and knowledge achieves a high standard of readability and fidelity to the Greek text. The volume includes a cogent introduction, notes, and comprehensive bibliography by Frede. Language Notes Text: English, Greek (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Philosophical Investigations Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein Editor/Commentator: G. E. M Anscombe Publisher: Blackwell ISBN: 0631146709 Format: Paperback Pages: 260 List Price: £18.00 |
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Philosophy for Beginners Author: Richard Osborne Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Writers and Readers ISBN: 086316157X Format: Paperback Pages: 192 List Price: £3.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description A witty illustrated introduction to Western philosophy samples the wisdom of 2,500 philosophers, offering definitions of such terms as "Platonic forms" and "Irrationalism." By the author of Society and Sociology of Literature. Original. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Philosophy Made Simple Author: Richard H. Popkin et al Editor/Commentator: Publisher: W. H. Allwn ISBN: 0491007892 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 List Price: £0.50 |
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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar Author: Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 978-0-14-311387-4 Format: Paperback Pages: 215 List Price: £9.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review “ The zaniest bestseller of the year.” —The Boston Globe “ I laughed, I learned, I loved it.” —Roy Blount, Jr. Product Description This New York Times bestseller is the hilarious philosophy course everyone wishes they’d had in school Outrageously funny, Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . has been a breakout bestseller ever since authors—and born vaudevillians—Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein did their schtick on NPR’s Weekend Edition. Lively, original, and powerfully informative, Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar . . . is a not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical thinkers and traditions, from Existentialism (What do Hegel and Bette Midler have in common?) to Logic (Sherlock Holmes never deduced anything). Philosophy 101 for those who like to take the heavy stuff lightly, this is a joy to read—and finally, it all makes sense! Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Plato for Beginners Author: Robert Cavalier Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Writers and Readers ISBN: 0863160395 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description All philosophy is a footnote to Plato. No other person so shaped the Western world and the way we think about it. Plato's questions remain as real for us today as they were 2500 years ago, and as human beings, we can not avoid their presence nor shirk our responsibility to attempt to answer them: What is Justice? What is Truth? What is Beauty? What kind of society should we build? How do we know what we know? Plato For Beginners introduces the reader to Socrates, Plato's mentor whose martyrdom led Plato to formulate a new system of knowledge based on reason. Socrates was found guilty and sentenced to death for introducing other divinities. He was also found guilty of corrupting youth. Plato For Beginners also covers the history of Greece as well as the life and ideas of this great philosopher and his influence over time, from early Christianity to the 20th century. The reader learns what he meant by Truth, Beauty, and the Good. Classical dialogues such as Symposium, Phaedo, The Apology and The Republic are all explored in the context of his time and our own. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Plato not Prozac Author: Lou Marinoff Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Quill ISBN: 0060931361 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 List Price: £3.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Booklist If one is to believe this New Age self-help book, the answers to most of life's problems can be found by applying lessons learned from the classic philosophers. Marinoff advocates "philosophical counseling" as an improvement over what he considers the psychiatric industry's tendency to medicate their patients for any mental malady, major or minor. By following his "PEACE" process (problem, emotion, analysis, contemplation, and equilibrium), we can deal rationally with matters of the heart, business, family discourse, even face our mortality. Each chapter is sprinkled with aphorisms from such revered philosophers as Sartre, Lao Tzu, Machiavelli, and, of course, Plato. The book includes a primer on some of history's most critical thinkers as well as a directory of organizations and practitioners of philosophical counseling. Would the world be better off if we took the time to analyze our problems as thoughtfully as Marinoff suggests? No doubt. Whether readers accept his theories is the bigger question. Ron Kaplan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "Plato, Not Prozac! looks to become the bible of the 'philosophical counseling' movement." -- --Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine "Philosophy [to Marinoff] is the Lava bar of intellect -- meant to be used every day, down to the nub." -- --San Francisco Examiner Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Practical Logic Author: Vincent E. Barry & Douglas J. Soccio Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. ISBN: 0030126932 Format: Paperback Pages: 496 List Price: £4.00 |
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Schopenhauer Author: Michael Tanner Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Phoenix ISBN: 0753804425 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 List Price: £5.00 |
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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction Author: Christopher Janaway Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192802593 Format: Paperback Pages: 160 List Price: £6.99 |
