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Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations" -- one of the most influential philosophical works of the twentieth-century.

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Praised for its unique combination of accessibility and comprehensiveness, Philosophy: The Quest for Truth is one of the best-selling textbooks for ... More

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'What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.' Always provocative, the Friedrich Nietzsche of Beyond Good and Evil (1886) is at ... More

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A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers -- Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, ... More

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Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and writer who has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy," ... More

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"Thus Spoke Zarathustra," by Friedrich Nietzsche, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable ... More

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In France, a country that awards its intellectuals the status other countries give their rock stars, Michel Foucault was part of a glittering ... More

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'Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?' Philosophy is the attempt to answer such ultimate ... More

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In the Middle Ages there were gaols and dungeons, but punishment was for the most part a spectacle. The economic changes and growing popular dissent ... More

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This anthology provides a comprehensive selection of readings on eleven contemporary social issues revolving around three general themes: Matters of ... More

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Written three years before his death, The Undiscovered Self combines acuity with concision in masterly fashion and is Jung at his very best. Offering ... More

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Translation, from the German, of: Sein und Zeit.

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This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there ... More

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"Hegel's Phenomenology of the Spirit was written, so the story goes, on the eve of Napoleon's destruction of the Holy Roman Empire and at the ... More

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Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' ... More

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First released in 1901, about one year after Nietzsche's death, "The Will to Power" is a collection of Nietzsche's unedited and unpublished writings. ... More

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The "Art of Travel" is Alain de Botton's travel guide with a difference: an exploration of why we travel and what we learn when we do. As seen on ... More

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The works of Friedrich Nietzsche have fascinated readers around the world ever since the publication of his first book more than a hundred years ago. ... More

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Camus' major essay on the nature and origins of rebellion demonstrates how revolution, by its very nature, inevitably leads to new tyranny. ... More

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This book is planned as the definitive one-volume reader for all English-speaking students of Descartes.

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Bertrand Russell describes the purpose of this book as the putting together of some remarks on the state of happiness which are inspired by common ... More

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Four Decades of Student-Friendly Philosophy About Philosophy is an introductory text that covers all the major fields of philosophy in an easy-to ... More

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The Christian concept of a god-the god as the patron of the sick, the god as a spinner of cobwebs, the god as a spirit-is one of the most corrupt ... More

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Ten Theories of Human Nature compresses into a small space the essence of such thinkers as Plato, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Jean-Paul Sartre, B.F. ... More

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