Fate & Philosophy: A Journey Through Life's Great Questions by Jim Flynn
33.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Jim Flynn is on a mission to change how we think about the modern world, our place in it, and the moral choices we make. In The Torchlight List he argued that great literature can change lives. Now in Fate & Philosophy, he looks at tough moral decisions we face and urges us not to be influenced by s ...Show more
Pursuits of Wisdom: Six Ways of Life in Ancient Philosophy from Socrates to Plotinus by John M. Cooper
76.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life - and not simply an intellectual discipline. Distinguished philosopher John Cooper traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied ...Show more
The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke by Dean Kowalski & William Irwin
24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This is a lighthearted meditation on the philosophical quandaries of the hit television show "The Big Bang Theory". Ever wonder what Aristotle might say about the life Sheldon Cooper leads? Why Thomas Hobbes would applaud the roommate agreement? Who Immanuel Kant would treat with "haughty derision" for ...Show more
The Story of Philosophy: A History of Western Thought (Ex-library) by James Garvey
39.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
The Story of Philosophy is a brand new and highly ambitious survey of the thinkers and ideas that have perplexed humanity from time immemorial. Accessible writing, brilliant scholarship and over 150 colour illustrations combine to form a richly informative and highly entertaining work of narrative histo ...Show more
Philosophy Bites: 25 Philosphers on 25 Intriguing Subjects by David Edmonds
25.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, s ...Show more
Liquid Love : On the Frailty of Human Bonds by Zygmunt Bauman
34.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid modern' times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition and self-assertion to come to a rest. Having no permanent bonds, the denizen of our l ...Show more
The Complete Philosophy Files by Stephen Law
27.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Is there a God, should I eat meat, where does the universe come from, could I live for ever as a robot? These are the big questions readers will be wrestling with in this thoroughly enjoyable book. Dip into any chapter and you will find lively scenarios and dialogues to take you through philosophical ...Show more
How to Read Ancient Philosophy by Miriam Leonard
26.99 NZD
27.99 (3% off)
Category: Philosophy | Series: How to Read
Thinkers such as Aristotle, Plato and Parmenides have shaped the way we see the world, and it is their original conception of philosophy which has placed topics such as logic, metaphysics, ethics and ontology at the heart of philosophical debates for centuries. Miriam Leonard not only explores the centr ...Show more
Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray
29.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy
An exciting, radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. A demolition of two and a half thousand years of thought, Straw Dogs is an exhilarating, sometimes disturbing book that leads the reader to question their deepest held bel ...Show more
Chinese Philosophy by Peter Nancarrow
24.99 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Simple Guides S.
The Big Questions : Philosophy by Simon Blackburn
35.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Big Questions Ser.
The Big Questions series is designed to let renowned experts confront the 20 most fundamental and frequently asked questions of a major branch of science or philosophy. Each 3000-word essay simply and concisely examines a question that has eternally perplexed enquiring minds, and provides answers from h ...Show more