History of Western philosophy books

Literature, Interpretation, and Ethics argues for the centrality of hermeneutics in the context of ongoing debates...  Read More >>

Brings Spinoza's philosophy into engagement with contemporary debates on climate change  Read More >>

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Can mathematics or metamathematics be applied to questions about God? Does the philosophy of God have anything to...  Read More >>

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First published in 1917, Theophrastus and the Greek Physiological Psychology Before Aristotle is on the history...  Read More >>

Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach...  Read More >>

First published in 1950, The Western Philosophers presents the life of philosophical thought in the Western world....  Read More >>

This book adapts the Arabic term nafsiyya to trace the phenomenological contours of Edward Said’s analysis of the...  Read More >>

Consistency is insufficient to establish the truth of a conceptual system because many different systems, perhaps...  Read More >>

Provides a practical guide for the novice researcher. The book is geared primarily to the thesis and dissertation...  Read More >>

A fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s attitude towards rhetoric. Plutarch was not only a skilled writer, but...  Read More >>

This book would be great if you are interested in philosophy, politics, history, and literature or would like to...  Read More >>

This volume presents a study edition of the lectures delivered by Charles Peirce to the Lowell Institute in Boston...  Read More >>

This book is a very comprehensive introduction to the fascinating subject of philosophy. It is a treasure trove...  Read More >>

Heinrich von Gent (1240-1293) gilt als Hauptvertreter der platonisch-augustinischen Tradition in der Hochscholastik....  Read More >>

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"Beyond the Bible, Beyond the West is a research in ontological hermeneutics: it is critical of ""textual positivism""...  Read More >>

This volume, written from a diachronic perspective, is devoted to the initatic and deeply transformative dimension...  Read More >>

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Human beings have taken one thing for granted since our earliest days: we are bodily creatures dealing with one...  Read More >>

This book brings into conversation ideas from social theory with ‘thick’ descriptions of the everyday life of a...  Read More >>

One of our most influential political theorists offers a boundary-breaking—and liberating—perspective on the meaning...  Read More >>

One of our most influential political theorists offers a boundary-breaking—and liberating—perspective on the meaning...  Read More >>

This volume of newly commissioned essays marks a collaborative effort among scholars of ancient Greece and early...  Read More >>