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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. Love - unconditional, selfless, unchanging, sincere, and totally accepting - is worshipped today as the West's only universal religion. To challenge it is one of our few remaining taboos. The author does just that, dissecting our resilient ruling ideas of love and showing how they are the product of a long and powerful cultural heritage. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187748
ISBN
9780300187748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168229
ISBN
9780231168229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.48
€ 46.96

Hardback. aeo A comprehensive and accessible introduction to one of the twentieth centurya s most original thinkers -- Theodor W. Adorno. aeo Jarvis provides a clear, detailed and broad--ranging account of Adornoa s work which includes Adornoa s contributions to philosophy, social theory, aesthetics, literary criticism, and the philosophy of music. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611785
ISBN
9780745611785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403944184
ISBN
9781403944184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.69

Hardback. This single-volume reference guide covers the most important authors and movements in Continental Philosophy. Editor(s): Glendinning, Dr. Simon. Num Pages: 600 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1D; GBC; HPCB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1302.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748607839
ISBN
9780748607839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.29
€ 175.52

Paperback. Simon Glendinning explores Jacque Derrida's work, from his engagement with the history of metaphysics to his views on law and justice and ethics and politics. Confronting and refuting claims that Derrida was an irresponsible 'postmodernist' or 'nihilist' he instead reveals Derrida's significant contributions to philosophy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192803450
ISBN
9780192803450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. A distinctive reading of Kierkegaard's philosophy of religion Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222824
ISBN
9780253222824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. This book tackles the question of 'how to live' by forcing us to explore our troubling relationship with death. It provides an introduction to the thought of Simon Critchley. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650388
ISBN
9780745650388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.03

Paperback. The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. This book tackles the question of 'how to live' by forcing us to explore our troubling relationship with death. It provides an introduction to the thought of Simon Critchley. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650395
ISBN
9780745650395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.26

Paperback. Simon Critchley's first book, The Ethics of Deconstruction, was originally published to great acclaim in 1992. This edition contains three new appendices and a new preface where Critchley reflects upon the origins, motivation and reception of The Ethics of Deconstruction. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748689323
ISBN
9780748689323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.93

Paperback. Shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices. This book discusses the ideas and approaches of various philosophers, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology, by explaining their place in the Continental tradition. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192853592
ISBN
9780192853592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. This is a text about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. "Think" sets out to explain what they are and why they are important. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 121 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854254
ISBN
9780192854254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Written by the author of the bestselling "Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy", this book explains the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is intended for those who think there are big questions lurking out there, but does not know how to approach them. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378. 8vo. .Good clean copy.First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
OUP USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0289314
ISBN
9780192100245
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. David Hume is generally recognized as the United Kingdom's greatest philosopher, as well as a notable historian and essayist, and a central figure of the Enlightenment. This book describes how Hume can be placed as one of the earliest, and most successful, evolutionary psychologists. Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
118
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080332
ISBN
9781847080332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761865155
ISBN
9780761865155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.39

Hardback. This volume contains the results of the seminar looking at the work, "Traite des Trois Imposteurs". It breaks ground about the Traite, including data about its possible origins and development, the dispersion of manuscripts of it, and its role in anti-religious Enlightenment thought. Editor(s): Berti, Silvia; etc. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 551 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
551
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792341925
ISBN
9780792341925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.99

Hardback. Looks at one of the most outstanding existential-philosophical studies on age and aging. This title includes articles that cover three main issues: gender, ethics, and time. It offers valuable contributions to Beauvoir studies, aging studies, cultural and gender studies, feminist theory, phenomenology, and existential philosophy. Editor(s): Stoller, Silvia. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
De Gruyter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783110279122
ISBN
9783110279122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.69

Paperback. Examines how the difference between monogenist and polygenist accounts of the origin of the human race was reflected in, and helped to shape, Scottish Enlightenment accounts of society's progress through historical stages. Reveals how concepts of race and the role of women were treated by historians, philosophers, and other thinkers. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349296224
ISBN
9781349296224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.29

hardcover. "Originally published in German under the title Die Kreatur, das Heilige, die Bilder." Translator(s): Smith, Chadwick, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804780599
ISBN
9780804780599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

Paperback. "Originally published in German under the title Die Kreatur, das Heilige, die Bilder." Translator(s): Smith, Chadwick, Principal Chief Cherokee Nation. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
273
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804780605
ISBN
9780804780605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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