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Books
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1. Books (sole authorship)
2. Books (editions and translations)
3. Books (edited collections)
4. Books (series editorships)
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1. Books: sole authorship

•1.16 The Humane Perspective (Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2024), x + 240 pp. ISBN 978–0–19–891891-2.

•1.15 In Search of the Soul (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020), xii + 174pp. ISBN 978–0–691–17442–6; eBook ISBN 978–0–691–19758–6. Paperback edition (2022): 978-0-691-23403-8.

•1.14 How Can I Believe? A little book of guidance (London: SPCK, 2018), 46pp. ISBN 978–0–281–07691–8; eBook ISBN 978–0–281–07692–5.

•1.13 How to Believe (London: Bloomsbury, 2015), xii + 155pp. ISBN 978-1-4729-0744-8 (hb); 978-1-4729-0746-2 (ePDF); 978-1-4729-0745-5 (ePub).

•1.12 Philosophy of Religion: towards a more humane approach (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014), xiv + 192pp. ISBN 978-1-107-01943-0 (hb); 978-1-107-69518-4 (pb); 978-1-316-05604-2 (eBook). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YgW0kOqCM&feature=youtu.be

•1.11 Why Believe? (London: Continuum, 2009) pp. xvi + 186. ISBN 978-0-8264-9636-2 (hb); 978-1-4411-4305-1 (pb).
[Italian edition: Venezia: Marcianum Press, 2012. ISBN 978-8865121894]

•1.10 Cartesian Reflections: Essays on Descartes’s Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008) xiii + 332 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-922697-9.

•1.9 How to Read Descartes (London: Granta, 2008), 128pp. ISBN 978-1-84708-004-2.
[Turkish edition, Istanbul: Repar Publishing/Runik Kitap, 2021. ISBN 978-625-7757–45-4]
[Chinese edition, Chongqing University Press, 2021]

•1.8 The Spiritual Dimension: Religion, Philosophy and Human Value (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005) xii+186pp. ISBN 978-0-521-84377-4 (hb); 978-0-521-60497-0 (pb).
[Portuguese edition: São Paulo: Loyola, 2008. ISBN 978-85-15-03600-4]

•1.7 On the Meaning of Life (London: Routledge, 2003) x+124pp. ISBN 978-0-415-24799-3 (hb); 978-0-415-24800-0 (pb).
[Korean edition: Seoul: Dongmoonsun, 2005. ISBN 89-8038-520X/ 89-8083-000-3]
[Chinese edition: Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-7-5633-6526-5]

•1.6 Philosophy and the Good Life: Reason and the Passions in Greek, Cartesian and Psychoanalytic Ethics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998) xiii+230pp. ISBN 0-521-47310-1/ 0-521-47890-1.

•1.5 Descartes: Descartes’ Philosophy of Mind. The Great Philosophers Series (London: Orion, 1997) vi+58pp. ISBN 0-753-80205-8. Ebook 9781780221779.
[Spanish edition: Bogota: Norma SA, 1998. ISBN 958-04-4580-X]
[Polish edition: Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Amber, 1999. ISBN 83-7169-798-8]
[Chinese edition: Taiwan: Rye Field Publishing Co., 1999. ISBN 957-708-864-3] [French edition: Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 2000. ISBN 2-02-037455-2]
[Finnish edition: Helsinki: Otava 2001. ISBN 951-1-16179-2]
[Korean edition: Seoul: KCC, 2001. ISBN 89-88804-23-6/ 89-88804-21-X]

•1.4 A Descartes Dictionary (Oxford: Blackwell, 1993) 178pp. ISBN 0-631-17683-7/ 0-631-18538-0.
[Portuguese edition: Rio de Janeiro: Jorge Zahar, 1995. ISBN 85-7110-307-0] [Turkish edition: Istanbul: Sarmal Yayinevi, 1996. ISBN 975-576-006-7]

•1.3 The Rationalists opus: History of Western Philosophy series, volume 4 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988) xii+234pp. Revised edition, 1997. ISBN 0-19-219209-4/ 0-19-289190-1 (pbk).
[Romanian edition, Bucharest: Humanitas, 1998. ISBN 973-28-0803-9]
[Chinese edition, Hong Kong: Lianoing Education, 1999. ISBN 7-5382-5319-X]
[Greek edition, Athens: Stachi Publications, 2000. ISBN 960-8032-33-4/ 960-8032-34-2]
[Greek second edn, Athens: Polytropon, 2003. ISBN 960-8354-05-6]

•1.2 Descartes (Oxford: Blackwell, 1986) ix+171pp. ISBN 0-631-13784-4/ 0-631-15046-3.
[Portuguese edition, Edições 70: Lisbon, 1990]
[Italian edition, Bologna: Il Mulino, 1991. ISBN 88-15-02948-6]
[Spanish Edition, Mexico: Unam, 1995. ISBN 968-36-4072-9]

•1.1 Rationalism (London: Granada, 1984) x+177pp. ISBN 0-586-08439-8. Revised edition, Bristol: Thoemmes, 1997. ISBN 1-85506-524-X.
[Spanish edition, Ariel: Barcelona 1987. ISBN 84-344-1075-3]
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2. Books: editions and translations
•2.9 Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy with Selections from the Objections and Replies, trans. and ed. John Cottingham.
Second edition, updated and with additional extracts from Objections and Replies, Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy Series (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017). liv + 157pp. ISBN 978-1-107-05920-7 (hb); 978-1-107-66573-6 (pb); (also available in eBook).
Original edition, Cambridge University Press, 1986) xxii+120pp. ISBN 978-0-521-32966-8 (hb); 978-0-521-33857-8 (pb). Revised edition for Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy Series with new Introduction, 1996, xlvi+120pp. ISBN: 978-0-521-55252-3 (hb); 978-0-521-55818-1 (pb).

