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  • Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy

    With Selections from the Objections and Replies

    by John Cottingham ...
    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy remains one of the most widely studied works of Western philosophy. This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of John Cottingham's bestselling 1996 edition, based on his translation in the acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It presents the complete text of Descartes's central metaphysical masterpiece ... Read more

    $18.89 USD

  • The Humane Perspective

    Philosophical Reflections on Human Nature, the Search for Meaning, and the Role of Religion

    by John Cottingham ...
    The book brings together fourteen essays from the work of John Cottingham on moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion spanning the past fifteen years. The papers are closely related in so far as they all deal with the perennial moral and spiritual challenges of human existence, and the search for meaning and value in human life. As well as being thematically linked, they also share a common ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • In Search of the Soul

    A Philosophical Essay

    by John Cottingham ...
    How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters todayThe concept of the soul has been a recurring area of exploration since ancient times. What do we mean when we talk about finding our soul, how do we know we have one, and does it hold any relevance in today’s scientifically and technologically dominated society? From Socrates and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • The Great Philosophers: Descartes

    by John Cottingham ...
    ***'***The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.' Descartes'It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.'Descartes is often called the father of modern philosophy. He was certainly one of the most important figures in the emergence of modern philosophy and science and his work and ideas have resonated through the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Religion

    Towards a More Humane Approach

    by John Cottingham ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
    Religious belief is not just about abstract intellectual argument; it also impinges on all aspects of human life. John Cottingham's Philosophy of Religion opens up fresh perspectives on the philosophy of religion, arguing that the detached neutrality of much of contemporary philosophizing may be counterproductive - hardening us against the receptivity required for certain kinds of important ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • How Can I Believe?

    A Little Book Of Guidance

    by John Cottingham ...
    Series series Little Books of Guidance
    From an early age Gareth has loved to draw and that passion continues to this day. It's something he still can't believe he gets to do for a living. He's worked on a wide range of projects from greeting cards, editorial illustration and children's books. When he's not working, Gareth enjoys football, gaming and movies.Why do we exist? Is there a God? What's the point of it all? These are some of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • On the Meaning of Life

    by John Cottingham ...
    Series series Thinking in Action
    The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn.Drawing skillfully on a wealth of thinkers, writers and scientists from Augustine, Descartes, Freud and Camus, to Spinoza, Pascal, ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • How to Believe

    by Professor John Cottingham ...
    In Why Believe? (Continuum) Professor John Cottingham argued that every human being possesses impulses and aspirations for which religious belief offers a home.His new book, How to Believe is concerned not so much with why we should believe as with what leads a person to become a believer. Cottingham challenges believers and non-believers alike to think afresh about the need to change their lives ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Why Believe?

    by Professor John Cottingham ...
    Why Believe? sees John Cottingham, a philosopher of searing intellectual honesty, examine our society's struggle with the concept of belief.Cottingham's carefully reasoned yet impassioned account shows how the religious outlook connects with our deepest human longings, how it links up with our moral and aesthetic experience, how it is integrally involved in the quest for self understanding, and ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • The Meaning of Mourning

    Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief

    by Lesley Chamberlain, Douglas Davies, Matthew Dougherty, Cathy Mason, Anthony O'Hear, Alexander Stoddart, Raymond Tallis, Jerry Valberg, Amber Leigh Griffioen, Balázs M. Mezei, Eleonore Stump, Richard Conrad, John Cottingham, Colin Murray Parkes, Roger Scruton ...
    Grief is a universal human response to death and loss. Mourning is an equally universally observable practice that enables the bereaved to express their grief and come to terms with the reality of loss. Yet, despite their prevalence, there is no unified understanding of the nature and meaning of grief and mourning. The Meaning of Mourning: Perspectives on Death, Loss, and Grief brings together ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Radical Claims in Freudian Psychoanalysis

    Point/Counterpoint

    by Joel Kupfersmid, Rosemary Sand, Paul Vitz, Grant Gillett, Edwin Erwin, Douglass Kirsner, Dr. Michael Michael, M. Andrew Holowchak, John Cottingham, Michael Lavin, Adolf Grünbaum, Andreas De Block ...
    Radical Claims in Freudian Psychoanalysis: Point/Counterpoint, edited by M. Andrew Holowchak, features pro and con essays on some of the most extreme Freudian claims, including the Freudian unconscious and the Oedipus complex. Holowchak collects the writings of critical scholars in the fields of psychology and philosophy who have distinguished themselves in the area through prior publications.This ... Read more

    $106.19 USD

  • How To Read Descartes

    by John G. Cottingham ...
    Series series How to Read
    'I realized it was necessary to demolish everything and start again right from the foundations, if I wanted to establish anything in the sciences that was stable and likely to last.' Ren� DescartesRevered as the 'father of modern philosophy', Descartes is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, but his ideas are also highly controversial and have been subjected to intense criticism ... Read more

    $11.59 USD