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Editorial Reviews Review `an excellent brief introduction to Schopenhauer's thought - well-written, concise, and pitched at just the right level.' Christopher Norris, University of Wales Product Description Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will--a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness Author: Itzhak Bentov Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Destiny Books ISBN: 0892812028 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 List Price: £6.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Scientific American A ground-breaking work. Clear, imaginative, and inspiring, it offers a revolutionary image of the human mind and the universe. From The New Yorker A brilliantly executed theoretical romp through the universe...to do all this with humor and suspense is indeed a major accomplishment. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Age of Reason Author: Thomas Paine Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Prometheus Books ISBN: 0879752734 Format: Paperback Pages: 190 List Price: £2.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Thomas Paine, defender of freedom, independence, and rational common sense during America's turbulent revolutionary period, offers insights into religion which ring sharply true more than two centuries later. This unabridged edition of "The Age of Reason" sets forth Paine's provocative observations on the place of religion in society. From the Publisher COSIMO CLASSICS offers distinctive titles by the great authors and thinkers who have inspired, informed and engaged readers throughout the ages. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Aristos Author: John Fowles Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Pan ISBN: 330020331 Format: Paperback Pages: 222 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Two years after "The Collector" had brought him international recognition and a year before he published "The Magus", John Fowles set out his ideas on life in The Aristos. The chief inspiration behind them was the fifth century BC philosopher Heraclitus. In the world he posited of constant and chaotic flux the supreme good was the Aristos, 'of a person or thing, the best or most excellent its kind'. 'What I was really trying to define was an ideal of human freedom (the Aristos) in an unfree world,' wrote Fowles in 1965. He called a materialistic and over-conforming culture to reckoning with his views on a myriad of subjects - pleasure and pain, beauty and ugliness, Christianity, humanism, existentialism, and socialism. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won international recognition with his first published title. THE COLLECTOR (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. He now lives and writes in Lyme Regis, Dorset. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy Author: Editor/Commentator: S. Radhakrishnan and P. T. Raju Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 8172231466 Format: Paperback Pages: 390 List Price: £10.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Reprint of an important set of essays, by Indian and Western philosophers, including Green, Chinese, Jewish and Indian traditions.rep. of 1995 edition. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Concious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory Author: David J. Chalmers Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0195117891 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 List Price: £8.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Chalmers (philosophy, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz) analyzes the mind-body problem in terms of that elusive relationship between the physical brain and conscious events. Focusing on subjective experience as such, he rejects all reductive (materialist) explanations for conscious experience in favor of a metaphysical framework supporting a strong form of property dualism. His theory is grounded in natural supervenience, the distinction between psychological and phenomenological properties of mind, and a novel view of the ontological status of consciousness itself. Chalmers uses thought experiments (e.g., zombie worlds, silicon chips, a global brain, and inverted spectra) and discusses such issues as causation, intentionality, and epiphenomenalism. Even so, the critical reader is left asking, How can physical facts be relevant to the emergence of consciousness beyond an evolutionary naturalist worldview. Ongoing neuroscience research may provide a sufficient explanation of consciousness within a materialistic framework. Nevertheless, as a scholarly contribution to modern philosophy, this is suitable for all academic and large public libraries.?H. James Birx, Canisius Coll., Buffalo, N.Y. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "Certainly one of the best discussions of consciousness in existence."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "A startling first book....Offers an outstandingly competent survey of the field."--The Economist "Chalmers shakes up the reductionist world of neurological research by asserting that scientists need to approach the conscious experience as a basic, nonphysical component of the world, similar to time, space, and matter."--Science News "David Chalmers is widely credited for posing the so-called hard problem of consciousness:...What is the nature of subjective experience? Why do we have vividly felt experiences of the world? Why is there someone home inside our heads?"--The New York Times Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe Author: Richard Smoley Editor/Commentator: Publisher: New World Library ISBN: 978-1-57731-644-2 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 List Price: £12.00 Review Link |
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Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly While the subtitle could imply grandiose theorizing, Smoley (Forbidden Faith), the former editor of the journal Gnosis and a specialist in esoteric religious thought, has written a commendably modest book. In it, the sacred Vedas of Hinduism meet Western philosophers puzzling out causation, God, the nature of reality and other questions that have given philosophers and theologians of the East and West something to think about for the past few millennia. This history of thought predates contemporary neuroscience and its exciting discoveries about the relationship between brain and mind. It also reaches across the West-East spiritual divide (monotheistic, personal religion versus impersonal, nondual religious thought) to look at patterns, associations and categories that different cultures at different times have used to make sense of the world and the challenges offered by events of the world to human needs for justice and orderliness. This is a serious, almost old-fashioned history of ideas about transcendent and human thought rather than a cheesy come-on about how your thoughts can make you rich, beautiful and successful. (Nov.) Copyright ® Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review ?This is an exciting, powerful book on the nature of mind and its relation to the universe. It is hard to put down." - Lawrence LeShan, PhD, author of How to Meditate ?In this provocative and persuasive book, Richard Smoley pushes the newest frontier in human knowledge. The path he walks is not into a new religion but beyond the boundaries of all religious systems and into a new and universal consciousness, where new visions of the meaning of life are found. I loved it." - John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious ?I have a standing rule: I read anything Richard Smoley writes - and The Dice Game of Shiva proves once again that I'm correct to do so. This book is a profoundly wise examination of the nature of consciousness and its place - our place - in the universe. Smoley's writing is engaging, personal, and elegant." - Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Power of Premonitions and Healing Words ?I loved Richard Smoley's The Dice Game of