Ockham Publishing

24/12/2023

From everyone at Ockham Publishing, we'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas!

22/12/2023

Congratulations to Prof. Mark D White on the release of A Philosopher Reads Marvel Comics' Daredevil!

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11/12/2023

Coming tomorrow from Dale Hartley! Order your copy below:

https://www.ockham-publishing.com/a-field-guide-to-dipshts

03/12/2023

A Field Guide to Dipsh*ts is your indispensable resource for recognizing, dealing with, and protecting against these calamitous cretins. From Dale Hartley
Coming this December!

https://www.ockham-publishing.com/a-field-guide-to-dipshts

29/09/2023

A (R)Evolutionary Left from Benjamin Lindt is a thought-provoking and insightful read.

Out now!
https://www.ockham-publishing.com/a-revolutionary-left

29/09/2023

It's been a bit quiet here recently, we know! But keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news coming your way!

29/06/2022

The 'A Philosopher Reads...' series, which explains philosophy through comic books, is back! Check out the first chapter from the new Thor book online for free, here.

https://www.comicsprofessor.com/2022/06/read-the-introduction-to-a-philosopher-reads-marvel-comics-thor-if-they-be-worthy.html

With the release of Thor: Love and Thunder quickly approaching, I'm pleased to share the introduction to my recent book, A Philosopher Reads... Marvel Comics' Thor: If They Be Worthy, for your enjoyment. - -- --- ---- ----- ---- --- -- - Who among us has not doubted our worth...

23/03/2022

What are you doing this weekend?

Why not go meet the fabulous Warren Ward as he talks about his new book Lovers of Philosophy.

Join Warren Ward and Simon Marnie in-conversation to celebrate the release of Lovers of Philosophy!

22/03/2022

Don't forget if you've enjoyed any of our books, please be sure to leave a .

It means so much to us and our authors to see them!

10/03/2022

"Filled with insight and more than a little excitement and intrigue, Lovers of Philosophy is enjoyably readable."
A wonderful review in The Conversation for Warren Ward's Lovers of Philosophy!

Check out the full piece here:

Warren Ward’s Lovers of Philosophy thoughtfully, and only a little salaciously, explores the impact of philosophers’ love lives on their thinking.

07/03/2022

Check out the number one bestseller at Avid Reader Bookshop!
Warren Ward's stunning Lovers of Philosophy!

Bookclubs and events heavily influenced our bestsellers last week 📚 It’s also a top 11 instead of a top 10 due to a few ties! How many have you read?

02/03/2022

Have a listen to the fantastic Warren Ward on ABC Conversations!

And if you haven't picked up a copy of his stunning new book Lovers of Philosophy, make sure you do!

Psychiatrist Dr Warren Ward treats patients who are severely ill with eating disorders. Understanding the mystery of human nature has driven him since he was a young doctor, and has led him down a strange path into examining the love lives of philosophers

24/02/2022

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Lovers of Philosophy by Warren Ward



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21/01/2022

Happy Publication Day to Warren Ward and his fantastic book Lovers of Philosophy!



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18/01/2022

We are extremely saddened to hear the news that one of our wonderful authors, Raymond D. Bradley, passed away earlier this month.
Ray lived a full and extraordinary life and was loved by all.
Our thoughts are with his family.
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2022/01/18/raymond-bradley-obituary.html

07/01/2022

It's almost here! Lovers of Philosophy by Warren Ward

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06/10/2021

Lovers of Philosophy by Warren Ward
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22/09/2021

Lovers of Philosophy by Warren Ward
Coming January 2022. Order yours here:

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21/07/2021

"...a valuable contribution to the literature deserving of a place on the shelf a many a student and teacher."

A great review for Andreas-Holger Maehle's A short history of British Medical Ethics in Taylor & Francis

https://ockham-publishing.com/a-short-history-of-british-medical-ethics

(2021). A Short History of British Medical Ethics. The New Bioethics. Ahead of Print.

07/05/2021

The Age of Reason is Paine’s masterpiece which argued for deism, challenging systemic religion and the rule of the Bible as law.

