The Consolation of Philosophy: Boethius

This is the greatest self-help book of all time. It tells the story of Boethius, a prominent Roman who has been thrown in prison. There, he is visited by Lady Philosophy, and begins to become free.
It is very moving stuff. If you ever wonder where The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile come from, this is it. The language is very easy to read. And you wouldn't be doing yourself justice - to not read it in one sitting. It is a rollercoaster that you won't want to get off. It is that good.
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The Cambridge Companion to Plotinus (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Plotinus is the greatest philosopher in the 700 year period between Aristotle and Augustine. He thought of himself as a disciple of Plato, but in his efforts to defend Platonism against Aristotelians, Stoics, and others, he actually produced a reinvigorated version of Platonism that later came to be known as "Neoplatonism". In this volume, sixteen leading scholars introduce and explain the many facets of Plotinus' complex system. They place Plotinus in the history of ancient philosophy while showing how he was a founder of medieval philosophy.
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The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Turing

The twelve essays in this volume are not only introductions to some of the most influential thinkers in human history but are also invitations for the reader to participate in a living debate. The authors of these essays are distinguished philosophers in their own right. They engage with philosophical ideas rather than merely relaying them. By choosing a specific aspect of their subject's work, they liberate the great philosophers from textbook cliches--revealing them in all their freshness and originality.
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Routledge History of Philosophy, Volume II: From Aristotle to Augustine

This offering in Routledge's acclaimed History of Philosophy series completes the acclaimed 10-volume collection. This work explores the schools of thought that developed in the wake of Platonism through the time of Augustine. The 11 separately authored in-depth articles include:
Aristotle the scientist--David Furley, Princeton University; Aristotle: logic and metaphysics--Alan Code, Ohio State University; Aristotle: aesthetics and philosophy of mind --David Gallop, Trent University, Ontario; Aristotle: ethics and politics--Stephen White, University of Texas at Austin; The peripatetic school--Robert Sharples, University College, London; Hellenistic science and mathematics--Alan C. Bowen, Institute for Research in Classical Philosophy and Science, New Jersey; Epicureanism--Philip Mitsis, Cornell University; Stoicism--Brad Inwood, University of Toronto; Ancient skepticism--Michael Frede, Keble College, Oxford; Neo-Platonism--Eyjdfur Kjalar Emilsson, University of Iceland; Augustine--G.J.P. O'Daly, University College London.
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Capitalism - A Very Short Introduction

 This Introduction explores the origins of capitalism and questions whether it did indeed originate in Europe. It examines a distinctive stage in the development of capitalism that began in the 1980s, in order to understand where we are now and how capitalism has evolved since. The book discusses the crisis tendencies of capitalism--including the S.E. Asian banking crisis, the collapse of the Russian economy, and the 1997-1998 global financial crisis--asking whether capitalism is doomed to fail. In the end, the author ruminates on a possible alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and alternatives proposed by environmentalists.
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Karl Marxs Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy 150 years later

Written between 1857 and 1858, the Grundrisse is the first draft of Marx’s critique of political economy and, thus, also the initial preparatory work on Capital. Despite its editorial vicissitudes and late publication, Grundrisse contains numerous reflections on matters that Marx did not develop elsewhere in his oeuvre and is therefore extremely important for an overall interpretation of his thought.

In this collection, various international experts in the field, analysing the Grundrisse on the 150th anniversary of its composition, present a Marx in many ways radically different from the one who figures in the dominant currents of twentieth-century Marxism. The book demonstrates the relevance of the Grundrisse to an understanding of Capital and of Marx’s theoretical project as a whole, which, as is well known, remained uncompleted.  It also highlights the continuing explanatory power of Marxian categories for contemporary society and its present contradictions.

With contributions from such scholars as Eric Hobsbawm and Terrell Carver, and covering subject areas such as political economy, philosophy and Marxism, this book is likely to become required reading for serious scholars of Marx across the world.

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Aesthetic Theory (Theory & History of Literature)

This text on aesthetics includes major sections on: Art, Society, Aesthetics; the Categories of the Ugly, the Beautiful, the Technics; Natural Beauty; Coherence and Subject-Object; and Towards a Theory of the Artwork.
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