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...

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,...

Matthieu RicardDilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that “when we come to appreciate the depth of the view of the eight great traditions...

Kevin KellyOut of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic WorldOut of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems...

Richaed OsborneWhy does philosophy give some people a headache, others a real buzz, and yet others a feeling that it is subversive & dangerous? Why do a lot of people...

Werner HeisenbergNobel Prize winning German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) is known for the development of quantum mechanics and the principle of indeterminacy. In Physics and Philosophy he explains how modern...

Werner HeisenbergThe seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern...