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1	Philosophy 1: A Guide Through the Subject more books like this by A C Grayling (Editor) add to wishlist This is the first volume of a two-volume introduction to and guide through philosophy. It is intended to orientate, assist, and stimulate the reader at every stage in the study of the subject. Eleven extended essays have been specially commissioned from leading philosophers; each surveys a major area of the subject and offers an accessible but ... see all copies from £7.48! new only from £18.38!
2	Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist When Nuremberg was scouted in 1945 as a possible site for the Nazi war crime trials, an American damage survey of Germany described it as being "among the dead cities" of that country, for it was 90% destroyed, its population decimated, its facilities lost. As a place to put Nazis on trial, it symbolized the devastation Nazism brought upon Germany ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist In a brilliant collection of brief meditations on the problems and possibilities of being human, nearly 50 linked commentaries explore love, lying, perseverance, revenge, racism, religion, history, loyalty, health, and leisure. see all copies from £7.36! new only from £10.90! \| first editions
4	The Mystery of Things more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist In this new collection A.C. Grayling extends the range of his previous two books to show how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science, the arts (including literature) and history. The book's essays are divided into these three sections - The Arts, Science and History - and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.09! \| first editions
5	Life, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life Without God more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Short and elegantly written, this volume contains 60 essays organized under the categories of moral matters, public culture, community and society, anger and war, and grief and remembrance. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
6	The Heart of Things: Applying Philosophy to the 21st Century more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist In this new collection A.C. Grayling adds to the variety of discussion and insight in his previous three essay collections. He returns to questions of personal ethics and the problems of the contemporary world, but also looks at the lives and ideas of great thinkers, the role of the arts in civilisation, and the need for reason everywhere Anthony ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.71! \| first editions
7	The Choice of Hercules: Pleasure, Duty and the Good Life in the 21st Century more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Duty or Pleasure? This was the legendary choice which faced Hercules and which pre-eminent philosopher AC Grayling uses as the starting point of his masterful new book. He shows us how much more people can understand about themselves and their world by reflecting on today's moral challenges. Above all, he explores the idea that certain demands ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.74! \| first editions
8	What Is Good?: The Search for the Best Way to Live more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist In his major new book A.C. Grayling examines the different ways to live a good life, as proposed from classical antiquity to the recent present. Grayling focuses on the two very different conceptions of what a good life should be: one is a broadly secular view rooted in attitudes about human nature and the human condition; the other is a broadly ... see all copies from £2.61! new only from £3.74! \| first editions
9	The Form of Things: Essays of Life, Ideas and Liberty in the 21st Century more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist 'Grief and loneliness, depression, despair and failure - those things are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives'. Yet it is philosophy which, while not providing an answer to these problems, can enable us to prepare for them, and create strategies with which to deal with them. It is only through reflecting upon the world around ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.52!
10	The Britannica Guide to the Ideas That Made the Modern World: The People, Philosophy, and History of the Enlightenment more books like this by Running Press (Creator), A C Grayling (Introduction by) add to wishlist In the early years of the twenty-first century, ideas first proposed over two hundred years ago could not be more compelling. The Enlightenment of the seventeenth century in response to upheaval and uncertainty laid the foundation stone for modern society. A vital primer on the philosophers, thinkers, and scientists-including Isaac Newton, John ... see all copies from £1.78! new only from £4.36!
11 view cover	Descartes: The Life and Times of a Genius more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier--and spy--Rene Descartes was one of the founders of the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinary time in history: the first half of the miraculous seventeenth century, replete with genius in the arts and sciences, and wracked by civil and international conflicts across Europe. But at his ... see all copies from £7.64! new only from £11.22! \| first editions
12 view cover	Ideas That Matter: A Personal Guide for the 21st Century by A.C. Grayling add to wishlist 'Ideas are the cogs that drive history, and understanding them is half way to being aboard that powerful juggernaut rather than under its wheels'. This is a book that celebrates the power of ideas: thought can, and does, change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. Fundamentalism, environmentalism and bioethics are defining our future just as ... see all copies from £14.70! new only from £14.70! \| first editions
13 view cover	Towards the Light the Story of the Struggles for Liberty and Rights That Made the Modern West: \N by A.C. Grayling add to wishlist He begins with the often-violent conflicts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries - involving the likes of Torquemada, Servetus, Zwingli and Castellio - which were sparked by the pursuit of freedom of thought, uncontrolled by the Church and the Inquisition. In time, this drive towards greater independence and individual liberty led to bitter ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Reason of Things by A.C. Grayling add to wishlist The most important question we can ask ourselves is: what kind of life is the best? This is the same as asking: How does one give meaning to one's life? How can one justify one's existence and make it worthwhile? How does one make experience valuable, and keep growing and learning in the process - and through this learning acquire a degree of ... see all copies from £2.29! new only from £3.12!
