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History of Western philosophy
Hardback. What does the study of Plato s dialogues tell us about the modern meaning of sex ? How can recent developments in the philosophy of sex and gender help us read these ancient texts anew? Plato and Sex addresses these questions for the first time. Series: Feminist Revision. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626406
- ISBN
- 9780745626406
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€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. To what extent does our social existence determine who we are? What is the meaning of sexuality for human existence? This work explores the philosophical basis of Simone de Beauvoir's reflections on these and other questions, from her early moral period, through her post-war philosophical crisis, to the polymathic studies of her mature thought. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078741
- ISBN
- 9781862078741
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€ 9.99€ 8.40
€ 9.99
€ 8.40
Paperback. Offers views on topics such as mind/body, epistemology, and freedom/determinism. Translator(s): Goldblum, Naomi. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202658
- ISBN
- 9780872202658
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€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. This book seeks to explain the critiques of humanism and the "negative" philosophical anthropologies that dominated mid-century philosophy and traces the appearance of a new, non-humanist atheism in twentieth-century French thought. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762991
- ISBN
- 9780804762991
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€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. Translator(s): Stone, Will. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782271031
- ISBN
- 9781782271031
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€ 16.99€ 12.16
€ 16.99
€ 12.16
Paperback. This is the first major intellectual biography of Adorno, one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, that brings together for the first time his work, life, and historical context. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 648 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1076.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631097
- ISBN
- 9780745631097
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€ 31.99€ 31.85
€ 31.99
€ 31.85
Paperback. A guide to the musical discourse of ten of the most important German philosophers, from Kant to Adorno. Each chapter consists of a short biographical sketch of the philosopher concerned, a summary of his writings on aesthetics, and finally a detailed exploration of his thoughts on music. Editor(s): Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz; Furbeth, Oliver. Translator(s): Gillespie, Susan H. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768380
- ISBN
- 9780226768380
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€ 52.99€ 40.28
€ 52.99
€ 40.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935408352
- ISBN
- 9781935408352
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€ 36.99€ 26.95
€ 36.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Discusses the reception and influence of the work, which occupies a niche between philosophy and literary studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195131079
- ISBN
- 9780195131079
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€ 81.04
€ 81.04
paperback. Nietzsche characterised the philosopher as the man of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow - a description befitting Stanley Cavell, with his long-time interest in freedom in the face of an uncertain future. This volume is a collection of essays on performative language and on performances in which the question of freedom is the underlying concern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674022324
- ISBN
- 9780674022324
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€ 38.99€ 32.61
€ 38.99
€ 32.61
Hardback. This work is Stanley Cavell's definitive expression on Emerson. The sustained effort of 30 years of labour is drawn together here for the first time into a single volume, which also contains two previously unpublished essays and an introduction by Cavell that reflects on this book and its history. Editor(s): Hodge, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745420
- ISBN
- 9780804745420
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Condition: New
€ 136.07
€ 136.07
Paperback. * Addresses European and Anglo--American philosophical traditions -- which is a growth area* Deals with Derrida and a long standing controversy regarding his work* Cavell is a cult figure in the US and has his own following: eg. Stephen Mulhalla s recent OUP book about him. . Series: Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192718
- ISBN
- 9780631192718
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€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Paperback. In these three lectures, Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; DSB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098210
- ISBN
- 9780226098210
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
€ 31.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. A collection of lectures that examine such authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Wordsworth, and Coleridge to show that romanticism and American transcendentalism represent a serious philosophical response to the challenge of skepticism that underlies the writings of Wittgenstein and Austin on ordinary language. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098180
- ISBN
- 9780226098180
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€ 32.99€ 25.66
€ 32.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. Explains how language modifies human existence, looking specifically at the culture of Wittgenstein's writings. In this title, the author draws on Emerson, Thoreau, and many others to make his case that Wittgenstein can indeed be viewed as a "philosopher of culture". Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037387
- ISBN
- 9780226037387
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€ 25.99€ 20.95
€ 25.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097886
- ISBN
- 9780226097886
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
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Paperback. This work is Stanley Cavell's definitive expression on Emerson. The sustained effort of 30 years of labour is drawn together here for the first time into a single volume, which also contains two previously unpublished essays and an introduction by Cavell that reflects on this book and its history. Editor(s): Hodge, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745437
- ISBN
- 9780804745437
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€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. This book--which presents a course of lectures Cavell presented several times toward the end of his teaching career at Harvard--links masterpieces of moral philosophy and classic Hollywood comedies to fashion a new way of looking at our lives and learning to live with ourselves. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018181
- ISBN
- 9780674018181
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.73
€ 38.99
€ 32.73
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of the moral philosophy of Albert the Great (1200-1280). This book demonstrates that Albert was very concerned to produce a rigorously organized philosophy of moral goodness, and for the most part succeeded in that aim. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215402
- ISBN
- 9780813215402
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Condition: New
€ 92.77
€ 92.77
Hardback. Translator(s): Ballan, Joseph N. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151047
- ISBN
- 9780231151047
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Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 78.05
€ 103.49
€ 78.05