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1	Basic Writings of Nietzsche more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (Editor) add to wishlist One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of Nietzsche gathers the complete texts of five of Nietzsche's most important works, from his first book to his last: The Birth of Tragedy; Beyond Good and Evil; On the Genealogy of Morals; The Case of Wagner; and Ecce ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $9.75! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Portable Enlightenment Reader more books like this by Issac Kramnick, Various, Isaac Kramnick (Editor) add to wishlist The Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, also called the Age of Reason, was so named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. In championing radical ideas such as individual liberty and an empirical appraisal of the universe through rational inquiry and natural experience, Enlightenment philosophers in ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
3	The Experience of Philosophy more books like this by Daniel Kolak add to wishlist This exceptional anthology immerses students in such powerful ideas that they will find themselves not just reading about, but actually participating in, the kind of philosophical thinking that can change the way they look at their lives and the world around them. Now in a new edition, The Experience of Philosophy features eighty-five readings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.00! \| first editions
4	Fundamentals of Philosophy more books like this by David Stewart add to wishlist For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Philosophy.An accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections -- with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.75! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Being & Nothingness more books like this by Jean-Paul Sartre add to wishlist Published in 1943, "Being and Nothingness" is recognized as a central work of existentialism. This monumental study of the human condition--which many have viewed as a philosophical response to the horrors of World War II--deals with love, hate, sex, anguish, and a great many other themes. According to Sartre, "man is the being by whom Nothingness ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $10.78! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments more books like this by Gertrude Himmelfarb add to wishlist One of our most distinguished intellectual historians gives us a brilliant revisionist history. The Roads to Modernity reclaims the Enlightenment–an extraordinary time bursting with new ideas about the human condition in the realms of politics, society, and religion–from historians who have downgraded its importance and from ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
7	Modern Philosophy: An Anthology of Primary Sources more books like this by Roger Ariew add to wishlist This new anthology offers the key works of seven major philosophers along with a rich selection of associated texts by other leading thinkers of the period chosen to enhance the reader's understanding of modern philosophy and its relationship to the natural science of the time. A brief general introduction describes the intellectual climate in ... see all copies from $5.42! new only from $38.82!
8	Introduction to Philosophy more books like this by Jacques Maritain add to wishlist The most well known and enduring of Maritain's many books. It offers a clear introduction to philosophy and theology from the archaic era through to the Ancient Greeks right up to the 20th Century. see all copies from $7.95! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Modernity on Endless Trial more books like this by Leszek Kolakowski, Agniezka Kolakowska (Translator), Wolfgang Freis (Translator) add to wishlist Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time in this remarkable collection of essays garnished with his characteristic wit. Ten of the essays have never appeared before in English. "Exemplary...It should be celebrated." --Arthur C. Danto, New York Times Book Review "This book ...express[es] ... see all copies from $10.45! new only from $23.49! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Postmodernism for Beginners more books like this by Jim Powell, Joe Lee (Illustrator) add to wishlist Although no one knows exactly what postmodernism is, "Postmodernism for Beginners" gives a perfectly clear explanation of the subject. Author Jim Powell describes postmodernism as a series of "maps" that helps people find their way through a changing world. For reinforcement, he cites views from modern thinkers from Foucault to Guattari. ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The philosophy of the enlightenment more books like this by Ernst Cassirer add to wishlist In this classic work of intellectual history, Ernst Cassirer provides both a cogent synthesis and a penetrating analysis of one of history's greatest intellectual epochs: the Enlightenment. Arguing that there was a common foundation beneath the diverse strands of thought of this period, he shows how Enlightenment philosophers drew upon the ideas ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.78! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy: Three Essential Books in One Volume more books like this by Francis A Schaeffer, Dr. J I Packer (Foreword by), Lane T Dennis, PH.D. (Preface by) add to wishlist Considered foundational to his entire life's work, this text was revised shortly before the renowned theologian's death. see all copies from $10.14! new only from $21.87! \| SVS
13	Obras completas more books like this by Jose Ortega Y Gasset add to wishlist see all copies from $37.04! new only from $111.96!