15 view cover	The Form of Things: Essays on Life, Ideas and Liberty more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist 'Grief and loneliness, depression, despair and failure - those things...are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives'. Yet it is philosophy which, while not providing an answer to these problems, can enable us to prepare for them, and create strategies with which to deal with them. It is only through reflecting upon the world around ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
16 view cover	Toward the Light of Liberty: The Struggles for Freedom and Rights That Made the Modern Western World more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist The epic story of the interlocking struggles to achieve the individual rights and freedoms that characterize Western civilization, by one of the world's leading public intellectuals. Perhaps the hallmark of western civilization over the past five hundred years, writes A. C. Grayling, is the series of liberation struggles without which the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.08! \| first editions
17 view cover	Scepticism and the Possibility of Knowledge more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist This book discusses a subject of particular resonance today when belief - religious and otherwise - can shape the modern world. Complex theories are brought to life by Grayling's skill and accessible style. A book on scepticism from Anthony Grayling is to be greatly valued. Grayling is rare among academic philosophers: he is not only a brilliant ... see all copies from £12.52! new only from £12.52! \| first editions
18 view cover	The meaning of things : the last word in love, death and the human condition more books like this by A. C. Grayling add to wishlist 'The unconsidered life is not worth living' - Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
19 view cover	Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book, which aims to make Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general non-specialist reader, A. C. Grayling explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes ... see all copies from £2.58! new only from £4.50!
20 view cover	Truth, Meaning and Realism: Essays in the Philosophy of Thought more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist A.C. Grayling is one of Britain's leading philosophers, known not only for his contributions as a public philosopher of distinction, but in academic circles for his scholarly work on Descartes, Berkeley, Russell and Wittgenstein, his writings on the problem of scepticism, his widely used "Introduction to Philosophical Logic" and (as editor) his ... see all copies from £11.69! new only from £13.70! \| first editions
21 view cover	Philosophy 2: Further Through the Subject more books like this by A C Grayling (Editor) add to wishlist Philosophy 2: Further Through the Subject is a lively and authoritative guide through important areas of philosophy that are typically studied in the later parts of an undergraduate course. It is a companion to the highly successful Philosophy: A Guide Through the Subject; together the two volumes provide a complete accompaniment to the study of ... see all copies from £19.34! new only from £22.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	Russell: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) is one of the most famous and important philosophers of the twentieth century. In this account of his life and work A.C. Grayling introduces both his technical contributions to logic and philosophy, and his wide-ranging views on education, politics, war, and sexual morality. Russell is credited with being one of the ... see all copies from £2.21! new only from £2.21!
23 view cover	Descartes: The Life of Rene Descartes and Its Place in His Times more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Scientist, mathematician, traveller, soldier -- and spy -- Rene Descartes has been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. Born in 1596 into an era still dominated by the medieval mindset, he was one of the chief actors in the riveting drama that ushered in the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinarily significant time in history ... see all copies from £8.25! new only from £8.25! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Meaning of Things: Applying Philosophy to Life by A.C. Grayling add to wishlist 'The unconsidered life is not worth living' - Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.80!
25 view cover	Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist In a series of bold, unsparing polemics, A C Grayling exposes the dangerous unreason he sees at the heart of religious faith and highlights the urgent need we have to reject it in all its forms, without compromise. In its place he argues for a set of values based on reason, reflection, and sympathy, taking his cue from the great ethical tradition ... see all copies from £5.27! new only from £5.27!

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