Books published by Prometheus Books

Tells the story of Jerry Butler's erotic voyage from average child to sex star. This edition aims to answer the question: where will Jerry go from here?

Metaphysics is the study of existence at the highest level of generality. This book presents key topics that have always figured on the agenda of metaphysics: the nature and rationale of existence, the differentiation of what is actual from the unreal and mere possibility, and the prospects and limits of our knowledge of the real.

Sappho's poems survive only in fragments following religious conspiracies to silence her. Sappho penned verse on the intense power of the female libido; on the themes of romance, love, yearning, heartbreak, and personal relationships with women. This work retains the standard numerical order of the fragments and has been arranged in six sections.

Ponders most-asked questions about atheism including: What is atheism? How can atheists have morals? How can atheists have purpose in their lives? Doesn't the Bible show that god exists? Do reports of miracles prove the existence of a god? Aren't there philosophical proofs demonstrating that god exists?

Includes four short works, "Euthyphro", "Apology", "Crito", and "Phaedo", which help readers experience the range of Socrates' penetrating mind.

Answers questions such as: Are women really better than men at reading other people's minds? Are longer-married couples better than newlyweds at anticipating their partners' thoughts and feelings? Do we all possess a dormant "sixth sense" that, if fully utilized, could allow us to intuit with great accuracy what other people are thinking?

Each of us is controlled in some way by shame, one of the ugliest emotions in human experience. It saps our self-respect, builds walls between people, and forces us to create elaborate defences to protect ourselves. This book analyses the role of shame in our lives and helps us to understand the root of our insecurity.

This title encourages having an open mind and checking things out to find the truth, rather than blindly accepting everything we hear.

Since Old Testament days discrimination against minorities and other groups has been the rule in history rather than the exception. Chief among these repressive attitudes has been the inferior social and political status of women. This title argues against the disenfranchisement of women and the 2nd-class status they experienced within marriage.

Reviews the historical roots of non-belief going back to the ancient Greeks. This book argues that philosophy can serve as an important alternative to religion, and defends reason as the most reliable method humans have for establishing truth and conducting one's life.

Love - our hearts yearn for it, we fall into it, we'll do almost anything to attain and keep it. This book discusses relationship between love and romance, caring, concern, compassion, thoughtfulness, sex, and the many other components whose power can give strength to the weakest among us, or turn powerhouses of strength into emotional mush.

Addresses the problems of the twenty-first century and the millennium beyond. This book provides a defence of scientific naturalism and technology. It recommends long-range attainable goals and generates confidence in the ability of the human species to solve its problems by rational means and a positive outlook.

A collection of articles, this title encompasses the many points of contention in the debate about genetically modified foods. Beginning with the history and the science of genetically modified foods, it focuses on the morality of modifying organisms for human use.

Presents the author's major concepts - the master and slave moralities, a pervasive will to power, the heroic overman transcending good and evil, and an eternal recurrence of the same dynamic universe.

Describes Jesus as a popular religious leader and self-proclaimed Messiah who advocated the overthrow of Roman rule and the establishment of a theocracy. This book argues that the impression left by Jesus on his disciples was so profound that they began to proclaim his Resurrection and presence among them shortly after his death.

In the history of political philosophy, great minds have sought to define the nature and extent of human freedom, with justifications offered for the principles proposed. This title defends individual liberty against both social and political encroachment.

From Plato, who originated the idea of inspired mania, to Beethoven, Dickens, Newton, Van Gogh, and popular creative artists and scientists who've battled manic depression, this work examines creativity and madness in mystery, myth, and history. It demonstrates how manic depression becomes the essential difference between talent and genius.

Among the many insights that author expounds in this work is that morality is grounded in feelings, not in knowledge. Based on moral sentiment, people naturally value agreeable qualities and shun disagreeable ones.

Addresses the fear that personal creative potential will be trampled by assembly-line monotony, political bureaucracy, and an industrialised culture of uniformity. This book argues that individualism has in fact been offered a higher plane of technological development upon which to grow, mature, and redefine itself.

Focuses on the importance of critical thinking and the vital role education should play. This work argues that the educator's fundamental role is to train us to think well.