Robert M Pirsig In this best-selling new book, his first in seventeen years, Robert M. Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, takes us on a poignant...

Jack J Cohen Major Philosophers of Jewish Prayer in the Twentieth Century addresses the troubling questions posed by the modern Jewish worshiper, including such obstacles to prayer as the inability...

John McDowellModern Philosophy finds it difficult to give a satisfactory picture of the place of minds in the world. In Mind and World, based on the 1991 John Locke Lectures,...

John Searle John Searle's summation of earlier writings is not just an essential tie-up volume for existing readers; it is also a perfect introduction to the work of one of...

Rabbi Jonathan SacksA distinguished religious leader's stirring case for reconstructing a shared framework of virtues and valuesWith liberal democracy embattled, public discourse toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse...

Hermann Hesse Narcissus and Goldmund tells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposite: Narcissus, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and Goldmund, a romantic youth...

Hermann HesseNarcissus is a teacher at Mariabronn, a monastery in medieval Germany, and Goldmund his favourite pupil. While Narcissus remains detached from the world in prayer and meditation, Goldmund runs...

Author: Jean-Paul Sartre In this novel, Antoine Roquentin, an introspective historian, records the disturbing shifts in his perceptions and his struggle to restore meaning to life in a continuing present...

Jon ElsterNuts and Bolts for the Social SciencesThis book is intended as an introductory survey of the philosophy of the social sciences. It is essentially a work of exposition that...

Wade Rowland A road trip in France can be many things. This one involves a pair of precocious teenagers, a meditative author intent on imprinting some of the worthier aspects...

Alain de Botton"The longing for a destiny is nowhere stronger than in our romantic life" we are told at the outset of Alain de Botton's On Love, a hip, charming,...

Elliot Murphy This book explores aspects of human cognitive capacities and how they structure our knowledge of reality. It then discusses the political and economic structure of the West to...