Popular Philosophy

Can it ever be right to kill? Is terrorism ever justified? Should euthanasia be legal? Are some people superior to others? Do animals have rights? ...

The closing months of 2008 saw the world's nations united in financial uncertainty. Amid endless reports of collapsing stock markets, failed banks,...

'If you put me to death,' Socrates warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place.' So indeed it would prove, a sing...

I Think Therefore I Am, Existentialism, Dialectical Materialism? The Socratic Method and Deconstruction? Sure, you know what they all mean. That...

The creators of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments return at last with a desperately timely guide to rhetoric. Have you ever wondered how languag...

A radical reassessment of how we can most effectively help others by a rising star of philosophy and leading social entrepreneur.'A surprising and ...

The intense relationship between philosopher Martin Heidegger and his cabin in the Black Forest: the first substantial account of die Hutte and i...

Learn everything you need to know about the world of philosophy- from the key thinkers to modern concepts in a brand new portable size.To the compl...

The concepts of success and failure are embedded in our culture, but how real are they? From a wide range of answers and her own experience, Jenni...

Is there life after death? Can we prove the big bang theory? In his engrossing and accessible style, Dr Kerry Spackman uses everyday examples to an...

'A work of engaging pop philosophy and accessible social science [and] a boisterous dissection of the forces jellifying our minds' Sunday TimesIncl...

Decade after decade, Yiddish proverbs continue to capture the humor, warmth, and traditions of Jewish life. Now, the beloved Yiddish Wisdom (more t...

From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world Explains how we can evolv...

This collection of previously printed articles by W. Mattieu Williams is of interest to all readers who are sufficiently intelligent to prefer sobe...

A condensed guide to life, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Bed of Procrustes is an invaluable collection of aphorisms to help you navigate the modern w...

Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock's price go up? Why did you get the flu? Causal questions like these arise on a regu...

A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last. Few things promise us greater happiness than...

We accept without shame that most organs in our bodies might at some point develop problems and could need a bit of help. We should not make an ex...

Tackling the darkest question in all of philosophy with raffish erudition (Dwight Garner, New York Times), author Jim Holt explores the greatest me...