The Transcendence of the Ego. An Existentialist Theory of Consciousness by Jean-Paul Sartre

$8.00 NZD

Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

$8.00 NZD

Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Civic Classics | Reading Level: near fine

In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and--above all--essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of "The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution," draws together the great t exts of American civic life, including the founding documents, pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions, to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues. "Common Sense" is the book that created the modern United States, as Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society. Published anonymously in 1776, six months before the Declaration of Independence, "Common Sense" was a radical and impassioned call for America to free itself and set up an independent republican government. Savagely attacking hereditary kingship and aristocratic institutions, Paine urged a new beginning for his adopted country in which personal freedom and social equality would be upheld and economic and cultural progress encouraged. His pamphlet was the first to speak directly to a mass audience--it went through fifty-six editions within a year of publication--and its assertive and often caustic style embodied the democratic spirit he advocated. ...Show more

A Kierkegaard Anthology by Robert Bretall (Editor)

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good

This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. The selections range from the terse epigrams of the Journal through the famous "Diary of the Seducer" and the "Banquet" scene, in which S ren Kierkegaard reveals his great lyric and dramatic gifts, on to the philosophical and psychologica l works of his maturity. These are climaxed by the beautiful and moving religious discourses which accompany them; finally, there is the biting satire of his Attack upon "Christendom." This is emphatically not a collection of "snippets," but the cream of Kierkegaard, each selection interesting and intelligible in itself, and all ranking among his most important work. They are so arranged as to convey an idea of his remarkable intellectual development. Contents: A comprehensive anthology from the following works: Either/Or Fear and Trembling Stages on Life's Way Works of Love Concluding Unscientific Postscript Attack upon "Christendom" The Sickness Unto Death Philosophical Fragments and other? ...Show more

On Equilibrium by John Ralston Saul

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good

In 'On Equlibrium', John Ralston Saul explains how our different qualities give us the intelligence, self-confidence and practical ability to think and act as responsible individuals. In this book he treats a number of fundamental questions about the human condition, such as 'What are ethics?' and 'What is intuition?'. ...Show more

Derrida Downunder by Laurence Simmons and Heather Worth (eds)

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good

This book developed from a visit to New Zealand in 1999 by Jacques Derrida, the foremost 'postmodern' philosopher of the late 20th century. It contains a collection of essays and discussions of his work, as well as an article by Derrida himself.

Paroxysm by Jean Baudrillard and Phillippe Petit

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason by T. D. Weldon

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good

An Introduction to Western Philosophy - Ideas and Argument from Plato to Sartre by Antony Flew

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good

Michel Foucault, Philosopher - Essays Translated from the French and German by Timothy J. Armstrong

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good

This collection of essays on the philosophy of Foucault assesses his various work from a variety of perspectives: his place in the history of philosophy; his style and method of philosophical expression; his notions of political power; his ethical thought; and his attitude to psychoanalysis.

Marxism and Philosophy by Karrl Korsch

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good

Body/Text in Julia Kristeva - Religion, Women, and Psychoanalysis by David Crownfield (Editor)

$14.00 NZD

Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: good

Julia Kristeva works at a crucial intersection of contemporary disciplines: psychoanalysis, linguistics, semiotics, literary criticism, feminism, postmodern philosophy, and religious studies. This volume examines this rich body of work and the ways in which its interdisciplinary style gives insight into problems in understanding religion. Special attention is given to two related themes: the understanding of woman in relation to religion and the role of mother (especially of mother's body) in the formation of self and of a religious discourse. Issues recurrent in the essays include the problem of ethics; the relation between discourse and the life of the body; the formation and sublimation of narcissism; the pre-Oedipal function of the father; the functions of fantasy, imagination, and art; the relation of religion to the negation of woman; and the possibility of positive and playful religion. The themes of the relation between the symbolic structures of language and a pre-symbolic semiotics of the infant body, of the split and decentered subject, and of the opposition between desire and Jouissance (ecstatic enjoyment) participate in organizing the discussion. Abjection and sacrifice in religion, the dynamics of Christian love and faith, the relation between the doctrine of the Virgin Mary and the experience of motherhood, and the question of feminism and its sometimes quasi-religious forms are also thematic. ...Show more

Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition by Frances A. Yates

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Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: very good