Western Philosophy, from c 1900

Revolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism - Walter Ben...

This is a clear and critical account of Foucault's political thought: what he said, how it's been used and its influence today. Michel Foucault (19...

Thinking Through Utilitarianism: A Guide to Contemporary Arguments offers something new among texts elucidating the ethical theory known as Utilita...

The work of Jürgen Habermas (b. 1929) has been highly influential both in philosophy and across many disciplines in the social sciences. David Ingr...

Alain L. Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. The first bio...

'This erudite and heartfelt survey reminds us that the need for consolation is timeless, as are the inspiring words and examples of those who walke...

Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interview...

The Times Biography of the YearWinner of the Hawthornden Prize 2019Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Prize 2019Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio...

Scruton argues that the tragedies and disasters of the history of the European continent have been the consequences of a false optimism and the fal...

This title critiques the legacy and ongoing influence of Deleuze on the discipline and practice of architecture. Since the 1980s, Deleuze's philoso...

This title includes 17 essays by one of the world's leading commentators on the work of Gilles Deleuze. The articles in this volume have become fre...

Exploring central aspects of the role of sexuality in Deleuze's philosophy For Deleuze, sexuality is a force that can capture as well as liberate l...