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Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Every day the news shows us provoking stories about what's going on in the world, about events which raise moral questions and problems. In Philosophers Take On the World a team of philosophers get to grips with a variety of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they're upon us. New kinds of dilemma are... See More
Politics & Social SciencesThe central topic for this book is the ethics of treating individuals as though they are members of groups. The book raises many interesting questions, including: • Why do we feel so much more strongly about... See More
Biography & True Accounts
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - philosopher, novelist, composer, educationist, political provocateur - was on the run. He was fleeing intolerance, persecution, and enemies who proclaimed him a madman, dangerous to society. David... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Philosophy Bites Again is a brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast of the same name. It offers engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading philosophers on a selection of major philosophical... See More
Children's eBooks
Watch out, Brussells Academy - this robot will outwit you all! If super-high-tech android Dotty can spend an entire year masquerading as a twelve-year-old schoolgirl, she could win a multi-million-pound prize that will... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Philosophy Bites Back is the second book to come out of the hugely successful podcast Philosophy Bites. It presents a selection of lively interviews with leading philosophers of our time, who discuss the ideas and works of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Take 25 of the liveliest philosophers of our time. Talk to each about one of the most intriguing topics you can think of -- from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics. The result is a Philosophy Bite -- a lively, informal... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Arguments about ethics often centre on traditional questions of, for instance, euthanasia and abortion. Whilst these questions are still in the foreground, recent years have seen an explosion of new moral problems. Moral and... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating tour through the history of moral philosophy A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
From the author of Wittgenstein's Poker and Would You Kill the Fat Man?, the story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's history On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
On 25 October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and only time. The encounter lasted only ten minutes, and did not go well. Almost immediately, rumours... See More
Humour
PERFECT FOR FANS OF NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT 'Gripping.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Pure drama.' INDEPENDENT 'Compelling.' NEW YORK TIMES Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David Edmonds and John Eidinow details the occasion when Bobby... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
I've left him. It's over. If you still want what we've been talking about, I'm ready. When university professor Markus Thorsen reads these words from the love of his life, Marisa, he abandons his work and flies to... See More
Action & Adventure
"THE GIRL IN THE GLYPHS is a powerful archaeological thriller that takes the reader from the Smithsonian Museum to Nicaraguan jungles and on into the darkness of a mysterious cave. It's also a magical exploration of the... See More
Biography & True Accounts
From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilism Derek Parfit (1942-2017) is the most famous philosopher... See More