In this typically crusading work, universally acclaimed as a classic on first publication, Midgley asserts her corrective view that without poetry (or literature, or music, or history, or even theology) we cannot hope to understand our humanity.

The first of his famous BBC Reith lectures in which Russell examines Ancient Greek philosophy, the French Revolution and the modern welfare state with characteristic clarity and deep understanding. This is Russell at his intellectual best.

Few philosophers have had more influence on the shape of western philosophy after 1900 than Martin Heidegger. This title offers a full range of this profound and controversial thinker's writings, including: "The Origin of the Work of Art"; "The introduction to Being and Time"; "What Is Metaphysics?"; and, "The End of Philosophy".

When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published - "godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell ...by the devil himself." This title the tells of story of incendiary ideas and vicious backlash.

One of four titles in Thames & Hudson’s innovative new ‘Big Idea’ series, this book explores and interrogates each form of democracy and questions whether it remains fit for purpose today.

What is time? Does it pass? Is the future open? Why do we care? Philosophy of Time: The Basics doesn’t answer these questions. It does give you an opinionated introduction to thinking a bit more deeply about them.

On Immigration and Refugees is one of the most eloquent and important reflections on the subject to have been published in many years. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Sarah Fine.

The thinking person's tonic for our troubling times

Het publieke debat, kloppend hart van onze democratie, staat zwaar onder druk van het groeiende populisme. Politici strooien met ‘nepnieuws’ en ‘alternatieve feiten’, zonder zich af te vragen wat de waarheid is. Hoe onderscheid je iemand die de waarheid spreekt van iemand die al dan niet bewust leugens verspreidt? Welke rol kan filosofie, van oudsher hoeder én criticus van de waarheid, nog spelen in tijden van post-truth? En wat is nu echt de rol van oude en nieuwe media in de daling...

In 'Bluf jezelf door het leven: Over waarheid en andere leugens' verkent Frank Meester op een speelse en toegankelijke manier de rol van liegen in het dagelijks leven.

Hij betoogt dat kleine leugens een fundamenteel patroon van het leven zijn; hoewel we vaak niet weten wat ons te wachten staat, moeten we toch doen alsof we de uitdagingen aankunnen. Dit principe van bluffen is volgens hem essentieel voor het functioneren van samenlevingen, organisaties en vriendengroepen.

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