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Sub-Categories of History of Western philosophy
History of Western philosophy
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Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English
Jonathan Ree
Social & cultural history; Philosophy; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; History of ideas
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An ambitious new history of philosophy in English that broadens the canon to include many lesser-known figures [more]
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Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Inwood (Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford)
Philosophy; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy of mind
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Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's greatest yet most enigmatic and divisive philosophers. Michael Inwood explores... [more]
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John Rawls: The Path to a Theory of Justice
Andrius Galisanka
Biography: general; Philosophy; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Popular philosophy; Political science & theory; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies
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Critics have maintained that John Rawls's theory of justice is unrealistic and undemocratic. Andrius Galisanka's incisive... [more]
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Logics of Worlds: Being and Event II
Alain Badiou
Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: logic
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Covers contemporary philosophical thought. This book is suitable for those interested in contemporary Continental philosophy.... [more]
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Sartre: A Philosophical Biography
Thomas R. Flynn
Philosophy; Phenomenology & Existentialism
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This biography presents a conceptual genealogy of Sartre's philosophical thought, taking into account his imaginative literature,... [more]
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Thomas Aquinas: Basic Philosophical Writings: From the Summa Theologiae...
Steven Baldner
Philosophy; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600
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Contains new translations of the philosophical writings of Thomas Aquinas from the Summa Theologiae and The Principles of... [more]
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Sophistry and Political Philosophy: Protagoras' Challenge to Socrates
Robert Bartlett
Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory
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One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly... [more]
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Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Soren Kierkegaard
Clare Carlisle
Biography; Biography: literary; Biography: religious & spiritual; Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy of religion
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Søren Kierkegaard is one of the most passionate and challenging of all modern philosophers, and is often regarded as... [more]
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Frege: A Philosophical Biography
Dale Jacquette
Biography: historical, political & military; Philosophy of language; Historical & comparative linguistics; Philosophy; Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; History of ideas
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Dale Jacquette's lively and incisive biography charts Frege's life from its beginnings in small-town north Germany, through... [more]
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Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason
Justin E. H. Smith
Philosophy; History of Western philosophy; Philosophy: logic; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; History of ideas
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A fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationality... [more]
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The Fall of Language: Benjamin and Wittgenstein on Meaning
Alexander Stern
Philosophy of language; Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Popular philosophy
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Known for his essays on culture, aesthetics, and literature, Walter Benjamin also wrote on the philosophy of language. For... [more]
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The Secular Enlightenment
Margaret Jacob
European history; Philosophy; Western philosophy: Enlightenment; Social & political philosophy; Religion & politics; Religion & science
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A major new history of how the Enlightenment transformed people's everyday lives The Secular Enlightenment is a panoramic... [more]
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The Joyous Science
Friedrich Nietzsche
Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Philosophy: aesthetics; Ethics & moral philosophy
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The Joyous Science is a liberating voyage of discovery as Nietzsche's realization that 'God is dead' and his critique of morality,... [more]
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Heidegger: A Critical Introduction
Peter Trawny
Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
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English translation of: Martin Heidegger: eine kritische Einfeuhrung. [more]
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Heraclitus: The Inception of Occidental Thinking and Logic: Heraclitus's...
Martin Heidegger, Marnie Hanlon
Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
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Aims to present an elucidation of the work of Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic philosopher as the author of On Nature , the first... [more]
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The Cambridge Companion to Isaiah Berlin
Joshua L. Cherniss (Georgetown University, Washington DC), Steven B. Smith (Yale University, Connecticut)
Philosophy; History of Western philosophy; Social & political philosophy; History of ideas
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This volume highlights Berlin's significance to contemporary readers, regarding not only liberty and liberalism, the Enlightenment... [more]
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The Human Condition: Second Edition
Hannah Arendt
Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Political science & theory
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Arendt considers humankind from the perspective of the actions of which it is capable. [more]
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Plato's Republic: A Ladybird Expert Book
Angie Hobbs
Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Social & political philosophy
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Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Plato's Republic is an accessible, authoritative, and timely introduction to the influential... [more]
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The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates
Peter E. Pormann
Classical history & classical civilisation; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Medicine; History of medicine
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Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine, who has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the... [more]
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The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History
Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen (Merle Curti Associate Professor of History and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
History; History of the Americas; History: earliest times to present day; History of Western philosophy; History of ideas
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Drawing on a variety of discourses, from religion, philosophy, and political thought, to cultural criticism, social theory,... [more]
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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
Seneca
Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Self-help & personal development
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Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca.... [more]
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Infinite Resignation: On Pessimism
Eugene Thacker
Philosophy; History of Western philosophy; Popular philosophy
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A collection of aphorisms, fragments, and observations on philosophy and pessimism. [more]
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The Incorporeal: Ontology, Ethics, and the Limits of Materialism
Elizabeth Grosz
Philosophy; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy: aesthetics; Ethics & moral philosophy; Feminism & feminist theory
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A new resolution of the mind-body problem that reconciles materialism and idealism. [more]
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An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy, 20th Anniversary Edition...
Anthony Kenny
Philosophy; History of Western philosophy
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In 1998, the first edition of Anthony Kenny's comprehensive history of Western philosophy was published, to be met with immediate... [more]
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How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
Thucydides
Military history; Philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Social & political philosophy; Military tactics
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An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes listeners to the heart of his... [more]
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