The Buddha's Teachings As Philosophy
A shorter and less technical treatment of its subject than the author's acclaimed Buddhism As Philosophy (second edition, Hackett, 2021), Mark Siderits's The Buddha's Teachings As Philosophy explores three different systems of thought that arose from core claims of the Buddha. By detailing and critically examining key arguments made by the Buddha and developed by later Buddhist philosophers, Siderits investigates...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Body Never Lies
An examination of childhood trauma and its surreptitious, debilitating effects by one of the world's leading psychoanalysts. Never before has world-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller examined so persuasively the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, and Marcel Proust, Miller...Paperback$3199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Plato
This essential reference text on the life, thought, and writings of Plato uses over 160 short, accessible articles to cover a complete range of topics for both the first-time student and seasoned scholar of Plato and ancient philosophy. It is organised into five parts illuminating Plato’s life, the whole of the Dialogues attributed to him, the Dialogues’ literary features, the...Hardback$60700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability
The Bloomsbury Guide to Philosophy of Disability is a revolutionary collection encompassing the most innovative and insurgent work in philosophy of disability. Edited and anthologised by disabled philosopher Shelley Lynn Tremain, this book challenges how disability has historically been represented and understood in philosophy. It critically undermines the detrimental assumptions that various subfields of philosophy produce, resists the institutionalised ableism...Paperback$6899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Psychiatry
This book explores the central questions and themes lying at the heart of a vibrant area of philosophical inquiry. Aligning core issues in psychiatry with traditional philosophical areas, it presents a focused overview of the historical and contemporary problems dominating the philosophy of psychiatry. Beginning with an introduction to philosophy of psychiatry, the book addresses what psychiatry is and distinguishes...Paperback$19100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Blackwell Guide to the Modern Philosophers
This guide brings together eighteen original interpretations of the modern philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche. The contributors succeed brilliantly in placing their figures within a rich historical, cultural, and philosophical context, noting some of the important ways in which their ideas and arguments were shaped by the intellectual currents of the time, and how they in turn shaped subsequent philosophical...Paperback$9099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic
The Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic offers a definitive introduction to twenty core areas of philosophical logic. It covers a wide range of topics including classical logic, modal logic, and alternative logics. This volume also provides close examinations of key logical concepts, making it an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the foundational aspects of philosophical logic.Paperback$8799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy
The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy “The style is fresh and engaging, and it gives a broad and accurate picture of the western philosophical tradition. It is a pleasure to browse in, even if one is not looking for an answer to a particular question.”David Pears “Its entries manage to avoid the obscurities of an exaggerated brevity without stretching themselves...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory
Building on the strengths of the highly successful first edition, the extensively updated Blackwell Guide to Ethical Theory presents a complete state-of-the-art survey, written by an international team of leading moral philosophers. This new edition of the successful and highly regarded Guide is now reorganised and updated with the addition of significant new material. It includes 21 essays written by...Paperback$13800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism
The Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism “This is a terrific volume … by a long way, the best currently available anthology on dualism, and a worthy addition to Blackwell’s distinguished series of Companions.” Tim Crane, Central European University “A major contribution to an ongoing transformation of analytic philosophy of mind.” Howard Robinson, Central European University “This high quality volume offers...Hardback$40699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Blackwell Companion to Consciousness
Updated and revised, the highly-anticipated second edition of The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness offers a collection of readings that together represent the most thorough and comprehensive survey of the nature of consciousness available today. Features updates to scientific chapters reflecting the latest research in the field. Includes 18 new theoretical, empirical, and methodological chapters covering integrated information theory, renewed interest...Paperback$8599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Big Book on Borderline Personality Disorder
Contrary to popular belief, borderline personality disorder is NOT a life sentence! If you live with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you already know how painful it can be. But take heart — recovery is possible! The Big Book on Borderline Personality Disorder offers advice from someone who's been there and speaks from inside BPD, with empathy, care, and insight. Author...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Betrayal of Substance
Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit exerts a unique influence on contemporary philosophy. Major figures such as Jacques Derrida, Luce Irigaray, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Judith Butler were shaped in large part through their engagement with Hegel's challenging masterwork. It unfolds a grand narrative of the ways of thinking and acting that comprise human experience. Along the way, Hegel seeks to incorporate all...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Being Human Collection
Written by a specialist in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the Being Human series features four narratives that delve into the complexities of our shared human experience. As humans, we are all prone to psychological struggle. Life is full of challenges, hardships, and emotional pain. The Being Human series seeks to equip readers with the psychological resilience and flexibility to live...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Beginning of Knowledge
The Beginning of Knowledge brings together almost all of Gadamer’s essays on the Presocratics. In each of the essays, Gadamer discusses the origins of knowledge in the western philosophical tradition. Beginning with a hermeneutical and philological investigation of the Heraclitus fragments, he moves on to a discussion of the Greek Atomists and the Presocratic cosmologists. In the final two essays,...Paperback$5199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Beginning of Philosophy
In The Beginning of Philosophy, Gadamer explores the layers of interpretation and misinterpretation that have built up over 2500 years of Presocratic scholarship. Using Plato and Aristotle as his starting point, his analysis moves effortlessly from Simplicius and Diogenes Laertius to the 19th-century German historicists, right through to Hegel, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. Gadamer shows us how some of the earliest...Paperback$5199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Bataille Reader
Since the publication in France of his Oeuvres Completes in the mid-1970s, the breadth of Bataille's writing and influence has become increasingly apparent across the disciplines in, for example, the fields of literature, art, art history, philosophy, critical theory, sociology, economics, and anthropology. He is now held by many to be one of the most profound thinkers of the century,...Paperback$9799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Avengers and Philosophy
An engaging look at the philosophical underpinnings of Earth's Mightiest Heroes Avengers assemble! Tackling intriguing dilemmas and issues that no single great philosopher can withstand, this powerful book enlists the brainpower of an A-list team of history's most prominent thinkers to explore the themes behind the action of Marvel Comics' all-star superhero team. Arms you with new insights into the...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Atlas of Unusual Languages
We communicate through the spoken and written word, and language has evolved over the centuries. Many languages have survived, although only in small pockets throughout the world. This book explores a selection of those languages and some that have now been lost forever. Selection of languages included: Islands of Language Isolates Basque language, Spain/France Ainu, Japan/Russia Burushaski, Pakistan Huave language,...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Art of War
The Art of War is perhaps the most influential book of strategy in the world today. This classical Chinese text is a penetrating study of organisations in conflict. Compiled over two thousand years ago by Sun Tzu, a mysterious Chinese warrior-philosopher, the text addresses competition and conflict on every level from the interpersonal to the international. This unique volume includes...Paperback$9500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Art of War
Sun Tzu's ancient book of strategy and psychology has as much to tell us today as when it was first written 2,500 years ago. In a world forever at odds, his rules for anticipating the motivations and strategies of our competitors never cease to inspire leaders of all kinds. Michael Nylan, in her provocative introduction, sees new and unexpected lessons...Hardback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Art of Wandering
The Art of Wandering is a history of that curious hybrid, the writer as walker. From the Ancient world to the modern day, the role of the walker continues to evolve, from philosopher and pilgrim, vagrant and visionary, to experimentalist and radical. From Rousseau and De Quincey to Virginia Woolf and Werner Herzog, this seemingly innocuous activity has inspired a...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Art of Verbal Warfare
We use salty or artful language to win arguments, slander, cheat, and bully, as well as to express feelings of joy or frustration by swearing or "blowing off steam." Rik Smits delves into the magic of oaths and profanity, art and advertising, the lure of fake news and propaganda, as well as invective and off-colour jokes the world over. This...Hardback$5799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Art of Reasoning
Students learn logic by practicing it—by working through problems, analysing existing arguments, and constructing their own arguments in plain language and symbolic notation. The Art of Reasoning not only introduces the principles of critical thinking and logic in a clear, accessible, and logical manner—thus practicing what it preaches—but it also provides ample opportunity for students to hone their skills and...Set$22099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Art of Living
For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an "art of living." This practical aspect of philosophy has been much less dominant in modernity than it was in ancient Greece and Rome, when philosophers of all stripes kept returning to Socrates as a model for living. The idea of philosophy as...Paperback$6099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Art Of Listening
'It is a beautiful book to read; it is not about psychoanalytic technique, but evidence of his warm empathy and humanistic view of his patients' - Betty Gould, Self & Society Though thought of as a brilliant social commentator, Erich Fromm was first and foremost one of the great psychoanalysts of our time. These posthumous writings combine two aspects of...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Art of C. G. Jung
