History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462650
- ISBN
- 9781349462650
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Condition: New
€ 65.72
€ 65.72
Paperback. Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter to mainstream thinking, he demonstrates how a group of philosophe-revolutionnaires provided the intellectual powerhouse of the French Revolution, and how their ideas connect with modern Western democracy. Num Pages: 1088 pages, 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668090
- ISBN
- 9780199668090
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Condition: New
€ 36.12
€ 36.12
Paperback. Actions and Objects, which treats the literature and philosophy of action during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, engages key past and current debates about consciousness, materialism, and mental causation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770521
- ISBN
- 9780804770521
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618791
- ISBN
- 9780745618791
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Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
paperback. "Vanity Fair" has declared the Age of Irony over. Joan Didion has lamented that Obama s United States is an irony-free zone." Here Jonathan Lear argues that irony is one of the tools we use to live seriously, to get the hang of becoming human. It forces us to experience disruptions in our habitual ways of tuning out of life, but comes with a cost. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416888
- ISBN
- 9780674416888
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
Paperback. In this 1988 book, Professor Lear introduces Aristotle's philosophy and guides us through the central Aristotelian texts. Num Pages: 342 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2CSR; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 19th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521347624
- ISBN
- 9780521347624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.34
€ 35.99
€ 35.34
Paperback. Separated by millennia, Aristotle and Sigmund Freud both offered disparate pictures of the human condition. This book analyzes these thinkers' theories of human behaviour in terms of a higher principle - whether happiness or death, and concludes that neither can govern "the remainder of life". Series: The Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006744
- ISBN
- 9780674006744
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Condition: New
€ 50.48€ 47.63
€ 50.48
€ 47.63
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPC. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027418
- ISBN
- 9780141027418
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415665407
- ISBN
- 9780415665407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Hardback. A presentation of Solovyov's central teaching and an analysis of his treatment of the non-Christian religions, Buddhism and Taoism in particular. The book will be of interest to students of comparative religion, theology, philosophy and Russian intellectual history. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRE; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333435953
- ISBN
- 9780333435953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Hardback. Starting with a chapter centered on Plato, but also discussing the pre-Socratics as well as Aristotle, this book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes, Locke, and Hume, and then continues with chapters on Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149004
- ISBN
- 9780691149004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Deleuze and Collaborative Writing Series: Complicated Conversation. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: CJCK; HPCF3; HPK; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433113185
- ISBN
- 9781433113185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472526625
- ISBN
- 9781472526625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.10
€ 35.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive 'who's who' guide to medieval philosophers. This title contains a mix of essays providing historical context followed by 140 alphabetically arranged entries on individual thinkers. It spans the history of medieval philosophy from the fourth century AD to the fifteenth century. Editor(s): Gracia, Jorge; Noone, Timothy B. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; 3H; GBC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216735
- ISBN
- 9780631216735
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Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardcover. The first substantial English-language introduction to Plessner's philosophical anthropology. Num Pages: 498 pages, 0 black and white; 4 full color. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 42. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646347
- ISBN
- 9789089646347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.41
€ 203.41
Paperback. Setting the stage with a selection of readings from important 19th century philosophers, this title on truth puts in conversation some of the main philosophical figures from the 20th century in pragmatist traditions. It focuses on the value or normativity of truth through exposing the dialogues between different schools of thought. Editor(s): Medina, Jose; Wood, David. Series: Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115506
- ISBN
- 9781405115506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Social upheaval in early 20th-century Europe is the historical setting for this study by Spanish philosopher, Jose Ortega y Gasset. In print since 1932, Ortega's vision of Western culture is of society sinking to its lowest common denominator and drifting toward chaos. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co New York
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393310955
- ISBN
- 9780393310955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874627503
- ISBN
- 9780874627503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. Augustine's christianization of Plato and Thomas Aquinas' of Aristotle provided the two main foundations of medieval Judeo- Christian philosophy. This book shows that Greek scepticism played a similar role in the development of a major strand of modern religious thought. It is suitable for scholars interested in Pascal, Kierkegaard and Shestov. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333814
- ISBN
- 9780792333814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.84
€ 130.84
Hardback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022745
- ISBN
- 9780253022745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06