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1	Walden more books like this by Henry David Thoreau add to wishlist Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, WALDEN vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel more books like this by Alexander McCall Smith add to wishlist In this fabulous fifth installment in a bestselling series, Isabel Dalhousie is asked to help a doctor who has been disgraced by allegations of scientific fraud. Whatever the outcome, Isabel's combination of spirit, smarts, and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.86! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Story of Philosophy more books like this by Will Durant add to wishlist This concise survey, first published in 1967, offers students of philosophy ample introductory material to understand the essence of major thinkers from Aristotle to Dewey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow more books like this by Walter Mosley add to wishlist Living in South Central L. A. , Socrates Fortlow is a sixty-year-old ex-convict, still strong enough to kill men with his bare hands. Now freed after serving twenty-seven years in prison, he is filled with profound guilt about his own crimes and disheartened by the chaos of the streets. Along with his gambler friend Billy Psalms, Socrates calls ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind more books like this by Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese add to wishlist A wave of modern atheists have taken center stage and brought the long-standing debate about the existence of God back into the headlines. Spearheaded by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, this 'new atheism' has found a powerful place in today's culture wars. Although this movement has been billed as 'new,' the foundation of ... see all copies from $3.77! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
6	From Socrates to Sartre: The Philosophic Quest more books like this by Thelma Z Lavine add to wishlist "From Socrates To Satre" presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives, and times of f he great philosophers. This thought-provoking book takes us from the inception of Western society Plato's Athens to today when the commanding power of Marxism has captured one third of the world. T.Z. Lavine, Elton Professor of Philosophy at George ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| SVS
7	William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism more books like this by Robert D Richardson add to wishlist Prize-winning biographer Richardson has written the definitive work on the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion--and on modernism itself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Story of Philosophy more books like this by Bryan Magee add to wishlist Philosophy is a subject that influences many aspects of our lives and our understanding of our experiences yet it can seem dauntingly inaccessible. Unrivalled in its clarity and insight, "The Story of Philosophy" guides us expertly through the history of ideas and thinking. It features history of Western philosophy. Professor Bryan Magee traces ... see all copies from $4.96! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
9	Classics of Philosophy more books like this by Louis P Pojman (Editor) add to wishlist Classics of Philosophy, 2/e is the most comprehensive anthology of writings in western philosophy in print. Spanning 2,500 years of thought, it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of philosophy courses that are structured chronologically. Over seventy-five works by forty-three philosophers as well as fragments from the Pre ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.00! \| SVS
10	Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers more books like this by David Edmonds, John Eidinow add to wishlist On 25th October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The meeting was a disaster, their loud and aggressive confrontation became the stuff of legend. This book tells what really went on in that room. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Confessions more books like this by Jean Jacques Rousseau add to wishlist 'No one can write a man's life except himself.' In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the achievement of international fame as novelist and philosopher in Paris, to his wanderings as an exile, persecuted by governments and alienated from the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The German Ideology more books like this by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels add to wishlist This edition makes easily accessible the most important parts of Marx's and Engels's major early philosophical work, "The German Ideology", a text of key importance for students. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.53! \| first editions
13 view cover	The story of philosophy; the lives and opinions of the greater philosophers more books like this by Will Durant add to wishlist "The Story of Philosophy" chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Autobiography of Bertrand Russell more books like this by Bertrand Russell, Earl add to wishlist Bertrand Russell was born in 1872 and died in 1970. An influential figure of the 20th century, he transformed philosophy and can lay claim to being one of the greatest philosophers of all time. He was a Nobel Prize winner for Literature and was imprisoned several times as a result of his pacifism. His views on religion, education, sex, politics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Oxford Companion to Philosophy more books like this by Professor Ted Honderich (Editor) add to wishlist Over 50 extended entries on the key areas of philosophy and the great philosophers 80 black and white portraits Almost 2,000 entries by 249 distinguished contributors 'The brave, large aim of this book,' writes Ted Honderich, 'is to bring philosophy together between two covers better than ever before. That is not a job for one man or one woman, or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic more books like this by Osho add to wishlist This collection of writings by the popular spiritual leader Osho--formerly known as Rajneesh--reflects his joyous and free-spirited approach to sexuality, his humor, and his unique approach to meditation. see all copies from $5.89! new only from $11.27! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Intellectuals more books like this by Paul Johnson add to wishlist Do the private practices of intellectuals match the standard of their public principles? How great is their respect for truth? What is their attitude to money? How do they treat their spouses and children - legitimate and illegitimate? How loyal are they to their friends? Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A Short History of Philosophy more books like this by Robert C Soloman, Robert C Solomon, Kathleen M Higgins add to wishlist This is a general history of philosophy, written in an accessible style. It focuses on Western philosophy but also discusses non-Western philosophical traditions. The authors cover major philosophers and movements as well as minor but interesting figures. They treat serious religious thought as philosophical, and include information about the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $38.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	Life Is Real Only Then, When I Am more books like this by G I Gurdjieff add to wishlist This is one of the few records published by Gurdjieff in which he offers guidance to his 'community of seekers', the pupils from many countries who joined him in Paris and New York. The first section is mainly autobiographical, relating material crucial to an understanding of the nature and intensity of personal effort required for an all ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Book of Dead Philosophers more books like this by Simon Critchley add to wishlist Starting from the premise that philosophers' deaths have been as interesting as their lives, Simon Critchley pulls readers in with quirky stories of how philosophers died and then confronts the big themes - in this case, what 'a good death' means and how to live with the knowledge of death and free from what he calls 'delusions and sophistries'. ... see all copies from $6.92! new only from $8.68! \| SVS
21 view cover	Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius more books like this by Ray Monk add to wishlist Born in 1889, Wittgenstein grew up in one of the wealthiest families in Vienna, and here emerged an all-consuming preoccupation with spiritual, ethical and cultural questions. His development as a philosopher began in 1922 when he became a student of Bertrand Russell at Cambridge. The work which he started then culminated in "Tractatus Logico ... see all copies from $3.53! new only from $11.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	A Presocratics Reader more books like this by Patricia Curd add to wishlist Ideal for a two-to-three week introduction to the Presocratics and Sophists, this volume offers a selection of the extant remains of early Greek philosophical thought on cosmology, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, together with unobtrusive, minimally interpretive editorial material: an introduction, brief headnotes, maps, and a concordance. see all copies from $3.17! new only from $11.39!
23 view cover	The philosopher's pupil more books like this by Iris Murdoch add to wishlist In the healing waters of Ennistone the townspeople seek health and regeneration, righteousness and ritual cleansing. To this town of subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. And there he exerts an almost magical influence, especially over George McCaffrey, his old pupil. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Unknown Woman more books like this by Alice Koller add to wishlist A woman's version of Thoreau's Walden, this universal, timeless book explores the philosophical and psychological issues of self-identity--equally relevant to men and women today. Companion volume to the simultaneously released follow-up novel The Stations of Solitude. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Hypatia of Alexandria more books like this by Maria Dzielska, F Lyra (Translator) add to wishlist Hypatia - mathematician, Neoplatonist and renowned beauty - was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians in Alexandria in 415. This volume searches behind the legend to provide a new perspective on Hypatia's life and death. Historians and poets, Victorian novelists and contemporary feminists have seen Hypatia as a symbol - of the waning of ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $16.20! \| first editions

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