History of Philosophy

1. Stranger from Abroad: Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Friendship and Forgiveness

   Daniel Maier-Katkin

   Two titans of twentieth-century thought: their lives, loves, ideas, and politics.More

2. The Consolation of Philosophy

   Boethius, Douglas C. Langston

   One of the most influential texts to come out of the late Middle Ages.More

3. Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders - The Golden Age - The Breakdown

   Leszek Kolakowski, P. S. Falla

   Leszek Kolakowski’s masterpiece, one of the twentieth century’s most important books—for the first time in a one-volume paperback.More

4. The Courtier and the Heretic: Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World

   Matthew Stewart

   “A colorful reinterpretation. . . . Stewart’s wit and profluent prose make this book a fascinating read.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMore

5. The Dream of Reason: A History of Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance

   Anthony Gottlieb

   "His book...supplant[s] all others, even the immensely successful History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell."—A. C. GraylingMore

6. The Republic: A New Translation

   Plato, William C. Scott, Richard W. Sterling

   Authoritative and idiomatic, this translation has already established an impressive foothold in the college market.More

7. Aristotle's Poetics

   Aristotle, James Hutton

   Here is a new translation, remarkable for its accuracy and refreshing clarity of exposition, of the first major work of literary criticism.More

8. Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek

   Thorleif Boman

   "Builds on the premise that language and thought are inevitably and inextricably bound up with each other. . . . A classic study of the differences between Greek and Hebrew thought."—John E. Rexrine, Colgate UniversityMore