History of ideas books

This book explores dialogue as a transformative form of philosophical practice by unveiling the method behind the...  Read More >>

Utilitarianism is an ethical philosophy that promotes actions that foster happiness or pleasure, and oppose actions...  Read More >>

Features three essays that offer insights into Nietzsche's theories of morality and human psychology.  Read More >>

Based on extensive ethnographic data, this book explores distinct political practices and political ideas of Vietnam's...  Read More >>

By examining key passages in Žižek's work the aim is to provide a functional, serviceable philosophy of power and...  Read More >>

John Dewey’s Metaphysical Theory provides an overview and technical exposition of Dewey’s mature ontological theory....  Read More >>

New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking...  Read More >>

Throughout his work, the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno repeatedly invokes the rhinoceros. Taking its cue from one...  Read More >>

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The classic work by Alfred Korzybski that introduces his new discipline of general semantics, now in a sixth edition....  Read More >>

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Grete (Henry-)Hermann war nicht nur eine Philosophin, die mit Physikern wie Werner Heisenberg und anderen Wissenschaftlern...  Read More >>

""Absalom's Hair"" is a poignant novella by means of Norwegian creator Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. This painting is a...  Read More >>

The chapter ""De l'institution des enfans"" lays the foundations of a new educational approach, intended to mold...  Read More >>

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Pinkard here provides a much-needed guide to Hegel's notoriously difficult text Phenomenology of Spirit. He walks...  Read More >>

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The chapter ""De l'institution des enfans"" lays the foundations of a new educational approach, intended to mold...  Read More >>

Presents a collection of essays written over a 25 year period by the late Rev Professor James McEvoy on the theme...  Read More >>

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What did people in Restoration England think the correct relationship between church and state should be? And how...  Read More >>

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