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  • Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

    A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. Think sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Simon Blackburn begins by putting forward a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Plato's Republic

    A Biography

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Books That Changed the World
    "A clear and accessible introduction to philosophy's first superstar" by the author of On Truth and Think, one of our great contemporary philosophers ( Kirkus Reviews).Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who ever lived and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city—and the perfect mind—laid the ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics

    A Short Introduction to Ethics

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    It is not only in our dark hours that scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism dog ethics. Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, or sticking to duty, or insisting on our rights, we can be confused, or be paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless. Many are afraid that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Ethics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Here, Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Truth

    A Guide

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    The author of the highly popular book Think, which Time magazine hailed as "the one book every smart person should read to understand, and even enjoy, the key questions of philosophy," Simon Blackburn is that rara avis--an eminent thinker who is able to explain philosophy to the general reader. Now Blackburn offers a tour de force exploration of what he calls "the most exciting and engaging issue ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Philosophers Who Changed History

    by DK ...
    Series series DK History Changers
    This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.This book would be great if you are interested in philosophy, politics, history, and literature or would like to broaden your understanding of philosophy. Philosophers Who Changed History places well-known philosophers in their historical and cultural context, allowing ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • On Truth

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Truth is not just a recent topic of contention. Arguments about it have gone on for centuries. Why is the truth important? Who decides what the truth is? Is there such a thing as objective, eternal truth, or is truth simply a matter of perspective, of linguistic or cultural vantage point? In this concise book Simon Blackburn provides an accessible explanation of what truth is and how we might ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Lust

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities
    Lust, says Simon Blackburn, is furtive, headlong, always sizing up opportunities. It is a trail of clothing in the hallway, the trashy cousin of love. But be that as it may, the aim of this delightful book is to rescue lust "from the denunciations of old men of the deserts, to deliver it from the pallid and envious confessor and the stocks and pillories of the Puritans, to drag it from the ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • How To Read Hume

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    'Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.' David HumeDavid Hume is generally recognized as the United Kingdom's greatest philosopher, as well as a notable historian and essayist and a central figure of the Enlightenment. Yet his work is delicately poised between scepticism and naturalism, between despair at the limited powers of the mind and optimism at the progress we ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This bestselling dictionary is written by one of the leading philosophers of our time, and it is widely recognized as the best dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. With clear and concise definitions, it provides lively and accessible coverage of not only Western philosophical traditions, but also themes from Chinese, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Essays in Quasi-Realism

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    This volume collects some influential essays in which Simon Blackburn, one of our leading philosophers, explores one of the most profound and fertile of philosophical problems: the way in which our judgments relate to the world. This debate has centered on realism, or the view that what we say is validated by the way things stand in the world, and a variety of oppositions to it. Prominent among ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Mirror, Mirror

    The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    From the author of Think, an enlightening and entertaining exploration of narcissism and self-esteemEveryone deplores narcissism, especially in others. The vain are by turns annoying or absurd, offending us whether they are blissfully oblivious or proudly aware of their behavior. But are narcissism and vanity really as bad as they seem? Can we avoid them even if we try? In Mirror, Mirror, Simon ... Read more

    $14.39 USD