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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. Explains why Descartes is usually called the father of modern philosophy. This book provides answers to the puzzling questions that Descartes asked about human beings and their place in the world. It gives a lucid account of Descartes' contributions to modern science, mathematics, and the Philosophy of Mind. Illustrator(s): Garratt, Chris. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160. Very good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0003668
ISBN
9781848311725
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. With hand-drawn woodcut-style images, this primer on three-dimensional space takes the reader on a journey into the world of the regular solids, with reference to Plato, Kepler and other famous figures from history who were obsessed with these forms. With detailed appendices, this is a book for specialists and amateurs alike. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HPCA; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263395
ISBN
9781904263395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Examining the tools and methods that the Romans employed for their investigations of nature, as well as their cultural, intellectual, political, and religious contexts, the author shows that the Romans had sophisticated and novel approaches to nature, approaches that were empirically rigorous, philosophically rich, and epistemologically complex. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143217
ISBN
9780226143217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Everything you need to know about Plato's Republic in one volume. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627790
ISBN
9780748627790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. * an intriguing exploration of the life of Francis Bacon Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080748
ISBN
9781844080748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and positioned at a crossroads of the human sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSA; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785839
ISBN
9780804785839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. In this thought-provoking text Danielle Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334487
ISBN
9781444334487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.65

Hardcover. Analyses Deleuze's notion of transcendental and genetic Ideas as conditions of creative thought. This title comprises a radical critique of the illusions of representation and a genetic model of thought. It offers a treatment of the Kantian aspects of Deleuze's thought, taking account of Leibniz, Maimon, Lautman and Nietzsche along the way. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676255
ISBN
9780748676255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.23

Paperback. An exploration of some of Deleuze's key concepts and an introduction to Deleuze's Cinema books. It takes up Deleuze's idea that the true objects of the theory of cinema are the concepts that cinema generates when understood as a practice of images. Translator(s): Marchetti, Sarin. Series: Deleuze Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697731
ISBN
9780748697731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Michel Foucault's death in 1984 coincided with the fading away of the hopes for social transformation that characterized the postwar period. In the decades following his death, neoliberalism has triumphed and attacks on social rights have become increasingly bold. Editor(s): Zamora, Daniel; Behrent, Michael C. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501762
ISBN
9781509501762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501779
ISBN
9781509501779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.53

Hardcover. Thomas Aquinas's interpretation of Aristotle has formed the backbone of Catholic theology and teaching to this day. This book is an original new study of Aquinas's ideas in two key areas of ethical thought: the will and human action, with important new insights on a range of theological topics as well - including love, sin, and the moral virtues. Series: Oxford Theological Monographs. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198267317
ISBN
9780198267317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.46

Hardback. A reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, this work argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. It rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists". Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125404
ISBN
9780691125404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.95

Paperback. Deleuze is perhaps best known for his influential works in philosophical interpretation; epistemology; metaphysics; and political economy. The essays in this collection explore, uncover, and trace the ethical dimension of Deleuzian philosophy along diverse trajectories and, in so doing, endeavour to reclaim that philosophy as moral philosophy. Editor(s): Smith, Daniel W.; Jun, Nathan J. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Series: Deleuze Connections. 232 pages. Editor(s): Smith, Daniel W.; Jun, Nathan J. Deleuze is perhaps best known for his influential works in philosophical interpretation; epistemology; metaphysics; and political economy. The essays in this collection explore, uncover, and trace the ethical dimension of Deleuzian philosophy along diverse trajectories and, in so doing, endeavour to reclaim that philosophy as moral philosophy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight: 356.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641161
ISBN
9780748641161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars working on Deleuze, this title includes 17 essays by one of the world's leading commentators on the work of Gilles Deleuze. It focuses on the philosophical themes of Deleuze's work. It analyses three important concepts used by Deleuze: the new, univocity, and the clinical. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712. 448 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. Suitable for students and scholars working on Deleuze, this title includes 17 essays by one of the world's leading commentators on the work of Gilles Deleuze. It focuses on the philosophical themes of Deleuze's work. It analyses three important concepts used by Deleuze: the new, univocity, and the clinical. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 26. Weight: 728.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643325
ISBN
9780748643325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474299305
ISBN
9781474299305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.00
€ 30.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Haggerty, Daniel P. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613248737
ISBN
9781613248737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.76
€ 48.84

Hardback. Features essays that are complemented by three studies on, respectively, the import of Husserl's early philosophy of mathematics for the "Logical Investigations", his criticisms of Brentano and modern philosophy in the Appendix, and the significance of the revisions in the second edition of 1913. Editor(s): Dahlstrom, Daniel O. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402013256
ISBN
9781402013256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.87

Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328928
ISBN
9780226328928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Series: American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515062
ISBN
9780742515062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.11

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