14 view cover	Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy more books like this by Susan Neiman add to wishlist Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For eighteenth-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter of human cruelty, and Auschwitz as its extreme incarnation. Examining our understanding of evil from the Inquisition to contemporary terrorism, Susan Neiman ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Philosophy & the Mirror of Nature more books like this by Professor Richard Rorty add to wishlist "Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature" hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. Richard Rorty, a Princeton professor who had contributed to the analytic tradition in philosophy, was now attempting to shrug off all the central problems with which it had long been preoccupied. After publication, the Press was barely able to keep up with demand, ... see all copies from $5.88! new only from $12.49! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Must We Mean What We Say?: A Book of Essays more books like this by Stanley Cavell add to wishlist This is a remarkable, and now famous, volume of philosophical studies. The essays span and connect topics in the philosophy of language, aesthetics, and a criticism of literature, drama and music. The style and the range and integration of interests are alike individual, ambitious and arresting. The book is a distinguished personal work, of ... see all copies from $9.69! new only from $19.45! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century more books like this by Peter Watson add to wishlist A compelling survey of the ideas, discoveries, individuals, and cultural expressions that comprise the intellectual history of the twentieth century covers the gamut, from Freud's psychotherapy to the War in Kosovo. Reprint. see all copies from $5.77! new only from $10.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	Philosophy made simple more books like this by Professor Richard H Popkin add to wishlist Revised and updated, this bestselling reference is a step-by-step guide through this sometimes abstract discipline. The philosophers/authors make their subject matter lively and comprehensible as they delve into such areas as Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaphysics, and Logic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.42! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Rise of Modern Philosophy more books like this by Sir Anthony Kenny add to wishlist Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy is the fascinating story of the emergence, from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern thought. Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most ... see all copies from $4.83! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Nietzsche: The Birth of Tragedy and Other Writings more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (Editor), Raymond Geuss (Editor), Ronald Speirs (Editor) add to wishlist The Birth of Tragedy is one of the seminal philosophical works of the modern period. Nietzsche's discussion of the nature of culture, of the conditions under which it can flourish and of those under which it will decline, his analysis of the sources of discontent with the modern world, his criticism of rationalism and of traditional morality, his ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $5.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Philosophy in the Modern World more books like this by Sir Anthony Kenny add to wishlist Sir Anthony Kenny tells the fascinating story of the development of philosophy in the modern world, from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. Alongside (and intertwined with) extraordinary scientific advances, cultural changes, and political upheavals, the last two centuries have seen some of the most intriguing and original ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
22 view cover	Letters on England more books like this by Voltaire add to wishlist Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and Voltaire persecuted. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
23 view cover	The heavenly city of the eighteenth century philosophers more books like this by Carl Lotus Becker add to wishlist Here a distinguished American historian challenges the belief that the eighteenth century was essentially modern in its temper. In crystalline prose Carl Becker demonstrates that the period commonly described as the Age of Reason was, in fact, very far from that; that Voltaire, Hume, Diderot, and Locke were living in a medieval world, and that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Isaiah Berlin more books like this by John Gray add to wishlist In this critical introduction to the works and ideas of Isaiah Berlin, the author pays special attention to Berlin's political thinking, but brings out the connections between it and Berlin's other themes and preoccupations, particularly those which find expression in Berlin's books of essays in the history of ideas (notable among such volumes is ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $18.50! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Crisis of Reason: European Thought, 1848-1914 more books like this by J W Burrow add to wishlist Part of Yale's Intellectual History of the West Series, this book examines the historical development of ideas from 1848 until the advent of World War I. Burrow accessibly recounts how thinkers such as Nietzsche, Mill, Wilde, and Bergson were influenced by the intellectual mores of their time and in turn influenced the development of the modern ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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