A lavishly illustrated volume of C.G. Jung’s visual work, from drawing to painting to sculpture. The landmark publication of C.G. Jung’s The Red Book spurred enormous interest in Jung not just as a founding figure in modern psychology, but also as a creative man with tremendous figurative and ornamental flair and a vibrant eye for colour. Expanding beyond that singular...Hardback$18099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Art of Chinese Philosophy
A smart and accessible introduction to the most important works of ancient Chinese philosophy—the Analects of Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Sunzi, Xunzi, and Han Feizi. The Art of Chinese Philosophy provides an unmatched introduction to eight of the most important works of classical Chinese philosophy. Combining accessibility with the latest scholarship, Paul Goldin, one of the world's leading authorities...Hardback$43800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Art of Being Posthuman
This book offers a comprehensive reflection on the existential condition of the 21st century. A visionary introduction to existential posthumanism, it takes the form of eight meditations. This posthuman journey of self-inquiry engages with a wide range of knowledge and wisdom: from the Paleolithic times to the futures of radical life extension, from multi-species evolutions to the rights of Nature,...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Archaeology of Mind
What makes us happy? What makes us sad? How do we come to feel a sense of enthusiasm? What fills us with lust, anger, fear, or tenderness? Traditional behavioural and cognitive neuroscience have yet to provide satisfactory answers. The Archaeology of Mind presents an affective neuroscience approach—which takes into consideration basic mental processes, brain functions, and emotional behaviours that all...Hardback$12199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2
An in-depth history of the linguistic turn in analytic philosophy, from a leading philosopher of language. This is the second of five volumes of a definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century. The Analytic Tradition in Philosophy, Volume 2 by Scott Soames, a leading philosopher of language...Hardback$16600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Anatomy of Grief
An original, authoritative guide to the impact of grief on the brain, the heart, and the body of the bereaved. Dorothy Holinger's exploration of the contours of grief is wise, moving, thought-provoking, and, best of all, extraordinarily helpful. Beautifully written and humane, it is a balm for the bereaved.—Barry Bearak, Pulitzer Prize winner for international reporting What’s central for Holinger...Paperback$3099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Analects
A fresh translation of one of the most recognised texts of the premodern world: The Analects is a must-read for those interested in China's past, present, and future. This new translation by renowned East Asian scholar Moss Roberts offers a fresh interpretation of this classic work, sharpening and clarifying Confucius's positions on ethics, politics, and social organisation. While no new...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Americans and Philosophy
The Americans, a dark, tense, action thriller with comic touches, has been hailed by many critics as currently the best show on television. The story, created by a former CIA spy, centres on two Soviet agents posing as an ordinary American couple, Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, in 1980s Washington DC. They have two teenage children who know nothing of their...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe American Mind
In a book written out of a passionate belief in the staying powers of the democratic principles, a noted historian has written a major work that may be described as an interpretation of American thought and character since the 1880s. "Impressive in its inclusive sweep." - Joseph Wood Krutch, New York TimesPaperback$9099Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Ahuman Manifesto
We are in the midst of a growing ecological crisis. Developing technologies and cultural interventions are throwing the status of "human" into question. It is against this context that Patricia MacCormack delivers her expert justification for the “ahuman”. An alternative to “posthuman” thought, the term paves the way for thinking that doesn’t dissolve into nihilism and despair, but actively embraces...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Age of Reform, 1250-1550
Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of this seminal book, this new edition includes an illuminating foreword by Carlos Eire and Ronald K. Rittges. The seeds of the swift and sweeping religious movement that reshaped European thought in the 1500s were sown in the late Middle Ages. In The Age of Reform, 1250-1550, Steven Ozment traces the growth and dissemination of dissenting...Paperback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksThe Adventure Of English
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing, and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine, and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years....Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksThe Accursed Share
The three volumes of The Accursed Share address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. The first volume, the only one published before Bataille's death, treated this paradox in economic terms, showing that "it is not necessity but its...Paperback$8700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksThe Abuse of Casuistry
In this engaging study, the authors put casuistry into its historical context, tracing the origin of moral reasoning in antiquity, its peak during the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, and its subsequent fall into disrepute from the mid-seventeenth century.Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTerrorist Minds
