On Humbug by Robert Dessaix
$19.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
With his trademark eloquence and humour, Robert Dessaix, one of Australia's eminent writers, tackles humbug in the modern world; the tide of mumbo jumbo where words fall short of what they mean and motivations are not always what they appear.
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Wisdom from some of the greatest thinkers in history is shared in this book that provides advice on day-to-day struggles, such as a broken heart or cash flow problems. Illustrations.
Love and Friendship by Allan Bloom
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The author of the national bestseller The Closing of the American Mind offers a provocative indictment of the devaluing of love and intimacy in today's culture. Allan Bloom explores the language of love from the Bible to Freud, shedding penetrating light on the true nature of our most basic human connec ...Show more
12 Modern Philosophers by Christopher Belshaw
$42.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Featuring essays from leading philosophical scholars, 12 Modern Philosophers explores the works, origins, and influences of twelve of the most important late 20th Century philosophers working in the analytic tradition. It draws on essays from well-known scholars, including Thomas Baldwin, Catherine Wils ...Show more
Collins Dictionary of Sociology by David Jary
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The Collins Dictionary of Sociology is a clear, balanced guide to the terms and concepts used in every area of sociology, and to related terms in political science, economics and anthropoplogy * More than 300 new entries * Dictionary-style definition at the beginning of each entry * Biographical entries ...Show more
101 Ethical Dilemmas by Martin Cohen
$36.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? In this second edition of his thought-provoking and highly engaging introduction to ethics, Martin Cohen brings us eleven brand new e ...Show more
The Book of Dead Philosophers by Simon Critchley
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
In his humorous, elegantly-written romp through the history of philosophy, Simon Critchley starts with the premise that philosophers' deaths are as interesting as their lives. Through his catalogue of philosophers' demises (tales of weirdness, madness, suicide, murder, pathos and bad luck) he confronts ...Show more
We Need to Talk About Kelvin by Marcus Chown
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good
A hugely accessible exploration of the science of the everyday world around us. Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temp ...Show more
On the Meaning of Life by John Cottingham
$32.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn. Drawing skillfully on a wealth of thin ...Show more
Gender Trouble by Judith P. Butler
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Routledge Classics Ser.
One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler¿s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as it is controversial. Arguing that traditional feminism is wrong to look to a natural, 'essential' notion of the female, or indeed of sex or gender, Butler starts by questioning the ca ...Show more
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
"The Achitecture of Happiness "is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our env ...Show more
Wreck of Western Culture, the by John Carroll
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Humanism built Western Civilisation as we know it today. Its achievements include the liberation of the individual, democracy, universal rights and widespread prosperity and comfort. Its ambassadors are the heroes of modern culture. Those who sought to contain humanism's pride within a frame of higher ...Show more