Shiva, which thoughtfully deals with conundrums from consciousness to causality." - Russell Targ, physicist and author of Limitless Mind Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Enneads Author: Plotinus Editor/Commentator: Trans. Stephen MacKenna Intro. John Dillon Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 014044520X Format: Paperback Pages: 688 List Price: £8.99 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Regarded as the founder of Neo-Platonism, Plotinus (AD 204 70) was the last great philosopher of antiquity, producing 0works that proved in many ways a precursor to Renaissance thought. Plotinus was convinced of the existence of a state of supreme perfection and argued powerfully that it was necessary to guide the human soul towards this state. Here he outlines his compelling belief in three increasingly perfect levels of existence the Soul, the Intellect, and the One and explains his conviction that humanity must strive to draw the soul towards spiritual transcendence. A fusion of Platonism, mystic passion and Aristotelian thought, The Enneads offers a highly original synthesis of early philosophical and religious beliefs, which powerfully influenced later Christian and Islamic theology. Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Greek Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Feeling of What Happens: Body, Emotion and the Making of Consciousness Author: Antonio Damasio Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 0099288761 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 List Price: £6.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description A leading expert of the neurophysiology of emotions, Damasio shows how our consciousness arose out of the development of emotion. At its core human consciousness is consciousness of the feeling and experiencing self. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds In A Material World Author: Colin Mcginn Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Basic Books ISBN: 978-0-465-01423-1 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 List Price: £12.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review You have a piece of meat in your head called a brain. You also have perceptions, feelings, thoughts, and ideas, which scientists assert are related in some fashion to that piece of meat. How can this be? Philosopher Colin McGinn looks at this question in depth in The Mysterious Flame: Conscious Minds in a Material World, a slim, accessible book that presents a novel answer: we'll never know. We can look at the brain from outside, and look at our consciousness from within, but never the twain shall meet. Not at all defeatist in tone, The Mysterious Flame rejects strict materialism and dualism, which seek to solve the mind-body problem in fairly unsatisfactory ways, and claims instead that our intelligence is not an appropriate tool to use for understanding the interface between subjective experience and material reality. (And, unfortunately, we don't have anything better.) Instead of bemoaning our fate, McGinn turns the traditional questions around and asks "What can we know about ourselves?" This is just as interesting as any question being asked by philosophers of the mind, and in fact seems to merit a higher priority. Whether McGinn's arguments will succeed in the marketplace of ideas is an open question, but they certainly deserve the attention of anyone interested in the nature of human thought. --Rob Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Publishers Weekly Although its roots reach back to ancient Greece, the mind-body problem has bedeviled Western philosophers particularly since the time of the rationalist suppositions of Descartes in the 17th century. As knowledge of neurophysiology and brain function increase, questions about the nature of human consciousness also multiply. McGinn (Ethics, Evil and Fiction), a philosophy professor at Rutgers University, explores the relationship between the brain and the mind in a witty style. The authors analysis of the classical philosophical answers and conundrums emanating from this problem (dualism, epiphenomenalism, materialism, supernaturalism) are made easy to understand for the lay reader. Pushing reason, logic and experience to their limits, McGinn concludes that, ultimately, the essence of mind and the meaning of consciousness lie beyond the capability of the minds trying to define and comprehend them. Yet, he says, in accepting the limitations of thought about thought, we may find unlikely intellectual solace in inexplicable mystery. This is no pessimistic tract. McGinn asserts that acknowledging the frustrating boundaries of reason about reason frees the thinker to explore those areas of human intelligence that are open to our understanding. Except for his distracting habit of defaulting the third-person personal pronoun to the feminine, McGinn makes his case eloquently, with literary examples drawn from areas as diverse as biology, astrophysics and science fiction. Susan Rabiner Literary Agency. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Author: Editor/Commentator: Ted Honderich Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198661320 Format: Paperback Pages: 1040 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 10 Up-Opening with a stimulating preface (Philosophy thrives....It is only the sciences and the superstitions that come and go), Honderich presents this considerably revised and expanded update of his 1995 edition as a resource that will be equally useful to scholars and to general readers. Now including more than 2200 alphabetically arranged entries from nearly 300 contributors, it provides an encyclopedic view of philosophy's past and present, its ideas, disputes (the editor himself contributes an article on unlikely philosophical propositions), and key figures, living and dead. The articles range in length from several sentence definitions to meaty topical and biographical essays of several pages. Each concludes with a list of references; a scattered few are illustrated. A massive index backs up frequent cross-references to enhance ease of access. Back matter includes a time line and an absorbing series of maps, or schematic diagrams, of types and schools of philosophy. More extensive in scope and level of detail than the Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1999), this title makes an excellent companion for standard multivolume subject encyclopedias, and will serve college-bound students and beyond well for both quick reference and sustained enquiry.