Introducing Wittgenstein (EBOOK:PDF)

Ludwig Wittgenstein has somehow captured the popular imagination as the modern Socrates, the master of enigmatic logic, the fascinating and attractive icon of modernism. But what did Wittgenstein really say? In Introducing Wittgenstein we meet a strange man, the rigorous logician who prized poetry above philosophy, who inherited an immense fortune and gave it all away, who sought death in the tre…

Introducing Political Philosophy (Ebook: PDF)

  Philosophers have always asked fundamental and disturbing questions about politics. Plato and Aristotle debated the merits of democracy. The origins of society, the state and government authority were issues addressed by Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx and many other philosophers. Introducing Political Philosophy explains the central concepts of this intriguing branch of philosophy and pres…

Introducing Plato (EBOOK:PDF)

Plato is the most widely studied, and probably the greatest, philosopher of all time. He asked his contemporary Athenians for answers to all of the difficult and troubling questions that we now call philosophical, and then recorded their ideas in the form of lively dramatic debates. Plato also had his own distinct views about almost everything: the nature of knowledge and reality, politics, ethics…

Introducing Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy for ever. He co-authored the infamous Principia Mathematica, the most difficult book ever written on the logic of mathematics. A pioneer in logical analysis, he was a resolute empiricist who tackled many puzzles - how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what the true nature of meaning is. And yet for much of his life he considered himself a …

Introducing Chomsky

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the seminal linguist and irrepressible critic of right-wing America.Linguist Noam Chomsky maintains that the human brain has an innate language faculty, and that part of this biological endowment is a 'universal grammar', a theory of principles common to all languages. Thus, all human languages and the ways in which children learn them are remarkably similar. Chomsky's…

Introducing Feminism

  The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This completely new and updated edition of Introducing Feminism surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from the 17th century to the present day. By highlighting the key social, political and literary id…

Introducing Lacan: A Graphic Guide

Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian analyst, Introducing Lacan guides the reader through his innovations, including his work on paranoia, his addition of structural linguistics to Freudianism and his ideas on the infant …

Introducing Lacan

  'Excellent clarity' New Scientist 'A splendid job' New Statesman Jacques Lacan is now regarded as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud and Jung, although recognition has been delayed by fierce arguments over his ideas. Written by a leading Lacanian analyst, Introducing Lacan guides the reader through his innovations, including his work on paranoia, his addition of st…

Introducing Philosophy

Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Does language provide us with a true picture of the wo…

Introducing Philosophy (pocket-sized edition)

  INTRODUCING - cleverer by design Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions. Some of these include: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Doe…

Introducing Plato

  Plato is the most widely studied, and probably the greatest, philosopher of all time. He asked his contemporary Athenians for answers to all of the difficult and troubling questions that we now call philosophical, and then recorded their ideas in the form of lively dramatic debates. Plato also had his own distinct views about almost everything: the nature of knowledge and reality, politics…

Introducing Political Philosophy

Philosophers have always asked fundamental and disturbing questions about politics. Plato and Aristotle debated the merits of democracy. The origins of society, the state and government authority were issues addressed by Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx and many other philosophers. Introducing Political Philosophy explains the central concepts of this intriguing branch of philosophy and presents the…

Introducing Wittgenstein

  THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY ISBN 1 84046 641 3. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW EDITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ORDER THIS TITLE YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE NEW EDITION. Ludwig Wittgenstein has somehow captured the popular imagination as the modern Socrates, the master of enigmatic logic, the fascinating and attractive icon of modernism. But what did Wittgenstein really say? In Intr…

Introducing Wittgenstein

  Ludwig Wittgenstein has somehow captured the popular imagination as the modern Socrates, the master of enigmatic logic, the fascinating and attractive icon of modernism. But what did Wittgenstein really say? In Introducing Wittgenstein we meet a strange man, the rigorous logician who prized poetry above philosophy, who inherited an immense fortune and gave it all away, who sought death in…

Introducing Wittgenstein (pocket-sized version)

Ludwig Wittgenstein has somehow captured the popular imagination as the modern Socrates, the master of enigmatic logic, the fascinating and attractive icon of modernism. But what did Wittgenstein really say? In Introducing Wittgenstein we meet a strange man, the rigorous logician who prized poetry above philosophy, who inherited an immense fortune and gave it all away, who sought death in the tre…

Introducing Political Philosophy: A Graphic Guide (PAPERBACK)

Essential illustrated guide to key ideas of political thoughtPhilosophers have always asked fundamental and disturbing questions about politics. Plato and Aristotle debated the merits of democracy. The origins of society, the state and government authority were issues addressed by Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx and many other philosophers.Introducing Political Philosophy explains the central concep…

Introducing Aristotle: A Graphic Guide

Aristotle was known as the 'master of those who know'. A foundational thinker in every field of inquiry, he is unmatched even by his teacher Plato for his extraordinary range of mind. Introducing Aristotle guides the reader through an explosion of theories, from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of science. Aristotle's authority extended beyond his own lifetime to fundam…

Introducing Plato: A Graphic Guide (COMPACT EDITION)

Plato is the most widely studied, and probably the greatest, philosopher of all time.  He asked his contemporary Athenians all the questions that we now call ‘philosophical’, and then recorded their ideas in the form of lively dramatic debates.  Plato also had his own views about the nature of knowledge and reality, politics, ethics, mathematics, economics, the size of the …

Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide

The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This completely new and updated edition of Introducing Feminism surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from the 17th century to the present day. By highlighting the key social, political and literary ideas …

Introducing Chomsky: A Graphic Guide (PAPERBACK)

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the seminal linguist and irrepressible critic of right-wing America.Linguist Noam Chomsky maintains that the human brain has an innate language faculty, and that part of this biological endowment is a 'universal grammar', a theory of principles common to all languages. Thus, all human languages and the ways in which children learn them are remarkably similar. Chomsky'…

Introducing Bertrand Russell: A Graphic Guide (PAPERBACK)

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the crucial British philosopher and political activist.Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He co-authored the infamous Principia Mathematica, the most difficult book ever written on the logic of mathematics. A pioneer in logical analysis, he was a resolute empiricist who tackled many puzzles - how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what t…