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Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1998; US$ 8.95"An elegant and intelligent translation. The text provides a perfect solution to the problem of how to introduce students to Hegel in a survey course in the history of Western philosophy." Graham Parkes, University of Hawaii more...
Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious Enlightenment
Halban 2012; US$ 7.28Moses Mendelssohn (1729?1786) was the premier Jewish thinker of his day and one of the best-known figures of the German Enlightenment, earning the sobriquet ?the Socrates of Berlin?. He was thoroughly involved in the central issue of Enlightenment religious thinking: the inevitable conflict between reason and revelation in an age contending with... more...
The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes
Oxford University Press, UK 2005; US$ 54.99The Allegiance of Thomas Hobbes offers a new interpretation of Thomas Hobbes's response to the English Revolution. By focusing on his religious thought, it debunks the standard view of him as a royalist, and recovers his sympathies with the religious projects of the 1640s and 1650s. This reinterpretation culminates with an exploration of Hobbes's... more...
The Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Random House 2013; US$ 13.35Newly translated by Peter Constantine Edited and with an Introduction by Leo Damrosch The Essential Writings of Rousseau collects the best and most indispensable work of one of the world's most influential writers. A towering figure of Enlightenment thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also one of that movement's most passionate and... more...
Putting Philosophy to Work
Prometheus Books 2013; US$ 12.99This engaging and wide-ranging collection of essays is informed and unified by the conviction that philosophy can, and should, engage with real-world issues. Susan Haack's keen analytical skills and well-chosen illustrations illuminate a diverse range of cultural questions; and her direct style and wry sense of humor make complex ideas and subtle distinctions... more...
Kierkegaard and the Problem of Self-Love
Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 79.00Develops a Kierkegaard-inspired account of proper self-love which accommodates trust, hope, and forgiveness of self and others. more...
A History of Western Thought: From Ancient Greece to the Twentieth Century
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 43.95This is a comprehensive introduction to the history of Western Philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Twentieth Century thought. In addition to all the key figures, the book covers figures whose contributions have so far been overlooked, such as Vico, Montesquieu, Durkheim and Weber. Along with in-depth discussion of the philosophical movements, Skirbekk... more...
Hating Perfection (Revised Edition)
Prometheus Books 2013; US$ 11.99The best heaven and the worst hell are the same place. Travel with author John F. Williams into the jungles of Laos and into a new understanding of existence. In lively short stories, Hating Perfection shows the everyday world as uncanny, equally strange as the imaginary worlds of Borges or Kafka. This engrossing, strikingly original book invites... more...
Principles of Non-Philosophy
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 30.99Principles of Non-Philosophy is a treatise on the method, axioms and objectives of non-philosophy and represents François Laruelle's mature philosophy. As well as presenting the method and principles of non-philosophy, it includes a history of the development of non-philosophy, a novel conception of science, a discussion of non-philosophical... more...
Oakeshott on History
Andrews UK 2013; US$ 35.99This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It argues that Oakeshott's writings on the philosophy of history mark him out as the most successful of the philosophers who attempted to establish historical study as an... more...









