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  • The Man of Reason

    "Male" and "Female" in Western Philosophy

    by Genevieve Lloyd ...
    Series series Ideas
    This new edition of Genevieve Lloyd's classic study of the maleness of reason in philosophy contains a new introduction and bibliographical essay assessing the book's place in the explosion of writing and gender since 1984. ... Read more

    S$ 85.00 SGD

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  • Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jonathan Culler ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is literary theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is literature, and does it matter?These are some of questions addressed by Jonathan Culler in this Very Short Introduction to literary theory. Often a controversial subject, said to have transformed the study of culture and society in the past two decades, literary theory is accused of undermining ... Read more

    S$ 11.04 SGD

  • Reasons and Persons

    by Derek Parfit ...
    This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. The author claims that we have a false view of our own nature; that it is often rational to act against our own best interests; that most of us have moral views that are directly self-defeating; and that, when we consider future generations the conclusions will ... Read more

    S$ 45.99 SGD

  • Understand Philosophy: Teach Yourself

    by Mel Thompson ...
    This book is the essential introduction to the history of Western thought. Covering all the key thinkers, both ancient and modern, and all the major branches of philosophy, it will give you new insights about the world we live in. Packed full of examples and clear explanations, and with key terms defined and explained, it is ideal whether you are student looking for a quick refresher or just want ... Read more

    S$ 15.79 SGD

  • Ethical Theory

    An Anthology

    Edited by Russ Shafer-Landau ...
    Series Book 13 - Wiley Philosophy Anthologies
    The second edition of Ethical Theory: An Anthology features a comprehensive collection of more than 80 essays from classic and contemporary philosophers that address questions at the heart of moral philosophy.Brings together 82 classic and contemporary pieces by renowned philosophers, from seminal works by Hume and Kant to contemporary views by Derek Parfit, Susan Wolf, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and ... Read more

    S$ 96.99 SGD

  • Truth and Truthfulness

    An Essay in Genealogy

    by Bernard Williams ...
    Series series Princeton Classics
    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 combination of passion and elegant simplicity, he explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine.Modern culture exhibits two ... Read more

    S$ 21.90 SGD

  • On What Matters

    Volume One

    by Derek Parfit ...
    Series series The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
    On What Matters is a major work in moral philosophy. It is the long-awaited follow-up to Derek Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons, one of the landmarks of twentieth-century philosophy. In this first volume Parfit presents a powerful new treatment of reasons and rationality, and a critical examination of three systematic moral theories -- Kant's ethics, contractualism, and consequentialism -- ... Read more

    S$ 31.49 SGD

  • An Introduction to Metaphilosophy

    by Søren Overgaard, Paul Gilbert, Stephen Burwood ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    What is philosophy? How should we do it? Why should we bother to? These are the kinds of questions addressed by metaphilosophy – the philosophical study of the nature of philosophy itself. Students of philosophy today are faced with a confusing and daunting array of philosophical methods, approaches and styles and also deep divisions such as the notorious rift between analytic and Continental ... Read more

    S$ 53.29 SGD

  • AQA A-level Philosophy Year 1 and AS

    Epistemology and Moral Philosophy

    by Jeremy Hayward, Gerald Jones, Dan Cardinal ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: PhilosophyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Enable students to critically engage with the new 2017 AQA specifications with this accessible Student Book that covers the key concepts and philosophical arguments, offers stimulating activities, provides a key text anthology and assessment guidance.<br... ... Read more

    S$ 54.38 SGD

  • Animals and the Limits of Postmodernism

    by Gary Steiner ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law
    In Animals and the Limits of Postmodernism, Gary Steiner illuminates postmodernism's inability to produce viable ethical and political principles. Ethics requires notions of self, agency, and value that are not available to postmodernists. Thus, much of what is published under the rubric of postmodernist theory lacks a proper basis for a systematic engagement with ethics.Steiner demonstrates this ... Read more

    S$ 45.77 SGD

  • Antigone's Claim

    Kinship Between Life and Death

    by Judith Butler ...
    Series series The Wellek Library Lectures
    The celebrated author of Gender Trouble here redefines Antigone's legacy, recovering her revolutionary significance and liberating it for a progressive feminism and sexual politics. Butler's new interpretation does nothing less than reconceptualize the incest taboo in relation to kinship—and open up the concept of kinship to cultural change.Antigone, the renowned insurgent from Sophocles's Oedipus ... Read more

    S$ 33.56 SGD

  • Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hegel and the Philosophy of Right

    by Dudley Knowles ...
    Series series Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks
    Hegel is one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought. His Philosophy of Right is widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political philosophy.Hegel and the Philosophy of Right introduces and assesses:* Hegel's life and the background of the Philosophy of Right* The ideas and text of the Philosophy of Right* The continuing importance of Hegel's work to ... Read more

    S$ 59.37 SGD