-John Peters, New York Public Library Copyright ® Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Editor Honderich sees this book not only as a reference work, but as "something more amiable than that. It diverts. It suits a Sunday morning." The Oxford Companion to Philosophy is an authoritative, alphabetically arranged encyclopedia. Honderich has assembled a distinguished roster of 240 contributors, including Isaiah Berlin, Anthony Kenny, Michael Dummett, Alasdair MacIntyre, W. V. Quine, and John Searle. Contributors and affiliations are listed in the front matter. The 1,931 signed entries are directed toward general readers fascinated with philosophy as well as philosophy students and professional philosophers. Among the lengthiest entries (2,000 words or more) are those on the great philosophers of the past (Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, etc.), on the dozen or so major branches of philosophy (epistemology, metaphysics, logic), and on the most prominent "national" philosophies (American, Indian, Japanese). Shorter biographies focus on others prominent in the field, including some 150 contemporary philosophers. Rounding out the book are hundreds of articles on philosophical terms and dozens on national philosophies of lesser impact on the Anglo-American tradition (Croatian, Spanish, Swedish). Short bibliographies follow most entries. Three appendixes cover logical symbols used in this book, "maps" or family trees of various branches of philosophy, and a chronological table of philosophy. The index directs readers to related entries. Portraits of several dozen major philosophers are grouped by period or culture (medieval, French, Eastern). The diversity of contributors has resulted in a wide variety of interesting, idiosyncratic articles. The one on the late Paul Feyerabend, for instance, begins "Austrian-American philosopher of science who argues for the abolition of his subject." Feyerabend, author of the article on the history of the philosophy of science, was thus a far-from-unbiased viewer of his own discipline. It might be argued that the various biases in The Oxford Companion somehow balance out in a way that a single-author work like Simon Blackburn's Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy [RBB Ja 15 95) cannot. Blackburn has more (2,500) but generally much shorter entries. A more apt comparison might be the venerable multivolume Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Macmillan, 1967), edited by Paul Edwards (a contributor to the present work). It boasts much longer articles but is necessarily silent on the last quarter-century of philosophy. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy is highly recommended for academic, public, and high-school libraries. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that have shaped our World View Author: Richard Tarnas Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Pimlico, Random House, London ISBN: 0712673326 Format: Paperback Pages: 544 List Price: £9.99 |
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Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Tarnas charts the development of Western thought from the ancient Greeks, throwing a sharp light on ideas central to the modern outlook. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Review "The most lucid and concise presentation I have read of the grand lines of what every student should know about the history of Western thought." -- Joseph Campbell --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Philosophy of Mind Author: Peter Smith & O. R. Jones Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521312507 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 List Price: £3.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review ' ... unusually good of its kind ... The book has an impressive range and at least two, sometimes three, contrasting theories of each phenomenon are given full exposition and discussion. The richness of debate is thereby very well conveyed, and the books' systematic and sympathetic discussions are exemplary.' The Times Literary Supplement 'This is not 'philosophy made easy'. It is a very clever book indeed.' The Times Higher Education Supplement Product Description This is a straightforward, elementary textbook for beginning students of philosophy. The general aim is to provide a clear introduction to the main issues arising in the philosophy of mind. Part I discusses the Cartesian dualist view which many find initially appealing, and contains a careful examination of arguments for and against. Part II introduces the broadly functionalist type of physicalism which has Aristotelian roots. This approach is developed to yield accounts of perception, action, belief and desire, and the emerging theory of the mind is compared at each stage with rival historical and contemporary views. In Part III the functionalist approach is further explored in giving analyses of sensation, thought and freedom of will. The discussions throughout are exceptionally clear, and the writing uncomplicated, to make available to the students a wealth of detailed argument in the philosophy of mind. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Problems of Philosophy Author: Bertrand Russell Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198880189 Format: Paperback Pages: 98 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Review "Treats its subject in a way that will arouse the interest of any one who has any latent ability to become interested in it."--The New York Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Product Description 'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically, as we might deal with them in ordinary life, but critically, after analysing how and why the questions arise and clarifying the assumptions and concepts on which they are based. This classic work, first published in 1912, has never been supplanted as an approachable introduction to the theory of philosophical enquiry. It gives Russell's views on such subjects as the distinction between appearance and reality, the existence and nature of matter, idealism, knowledge by acquaintance and by description, induction, and the limits and value of philosophical knowledge. This edition includes an introduction by John Skorupski contextualizing Russell's work, and a guide to further reading. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Purpose of Life Author: Donald Cameron Editor/Commentator: William James Cameron Publisher: Woodhill Publishing ISBN: 0954029100 Format: Hardcover Pages: 256 List Price: £5.00 |
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The Questions of Life Author: Fernando Savater Editor/Commentator: Carolina Ospina Arrowsmith Publisher: Polity Press ISBN: 0745626297 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 List Price: £7.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review "His introductory guide to the more basic queries, as well as more abstract notions such as beauty, language and love, pulls in references from Socrates to Sartre and everywhere in-between...buy it." The Scotsman "A wholly accessible exploration and explanation of some key philosophical themes." Asia Intelligence Wire "This book casts philosophy first and foremost as part of a reflective life and not at all limited to academic study. As a result, it encourages readers to undertake philosophy as a living, open-ended practice." Charles Taliafero, St Olaf's College, Northfield Product Description This book, by one of Spain's most eminent philosophers, provides a lively and very accessible introduction to philosophy. Written for those who have no prior knowledge of the field, it reveals how the central problems of philosophy remain highly relevant to everyday contemporary life. Savater addresses the questions that we ourselves must face: what is this 'I' that I take for granted? What does it mean for me to be in the world? In what sense am I free? And how does the idea of death affect my life? In his discussion of concepts such as beauty, time and language, Savater frequently refers to earlier philosophers, yet he does so in a way that brings their ideas to life and shows their enduring relevance. Using quotations from the ancient Greeks through to more recent philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Sartre, Savater illustrates his own arguments, while also sketching a basic history of philosophical ideas. The Questions of Life has already been translated into ten languages and has enjoyed enormous success, selling over 70 000 copies in Spain alone. It is an elegant and straightforward book that abstains from specialised terminology. It constitutes an ideal introductory text for those studying philosophy at A-Level or university, and will also be of great interest to the general reader. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Spiritual Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius Author: Alan Jacobs Editor/Commentator: Publisher: O-Books ISBN: 1903816742 Format: Paperback Pages: 260 List Price: £10.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description The message of this book is simple but powerful; we have a short time on earth, we don't know what is going to happen, and it doesn't matter. It is the best defense available agains the problems and stresses of out time. About the Author Alan Jacobs is Chair of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK. He is author of Poetry for the Spirit (Watkins 1842930540), The Bhagavad Gita (O Books 1903816513), The Principal Upanishads (O Books 1903816505). He lives in London. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Symposium Author: Plato Editor/Commentator: Walter Hamilton Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 0140440240 Format: Paperback Pages: 122 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Of all the Greek philosophers Plato (427-347 B.C.) was perhaps the greatest. The Symposium - a masterpiece of dramatic dialogue - is set at a dinner party to which are invited several of the literary celebrities of Athenian society. After dinner it is proposed that each member of the company should make a speech in praise of love. A full discussion follows and the dialogue ends with a brilliant character sketch of Socrates by Alcibiades. Throughout Plate reveals, as few other authors have done, the beauty, power, and flexibility of Greek prose. --Back Cover Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Symposium Author: Plato Editor/Commentator: Trans. Christopher Gill Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0140446168 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 List Price: £5.99 |
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Editorial Reviews Review "A brilliant translation that gives new life to a classic. The introduction alone is worth the price of the text. Waterfield brings grace and style to the Symposium, brushing away the dust that pollutes the inferior, dead translations of the past."--William McTaggart, Westminster College "The translation is quite good, remaining faithful to the original while flowing smoothly for the modern reader."--Ancient Philosophy "Waterfield's translation is scholarly, yet in touch with the ZEITGEIST. More accessible than its predecessors, students will benefit from the refreshingly new tone of the introduction and translation. The notes and the index of names also add a fresh level of usefulness and a measure of charm."--Elf S. Raymond, Sarah Lawrence College "Great. Superb notes. Informative but not pedantic."--Professor John R. Lenz, Drew University "[The] introductory material is lucid and well-chosen."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review "I like full Intro., marginal ref. numbers, excellent notes, size, and comfortable binding."--Madonna R. Adams, Pace University "Waterfield's editions in the World's Classics series are superlative. Lucidly translated, his notes of explanation are, additionally, useful both to novice and to scholar."--Verna V. Gehring, Hood College --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description In this text Plato uses a dinner party as a scene for a series of speeches by the guests. From these there emerges a complete and complex philosophy of love. The pivot of the argument is Socrates' speech in which sensuality is transcended and we move from the sensible world to the ideal world. Just as the preceding speeches are vital to the theme and scheme of progression, so to is the character sketch of Socrates by Alcibiades which rounds off the dialogue. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Trial and Death of Socrates Author: Plato Editor/Commentator: Shane Weller Publisher: Dover Publications ISBN: 0486270661 Format: Paperback Pages: 128 List Price: £0.50 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Among the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought: Euthyphro, exploring the concepts and aims of piety and religion; Apology, a defense of the integrity of Socrates' teachings; Crito, exploring Socrates' refusal to flee his death sentence; and Phaedo, in which Socrates embraces death and discusses the immortality of the soul. Translations by the distinguished classical scholar, Benjamin Jowett. Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Greek Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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The Western Philosophers - an Introduction Author: E. W. F. Tomlin Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Hutchinson & Co. ISBN: 090868013 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 List Price: £1.00 |
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety Author: Alan Watts Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Rider ISBN: 0712695885 Format: Paperback Pages: 144 List Price: £5.00 |
