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Politics & Social Sciences
A guiding light to America's Founding Fathers, Hobbes created the first truly modern political philosophy. In Leviathan, one of the greatest works of political philosophy of all time, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Machiavelli. In On Machiavelli: The Search for Glory, Alan Ryan illuminates the political and philosophical complexities of the often-reviled... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
A lucid introduction to the philosophical complexities and the practical limits of the political thought of Karl Marx. When Karl Marx was buried at Highgate Cemetery in North London in 1883, his longtime friend and... See More
Religion & Spirituality
No philosopher speaks more immediately to the excesses of our twenty-first-century world and the limits of human reason than Augustine. It would be almost impossible to exaggerate the influence of Augustine -- the... See More
Health, Fitness & DietingHave you been wondering what the hype around the Keto Diet is about? Maybe you are keen on trying it for yourself but are not sure where to begin. Losing stubborn weight is a struggle. Some have a concern over belly fat or... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
An essential, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the life and works of Aristotle. In On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy, Alan Ryan examines Plato's most famous student and sharpest critic, whose writing has... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Tocqueville's gifts as an observer and commentator on American life and democracy are brought to vivid life in this splendid volume. In On Tocqueville, Alan Ryan brilliantly illuminates the observations of the French... See More
World Literature
Once upon a time in the outback... It's 1990. Jim Macken talks to trees. He dances around the fire and has made peace with the flies. The broken-hearted Irish backpacker has gone walkabout in the Western Australian bush... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
One of the world's leading political thinkers explores the history, nature, and prospects of the liberal tradition The Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Finally in a one-volume paperback edition, On Politics is one of the most ambitious and hugely readable histories of political philosophy in nearly a century. Praised widely upon hardcover publication, Alan Ryan's... See More
Jack Quinlan, an American writer, travels to a small village in the remote western part of Ireland to research a book on the Irish Famine. The quiet, picturesque village seems just the place to spend a few months writing... See More
Education & Teaching
The Internet has already remade journalism in ways too numerous to count. By comparison, many educational institutions stand relatively unchanged: Students attend in-person lectures from professors at fixed times; they... See More
Education & Teaching
The Oxford Tutorial has an almost mystic, cult status. It is Oxford 'premium product' for which, via college academic fees, it commands 'a premium price'. But the Tutorial has its critics, both within and beyond Oxford. Is... See More