•2.8 Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy with Selections from the Objections and Replies. Facing page Latin-English edition, edited and translated by John Cottingham, with textual and philosophical introductions (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013) xxxvii + 243 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-19138-8 (hb); 978-1-107-57635-3 (pb); (also available in eBook).

•2.7 Western Philosophy: an anthology
Third edition, with revised contents, and including substantially augmented reading lists and additional guidance for students (Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2021). pp. xxxvii + 908pp. ISBN 9781119165729 (pb); 9781119165736 (pdf); 9781119165743 (epub); 9781119165750 (ebook other).
[First edition, (Oxford: Blackwell, 1996) xxiii+626pp. ISBN 978-0-631-18626-7 (hb); 978-0-631-18627-4 (pb). Second edition, revised and augmented (Oxford: Blackwell, 2008) xxxii + 849 pp.  ISBN 978-1-4051-2478-2 (hb); 978-1-4051-2478-2 (pb).]

•2.6 Descartes’ Meditations: Background Source Materials.
Selected texts from sixteenth and seventeenth century authors illustrating the philosophical context of the Meditations. Edited and translated by Roger Ariew, John Cottingham and Tom Sorell (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998) xviii+270pp. [details on CUP website]
ISBN 978-0-521-48126-7 (hb); 978-0-521-48579-1 (pb).

•2.5 Descartes: Selected Philosophical Writings, trans. J. Cottingham, R. Stoothoff and D. Murdoch. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988) xii+242pp.
ISBN 978-0-521-35264-2 (hb); 978-0-521-35812-5 (pb).

•2.4 The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, Volume I, edited and translated from the original Latin and French by John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff and Dugald Murdoch (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985). xii + 418 pp, ISBN 978-0-521-24594-4 (hb); 978-0-521-28807-1 (pb).

•2.3 The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, Volume II, edited and translated from the original Latin and French by John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff and Duglad Murdoch (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985). xi+428pp. ISBN 978-0-521-24595-4(hb); 978-0-521-28808-8 (pb).

•2.2 The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, Volume III: The Correspondence, edited and translated by John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, Dugald Murdoch, and Anthony Kenny (Cambridge University Press, 1991) xviii+412pp.
ISBN 978-0-521-40323-8 (hb); 0-521-42350-2 (pb).

•2.1 Descartes’ Conversation with Burman. Translated from the original Latin with philosophical introduction and commentary. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1976) xl+133pp.
ISBN 0-19-824528-9 (hb); 019-824671-4 (pb).

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3. Books: edited collections
•3.8 Partiality and Impartiality: Morality, Special Relationships, and the Wider World. Edited by Brian Feltham and John Cottingham. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 10+258pp.
ISBN 978-0-19-957995-2

•3.7 Mind, Method, and Morality: Essays in Honour of Anthony Kenny. Edited by John Cottingham and Peter Hacker (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), xv+391pp. ISBN 978-0-19-955612-0 [details on external link]

•3.6 Essays on Derek Parfit’s On What Matters. Edited by Jussi Suikkanen and John Cottingham (Oxford: Blackwell, 2009) . ISBN 978-1-4051-9698-7 [details on external link]

•3.5 The Moral Life. Essays in Honour of John Cottingham, with his replies. Edited by N. Athanassoulis and S. Vice (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007) x+ 120pp. ISBN 978-0-230-52756-0

•3.4 The Meaning of Theism Edited with Foreword by J. Cottingham (also author of one of the essays) (Oxford: Blackwell, 2007) x+ 120pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-5960-9

•3.3 Descartes. Oxford Readings in Philosophy Series. Edited with introduction by J. Cottingham (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) vii+326pp. ISBN 0-19-875183-4/ 0-19-875182-6. [details on external link]

•3.2 Reason, Will and Sensation: Studies in Cartesian metaphysics. Edited with introduction by J. Cottingham (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994) x+333pp. ISBN 0-19-824083-X [details on external link]

•3.1 The Cambridge Companion to Descartes. A collection of critical essays, ed. with introduction by J. Cottingham (also author of one of the essays) (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992) xiii+441pp. ISBN 0-521-36623-2/ 0-521-36696-8.[details on external link]
[Portuguese edition, Aparecida-SP: Editora Idéias & Letras: 2009]
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4. Books: series editorships
•4.1 General editor, Oxford Philosophical Texts series (Oxford University Press):
•4.101 George Berkeley, Principles of Human Knowledge, ed. J. Dancy (1998).
•4.102 George Berkeley, Three Dialogues, ed. J. Dancy (1998).
•4.103 David Hume, An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, ed. T. L. Beauchamp (1998).
•4.104 David Hume, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, ed. T. L. Beauchamp (1999).
•4.105 David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, ed. D. F. & M. J. Norton (2000). •4.106 G. W. Leibniz, Philosophical Texts, ed. R. S. Woolhouse and R. Franks (1998).
•4.107 J. S Mill, Utilitarianism, ed. R. Crisp (1998).
•4.108 Spinoza, Ethics, ed. G. H. R. Parkinson (2000).
•4.109 Immanuel Kant, Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, ed. T. E. Hill Jr. and A. Zweig (2003).
•4.110 Immanuel Kant, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics, ed. G. Zöller (2004).

•4.2 General editor (with Daniel Garber), Cambridge Philosophical Texts in Context series (Cambridge University Press):
•4.21 Descartes’ Meditations: Background Source Materials, ed. R. Ariew, J. Cottingham and T. Sorell (1998).
•4.22 Berkeley’s Principles and Dialogues: Background Source Materials, ed. C. J. McCracken and I. C. Tipton (2000).

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