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1	Basic Writings of Nietzsche more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann (Editor) 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 $3.00! new only from $10.38! \| SVS
2	Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy more books like this by Susan Neiman 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 $4.52! new only from $13.07! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The European Philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche more books like this by Monroe C Beardsley (Editor) "Between the earliest and the latest of the works included here, we have two hundred and fifty years of vigorous and adventurous philosophizing," Monroe Beardsley writes in his introduction to this collection. "If the modern period can be only vaguely or arbitrarily bounded, it can at least be studied, and we can ask whether any dominant themes, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.85! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Introductory Guide to Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism more books like this by Madan Sarup An accessible and popular introduction to post-structuralist and postmodernist theory. It clearly examines key concepts such as modernity, postmodernity, modernism and postmodernism with sections on feminist criticism of the work of Lacan and Foucault. Chapters on French feminist theory and a section of the work of Jean Baudrillard have been added ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $12.78! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Portable Enlightenment Reader more books like this by Issac Kramnick, Isaac Kramnick (Editor) 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 $5.26! new only from $9.99! \| SVS
6	Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity more books like this by Stephen Toulmin In the 17th century, a vision arose which was to captivate the Western imagination for the next 300 years: the vision of Cosmopolis, a society as rationally ordered as the Newtonian view of nature. While fueling extraordinary advances in all fields of human endeavour, this vision perpetuated a hidden yet persistent agenda: the delusion that human ... see all copies from $4.79! new only from $13.08! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Philosophy made simple more books like this by Richard Henry Popkin, Avrum Stroll 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 $7.48! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Introduction to Philosophy more books like this by Jacques Maritain 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 $3.50! new only from $16.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The philosophical discourse of modernity : twelve lectures more books like this by Jürgen Habermas "The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity" is a tour de force that has the immediacy and accessibility of the lecture form and the excitement of an encounter across, national cultural boundaries. Habermas takes up the challenge posed by the radical critique of reason in contemporary French poststructuralism. Tracing the odyssey of the ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $26.43! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Experience of Philosophy more books like this by Daniel Kolak 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 $1.99! \| first editions
11 view cover	First principles more books like this by Herbert Spencer Herbert Spencer was regarded by the Victorians as the foremost philosopher of the age, the prophet of evolution at a time when the idea had gripped the popular imagination. His ambition was to construct a 'Synthetic Philosophy' which unified all knowledge by demonstrating evolution to be at work throughout the universe from the nebulae to human ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $40.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature more books like this by Professor Richard Rorty "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 $14.76! new only from $17.95!
13 view cover	The heavenly city of the eighteenth century philosophers more books like this by Carl Lotus Becker 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
14 view cover	Modern Philosophy: An Anthology of Primary Sources more books like this by Roger Ariew 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 $22.93! new only from $38.50!
15 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) Considered foundational to his entire life's work, this text was revised shortly before the renowned theologian's death. see all copies from $12.93! new only from $17.91! \| SVS
16 view cover	Postmodernism for Beginners more books like this by Jim Powell, Joe Lee (Illustrator) 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 $4.32! new only from $8.64! \| first editions \| SVS
17 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) 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 $4.06! new only from $4.06! \| SVS
18 view cover	The philosophy of the enlightenment more books like this by Ernst Cassirer see all copies from $5.00! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Modernity on Endless Trial more books like this by Leszek Kolakowski, Agnieszka Kolakowska (Translator), Wolfgang Freis (Translator) 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 ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	The hidden teaching beyond Yoga more books like this by Paul Brunton What is the meaning of the world? What am I? What is the object of my existence? Deeds can never be greater than ideas and to cure our own or the world's sorrows, ignorance will have to be replaced by the hidden knowledge. see all copies from $6.95! first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Six Existentialist Thinkers more books like this by H J Blackham Includes summary but substantial accounts of the thought of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Marcel, Heidegger and Sartre, and a concluding essay that attempts to interpret the whole Existentialist movement. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.75! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Modern Temper: A Study and a Confession more books like this by Joseph Krutch Krutch's incisive examination of the dilemmas faced by modern man has proved remarkably prophetic. This book stands as an unflinchingly honest examination of the major moral questions of our era. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Making of a Philosopher: My Journey Through Twentieth-Century Philosophy more books like this by Colin McGinn Part memoir, part study, "The Making of a Philosopher" is the self-portrait of a deeply intelligent mind as it develops over a life lived on both sides of the Atlantic."The Making of a Philosopher" follows Colin McGinn from his early years in England, reading Descartes and Anselm, to his years in the States, first in Los Angeles, then New York. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Pluralistic Universe: Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy more books like this by William James, Henry S Levinson (Introduction by) In his famous lectures at Oxford University in 1908 and 1909, William James made a sustained and eloquent case against absolute idealism and intellectualism in philosophy. Ever since Socrates and Plato, the philosophy of the absolute had held sway - the emphasis on essence at the expense of concrete appearance, the insistence on a coherent ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $6.60! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Fundamentals of Philosophy more books like this by David Stewart 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

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