A bestseller in the US, it brought deistic arguments to the masses. A true pop-philosophy title which inspired millions and guided many great thinkers. In 2006, the late Christopher Hitchens argued that The Age of Reason was still one of the most useful titles around 200 years after it was published:

“In a time... when both rights and reason are under several kinds of open and covert attack, the life and writing of Thomas Paine will always be part of the arsenal on which we shall need to depend.”

Available to buy now: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Age-of-Reason-Thomas-Paine/9781839191299

29/04/2021

Translated from the classic text Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which was originally published in Latin in 1687. Such is its influence, the book is often referred to simply as the Principia.

The text - alongside its numerous, historically important diagrams - formed the foundation of classical mechanics, Newton's law of universal gravitation and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion.

The French mathematical physicist Alexis Clairaut summed up the influence of the book in 1747 by saying that Principia was:

"The epoch of a great revolution in physics. The method followed by its illustrious author... spread the light of mathematics on a science which up to then had remained in the darkness of conjectures and hypotheses."

Available to buy now: https://www.bookdepository.com/Mathematical-Principles-Natural-Philosophy-Isaac-Newton/9781839191282

28/04/2021

The book that famously woke Kant from his "dogmatic slumber", Hume's 1748 work was an early version of pop-science in action.

Hume believed that his anonymously published A Treatise of Human Nature had "fell dead-born from the press" in 1739-1740, so he redeveloped, reworked and republished a shorter version, which he believed to be the important bits, and called it An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. It was published in 1748, and is still a classic of modern philosophical thought.

Available to buy now:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Enquiry-Concerning-Human-Understanding-David-Hume/9781839191275

27/04/2021

Micrographia is a landmark in human literature; the first book to include illustrations of organisms (such as insects and plants) through microscopes; the first major book released by the Royal Society; the first pop-science book (definitely the first bestseller in science). And, perhaps most surprisingly, the book that first used the term 'cell'.

"The most ingenious book that ever I read in my life."
Samuel Pepys

Available to buy now:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Micrographia-Robert-Hooke/9781839191268

26/04/2021

A layman's introduction to Einstein's ideas, Relativity gives readers an insight into the ideas of one of the best known - and one of the most influential - scientists in history.

The ideas explained herein turned Einstein into a cultural icon, earned him a Nobel Prize and revolutionised modern physics. Few ideas in history can claim to have had such a scientific and cultural impact on human life.

Available to buy now:
https://www.bookdepository.com/Relativity-Albert-Einstein/9781839191251

25/04/2021

Originally published in 1764, Beccaria's treatise argued rationally against torture and death in the name of law and order. It was influential throughout Europe, leading to reforms in France and Tuscany.

Its influence is difficult to overstate. A later edition included an anonymous commentary by Voltaire, and translations - such as this one - were widely read by some of the world's greatest writers and academics: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, William Blackstone, William Eden and Jeremy Bentham, to name a few.

Available to buy now:
https://www.bookdepository.com/On-Crimes-Punishment-Cesare-Beccaria/9781839191237

24/04/2021

Published in 1661, many people believe that this book was one of the first to argue in favour of what we now know as modern chemistry, and against the pseudo-science of alchemy. In doing so, Boyle was taking on some of the great historical names in the field we now call the philosophy of science.

The Dutch historian of science Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis perhaps best summed up the influence the book had:

"After the appearance of The Sceptical Chymist, Aristotle's doctrine of the four elements, as well as Paracelsus' theory of the three principia, gradually passes into disuse."

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24/04/2021

Celebrating some of the most influential science and philosophy titles ever released, our classics collection is now available https://bit.ly/2Qs2trj

Publisher of Popular Science and Popular Philosophy

14/04/2021

"Excellent book to have for clinicians/healthcare professionals working in brain injury rehabilitation as well as for families and survivors affected by ABI." - 5* Amazon review

Headway - the brain injury association

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02/03/2021

Take a tour through with A Short History of British Medical Ethics by Prof. Andreas-Holger Maehle, as he explores British Medical Ethics from the late eighteenth to early twentieth century.


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