What makes a person want to become a terrorist? Who becomes involved in terrorism, and why? In what ways does participating in violent extremism change someone? And how can people become deradicalised? John Horgan—one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of terrorism—takes readers on a globe-spanning journey into the terrorist mindset. Drawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well...Paperback$5699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTerrorism and Counter-Terrorism
Undoubtedly, the events of September 11, 2001, served as a wake-up call to the scourge of global terrorism facing twenty-first-century societies. But was the attack on the World Trade Center a crime or an act of war? Is seemingly indiscriminate violence inflicted on civilians ever morally justified? And should society's response always be in kind—with blind, destructive violence? For that...Paperback$6899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksSelf-Censorship
There is no such thing as free, unconstrained speech. Laws and constitutions may protect us from the state when we speak our minds. But the state is just one possible constraint. Glenn Loury, one of America’s most outspoken and important intellectuals, provides a provocative and dazzling analysis of the powerful social forces that can prevent speakers from voicing unpopular views...Hardback$2899Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTerminator and Philosophy
Are cyborgs our friends or our enemies? Was it morally right for Skynet to nuke us? Is John Connor free to choose to defend humanity, or not? Is Judgment Day inevitable? The Terminator series is one of the most popular sci-fi franchises ever created, captivating millions with its edgy depiction of the struggle of humankind for survival against its own...Paperback$4199Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTelling Lies
In this revised edition, Paul Ekman, a renowned expert in emotions research and nonverbal communication, adds a new chapter to present his latest research on his groundbreaking inquiry into lying and the methods for uncovering lies. Ekman has figured out the most important behavioural clues to deceit; he has developed a one-hour self-instructional programme that trains people to observe and...Paperback$3399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTechnology and Values
This anthology features essays and book excerpts on technology and values written by preeminent figures in the field from the early 20th century to the present. It offers an in-depth range of readings on important applied issues in technology as well. Useful in addressing questions on philosophy, sociology, and theory of technology Includes wide-ranging coverage on metaphysics, ethics, and politics,...Paperback$8799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksTechnic and Magic
We take for granted that only certain kinds of things exist – electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs. This is what we understand as ‘reality’. But in fact, ‘reality’ varies with each era of the world, in turn shaping the field of what is possible to do, think, and imagine. Our contemporary age has embraced a troubling and...Paperback$4399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksTeaching Psychology
A guide to an evidence-based approach for teaching college-level psychology courses Teaching Psychology offers an evidence-based, student-centred approach that is filled with suggestions, ideas, and practices for teaching college-level courses in ways that contribute to student success. The authors draw on current scientific studies of learning, memory, and development, with specific emphasis on classroom studies. They offer practical advice for...Paperback$18000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksTaylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording
A lively and thorough exploration of the aesthetic, metaphysical, ethical, political, and legal implications of Taylor Swift’s ongoing project of re-recording her first six studio albums. When Taylor Swift’s record label was sold in 2019, the six studio albums she recorded for them came under the control of a person with whom she has had years of bad blood: Kanye...Paperback$4399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksTaoist Yoga
Taoist Yoga by Lu K'uan Yu offers a comprehensive course of Taoist yoga, providing readers with detailed instructions. In this classic work, the teachings and guidance of ancient enlightened patriarchs and masters are translated here for the first time.Paperback$6400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksTaste
Taste is a lyric meditation on one of our five senses, which we often take for granted. Structured as a series of "small bites," the book considers the ways that we ingest the world, how we come to know ourselves and others through the daily act of tasting. Through flavorful explorations of the sweet, the sour, the salty, the bitter,...Paperback$5200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksTalking Cure
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversation Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to each other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksTalking Cure
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversation Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conversation connects us in ways that social media never can and explains why simply talking to each other freely and without guile may be the cure to what ails our...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSurplus-Enjoyment
Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more; there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have. Slavoj Žižek’s guide to surplus (and why it’s enjoyable) begins by arguing that what is surplus to our needs is by its very nature unsubstantial and unnecessary. But,...Hardback$6900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSurfaces and Essences
