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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Barnes
$24.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book, Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ...Show more
Atheism: a Very Short Introduction by Julian Baggini
$24.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterised by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. Atheism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life withoutreligious belief ca ...Show more
Blasphemy: a Very Short Introduction by Yvonne Sherwood
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Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
In a world where not everyone believes in God, 'blasphemy' is surely a concept that has passed its use-by-date. And yet blasphemy (like God and religion) seems to be on the rise. In this Very Short Introduction Yvonne Sherwood asks why this should be the case, looking at factors such as the increased vi ...Show more
Economics: A Very Short Introduction by Partha Dasgupta
$24.00 NZD
Category: Finance | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of t ...Show more
Education: a Very Short Introduction by Gary Thomas
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Category: Education & Learning | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Education is one of the hot-button issues of our time, heatedly debated by parents, teachers, local school boards, and national politicians. But despite the many measures taken to overhaul the educational system, student math and reading scores rarely seem to improve. Taking the reader fromthe schools o ...Show more
Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas Flynn
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Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty and Camus, this "Very Short Introduction" provides a clear account of the key themes of the movement which ...Show more
Feminism by Margaret Walters
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Category: Feminism | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
How much have women's lives really changed? In the West women still come up against the 'glass ceiling' at work, most earning considerably less than their male counterparts. What are we to make of the now commonplace insistence that feminism deprives men of their rights and dignities? And how does one t ...Show more
French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Doyle, William (Emeritus Professor of History and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol)
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Category: History | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Re ...Show more
Freud by Anthony Storr
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis, Freud developed psycho-analysis into a general psychology, which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships.
Islam by Malise Ruthven
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Category: Religion | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents--who now number over a billion worldwide--would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means "self-surren ...Show more
Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Tanner
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Very Short Introductions
The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people, whose interpretations of his thought range from the highly irrational to ...Show more
Northern Ireland A Very Short Introduction by Mulholland Marc
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Category: No Category | Series: Very Short Introductions