| Neo-Scholastic Essays
(St. Augustine's Press, 2015)
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"Nicely exhibits Feser's clear writing style and uncommonly strong facility with both the Scholastic and analytic traditions" Travis Dumsday, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Feser has a gift for seeing the heart of a problem, as well as a gift for clear expression and high-quality, fair polemic -- these factors, together, offer the best reasons to read anything written by him" Jamie Spiering, Review of Metaphysics
"[An] extensive achievement... [Feser] furnishes substantial hope for a further productive, and neither dogmatic nor defensive, dialogue between Thomism and analytic philosophy" James Swindal, International Philosophical Quarterly
"Recommended [as an] introduction to Feser's larger [body of] work" Ryan Shinkel, The University Bookman
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| Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction
(Editiones Scholasticae/Transaction Publishers, 2014)
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"Argue[s] unabashedly and very effectively for a full-scale and systematic adoption of Aristotelian-Thomistic metaphysics as a cure for what ails contemporary analytic metaphysics... Feser has done as much as anyone in the past ten years to promote and defend Thomism within mainstream philosophical circles." Alfred Freddoso, John and Jean Oesterle Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame
"Wonderful. [Feser's] a very clear writer [and the book] tells a compelling story." Stephen Mumford, Professor of Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
"An excellent overview... [and] an effective challenge to anyone who would dismiss scholastic metaphysics as irrelevant." William Carroll, Thomas Aquinas Fellow in Theology and Science at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion of the University of Oxford
"A welcome addition for those interested in bringing the concepts, terminology and presuppositions between scholastic and contemporary analytic philosophers to commensuration." Paul Symington, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"One of the most refreshing books I have come across in years... a prime example of a quiet revolution that is taking place whereby the basics of the scholastic tradition are recovered and developed... In Feser's little 'manual,' we have the seeds of something great." Fr. James V. Schall, SJ, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University
"As an analytic metaphysician, I found the book to be very good... Highly recommended." Patrick Toner, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
"One would be hard pressed to find a better introduction... The book could only have been written by someone who has a complete command of the fundamental concepts of scholastic metaphysics, as well as an impressive knowledge of the main currents of modern philosophy." D. Q. McInerny, Review of Metaphysics
"Feser demonstrates a mastery of both the Scholastic tradition he draws upon and the writings of contemporary thinkers" David Goodill, New Blackfriars
"Both as a presentation of many of the central concepts of manualist Thomism and as an introduction to many issues in contemporary metaphysical thought, Feser's book succeeds on several levels. Feser is a clear and engaging writer" Michael Sullivan, Studia Neoaristotelica
"A brilliant new defence of metaphysics... a lively read" Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph
"Page after page, insight after insight piles up -- so many that if you have any philosophical curiosity at all, you simply cannot stop reading." Christopher Morrissey, Catholic World Report
"Feser has earned significant fanfare in recent years for his lucid presentations and defenses of Thomism... The fanfare is well deserved." Brian Besong, New Oxford Review
"Feser is blessed with a clear and entertaining prose style, which makes it all the more enjoyable to engage his philosophical work. I highly recommend this book." Thomas M. Ward, Pro Ecclesia
"Our leading Thomistic philosopher writing in English today." Mark Brumley, President and CEO of Ignatius Press
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| Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013)
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"A really good collection of state-of-the-art essays." William F. Vallicella, Retired Professor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University
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| Aquinas
(Oneworld Publications, 2009)
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"Rigorous and accessible philosophy at its best. Even seasoned Thomists will benefit." Ryan Anderson, First Things
"Superb... [Feser] gives the clearest, most helpful account of the famous Five Ways, the proofs St. Thomas gives for the existence of God, that I've read." R. R. Reno, Professor of Theology, Creighton University
"A breath of fresh air... Feser does yeoman's work in offering a clear and concise presentation of what can be very difficult to understand for the beginner." Francis J. Beckwith, Philosophia Christi
"At last. A concise, accessible, and compelling introduction to Aquinas's thought. Feser shows that Aquinas's philosophy is still a live option for thinkers today." Kelly James Clark, Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College
"Lucid, cogent, and compelling. Required reading." Christopher Kaczor, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University
"Useful and easy to read. Students and scholars will find this highly beneficial." Fulvio di Blasi, President, Thomas International
"Feser is perhaps the best Thomistic philosopher in the USA." Christopher Malloy, Associate Professor of Theology, University of Dallas
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| The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism
(St. Augustine's Press, 2008)
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ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year in Religion
On Booklist Editors' Choice list of best books of 2008
"Really fantastically written... Rare for a philosophy book, really readable and lucid." Ben Shapiro, The Ben Shapiro Show
"Wonderful, wonderful book, that speaks [to]... what has gone wrong with the thinking in our times." Andrew Klavan, The Andrew Klavan Show