Is there one central mechanism upon which all human thinking rests? Cognitive scientists Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander argue that there is. At this core is our incessant proclivity to take what we perceive, to abstract it, and to find resemblances to prior experiences—in other words, our ability to make analogies. In Surfaces and Essences, Hofstadter and Sander show how...Hardback$6100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSuperhumanity
Superhumanity seeks to explore and challenge our understanding of "design" by engaging with and departing from the concept of the "self." This volume brings together more than fifty essays by leading scientists, artists, architects, designers, philosophers, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists, probing the idea that we are and always have been continuously reshaped by the artifacts we shape.Paperback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSumma Philosophica
Next to the Socratic Method, the best method for organising a logical debate over a controversial philosophical or theological issue is the method St. Thomas Aquinas uses in the Summa Theologiae. As the charm of the Socratic dialogue is its dramatic length, uncertainty, and the psychological dimension of a clash between live characters, the charm of the Summa method is...Hardback$8400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksSubaltern Social Groups
Antonio Gramsci is widely celebrated as the most original political thinker in Western Marxism. Among the most central aspects of his enduring intellectual legacy is the concept of subalternity. Developed in the work of scholars such as Gayatri Spivak and Ranajit Guha, subalternity has been extraordinarily influential across fields of inquiry stretching from cultural studies, literary theory, and postcolonial criticism...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStudiolo
A brief study of select Western art from Italy's foremost philosopher. In Renaissance palaces, the studiolo was a small room to which the prince withdrew to meditate or read, surrounded by paintings he particularly loved. This book is a kind of studiolo for its author, Giorgio Agamben, as he turns his philosophical lens on the world of Western art. Studiolo...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStudies in Empirical Philosophy
Studies in Empirical Philosophy was published in 1962 shortly after Anderson's death and had been prepared by him to include most of his published articles from the Australasian Journal of Philosophy and Psychology. It also includes a couple of articles written especially for the book. It remains the main published source of material on Anderson's systematic philosophy. John Passmore has...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksStress and Freedom
In this short book, Peter Sloterdijk offers a genealogy of the concept of freedom from Ancient Greece to the present day. This genealogy is part of a broader theory of the large political body, according to which Sloterdijk argues that political communities arise in response to a form of anxiety or stress. Through a highly original reading of Rousseau’s late...Paperback$3599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStraight Sex
Is heterosexual sex inherently damaging to women? Is it possible for women to enjoy sensuality and pleasure with men that does not increase male power? Lynne Segal's unflinching examination of feminist thinking on sexuality over the past twenty-five years tackles these questions head on. Only two decades ago, politically aware women often declared themselves both sexual liberationists and feminists—their right...Paperback$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksStorythinking
Every time we think ahead, we are crafting a story. Every daily plan—and every political vision, social movement, scientific hypothesis, business proposal, and technological breakthrough—starts with "what if?" Linking causes to effects, considering hypotheticals and counterfactuals, asking how other people will react: these are the essence of narrative. So why do we keep overlooking story's importance to intelligence in favour...Paperback$4799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStop Thief!
Many contemporary philosophers – including Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, and Giorgio Agamben – ascribe an ethical or political value to anarchy, but none ever called themselves an “anarchist.” It is as if anarchism were unmentionable and had to be concealed, even though its critique of domination and of government is poached by the philosophers. Stop Thief! calls out the plundering...Paperback$4299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStop Being Reasonable
SHORTLISTED for Australian Book Design Awards 2020Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover What if you're not who you think you are? What if you don't really know the people closest to you? And what if your most deeply-held beliefs turn out to be... wrong? In Stop Being Reasonable, philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells gripping true stories that show the limits of human...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksStoic Wisdom
Reflect on timeless wisdom that's as meaningful today as it was thousands of years ago. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." This advice from Roman philosopher Epictetus rings true in our modern world, providing a stalwart pillar of guidance in a complex world. Stoic Wisdom offers the insight of the Stoic philosophers...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksStoicism and the Art of Happiness
The Stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition – insights which endure to this day. The philosophical tradition, founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in 301 BC, endured as an active movement for almost 500 years, and contributions from dazzling minds such as Cicero, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius helped create...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksStill Moving Field Guide
