Individual Philosophers
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Essays and Aphorisms
$16.00 Add to cartOne of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by ‘will’ – the blind and irrational desire for physical… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Schopenhauer, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 30 1973
- ISBN10: 0140442278
- Language: English
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The Theory of René Girard: A Very Simple Introduction
$12.00 Add to cartThis book is a brief introduction to the theory of Ren Girard, written in a humorous, accessible style, and accompanied by cartoon illustrations by the author.
Ren Girard (1923-2015) was a French hi
- Author: Osborn, Carly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: March 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0646960423
- Language: English
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God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. and We Have Killed Him.
$14.00 Add to cartGrounded in his famous notion that “God is dead,” a selection from Nietzsche’s most personal book, The Joyous Science
Nietzsche’s devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 08, 2021
- ISBN10: 0241472849
- Language: English
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Nature
$13.00 Add to cartThrough his writing and his own personal philosophy, the famed philosopher unburdened his young country of Europe’s traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own ci… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Books: Great Ideas
- Author: Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0141042486
- Language: English
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Major Works: Selected Philosophical Writings
$19.99 Add to cartThe finest introduction to “the greatest philosopher of the 20th century” (New York Times Book Review), including the complete text of the Tractatus, The Blue and Brown Books, and On Certainty
Major W
- Series: Harper Perennial Modern Thought
- Author: Wittgenstein, Ludwig
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 10 2009
- ISBN10: 0061550248
- Language: English
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Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
$22.00 Add to cart- Author: Wulf, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1984897993
- Language: English
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What Do I Know?: Essential Essays
$24.00 Read moreA fresh new translation of Michel de Montaigne’s most profound, searching essays, with an introduction from Yiyun Li, author of The Book of Goose
This gift-worthy collection of 16 essays by “the fathe- Author: de Montaigne, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1782278818
- Language: English
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Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
$19.00 Read moreA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE NEW YORKER – A vibrant portrait of four college friends–Iris Murdoch, Philippa Foot, Elizabeth Anscombe, and Mary Midgley–who formed a… [more below]
- Author: Mac Cumhaill, Clare
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1984898981
- Language: English
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Republic
$9.94 Add to cartThe central work of one of the West’s greatest philosophers, The Republic of Plato is a masterpiece of insight and feeling, the finest of the Socratic dialogues, and one of the great books of Western … [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199535760
- Language: English
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Philosophers Who Changed History
$40.00 Read moreThis visual celebration of the world’s most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.
This book would be great if you are interested in philosophy, politic- Series: DK People Who Changed History
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 20, 2024
- ISBN10: 0744092817
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cart‘Consider just this, and give your minds to this alone: whether or not what I say is just’
Plato’s account of Socrates’ trial and death (399 BC) is a significant moment in Classical literature and th- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0140455493
- Language: English
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The Twilight of the Idols and the Anti-Christ: Or How to Philosophize with a Hammer
$13.00 Add to cart‘One must be superior to mankind in force, in loftiness of soul–in contempt’
In these two devastating works, Nietzsche offers a sustained and often vitriolic attack on the morality and the beliefs of
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 15 1990
- ISBN10: 0140445145
- Language: English
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Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead
$24.00 Add to cartThis book is a philosophical experiment in thinking, feeling, and willing beyond the transcendental threshold of Immanuel Kant’s critical philosophy. It draws inspiration from the organic process phil
- Author: Segall, Matthew David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: April 22, 2023
- ISBN10: 1947544489
- Language: English
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Beyond Good & Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
$15.00 Add to cartOne of the most remarkable and influential books of the nineteenth century–Nietzsche’s attempt to sum up his philosophy.
In nine parts the book is designed to give the reader a comprehensive idea of- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 17 1989
- ISBN10: 0679724656
- Language: English
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The Symposium
$11.00 Add to cartA fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever
In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. F- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449272
- Language: English
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On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It
$15.00 Read moreThroughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves–and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, ou… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0143036327
- Language: English
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The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$19.99 Read moreDiscover how our big social, political and ethical ideas are formed with The Philosophy Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 21, 2017
- ISBN10: 1465458557
- Language: English
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How to Think Like a Woman: Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
$28.00 Add to cartFrom a bold new voice in nonfiction, an exhilarating account of the lives and works of influential 17th and 18th century feminist philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and her predecessors who have been wr
- Author: Penaluna, Regan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: 14-Mar-23
- ISBN10: 0802158803
- Language: English
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Ancient Greek Philosophers
$24.99 Add to cart“Philosophy begins in wonder.”
Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, A
—Plato- Series: Leather-Bound Classics
- Author: Editors of Canterbury Classics
- Binding: Leather
- Page Count: 992
- Publish Date: October 02, 2018
- ISBN10: 1684125537
- Language: English
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The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments
$18.00 Add to cartThe complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity.
“Some things are up to us and some are not.” Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE,- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 022676947X
- Language: English
