Introductory Philosophy

In Philosophy Through Video Games, Jon Cogburn and Mark Silcox - philosophers with game industry experience - investigate the aesthetic appeal of video games, their effect on our morals, the insights they give us into our understanding of perceptual knowledge, personal identity, artificial intellige..

Philosophy, Religion and Science for Everyone brings together these great truth-seeking disciplines, and seeks to understand the ways in which they challenge and inform each other. Key topics and their areas of focus include: foundational issues, faith and rationality, faith and science and practica..

Now in its fourth edition, Philosophy The Classics is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. In his exemplary clear style, Nigel Warburton introduces and assesses thirty-three philosophical classics from Plato’s Republic to Rawls’ A Theory of Justice.  With a gl..

Now in its fourth edition, Philosophy The Classics is a brisk and invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy. In his exemplary clear style, Nigel Warburton introduces and assesses thirty-three philosophical classics from Plato’s Republic to Rawls’ A Theory of Justice.  With a gl..

A compact and straightforward guide to the skills needed to study philosophy – reading, listening, discussing and writing – aimed at anyone coming to the subject for the first time or just looking to improve their performance...

A compact and straightforward guide to the skills needed to study philosophy – reading, listening, discussing and writing – aimed at anyone coming to the subject for the first time or just looking to improve their performance...

Introduces and assesses Berkeley's life and the background to the Principles, the ideas and text in the Principles, Berkeley's continuing importance to philosophy. Essential reading for students coming to Berkeley for the first time...

Introduces and assesses Hegel, one of the most important figures in the history of ideas and political thought, and his Philosophy of Right, widely recognised as one of the greatest works of political philosophy...

This GuideBook introduces and assesses Hegel's influential work, Introduction to the Philosophy of History, explaining both key concepts and Hegel's continuing relevance to the historical debate. It is ideal for newcomers to Hegel...

This GuideBook introduces and assesses Hume's seminal, Treatise on Human Nature...

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century. Hume on Religion introduces students to his major work on the subject Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion...

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century. Hume on Religion introduces students to his major work on the subject Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion...