Freedom Evolves by Daniel C. Dennett
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are just a cluster of cells and genes in a world determined by scientific laws? How can we still be in control of our lives? In this myth-shattering book, Daniel Dennett shows that free will does ...Show more
The History of Sexuality v.2: The Use of Pleasure by Michel Foucault
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: History of Sexuality
Offers an account of the emergence of Christianity from the Ancient World. Foucault describes the stranger byways of Greek medicine (with its advice on the healthiest season for sex and exercise and diet), the permitted ways of courting young boys, and the economists' ideas about the role of women.
Importance of Religion: Meaning ... by Gavin Flood
$37.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The Importance of Religion reveals the significance of religion in modern times, showing how it provides people with meaning to their lives and helps guide them in their everyday moral choices* Provides readers with a new understanding of religion, demonstrating how in its actions, texts and world views ...Show more
Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates by Daniel Klein, Thomas Cathcart
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
Featuring Freud! Groucho Marx! Socrates! Lily Tomlin! Kierkegaard! Buddha! New Yorker cartoonists! Zombies! And of course, Heidegger! Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein first made a name for themselves with the outrageously funny New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. Now they tur ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Should we believe in God? In this brisk introduction to modern atheism, one of the world's greatest science writers tells us why we shouldn't.Richard Dawkins was fifteen when he stopped believing in God. Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he'd felt certain they must have had ...Show more
Heidegger in Ruins - Between Philosophy and Ideology by Richard Wolin
$51.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy
What does it mean when a radical understanding of National Socialism is inextricably embedded in the work of the twentieth century's most important philosopher? Martin Heidegger's sympathies for the conservative revolution and National Socialism have long been well known. As the rector of the University ...Show more
I Think Therefore I Draw - Understanding philosophy through cartoons by Daniel Klein; Thomas Cathcart
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good
What's the best way to answer some of the biggest questions in life-questions like- Does God exist? What is the meaning of life? Is there a basic principle for all moral decisions? What is the best way to organise society? How do we know what is true? Are there limits to what we can know? Why do things ...Show more
Morality and Ethics at War: Bridging the Gaps Between the Soldier and the State by Deane-Peter Baker
$44.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In Morality and Ethics of War, which includes a foreword by Major General Susan Coyle, ethicist Deane-Peter Baker goes beyond existing treatments of military ethics to address a fundamental problem: the yawning gap between the diverse moral frameworks defining personal identity on the one hand, and the ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn't. Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve chap ...Show more
Seven Types of Atheism by John Gray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
When you explore older atheisms, you will find some of your firmest convictions - secular or religious - are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought.'For a generation now, public debate has been corroded by a shrill, narrow derision of rel ...Show more
The History of Philosophy by A. C. Grayling
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions, from one of the world's most eminent thinkers The story of philosophy is an epic tale, spanning civilizations and continents. It explores some of the most creative minds in history. B ...Show more
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: near fine
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril.Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking i ...Show more