The companion to the bestselling book on leading change, Still Moving Still Moving Field Guide is a companion to the bestselling Still Moving: How to Lead Mindful Change. Designed as a practical resource, the Field Guide takes the reader on a journey to hone their leadership skills in order to lead change with confidence. Step by step, readers will progress...Paperback$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStates of Denial
Blocking out, turning a blind eye, shutting off, not wanting to know, wearing blinkers, seeing what we want to see... these are all expressions of 'denial'. Alcoholics who refuse to recognise their condition, people who brush aside suspicions of their partner's infidelity, the wife who doesn't notice that her husband is abusing their daughter - are supposedly 'in denial'. Governments...Paperback$4499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksState of Exception
Two months after the attacks of 9/11, the Bush administration, in the midst of what it perceived to be a state of emergency, authorised the indefinite detention of noncitizens suspected of terrorist activities and their subsequent trials by a military commission. Here, distinguished Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben uses such circumstances to argue that this unusual extension of power, or state...Paperback$4399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStalking and Psychosexual Obsession
The recent increased focus on high-profile stalking cases has led to the raising of public awareness and professional concern. However, only recently has there been substantial scientific research into the area. Stalking and Psychosexual Obsession represents a showcase of contemporary research and theory never before assembled in one book. The contributions, which are drawn from the diverse spheres of psychology,...Paperback$15999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStatelessness
The story of how a much-contested legal category—statelessness—transformed the international legal order and redefined the relationship between states and their citizens. Two world wars left millions stranded in Europe. The collapse of empires and the rise of independent states in the twentieth century produced an unprecedented number of people without national belonging and with nowhere to go. Mira Siegelberg's innovative...Hardback$7399Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksStaging Sovereignty
To become sovereign, one must be seen as sovereign. In other words, a sovereign must appear—philosophically, politically, and aesthetically—on the stage of power, both to themselves and to others, in order to assume authority. In this sense, sovereignty is a theatrical phenomenon from the very beginning. This book explores the relationship between theatre and sovereignty in modern political theory, philosophy,...Paperback$6699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksSquiggles and Spaces
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication of D.W. Winnicott's Playing and Reality, a number of organizations — including the University of Milan, the European Federation for Psychoanalysis, the Italian Association of Psychoanalysis, the Peruvian Psychoanalytic Society, together with the Squiggle Foundation and Winnicott Trust — organized a major international conference on Winnicott's work, entitled "The Psyche-Soma: from Paediatrics...Paperback$14799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksSPSS for Research Methods
This guide reveals the best ways for students to analyse data and interpret results in SPSS. SPSS for Research Methods by Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges offers a direct writing style and real sample data from her research methods class. With integrated APA-style results and detailed yet clear screenshots, students are ensured confidence in using the programme. Her exciting revision not only reflects...Spiral bound$8499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 3-4 weeksSPSS for Psychologists
Students can find statistical analysis a challenging and complex task, and to master the techniques and complete their assignments and projects successfully, they need to have a sound understanding of IBM SPSS and its functions. Updated to be compatible with IBM SPSS 25, and featuring handy screenshots throughout, the seventh edition of this trusted and practical textbook will take students...Paperback$8195Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSpinoza's Religion
Spinoza is widely regarded as either a God-forsaking atheist or a God-intoxicated pantheist, but Clare Carlisle says that he was neither. In Spinoza's Religion, she sets out a bold interpretation of Spinoza through a lucid new reading of his masterpiece, the Ethics. Putting the question of religion centre-stage but refusing to convert Spinozism to Christianity, Carlisle reveals that "being in...Paperback$7500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksSpinoza's Religion
Spinoza is widely regarded as either a God-forsaking atheist or a God-intoxicated pantheist, but Clare Carlisle says that he was neither. In Spinoza's Religion, she sets out a bold interpretation of Spinoza through a lucid new reading of his masterpiece, the Ethics. Putting the question of religion centre-stage but refusing to convert Spinozism to Christianity, Carlisle reveals that "being in...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksSpinoza's Ethics
An authoritative edition of George Eliot's elegant translation of Spinoza's greatest philosophical work. In 1856, Marian Evans completed her translation of Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics while living in Berlin with the philosopher and critic George Henry Lewes. This would have become the first edition of Spinoza's controversial masterpiece in English, but the translation remained unpublished because of a disagreement between...Paperback$7499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeksSpinoza
Spinoza's theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. This book, which presents Spinoza's main ideas in dictionary form, focuses on the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and ontological propositions. His ethics is an ethology, rather than a moral science. Attention has been drawn...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks