History of Western philosophy books

Letters from a Stoic, include Seneca's complete surviving collection of 124 letters. The letters focus on many themes...  Read More >>

The Prince, by Nicolo Machiavelli, is an examination of how to gain and maintain political power. The book contains...  Read More >>

Betrayal, shifting power dynamics, and cybercrime welcome to the 21st century version of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli....  Read More >>

"Benedictus de Spinoza's ground-breaking philosophy made him a controversial figure of 17th century Rationalism...  Read More >>

Witty, influential work by one of the great Renaissance scholars satirizes the shortcomings of the upper classes...  Read More >>

This volume, is designed to show the way to the beginner, to satisfy and more especially to excite his initial curiosity....  Read More >>

In addition to offering new researchers an authoritative introduction and orientation to Fichtean thought, the volume...  Read More >>

Using a hypothetical language game as a premise and working through the theory of decryption of power, the book...  Read More >>

"""An investigation into the reasons for the inclusion and exclusion of Chinese and Indian philosophical thought...  Read More >>

This book offers the first comprehensive evaluation of ethics in the ancient Greek novel, demonstrating how their...  Read More >>

Stoicism has had a diverse reception in German philosophy. This is the first interpretive study of shared themes...  Read More >>

Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer (1765-1844) was the ‘father of philosophy of nature’ owing to his profound influence...  Read More >>

This study offers a new interpretation of the writings of Gottlob Frege. It advances our understanding of the history...  Read More >>

Best known for the progressive school he founded in Dessau during the 18th century, Johann Bernhard Basedow was...  Read More >>

In Philosophies of Gratitude, Ashraf H. A. Rushdy explores gratitude as a philosophical concept. The first half...  Read More >>

This study spans, in a single monograph, the entire life and work of the Russian philosopher Lev Shestov (1866-1938)....  Read More >>

This book explores the uniquely Roman articulation of pride as a negative emotion and traces its partial rehabilitation...  Read More >>

The Existential Counselling Primer is a concise summary of the philosophical origins of existentialist therapy and...  Read More >>

Spinoza's Ethics is a classic philosophy text but it is also one of the most difficult to understand. This latest...  Read More >>

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On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for...  Read More >>

From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been...  Read More >>

This collection of reading and essays on the Standard of Taste offers a much needed resource for students and scholars...  Read More >>

Current tendencies in religious studies show a growing interest in the interchange between religions and the cultures...  Read More >>

This volume brings together practical and theoretical perspectives on individual responsibility and the integration...  Read More >>