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Engels by Terrell Carver
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern times. He was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist ...Show more
Ethics: a Very Short Introduction by Simon Blackburn
$19.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
Written by Simon Blackburn, author of the best-selling Think Short, lively, humorous, and accessible Unique combination of depth, rigor and sparkling prose Ethics is the area of philosophy which touches most on everyday life - its central theme is how we ought to live Discusses topics such as birth, ...Show more
Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Tuck
$22.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled ...Show more
Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler
$16.95 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas | Series: Very Short Introductions
This introduction unravels the mysteries of the concept of postmodernism, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key ideas are explored and shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture. Paper ...Show more
Russell by A.C. Grayling
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. ...Show more
The Koran: a Very Short Introduction by M.A. Cook
$16.95 AUD
Category: Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions
Explores the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in traditional Muslim culture. This book provides an account of the Koran as codex, as scripture, as liturgy, and as the embodiment of truth, and examines its means of formation and dissemination. It also discusses issues of interpretat ...Show more
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