Philosophy

Life does not become empty and meaningless in a godless universe. This is the contention at the heart of humanism, the philosophy concerned with m...

'Tense and intimate an education.' Geoff Dyer'Written with sensitivity and humanity... a remarkable insight into prison life.' Amanda Brown'Authent...

The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this provocative essay, Frédéric Gros explores the r...

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by Odysseus Makr...

The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in a highly designed jacketed hardcover with a new introduction by philosophy schol...

A deluxe, high-quality edition of Friedrich Nietzsches seminal work  Beyond Good and Evil is one of the final books by German philosopher Friedrich...

As a Holocaust survivor, neurologist and psychiatrist Dr Viktor E. Frankl had a personal stake in the effectiveness of his approach to psychology: ...

Judith Butler's new book shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. Further, it argue...

The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendshipsand how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is arguably the most important philosopher...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The burger, long the All-American meal...

Sumptuously illustrated and fascinatingly written - a vast store of wisdom about the nature of beauty itself.On Beauty is neither a history of art,...

As a psychiatrist-in-training fresh from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher came face to face with his own addiction crisis, one that nearly cost him...

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible intr...

Ludwig Wittgenstein is arguably the most important philosopher of the twentieth century. In On Certainty he discusses central issues in epistemolog...

A little book for those in search of words to calm and inspire. In this gift book His Holiness the Dalai Lama imparts his message: the importance o...

One of the most influential books in human history, in a revelatory new translation.China's first and greatest teacher, Confucius traveled from sta...