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The World as Will and Idea Author: Arthur Schopenhauer Editor/Commentator: David Berman Publisher: Everyman ISBN: 0460875051 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 List Price: £4.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description The World as Will and Idea (1819) holds that all nature, including man, is the expression of an insatiable will to life; that the truest understanding of the world comes through art, and the only lasting good through ascetic renunciation. Unique in western philosophy for his affinity with Eastern thought, Schopenhauer influenced philosophers, writers, and composers including Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Wagner, Tolstoy, Thomas Mann, and Samuel Beckett. Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Theories of the Mind Author: Stephen Priest Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 0140130691 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 List Price: £4.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Library Journal The problem of mind and self remains central to both philosophy and cognitive science. Ranging with ease and facility from the dualisms of Plato and Descartes to the phenomenology of Brentano and Husserl, Priest examines seven concepts of mind as they emerge from various treatments of the mind-body problem. In an argument similar to that in Amelie Oksenberg Rorty's Mind in Action ( LJ 11/1/88), he tries to dissolve the mind-body dichotomy by conceiving mind as that which has the capacity to think. Defining "thinking" as an activity of the brain, he circumvents logical and ontological problems related to mind-body interface. A lucid and persuasive argument, this book offers a valuable corrective to the materialism of Daniel Dennett's Consciousness Explained (Little, Brown, 1991) . Recommended for lay readers as well as scholars. - T.L. Cooksey, Armstrong State Coll., Savannah, Ga. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description Examines the views of philosophers on the philosophy of mind. The book begins with dualism, the traditional view that mind and body are wholly distinct, and covers behaviourism, materialism or identity theory, functionalism, double-aspect theories and phenomenology. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Think Author: Simon Blackburn Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192100246 Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 List Price: £18.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Blackburn (philosophy, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) has written this book "for people who want to think about the big themesAknowledge, reason, truth, mind, freedom, destiny, identity, God, goodness, justice"Abut, more importantly, to think about them philosophically. His method is to introduce what other philosophersAprimarily Plato, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume, and KantAhave had to say about these themes. To make the arguments more understandable to the lay reader, he presents the problem and then makes extensive use of analogies to ordinary situations, thus making the philosophical point more perspicuous. To read this book is to sit down with an engaging, highly learned conversationalist; readers new to the subject could very well be captivated. Highly recommended for academic and public library collections.ALeon H. Brody, U.S. Office of Personnel Mgt. Lib., Washington, DC Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist Sensing that many people are daunted by the big questions in philosophy, university professor Blackburn supplies this primer. Its capital weapon is logic, but Blackburn shrewdly postpones discussing that until he explores such areas as the self, free will, the reality of sensory perception, and God. Doubt, either initially or continually, infuses anyone who reflects on those spheres, and Blackburn illustrates ways to begin thinking about them by using the example of Descartes. Descartes gave yes answers to the question of whether the four spheres exist or not, through a logical process with which, after Blackburn has mapped it out, one can agree or not. One spoil sport was eighteenth-century philosopher David Hume, and Blackburn deploys further disputations of Descartes' beliefs, as in mind-body dualism. Blackburn does, however, subscribe to a species of free will, which he describes as "revised compatibilism." Finding out its definition is sufficient reason to consult Blackburn's book, written with exemplary concision and with conviction that philosophy needn't be an ethereal subject, alienated from practical concerns. Gilbert Taylor Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Thinking Philosophically Author: Richard E. Creel Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Blackwell ISBN: 0631219358 Format: Paperback Pages: 360 List Price: £17.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Review "The book is written in a clear, lively, and engaging style. The selection of topics is excellent, and the writing is done in such a way as to directly engage the beginning student in thinking about philosophical issues. Creel does an excellent job of relating basic philosophical issues to the concerns of everyday life. All in all, a superb job." William Alston, Syracuse University "It is clear the book is born of experience in teaching students. Creel addresses objections they are likely to have and engages them right where they are coming from. The book stays focused on 'big issues' in a way that matches up with students' expectations of what a philosophy class should be about." Trenton Merricks, Virginia Commonwealth University "Thinking Philosophically will make a lively and distinctive addition to the introductory literature. The book will allow teachers and students alike to benefit from Richard Creel's own experience as an undergraduate teacher. Strongly recommended." Aaron Ridley, University of Southampton Product Description Thinking Philosophically begins by helping the reader acquire a lively sense of what philosophy is, how it began, why it persists, and how it is related to other fields of study, especially science. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Author: George Berkeley Editor/Commentator: Jonathan Dancy Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198751494 Format: Paperback Pages: 192 List Price: £7.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description First published in 1713, this work was designed as a vivid and persuasive presentation of the remarkable picture of reality that Berkeley had first presented two years earlier in his Principles of Human Knowledge. His central claim there, as here, was that physical things consist of nothing but ideas in minds--that the world is not material but mental. Berkeley uses this thesis as the ground for a new argument for the existence of God, and the dialogue form enables him to raise and respond to many of the natural objections to his position. The text printed in this volume is that of the 1734 edition of the Dialogues. From the Publisher Library of Liberal Arts title. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Transformative Philosophy : A Study of Sankara, Fichte and Heidegger Author: John A. Taber Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications ISBN: 8170303451 Format: Hardcover Pages: 191 List Price: £4.50 |
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Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed Author: Simon Blackburn Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0141014253 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 List Price: £8.99 |