"[Feser] has the rare and enviable gift of making philosophical argument compulsively readable... The publisher's blurb tells us that this book has been widely hailed as the strongest argument ever made against the New Atheists. Having read and reviewed quite a number of other similar books, I concur with this judgment." Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement
"Edward Feser... is an immensely talented Aristotelico-Thomistic philosopher, and the pages he devotes to explaining the proofs for the existence of God are as clear, cogent, and convincing as any I’ve ever read (and I’ve read many)." National Review
"With energy and humor as well as transparent exposition, Feser reestablishes the unassailable superiority of classical philosophy." ALA Booklist (starred review)
"Melds philosophic acumen with an acute sense of humor, steadily dismantling the philosophic claims of Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett, and others... a sharp critique of modern philosophical errors." Review of Metaphysics
"Feser is a talented philosopher who can present Christian thought in broad strokes or in fine detail with equal authority... Though I have spent a lifetime teaching and writing about the same matters as this book discusses, I was challenged and instructed on almost every page." Graeme Hunter, Touchstone
"If Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, and Hitchens were at all interested in a serious rebuttal, they now have it." David Oderberg, Professor of Philosophy, University of Reading
"Thoughtful and theologically sophisticated... serious and passionately engaged." Roger Kimball, co-editor and publisher, The New Criterion
"A tour de force that should be in the library of every thinking citizen, believer or unbeliever." Francis J. Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University
"[A] marvelous book... Given faith's urgent need for its preambles, [Feser's] arrival on the scene is a cause for rejoicing." Matthew Levering, The Thomist
"Learned, carefully reasoned, and philosophically astute." J. Budziszewski, Departments of Government and Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, author of What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
"A crushing reply to the string of recent books by the so-called New Atheists... a stunning work." Thomas Woods, author of Meltdown
"A wonderfully clear overview of Thomism." James Kalb, author of The Tyranny of Liberalism
"More than anything else, Feser deserves praise for showing, in a comprehensible way, that philosophy makes sense and remains terribly relevant to how to live well in the world today." National Catholic Register
"Brilliant... I have never seen the topics that Feser discusses presented so clearly... Agree with him or not, anyone who reads The Last Superstition will learn a great deal about philosophy." David Gordon, The Ludwig von Mises Institute
"If [atheists] were willing to dispassionately consider the case for theism that Feser builds here, they would come away from reading this book with their confidence profoundly shaken." Patrick Madrid, Envoy Magazine
"A brilliant, careful analysis." Fr. Kenneth Baker, Homiletic and Pastoral Review
"A document of singular importance. Of all the books written in response to the 'new atheists'... this one has to be counted among the very best." D. Q. McInerny, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly
"Superb... Feser meets his goal of refuting the new atheism on its own terms, convincingly and with panache." Bernard Mulcahy, Nova et Vetera
"Flows with bonhomie and a gusto similar to a ringing oration -- an agreeable volume for picking up and putting down whenever one's earthly existence intrudes on the sublime." New Oxford Review
"Feser's way of doing philosophy is refreshingly red-blooded and virile, not for the philosophically faint of heart." Joseph Trabbic, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Ave Maria University
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Locke
(Oneworld Publications, 2007)
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“A lucid short introduction to this architect of philosophical modernity… Edward Feser is one of the best contemporary writers on philosophy” National Review
"A clear and well-written overview and critique of the whole of Locke's philosophy... will undoubtedly keep Locke scholars busy for some time" Reason Papers
“Excellent… especially illuminating is Feser’s account of the relation between Locke’s liberal political philosophy and his empiricist epistemology and metaphysics” Fred D. Miller, Jr., Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University
“Striking and instructive” Graeme Hunter, Ottawa University
"An outstanding introduction... [and] also a penetrating interpretive work" Joseph Pappin III, Studies in Burke and His Time
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The Cambridge Companion to Hayek
(Cambridge University Press, 2006)
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"A clear, balanced introduction to Hayek's life and thought... Highly recommended" Choice
“Thoroughly informative and stimulating” National Review
“Highly recommended” Journal of Markets and Morality
“The best collection of articles on Hayek assembled to date. All future serious Hayek scholarship will have to incorporate this volume... It is a tour de force” Liberty
"Very good" History of Political Economy
"A good introduction to a fascinating figure" Review of Political Economy
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Philosophy of Mind
(Oneworld Publications, 2005; revised edition 2006)
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"Engaging throughout... Recommended" Choice
“Excellent” William Hasker, Huntington College
“Refreshing, provocative, and important… It should appear on every reading list” David Oderberg, University of Reading
“Splendid… the arguments are engaging and provide a refreshing challenge to some of the conventional assumptions of the field” Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College
“An excellent introduction” John Haldane, University of St. Andrews
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On Nozick
(Thomson-Wadsworth, 2003)
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“Excellent and pleasing” The Independent Review
“Excellent... It is full of good arguments” Journal of Libertarian Studies
“Fast-paced, accessible, and readable... impressive... erudite” Journal of Ayn Rand Studies
“Presents Nozick's views with intellectual honesty” Journal of Markets and Morality
“Feser [exhibits] considerable abilities of exposition and argument” The Mises Review
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