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On Bullshit On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition Harry G. Frankfurt

Over one million copies sold worldwide
The international and #1 New York Times bestseller
The anniversary edition of the acclaimed book that reveals why bullshit is more dangerous than lying

Death in a Shallow Pond Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need David Edmonds

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein鈥檚 Poker, a fascinating account of Peter Singer鈥檚 controversial 鈥渄rowning child鈥 thought experiment鈥攁nd how it changed the way people think about charitable giving

Far Calls Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies Daniel Heller-Roazen

An inquiry into the theories and practices of overhearing

How to Be Grateful How to Be Grateful: An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude Pablo of Texcoco

A delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks鈥攖o our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors

How to Cope How to Cope: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship Boethius

A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius鈥檚 Consolation of Philosophy鈥攁 moving classic about facing life鈥檚 worst events with courage and hope

How to Feel How to Feel: An Ancient Guide to Minding Our Emotions The Buddha

A new translation of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings on mindfulness鈥攁nd how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions

How to Be Caring How to Be Caring: An Ancient Guide to a Compassionate Life Shantideva

A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk

The Diversity of Morals The Diversity of Morals Steven Lukes

How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers鈥 quest for a single morality and social scientists鈥 assumption that there are multiple moralities

Love, War, and Diplomacy Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed Eric H. Cline

From the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East

Timaeus in Paradise Timaeus in Paradise: Metaphors and Beauty from Plato to Dante and Beyond Piero Boitani

Tracing the influence and impact of Plato鈥檚 Timaeus鈥攁nd its major themes, creation and beauty鈥攖hrough the centuries

Dialogues of Confucius Dialogues of Confucius: The Complete Text Confucius

The first complete English translation of the Dialogues, a rediscovered companion to the Analects

At the Threshold of the Image At the Threshold of the Image: From Narcissus to Virtual Reality Andrea Pinotti

An exploration of the impact of immersive experiences on visual practices from cave painting to virtual reality

Make Your Manuscript Work Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers Laura Portwood-Stacer

From the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals

Failures of Forgiveness Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better Myisha Cherry

Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world

Liberalism as a Way of Life Liberalism as a Way of Life Alexandre Lefebvre

Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life鈥攁nd how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously

Henry at Work Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle

What Thoreau can teach us about working鈥攚hy we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningful

The Fifth Hammer The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony of the World Daniel Heller-Roazen

A revolutionary history and theory of harmony from music to metaphysics

Action and Reaction Action and Reaction: The Life and Adventures of a Couple Jean Starobinski

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary conceptual history of the changing meanings and metaphors of 鈥渁ction鈥 and 鈥渞eaction鈥

The Weirdness of the World The Weirdness of the World Eric Schwitzgebel

How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre鈥攁nd why that鈥檚 a good thing

Anxiety Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide Samir Chopra

How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it鈥檚 an essential part of being human

Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters: Four Dialogues on China鈥檚 Past, Present, and Future Daniel A. Bell

An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkers鈥攁nd what they can teach us about today鈥檚 most pressing political questions in China and beyond

Wonderstruck Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think Helen De Cruz

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world

Of Rule and Office Of Rule and Office: Plato's Ideas of the Political Melissa Lane

A constitutionalist reading of Plato鈥檚 political thought

Begetting Begetting: What Does It Mean to Create a Child? Mara van der Lugt

An investigation of what it means to have children鈥攎orally, philosophically and emotionally

On Gaslighting On Gaslighting Kate Abramson

A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting

The Politics of Language The Politics of Language David Beaver and Jason Stanley

A provocative case for the inherently political nature of language

Plato's Second Republic Plato's Second Republic: An Essay on the Laws Andr茅 Laks

An argument for why Plato鈥檚 Laws can be considered his most important political dialogue

Philosophies of India Philosophies of India Heinrich Zimmer

A landmark account of Indian philosophy by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer

A Philosophy of Beauty A Philosophy of Beauty: Shaftesbury on Nature, Virtue, and Art Michael B. Gill

An engaging account of how Shaftesbury revolutionized Western philosophy

Creative Man Creative Man: The Collected Essays of Erich Neumann, Volume 2 Erich Neumann

An essential exploration of creativity by one of the twentieth century鈥檚 foremost Jungian psychologists

The Place of Creation The Place of Creation: The Collected Essays of Erich Neumann, Volume 3 Erich Neumann

Six essays on creativity from one of the twentieth century鈥檚 foremost Jungian psychologists

Art and the Creative Unconscious Art and the Creative Unconscious: The Collected Essays of Erich Neumann, Volume 1 Erich Neumann

A landmark account of how artistic expression arises from the collective unconscious

The Archetypal World of Henry Moore The Archetypal World of Henry Moore Erich Neumann

A groundbreaking exploration of the feminine archetype in Henry Moore鈥檚 sculptural world

The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions: How to Succeed Without Selling Your Soul David W. Miller

A practical guide for professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and college students who want to achieve personal success without compromising their morals

Setting Fire to Reason Setting Fire to Reason: The Ethics of Free Speech Jeffrey W. Howard

The responsibilities of speakers and platforms in a world where content can go viral

The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory Andrew McKenzie-McHarg

Tracing the genealogy of conspiracy theory, from Machiavelli through the 鈥減aranoid style鈥 to QAnon

Political Philosophy Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice Jonathan Quong

How to understand a long-standing puzzle in political philosophy: the relationship between justice and legitimacy

Killing and Other Dastardly Deeds Killing and Other Dastardly Deeds: Hard Problems for Moral Theory John Hawthorne

A powerful and probing critique of the ethical permissibility of serious harms

Spinoza, Atheist Spinoza, Atheist Steven Nadler

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist

Yi Jing: The Illustrated Book of Changes Yi Jing: The Illustrated Book of Changes

A delightful full-color graphic adaptation of the beloved Yi Jing鈥攐谤 I Chingby bestselling comic-artist C. C. Tsai

How to Find Happiness How to Find Happiness: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life Marcus Tullius Cicero

Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero鈥檚 exploration of a timeless question

How to Listen How to Listen: An Ancient Guide to Learning from Others Plutarch

A lively new translation of Plutarch鈥檚 charming and timeless essay on how to be a good listener鈥攁nd why listening is essential to learning and living well

How to Travel How to Travel: An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist Herodotus

A transporting anthology of ancient Greek and Roman travel writings that capture the thrill of exploration and discovery鈥攆rom Europe to the Holy Land and Egypt to India

How to Compete How to Compete: An Ancient Guide to the Virtues of Sports Lucian

An energetic new translation of the ancient Greek satirist Lucian鈥檚 humorous and enlightening dialogue on the pros鈥攁nd cons鈥攐f athletics, fitness, and competition

How to Be Stoic How to Be Stoic: An Ancient Guide to Keeping Calm Marcus Aurelius

An inviting new translation of essential selections from Marcus Aurelius鈥檚 Meditations, distilling the timeless wisdom of one of Stoicism鈥檚 most influential works

How to Live How to Live: An Ancient Guide to a Happy Life Seneca

A vivid new translation in which the Stoic philosopher argues that virtue is the only path to contentment

Artificially Yours Artificially Yours: Real Friendship in a World of Chatbots Valerie Tiberius

A human perspective on the nature of friendship in the age of artificial intelligence

The Kantian Religion The Kantian Religion Ian Hunter

A historical inquiry into Kantian philosophy as a form of philosophical religion

The AI Paradox The AI Paradox: How to Make Sense of a Complex Future Virginia Dignum

A user鈥檚 guide to navigating the intricate, often contradictory relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence

The Ancient Interpretation of Dreams The Ancient Interpretation of Dreams: Early Greek Hermeneutics and Its Sources Mirjam E. Kotwick

The first book-length study of dream interpretation in classical Greece

The I Ching or Book of Changes The I Ching or Book of Changes

The landmark translation that introduced an ancient Chinese Classic to the West鈥攎ore than one million copies sold

Out of One, Many Out of One, Many: Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture Jennifer T. Roberts

A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity

The Greatest of All Plagues The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx David Lay Williams

How the great political thinkers have persistently warned against the dangers of economic inequality

Freedom from Fear Freedom from Fear: An Incomplete History of Liberalism Alan S. Kahan

A provocative new history of liberalism that also provides a road map for today鈥檚 liberals

Basic Equality Basic Equality Paul Sagar

An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and psychology

Chinese Cosmopolitanism Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea Shuchen Xiang

A provocative defense of a forgotten Chinese approach to identity and difference

The Enneads of Plotinus The Enneads of Plotinus: A Commentary | Volume 2 Paul Kalligas

The second volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy

Lunacy Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age Ben Bramble

Why we shouldn鈥檛 colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation there

Hegel鈥檚 World Revolutions Hegel鈥檚 World Revolutions Richard Bourke

A new account of the relevance of Hegel鈥檚 ideas for today鈥檚 world, countering the postwar anti-Hegel "insurgency"

Immigration and Freedom Immigration and Freedom Chandran Kukathas

A compelling account of the threat immigration control poses to the citizens of free societies

Playing Possum Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death Susana Mons贸

How animals conceive of death and dying鈥攁nd what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality

Consider the Turkey Consider the Turkey Peter Singer

Why this holiday season is a great time to rethink the traditional turkey feast

Parfit Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality David Edmonds

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein鈥檚 Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilism

Hopeful Pessimism Hopeful Pessimism Mara van der Lugt

Why 鈥渉opeful pessimism鈥 is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment

Night Vision Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods Mariana Alessandri

A philosopher鈥檚 personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human

On Truth in Politics On Truth in Politics: Why Democracy Demands It Michael Patrick Lynch

The 鈥減hilosopher of truth鈥 (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value鈥攁nd how it can be strengthened

Truth and Truthfulness Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy Bernard Williams

What does it mean to be truthful? What role does truth play in our lives? What do we lose if we reject truthfulness? No philosopher is better suited to answer these questions than Bernard Williams. Writing with his characteristic...

The Entanglement The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are Alva No毛

Why human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon鈥攁nd why we need art and philosophy to understand ourselves

Life Is Short Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful Dean Rickles

Why life鈥檚 shortness鈥攎ore than anything else鈥攊s what makes it meaningful

Leibniz in His World Leibniz in His World: The Making of a Savant Audrey Borowski

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his early life and thought

Man-Devil Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe John J. Callanan

A lively and provocative account of Bernard Mandeville and the work that scandalized and appalled his contemporaries鈥攁nd made him one of the most influential thinkers of the eighteenth century

Slaves of God Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics Toni Alimi

A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine鈥檚 religious, ethical, and political thought

How to Lose Yourself How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go The Buddha

Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion鈥攁nd why giving it up can free us from suffering

The Pivotal Generation The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now Henry Shue

An eminent philosopher explains why we owe it to future generations to take immediate action on global warming

Following Nature鈥檚 Lead Following Nature鈥檚 Lead: Ancient Ways of Living in a Dying World M. D. Usher

In the spirit of E. F. Schumacher鈥檚 Small Is Beautiful, a dazzling and revelatory exploration of what ancient ideas and ways of living can teach us about creating a more sustainable world

How Logic Works How Logic Works: A User's Guide Hans Halvorson

A concise introduction to logic that teaches you not only how reasoning works, but why it works