Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac) by Christina H. Sommers; Fred Sommers
$14.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
A comprehensive and provocative collection of both classical and contemporary voices in perennial ethical debates, VICE AND VIRTUE has established itself as one of the truly outstanding anthologies for Introduction to Ethics Courses. In contradistinction to many other introduction to ethics books that f ...Show more
Status Anxiety by Alain De Botton
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In Status Anxiety, bestselling author Alain de Botton sets out to understand our universal fear of failure - and how we might change. We all worry about what others think of us. We all long to succeed and fear failure. We all suffer - to a greater or lesser degree, usually privately and with embarrassme ...Show more
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, when technology and so-called progress have made us richer but more uncertain than ever before. We have questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party is providing us with the answers. We need a new movemen ...Show more
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
$6.50 AUD
Category: Philosophy
"The God Delusion" caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types. His argument could hardly be more topical. Whil ...Show more
Explanation - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science by Gerald Bakker; Len Clark
$5.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The Politics by Aristotle
$9.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics
Twenty-three centuries after its compilation, "The Politics" still has much to contribute to this central question of political science. Aristotle's thorough and carefully argued analysis is based on a study of over 150 city constitutions, covering a huge range of political issues in order to establish ...Show more
Descartes - The Project of Pure Enquiry by Bernard Williams
$4.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Pelican Ser.
Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy. This is a classic and chall ...Show more
The Political Philosophy of Hobbes - Its Basis and Its Genesis by Leo Strauss; Elsa M. Sinclair (Translator)
$6.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctri ...Show more
A Dream Too Wild : Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year by Barry M. (EDT) Andrews
$7.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy