The debate between free will and its opposing doctrine, determinism, is one of the key issues in philosophy. Ilham Dilman …
In this engaging book David Clark guides the reader through the theology of CS Lewis and illuminates the use and …
A great opportunity to share in the age old debate betweem three great minds. Regardless of your personal beliefs about …
The Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius, whose English translators include King Alfred, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Queen Elizabeth I, ranks among …
From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the …
A leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the answer Epicureanism has a …
Jonathan Haidt skillfully combines two genres-philosophical wisdom and scientific research-delighting the reader with surprising insights. He explains, for example, why …
Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually …
Why have history's greatest minds embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom …
From Confucian China to the present day, warriors have understood that combat is an art, one requiring sharp, flexible minds …
Pocock is one of the great writers of history. In his history of histories he unlocks riddles and quandaries of …
Cognitive science joins with Asian contemplative traditions and philosophy to bring revolutionary meaning to the human experience.
This is the first modern study of Agrippa s occult philosophy as a coherent part of his intellectual work. By …
The nature and properties of angels occupied a prominent place in medieval philosophical inquiry. Creatures of two worlds, angels provided …
In The Sublime in Modern Philosophy: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Nature, Emily Brady takes a fresh look at the sublime and …
Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment, first published in 1790, was the last of the great philosopher's three critiques, …
The concept of the Sublime has influenced aesthetic and theoretical debate ever since it was first widely invoked in the …
This new volume demonstrates the extent and diversity of Coleridge's writings on the sublime. It highlights the development of his …
Over the past decade, radical questioning of the grounds of Western epistemology has revealed that some antinomies of the aesthetic …
Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an …
A Companion to Hermeneutics is a collection of original essays from leading international scholars that provide a definitive historical and …
René Descartes (1596-1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm "Cogito, ergo …
This book presents several highly philosophical and intellectual discussions. Yet it is written in a very beautiful and readable style. …
Philosophical Darwinism brings an entirely new perspective to contemporary debates. It has far-reaching implications for cognitive science and artificial intelligence, …
The Way of Zen begins as a succinct guide through the histories of Buddhism and Taoism leading up to the …
Emotional Ethics of The Hunger Games expands the ‘ethical turn’ in Film Studies by analysing emotions as a source of …
Courtland Lewis has scoured the planet to bring together the most talented faction members, factionless, and even a few from …
An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired itGeorge …
In Harry Potter and Philosophy, seventeen philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are …
In Listening to the Logos, Christopher Lyle Johnstone provides an unprecedented comprehensive account of the relationship between speech and wisdom …
In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you!The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert …
Providing an excellent overview of the latest thinking in Maimonides studies, this book uses a novel philosophical approach to examine …
The main intention of this book is to bring together contributions from biology, cognitive science, and the humanities for a …
Mind design is the endeavor to understand mind (thinking, intellect) in terms of its design (how it is built, how …
