The Best History & Surveys Philosophy Books 2026

1. Making Sense of Humanity: And Other Philosophical Papers, 1982-1993, (Paperback)

Like the two earlier volumes of Bernard Williams' papers published by Cambridge University Press, Problems of the Self and Moral Luck, Making Sense of Humanity will be welcomed by all readers with a serious interest in philosophy. It is published alongside a volume of essays on Williams' work, World, Mind and Ethics: Essays on the Ethical Philosophy of Bernard Williams, edited by J.E.J. Altham and Ross Harrison, which provides a reappraisal of his work by other distinguished thinkers in the field.

Making Sense of Humanity: And Other Philosophical Papers, 1982-1993, (Paperback) Author: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521478687 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1995-06-30 Page Count: 264

2. Pre-Owned Alexandria 5: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions (Paperback) 1890482757 9781890482756

Published in book form, Alexandria explores the relationships between philosophy, cosmology, myth and culture; the spiritual, philosophical, and intellectual heritage of the Western world; and what the humanities have to contribute to the world today. Alexandria issue #5 covers: Dante and the Comic Way -- Joseph Meeker An Ecology of Mind -- Doug Man Science's Missing Half: Epistemological Pluralism and the Search for an Inclusive Cosmology -- David Fideler Negotiating the Highwire of Heaven: The Milky Way and the Itinerary of the Soul -- E. C. Krupp Nature and Nature's God: Modern Cosmology and the Rebirth of Natural Philosophy -- Theodore Roszak Creativity: The Meeting of Apollo and Dionysus -- F. David Peat Mithras, the Hypercosmic Sun, and the Rockbirth -- David Ulansey Musical Emblems in the Renaissance: A Survey -- Christina Linsenmeyer-van Schalkwyk Jung and the Alchemical Imagination -- Jeffrey Raff Two Platonic Voices in America: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Thomas M. Johnson -- David Fideler Alcott's Transcendental Neoplatonism and the Concord Summer School -- Jay Bregman Chaos and the Millennium -- Ralph Abraham Is Anything the Matter? -- Roger S. Jones Magnificent Desolation -- Dana Wilde Soul Loss and Soul Making -- Kabir Helminski Ideal Beauty and Sensual Beauty in Works of Art -- Aphrodite Alexandrakis Socrates and the Art of Dialogue -- Robert Apatow Footprints on the Threshold -- Christine Rhone Science: Method, Myth, Metaphor? -- Amy Ione Teaching Archaeoastronomy -- Greg Whitlock Oneiriconographia: Entering Poliphilo's Utopian Dreamscape - A Review Essay -- Peter Lamborn Wilson Memorial of A. H. Armstrong -- Jay Bregman Memorial of Marie-Louise von Franz -- Jeffrey Raff

Title: Alexandria 5: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions ISBN10: 1890482757 EAN: 9781890482756 Genre: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General Author: Fideler Pre-Owned Condition- Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.