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Wittenstein's Philosophical Investigations Author: William H. Brenner Editor/Commentator: Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 0791442020 Format: Paperback Pages: 204 List Price: £15.00 |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description An imaginative and exciting exposition of themes from Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, this book helps readers find their way around the "forest of remarks" that make up this classic. Chapters on language, mind, color, number, God, value, and philosophy develop a major theme: that there are various kinds of language use--a variety philosophy needs to look at but tends to overlook. About the Author William H. Brenner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Old Dominion University. He is the translator, with John F. Holley, of Joachim Schulte's Wittgenstein: An Introduction, also published by SUNY Press, and the aansfr of Logic and Philosophy: An Integrated Introduction. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Wittgenstein Author: David Pears Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Fontana ISBN: 0006324290 Format: Paperback Pages: 188 List Price: £0.50 |
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Wittgenstein Author: P. M. S. Hacker Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Phoenix ISBN: 0753801930 Format: Paperback Pages: 80 List Price: £5.00 |
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Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Once in a while, a publication comes along that on first sight seems oddly out of place but on second viewing is admirably suited to its purpose. This little series of biographical summaries of the thoughts of 24 Western philosophers from Democritus to Derrida is admirable not only for its reasonable price but even more for the intelligence and clarity of the writing. Each volume has been prepared by an expert in the subject, and the result is a series of well-drawn and exceptionally useful pocket-size (4.5 x 7 inches) sketches of major figures in the history of Western thought. The level is such that no special background in philosophy is required to understand the concepts discussed. Each volume also contains a short bibliography, some of which refer to electronic journals or web sites. Most of the individuals chosen for the series come as no surprise, e.g., Descartes, Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche, Locke, Hume, Plato, and Socrates. But there are a few unexpected choices, like Alan Turing and Karl PopperAalthough on further consideration, they make more sense. Turing's influence on mathematics and on the development of computers has long been recognized, but his 1936 paper "On Compatible Numbers," which appeared in the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society in 1936-37, influenced studies in the philosophy of mind. Popper's development of the concept of "historicism" in such works as The Open Society and Its Enemies and The Poverty of Historicism significantly influenced 20th-century political thought. Ultimately, this set should be in every academic and public library as well as many school libraries.ATerry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Product Description This essential introduction to the philosopher and his thought, combines passages from Wittgenstein with detailed interpretation. Hacker leads us into a world of philosophical investigation in which "to smell a rat is ever so much easier than to trap it". Wittgenstein defined humans as language-using creatures. The role of philosophy is to ask questions which reveal the limits and nature of language. Taking the expression, description and observation of pain as examples, Hacker explores the ingenuity with which Wittgenstein identified the rules and set the limits of language. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Wordplay: The Philosophy, Art and Science of Ambigrams Author: John Langdon Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Broadway Books ISBN: 0767920759 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 List Price: £10.00 Review Link |
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Editorial Reviews Product Description Take a second look at the cover of this book-this time, turn it upside down. The title, Wordplay, is an ambigram, which means you will be able to read it both right side up and upside down. You may be familiar with the John Langdon's ambigrams from Dan Brown's bestseller Angels & Demons (see pages 186 and 188 of Wordplay), but if this is your first experience with the art of the ambigram, prepare to be dazzled! This lovely updated edition of the classic collection of ambigrams features a section of full-color ambigrams and dozens of stunning, mind-bending examples of this cryptic art form. Each strikingly beautiful and arresting illustration is accompanied by a short essay-sometimes serious, sometimes witty-to delight your brain as much as your eyes. Taken together, the art and the essays show how the very shape of letters can change our idea of words and their meanings. As Dan Brown says in the Foreword of this revised edition, John Langdon brilliantly rearranges the familiar, casting it in a new light. Both playful and profound, Wordplay will challenge you to take a second look at your world. About the Author Graphic designer JOHN LANGDON has won numerous awards for his logo designs; his ambigrams have appeared in countless publications; and the first museum show of his paintings was held in late 2004 at the Noyes Museum of Art in New Jersey.He is the creator of the ambigrams in Dan Brown's Angels & Demons. Langdon teaches at the College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University, and lives in Philadelphia. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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World Library & Encyclopedia of Philosophy Author: Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Multisell Software ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £15.00 |
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Appearance and Reality (2 vols) Author: Francis Herbert Bradley Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Elibron Classics ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £15.00 |
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Candide and Other Tales Author: Voltaire Editor/Commentator: Tobias Smollett and James Thornton Publisher: Heron Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £5.00 |
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Learning to Philosophize Author: E. R. Emmet Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £1.00 |
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Shakespeare and the Poetry of Heaven Author: William Wray and Katharine Watson Editor/Commentator: Publisher: SES ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £5.00 |
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The Age of Reason Author: Jean-Paul Sartre Editor/Commentator: Eric Sutton Publisher: Heron Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £5.00 |
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The Mystery of Consciousness Author: John R. Searle Editor/Commentator: Publisher: New York Review Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £8.00 |
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The Outsider Author: Colin Wilson Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Victor Gollancz ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £0.50 |
