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Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

New chronology and further reading Translated by R. J. Hollingdale Introduction by Michael Tanner.

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The End of Faith

by Sam Harris

Natalie Angier wrote in The New York Times: " The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say." This... (learn more about this book)

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Harry Potter and Philosophy

by David Baggett, Shawn E. Klein, William Irwin

Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that are... (learn more about this book)

The Doors of Perception

by Aldous Huxley

This exploratory essay about Aldous Huxley's experience with mescaline, the active principal of peyote, sparked a generation of drug experimentation, and it continues to challenge beliefs about the drugs condoned and forbidden in our society. This classic work is complete and unabridged, with... (learn more about this book)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy

by James B. South, William Irwin

How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life demonstrate Platonic eudaimonism? Or do they illustrate the flaws in Nietzsche's superman concept?... (learn more about this book)

The Science of Good and Evil

by Michael Shermer

From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore) A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has... (learn more about this book)

The Culture of Make Believe

by Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe , his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words . What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early... (learn more about this book)

Twilight of the Idols

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

This book presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche's mature ideas, including his attack on Plato's Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche's text in contemporary American English, complete with... (learn more about this book)

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The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy

by Gregory Bassham, Eric Bronson, William Irwin

Can power be wielded for good, or must it always corrupt? Does technology destroy the truly human? Is beer essential to the good life? The Lord of the Rings raises many such searching questions, and this book attempts some answers. Divided into five sections concerned with power and the Ring,... (learn more about this book)

Explaining Hitler

by Ron Rosenbaum

When Hitler's war ended in 1945, the war over Hitler--who he really was, what gave birth to his unique evil--had just begun. Hitler did not escape the bunker in Berlin but, half a century later, he has managed to escape explanation in ways both frightening and profound. Explaining Hitler is... (learn more about this book)