Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. This book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy... Read more

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A short, sharp and entertaining survey of the development of all aspects of the Western philosophical tradition from the ancient Greeks to the... Read more

Sumptuously illustrated and fascinatingly written - a vast store of wisdom on the nature of ugliness by one of our most celebrated contemporary... Read more

A collection of essays that shows that Sherlock Holmes sees things others don't. It explores the source of Holmes' faculty of observation... Read more

Examines how speculative and satirical descriptions of stupidity function in art and in argument. This title features examples that include... Read more

In A Philosophy of Sport Steven Connor offers a new philosophical understanding of sport. In order to define what sport essentially is and means,... Read more

This book has set the agenda for contemporary Continental philosophy, arguing for a new theory of radical democracy in politics and art. A Thousand... Read more

Sumptuously illustrated and fascinatingly written - a vast store of wisdom about the nature of beauty itself. Read more

A riveting and profound exploration of what the 'self' actually is, by Britain's best-loved popular philosopher Read more