History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Even admirers of Wittgenstein's work have been puzzled by his last work, "On Certainty". In this book, Rush Rhees shows how Wittgenstein's "On Certainty" concerns logic, language, and reality - topics that occupied Wittgenstein since early in his career. Editor(s): Phillips, Professor D. Z. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405105798
- ISBN
- 9781405105798
Condition: New
€ 142.75
€ 142.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718892739
- ISBN
- 9780718892739
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Condition: New
€ 50.59
€ 50.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Kearney, Richard; Zimmermann, Jens. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161039
- ISBN
- 9780231161039
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Kearney, Richard; Zimmermann, Jens. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161022
- ISBN
- 9780231161022
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€ 102.78€ 78.67
€ 102.78
€ 78.67
Paperback. A series of closely related essays on the philosophical and theological work of Franz Rosenzweig and Emmanuel Levinas. The author describes how they articulated a responsible humanism and a new enlightenment which placed moral obligation to the other above all other human concerns. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 4 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPDC; HPQ; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112756
- ISBN
- 9780226112756
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardback. The style of Wittgenstein's writing in his Philosophical Investigations seems quite peculiar to many readers, and is in many way unlike any other style of writing in the history of philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739100097
- ISBN
- 9780739100097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.54
€ 146.54
Hardback. The founder of American pragmatism, C.S. Peirce lived as an eccentric, but thought as a dedicated communitarian. In this reader, Richard Smyth offers different perspectives on Peirce's work. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684328
- ISBN
- 9780847684328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.40
€ 197.40
Paperback. Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204065
- ISBN
- 9780872204065
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.54
€ 24.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. Part of "What Do We Believe" series, this title looks at the history of an existential approach to the question of being, and traces it through the thought of major thinkers and writers such as Soren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Series: What Do We Believe. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862078635
- ISBN
- 9781862078635
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.35
€ 9.99
€ 8.35
Paperback. An erudite investigation of the philosophical and cultural movement that prioritises individual experience. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840467178
- ISBN
- 9781840467178
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.41
€ 13.99
€ 10.41
Hardback. Richard Capobianco makes the case that the core matter of Heidegger's lifetime of thought was Being as the temporal emergence of all beings and things. Series: New Studies in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649637
- ISBN
- 9781442649637
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Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64
Paperback. Written in a clear and approachable manner, the essays in Engaging Heidegger examine Heidegger's thought in view of ancient Greek, medieval, and Eastern thinking, and they draw out the deeply humane character of his 'meditative thinking.' Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612648
- ISBN
- 9781442612648
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.77
€ 36.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Provides a survey of Greek science, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy, from their roots in myth to the philosophers and Sophists of the fifth century. This title presents a selection of fragments and testimonia, translated by the author, in the context of a thorough and accessible discussion. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841825
- ISBN
- 9781603841825
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.53
€ 32.99
€ 23.53
Paperback. The huge international bestseller that takes you on a journey through your mind and gives you the answers to the big philosophical questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. 352 pages. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and pop culture, this title elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence: What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? It takes you on a journey through the history of philosophy and offers an introduction to research on the brain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight: 292.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849011020
- ISBN
- 9781849011020
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Hardback. * Explores numerous issues and positions in the three most basic areas of Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge, Theory of Value, and Metaphysics. * Identifies and explains the Socratic Method, Running out the Permutations, and Rational Dialogue. * Teaches readers to think through philosophical problems. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219347
- ISBN
- 9780631219347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.97
€ 142.97
Paperback. This volume aims to help the reader acquire a sense of what philosophy is, how it began, why it persists, and how it is related to other fields of study, especially science. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219354
- ISBN
- 9780631219354
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Condition: New
€ 44.29
€ 44.29
Paperback. An account of Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations", interpreting the text as displaying the human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the limits set by culture. The author sees Wittgenstein as a Romantic protagonist pondering on the nature of intentional consciousness. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226203133
- ISBN
- 9780226203133
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was one of the world's most influential, celebrated and controversial thinkers. This collection gathers 23 insightful yet previously difficult to find interviews, ranging over topics as diverse as art, war, technology, globalisation, terrorism and the fate of humanity. Editor(s): Smith, Richard G.; Clarke, David B. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694297
- ISBN
- 9780748694297
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. A comprehensive and in-depth dictionary dedicated to one of the world's most influential and controversial public intellectuals, Jean Baudrillard. Editor(s): Smith, Richard G. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748639212
- ISBN
- 9780748639212
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.32
€ 40.99
€ 33.32
Paperback. Originally published between 1968 and 2009, this collection of 25 pieces includes six interviews translated into English for the first time and a new transcription of a Q&A session with Baudrillard following a lecture he gave in London in 1994, The guiding theme of the collection is Baudrillard's engagement with culture. Editor(s): Smith, Richard G.; Clarke, David B. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF; HPN; HPS; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417785
- ISBN
- 9781474417785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39