Philosophy

A Very Brief History of Eternity

by Carlos Eire

What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike,...

On Compromise and Rotten Compromises

by Avis Margalit

When is political compromise acceptable--and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? Compromise is a great political...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eastern Philosophy

by Ph.D., Jay Stevenson

Jay Stevenson, Ph.D., has written and coauthored many books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide® to American Heroes (1999) with Matthew Budman, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Angels (1999), The Complete...

Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

by Iris Murdoch

The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any...

Notes from the Edge Times

by Daniel Pinchbeck

In this unsparing tour of the perils and promises of the current era, visionary author Daniel Pinchbeck helps us understand that we don't need to wait for the dawning of the next age to radically change our...

Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View

by Richard Tarnas

From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns...

Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature

by Iris Murdoch

Best known as the author of twenty-six novels, Iris Murdoch has also made significant contributions to the fields of ethics and aesthetics. Collected here for the first time in one volume are her most influential...

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology: Expanded Second Edition

by Ayn Rand

Today man's mind is under attack by all the leading schools of philosophy. We are told that we cannot trust our senses, that logic is arbitrary, that concepts have no basis in reality. Ayn Rand opposes that...

The Portable Plato

by Plato

Writing in the fourth century B.C., in an Athens that had suffered a humiliating defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Plato formulated questions that have haunted the moral, religious, and political imagination...

The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z

by Ayn Rand

A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers...

The Portable Edmund Burke

by Edmund Burke

The intellectual wellspring of modern political conservatism, Edmund Burke is also considered a significant figure in aesthetic theory and cultural studies. As a member of the House of Commons during the late...

The Tao of Abundance: Eight Ancient Principles for Living Abundantly in the 21st Century

by Laurence G. Boldt

Through his intelligent, appealing integration of Eastern philosophy and practical advice, Laurence G. Boldt has helped thousands of readers find personal satisfaction in their work and personal lives. Now he...

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand

by Leonard Peikoff

This brilliantly conceived and organized book is based on a lecture course given by Dr. Leonard Peikoff in 1976, entitled "The Philosophy of Objectivism." The lectures were attended by Ayn Rand, who helped prepare...

Ominous Parallels

by Leonard Peikoff

Ayn Rand chose Leonard Peikoff to be her successor as the spokesman for Objectivism. And in this brilliantly reasoned, thought-provoking work we learn why, as he demonstrates how far America has been detoured...

G.E. Moore: Selected Writings

by G.E. Moore & Thomas Baldwin

G.E. Moore, more than either Bertrand Russell or Ludwig Wittgenstein, was chiefly responsible for the rise of the analytic method in twentieth-century philosophy. This selection of his writings shows Moore at...

Aesthetics in Present Future: The Arts and the Technological Horizon

by Adam Berg, Brunella Antomarini & Alain Cohen

The theme of Aesthetics in Present Future concerns the new chances the arts have and the deep changes they are undergoing, due to the new media, and the digital world in which we are growingly immersed. That...

A History of Habit: From Aristotle to Bourdieu

by Adam Hutchinson, Tom Sparrow & Jeffrey Bell

A History of Habitat: From Aristotle to Bourdieu is the first to trace the history of the concept of habit in the Western philosophical tradition, including its classical, modern, and contemporary expressions....

An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth

by Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell is concerned in this book with the foundations of knowledge. He approaches his subject through a discussion of language, the relationships of truth to experience and an investigation into how...

Reason and Morality

by Joanna Overing

This clear, critical examination makes Hegels arguments fully accessible. Hegel's system is considered as a whole and examines the wide range of problems that it was designed to solve.

The Philosophy of Ibn 'Arabi

by Rom Landau

Originally published 1959.

Ibn 'Arabi is one of the most significant thinkers of Islam. Yet he is far less widely known in the Western world than Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd or even Al Farabi. This volume...