It falls into this difficulty without any fault of its own. It begins with principles, which cannot be dispensed with in the field of experience, and the truth and sufficiency of which are, at the same time, insured by experience. With these principles it rises, in obedience to the laws of its own nature, to ever higher and more remote conditions.

But it quickly discovers that, in this way, its labours must remain ever incomplete, because new questions never cease to present themselves; and t...

The Wings of Love volume 1

It is insignificant to blame an imaginary devil for your woes and miseries in your love and sex relationship. The power of love is so real, natural, and creates no misery. Rather, it is the mind that we use to enter into love and sex relationships, which constitutes our agonies and miseries. The mind promises much but delivers nothing.

We use the mind in our daily business activities. To love someone with the mind has its cornerstones. It reflects on why you are in ...

Bart Nooteboom read mathematics and economics, and had a promotion in econometrics. He read philosophy since he was thirteen, and started writing it when he retired.

In this book he gives a survey of ‘continental’ philosophy, which is often contrasted with ‘analytic’ philosophy in the UK and US. Especially 20th century French philosophy created an upheaval, and evokes fundamental questions. This book sets out how a dynamic perspective, of existence as a process, can bring coherence. F...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Plato's Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.

Consciousness, 'the last great mystery for science', remains a hot topic. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are continuing the debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, a...

Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and Future, Men in Dark Times, The Jew as Pariah, and The Human Condition, as well as many shorter writings and letters. Sections include extracts from her work on fascism, Marxism, and totalitarianism; her tre...

Why It’s OK to Trust Science is an unabashed defense of science, objectivity, and the essential value of both in our "post-truth" age, exploring the intellectual and historical roots of anti-science and presenting clear and cogent rebuttals to anti-scientific arguments.

In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write.

In this revolutionary book, never out of print since its first publication in 1928, Russell guides us through the key philosophical issues that affect our daily life

Here Winch addresses the possibility and practice of a comprehensive 'science of society', drawing from the works of such thinkers as Ludwig Wittgenstein, J.S. Mill and Max Weber to make his case.