The Best History & Surveys Philosophy Books 2025

1. Pre-Owned The Lyotard Reader and Guide (Paperback) by Keith Crome, Dr. James Williams

9780231139359. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 376. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 376 p. Contains: Unspecified. The Lyotard Reader and Guide is a one-stop companion to Lyotard's thought. It covers the full range of his works, from his three main books (Discours, figure; Libidinal Economy; and The Differend) and up to his influential essays in The Inhuman and Postmodern Fables. The readings are organized into sections on philosophy, politics, art, and literature. Several have never before been translated into English. Detailed introductions to each section by two leading Lyotard scholars explain the philosopher's key ideas and provide crucial social, political, aesthetic, and philosophical context. As a sourcebook and guide, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on Lyotard. It is indispensable to students and scholars in philosophy, literature, the arts, and politics.

ISBN: 9780231139359 Condition: Pre-Owned: Good Trade paperback Language: English Pages: 376 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 376 p. Contains: Unspecified. The Lyotard Reader and Guide is a one-stop companion to Lyotard's thought. It covers the full range of his works, from his three main books (Discours, figure; Libidinal Economy; and The Differend) and up to his influential essays in The Inhuman and Postmodern Fables. The readings are organized into sections on philosophy, politics, art, and literature. Several have never before been translated into English. Detailed introductions to each section by two leading Lyotard scholars explain the philosopher's key ideas and provide crucial social, political, aesthetic, and philosophical context. As a sourcebook and guide, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive volume on Lyotard. It is indispensable to students and scholars in philosophy, literature, the arts, and politics.

2. 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