Written by one of the few academics worldwide who specializes in the area, this is the only short introduction to Buddhist ethics available. Addresses controversial contemporary ethical issues from ... Read more

This is the most up-to-date book on Kafka, a much-read and much-studied writer of enduring appeal A short, accessible, and attractive book for general readers which focuses on the themes and moti ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Provides a coherent account of Modernism across various aesthetic and cultural fields Considers several aspects of Modernism including some classic modernist works, movements and notions of the a ... Read more

Chaucer lived through a period of extraordinary upheaval: a protracted war with France, devastating plague, the peasants' revolt, religious controversy, and the overthrow of the king. Compact and com ... Read more

Thomas Flynn's pithy account of existentialism and the existentialist movement aims right at the core of the philosophy, revealing and explaining the key themes and key thinkers. Sets the philoso ... Read more

Presents an intellectual case for atheism that rests as much upon positive arguments for its truth as on negative arguments against religion Shows how a life without religious belief can be positiv ... Read more

A thought-provoking and entertaining new look at the Celts Author is an acknowledged expert in this field Uses up-to-the-minute evidence 'One of the most committed and gifted archaeological c ... Read more

A lucid and non-technical introduction to the key issues in political philosophy Asks questions such as 'could we live together in societies without politics?' and 'where should the limits of pol ... Read more

'lucid and lively ... offers a rich insight into the triumphs and tragedy of the source of English ideology' New Society Written by the leading authority on Locke Insightful and lively, un ... Read more