Reason, Truth and History
By: Hilary Putnam
3.88
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Hilary Putnam deals in this book with some of the most fundamental persistent problems in philosoph…
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1. The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
By: David J. Chalmers
4.00
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and … read more
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"It may be that some are unwilling to accept the possibility of conscious thermostats simply because we understand thermostats too well. We know everything about their processing, and there seems no r…"-David J. Chalmers, The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
"Positive arguments for the natural possibility of absent qualia have not been as prevalent as arguments for inverted qualia, but they have been made. The most detailed presentation of these arguments…"-David J. Chalmers, The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
2. Ethics
By: Baruch Spinoza , Edwin M. Curley , Stuart Hampshire , None
4.10
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work—an elegant, fu… read more
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"Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"The object of the idea constituting the human mind is the body"-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"Benevolentia nihil aliud est, quam cupiditas ex commiseratione orta."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
3. The Selfish Gene
By: Richard Dawkins
4.16
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was … read more
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"Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"What shall it profit a male if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his immortal genes?"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
4. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
By: Thomas S. Kuhn
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. "A landmark in intellectual histor… read more
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5. Reasons and Persons
By: Derek Parfit
3.71
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morali… read more
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6. Theaetetus
By: Plato , Robin Waterfield
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great … read more
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- philosophy
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7. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
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"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
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9. On Ethics and Economics
By: Amartya Sen , None
4.11
Format: 500 pages, Paperback
In this elegant critique, Amartya Sen argues that welfare economics can be enriched by paying more … read more
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10. Ulysses
By: James Joyce
3.75
Format: 925 pages, Paperback
Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialized in parts in the A… read more
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"Shite and onions!"-James Joyce, Ulysses
"Let my country die for me."-James Joyce, Ulysses
"Be just before you are generous."-James Joyce, Ulysses
"no more pain. wake no more. nobody owns"-James Joyce, Ulysses
11. Naming and Necessity
By: Saul A. Kripke
3.68
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
If there is such a thing as essential reading in metaphysics or in philosophy of language, this is … read more
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12. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
By: David Hume
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Philosopher David Hume was considered to one of the most important figures in the age of Scottish e… read more
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13. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction
By: Peter Singer
4.19
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual devel… read more
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14. The Logic of Scientific Discovery
By: None
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and know… read more
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15. The Theory of Moral Sentiments
By: Adam Smith
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
The foundation for a general system of morals, this 1749 work is a landmark in the history of moral… read more
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16. Lost Illusions
By: Honoré de Balzac , Ellen Marriage , George Saintsbury
4.16
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his … read more
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"For avarice begins where poverty ends."-Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions
"ci sono uomini-quercia, io sono forse solo un arbusto elegante, e ho la pretesa di essere un cedro."-Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions
"Conscience, my dear, is a kind of stick that everyone picks up to thrash his neighbor with, but one he never uses against himself."-Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions
"căci excesele de orice soi împing trupul pe calea spre care e predispus din naştere: ca şi învăţătura multă, beţia îl îngraşă pe cel gras şi îl slăbeşte pe cel slab."-Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions
17. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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18. Mind and World
By: John McDowell
4.11
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Modern Philosophy finds it difficult to give a satisfactory picture of the place of minds in the wo… read more
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19. In Defense of Pure Reason: A Rationalist Account of A Priori Justification (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy)
By: Laurence BonJour
4.13
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
This book is concerned with the alleged capacity of the human mind to arrive at beliefs and knowled… read more
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20. Two Dogmas of Empiricism
By: Willard Van Orman Quine
4.02
Format: 25 pages, None
Modern empiricism has been conditioned in large part by two dogmas. One is a belief in some fundame… read more
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21. Reason, Truth and History
By: Hilary Putnam
3.88
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Hilary Putnam deals in this book with some of the most fundamental persistent problems in philosoph… read more
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