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The Oxford Companion to the Mind Author: Editor/Commentator: Richard L. Gregory Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £25.00 |
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The Republic Author: Plato Editor/Commentator: A. D. Lindsay Publisher: Heron Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £5.00 |
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Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy Author: Simon Blackburn Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £12.99 |
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Thinking to Some Purpose Author: L. Susan Stebbing Editor/Commentator: Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £0.50 |
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Virgil: The Cosmology of Love Author: Valerie Rees Editor/Commentator: Publisher: SES ISBN: Format: Pages: 0 List Price: £5.00 |
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Inception and Philosophy: Because It's Never Just a Dream Author: William Irwin Editor/Commentator: David Kyle Johnson Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 978-1-118-07263-9 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 List Price: $11.96 Extract Link Review Link |
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Book Description A philosophical look at the movie Inception and its brilliant metaphysical puzzles Is the top still spinning? Was it all a dream? In the world of Christopher Nolan's four-time Academy Award-winning movie, people can share one another's dreams and alter their beliefs and thoughts. Inception is a metaphysical heist film that raises more questions than it answers: Can we know what is real? Can you be held morally responsible for what you do in dreams? What is the nature of dreams, and what do they tell us about the boundaries of "self" and "other"? From Plato to Aristotle and from Descartes to Hume, Inception and Philosophy draws from important philosophical minds to shed new light on the movie's captivating themes, including the one that everyone talks about: did the top fall down (and does it even matter)? Explores the movie's key questions and themes, including how we can tell if we're dreaming or awake, how to make sense of a paradox, and whether or not inception is possible Gives new insights into the nature of free will, time, dreams, and the unconscious mind Discusses different interpretations of the film, and whether or not philosophy can help shed light on which is the "right one" Deepens your understanding of the movie's multi-layered plot and dream-infiltrating characters, including Dom Cobb, Arthur, Mal, Ariadne, Eames, Saito, and Yusuf An essential companion for every dedicated Inception fan, this book will enrich your experience of the Inception universe and its complex dreamscape. Editorial Reviews From the Back Cover Did the top fall? Was the whole movie just a dream? Is it possible for us to know what is truly real? When should we take our own leap of faith? Is paradox possible? In the complex world of Christopher Nolan's four-time Academy Award?winning metaphysical heist film, Inception, Dom Cobb has the ability to infiltrate people's dreams to steal and even alter their beliefs and thoughts. Lurking behind these acts of extraction and inception are profound moral and philosophical issues. From Plato to Aristotle, from Descartes to Hume, Inception and Philosophy draws from the greatest philosophical minds to shed new light on the movie's key questions and captivating themes. Can we tell whether we are dreaming or awake? Is inception possible? Can sense be made of paradox? And the one that everyone still talks about: did the top fall-or does it even matter? You'll also deepen your understanding of the movie's multilayered plot and dream-crashing characters, examine different interpretations of the film, and discover whether or not philosophy can help determine which interpretation is the "right" one. You'll even find a list of hidden secrets in the movie that you missed! About the Author David Kyle johnson is assistant professor of philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and the editor of Heroes and Philosophy. William Irwin is a professor of philosophy at King's College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophy and has overseen recent titles, including House and Philosophy, Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy, and Mad Men and Philosophy. To learn more about the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, visit www.andphilosophy.com Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For Author: Editor/Commentator: Thorsten Botz-Bornstein Publisher: Open Court ISBN: 978-0-8126-9733-9 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 List Price: $12.75 Extract Link Review Link |
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Book Description You have to go deeper. Inception is more than just a nail-biting heist story, more than just one of the greatest movies of all time. The latest neuroscience and philosophy of mind tell us that shared dreams and the invasion of dreams may soon become reality. Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For takes you through the labyrinth, onto the infinite staircase, exploring the movie's hidden architecture, picking up its unexpected clues. How will Inception change your thinking? You can't imagine. How will Inception and Philosophy change your life? You simply have no idea. Editorial Reviews Review ?The authors of Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For will take you downwards and forwards. They'll plant seeds that grow in your mind. When you come out of it on the other side, you'll find that many things you think you believe never really made sense, and you'll wonder why you ever thought they did. Pick it up, start reading, wait for the kick." -D.E. Wittkower, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Old Dominion University ?Inception is one of the most philosophically compelling movies to come out in the past twenty years or more. Reading Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For is like waking from a dream. It could be just that." -Richard Greene, co-editor of Dexter and Philosophy ?Not since The Matrix has there been a movie so philosophically rich as Christopher Nolan's Inception. If I had Dom Cobb's powers, I would plant just one simple idea-resilient, highly contagious-in the minds of bookstore browsers everywhere: Read Inception and Philosophy: Ideas to Die For." -Amy Kind, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College ?Nothing can kick-start excited conversations on the gnarly nature of the mind quite like the movie Inception and a bunch of passionate philosophers." -Luke Dick, writer, artist, singer, philosophy professor About the Author Thorsten Botz-Bornstein is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait. He is the author of numerous philosophy books, and he lives in Kuwait. Buy from Amazon US Buy from Amazon UK |
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