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	Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit: Translated with introduction and commentary £25.00 Michael Inwood 9780198899648 Paperback 07 September 2023 Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit is one of the great works of philosophy. It remains, however, one of the most challenging and mysterious books ever written. Michael Inwood presents this work in an intelligible and accurate new translation, alongside a detailed commentary that explains Hegel's arguments and the philosophical issues they raise.
	Idealism in Modern Philosophy £19.99 Paul Guyer, Rolf-Peter Horstmann 9780192848581 Paperback 23 March 2023 This book tells the story of idealism in modern philosophy, from the seventeenth century to the turn of the twenty-first. Guyer and Horstmann discuss many philosophers who have played a role in the development of idealism, including Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein.
	Mary Shepherd: A Guide £19.99 Deborah Boyle 9780190090333 Paperback 21 February 2023
	Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Andrew Bowie 9780198833864 Paperback 26 May 2022 Very Short Introductions Adorno was a German philosopher, and social and cultural theorist whose work is seen as increasingly relevant to understanding the pathologies of contemporary society. This book considers his life and work, from the philosophical tradition he worked from to his explorations of reason and social theory, and critical assessments of modern culture.
	John Stuart Mill: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Gregory Claeys 9780198749998 Paperback 24 February 2022 Very Short Introductions John Stuart Mill (1806-73) is widely regarded as the leading liberal philosopher, economist, and political theorist of nineteenth century Britain. This book offers a brief survey of his life and ideas, highlighting the philosophical context for his work, exploring the key themes in his writings, and analysing their lasting influence.
	Byzantine and Renaissance Philosophy: A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, Volume 6 £25.00 Peter Adamson 9780192856418 Hardback 10 February 2022 A History of Philosophy Peter Adamson presents an engaging and wide-ranging introduction to two great intellectual cultures: Byzantium and the Italian Renaissance. First he tells the story of philosophy in the Eastern Christian world, from the 8th century to the 15th century, then he explores the rebirth of philosophy in Italy in the era of Machiavelli and Galileo.
	Living Philosophy: A Historical Introduction to Philosophical Ideas Third Edition £94.99 Lewis Vaughn 9780190081515 Paperback 12 October 2021
	Hume: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 James A. Harris 9780198849780 Paperback 23 September 2021 Very Short Introductions Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field, this book offers a clear account of the contributions to philosophy made by one of Britain's greatest thinkers. Harris covers Hume's main interests of human nature, morality, politics, and religion, and explores the philosophical questions that remain at the heart of the subject today.
	Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 Edward Craig 9780198861775 Paperback 24 September 2020 Very Short Introductions How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, alongside a new chapter for this edition on free will, discussing determinism and indeterminism in the context of Descartes and Hegel's work.
	Philosophical Method: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Timothy Williamson 9780198810001 Paperback 27 August 2020 Very Short Introductions
	French Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Stephen Gaukroger, Knox Peden 9780198829171 Paperback 23 July 2020 Very Short Introductions This book covers French philosophy from its origins in the sixteenth century up to the present, analysing it within its social, political, and cultural context. Throughout, the book explores the dilemma sustained by the markedly national conception of French philosophy, and its history of speaking out on matters of universal concern.
	Albert Camus: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Oliver Gloag 9780198792970 Paperback 27 February 2020 Very Short Introductions Albert Camus is one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, as well as a widely read novelist. This book contextualises Camus in his troubled and conflicted times, and analyses the enduring popularity of his major philosophical and literary works in connection with contemporary political, social, and cultural issues.
	Foucault: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 Gary Gutting 9780198830788 Paperback 26 September 2019 Very Short Introductions Foucault is one of those rare philosophers who has become a cult figure. From aesthetics to the penal system; from madness and civilisation to avant-garde literature, he rejected old models of thinking and replaced them with versions that are still debated today. This book introduces and explores aspects of his life, work, and thought.
	Socrates: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 C.C.W. Taylor 9780198835981 Paperback 22 August 2019 Very Short Introductions Christopher Taylor introduces the life and philosophy of Socrates, whose work has played a central role in shaping Western philosophical thinking for centuries. Examining what we can deduce about Socrates from the writings of his contemporaries (as he himself left none), Taylor traces the reception and influence of his thought to the modern day.
	Heidegger: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 Michael Inwood 9780198828662 Paperback 24 January 2019 Very Short Introductions Martin Heidegger is one of the twentieth century's greatest yet most enigmatic and divisive philosophers. Michael Inwood explores the major themes of Heidegger's seminal work, Being and Time, as well his later thought and association with Nazism.
	Hellenistic Philosophy £23.49 John Sellars 9780199674121 Paperback 26 July 2018 John Sellars presents a broad and lively introduction to Hellenistic philosophy (c.330-30 BC). This was a rich period for philosophy, with the birth of Epicureanism and Stoicism, alongside the activities of Platonists, Aristotelians, and Cynics. Sellars offers accessible coverage of all areas from epistemology to ethics and politics.
	Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Brad Inwood 9780198786665 Paperback 26 July 2018 Very Short Introductions Stoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still inspires people in the twenty-first century to re-think and re-organize their lives in order to achieve personal satisfaction. Brad Inwood presents the long history that connects these.
	Marx: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 Peter Singer 9780198821076 Paperback 22 March 2018 Very Short Introductions Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories about society, economics, and politics have shaped and directed political and social thought for 150 years. In this new edition, Peter Singer discusses the legacy and impact of Marx's core theories, considering how they apply to twenty first century politics and society.
	Analytic Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Michael Beaney 9780198778028 Paperback 23 November 2017 Very Short Introductions Michael Beaney introduces analytic philosophy by exploring some of the key ideas of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, G. E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Susan Stebbing. He also considers how analytic philosophy has developed and spread to become the dominant philosophical tradition across the world.
	Leibniz: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Maria Rosa Antognazza 9780198718642 Paperback 22 September 2016 Very Short Introductions This Very Short Introduction considers who Leibniz was and introduces his overarching intellectual vision. It follows his pursuit of the systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler, and his ultimate goal of the improvement of the human condition.

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