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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. Ranging from the writings of Augustine, Dante, Descartes and Rousseau, arcane treatises on cabbalism and magic, to the history of the study of language and its origins, this book shows how the late eighteenth-century discovery of a proto-language (Indo-European) for the Aryan peoples was perverted to support notions of racial superiority. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205104
ISBN
9780631205104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. Plato's "Euthyphro", "Apology of Socrates", "Crito" and Aristophanes' "Clouds". 192 pages, bibliography. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight: 270. Translator(s): West, Thomas G.; Starry, Grace.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485749
ISBN
9780801485749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.68

Paperback. A Companion to Ancient Philosophy provides a comprehensive and current overview of the history of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy from its origins until late antiquity. Editor(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Pellegrin, Pierre. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 832 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188340
ISBN
9781405188340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

Paperback. Virginia Held, best known for "Rights and Goods", has made her mark in the fields of ethics, feminist philosophy, and social and political thought. These essays by leading philosophers range over all these areas. Together, they demonstrate the lasting value of Held's work to the field. Editor(s): Haber, Joram Graf; Halfon, Mark S. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684915
ISBN
9780847684915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Rockhill, Gabriel; Gomez-Muller, Alfredo. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231151863
ISBN
9780231151863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43
€ 80.25

Paperback. Considers the work of the most influential postmodern theorists, including Lyotard and Jameson, and offers accounts both of the work of newly emerging theorists and new areas of postmodernist culture which have developed over the years, especially in law, music, dance, spatial theory, ethnography, ecology, and the new technologies. Num Pages: 340 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631200529
ISBN
9780631200529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Macfarland, Joseph C.; Parens, Joshua. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 33. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476815
ISBN
9780801476815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as Arthur P. Urbano argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity. Series: Patristic Monograph Series (Naps). Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221625
ISBN
9780813221625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.82

Paperback. This text brings together articles on the most discussed thinkers in the rationalist movement: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz and Malebranche. These articles address the topics in metaphysics and epistemology that figure most prominently in contemporary work on these philosophers. Editor(s): Pereboom, Derk. Series: Critical Essays on the Classics Series. Num Pages: 388 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689118
ISBN
9780847689118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95

Paperback. This is the second volume of John McDowell's selected papers. These 19 essays collectively report on McDowell's involvement, over more than 20 years, with questions about the interface between the philosophies of language and mind and with issues in general epistemology. Num Pages: 478 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007123
ISBN
9780674007123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.83
€ 49.58

Paperback. This book offers a reinterpretation of Nietzsche's ideas on sex, gender, and sexuality. Nietzsche on Gender: Beyond Man and Woman argues that a closer reading of his texts, letters and notes shows that he was deliberately dismantling dualistic thinking in general. Num Pages: 229 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923208
ISBN
9780813923208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.01

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lewis, Stephen E. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931784
ISBN
9780813931784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.09

Paperback. Seven decades after his death, German Jewish writer, philosopher, and literary critic Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) continues to fascinate readers and influence academic writing, both stylistically and conceptually. This title offers a comprehensive and sophisticated introduction to the oeuvre of this perpetually relevant theorist. Translator(s): Winkler, Michael. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772226
ISBN
9780226772226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816526499
ISBN
9780816526499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.47

Hardcover. A tribute to Jean-Paul Sartre, this volume aims to enhance Sartre scholarship in the English-speaking world. It reflects the depth of Sartre's wide-ranging engagement with the political and cultural issues of his time. It is useful for Sartre scholars, and those who have an interest in modern philosophy, politics, psychology, and literature. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451677
ISBN
9781845451677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.76

Hardback. An examination of Foucault's last thought, centered on his ideas about biopolitics, governmentality, and subjectivity. This volume aims to explain why the politics and policies of neoliberalism are best understood as a "government of life" whose effects and consequences still remain to be fathomed. Editor(s): Lemm, Vanessa; Vatter, Miguel E. Series: Forms of Living (FUP). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823255962
ISBN
9780823255962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Paperback. Explores the significance of human animality in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and covers the animal theme in Nietzsche's corpus as a whole. This book argues that the animal is neither a random theme nor a metaphorical device in Nietzsche's thought. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230280
ISBN
9780823230280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Explores the significance of human animality in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and covers the animal theme in Nietzsche's corpus as a whole. This book argues that the animal is neither a random theme nor a metaphorical device in Nietzsche's thought. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230273
ISBN
9780823230273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Takes stock of the complexities and perspectives that Nietzsche brings to bear on the problem of life's becoming on earth by engaging various interpretative paradigms reaching from existentialist to Darwinist readings of Nietzsche and measuring their continued importance against the standards of the latest advances of scholarship on Nietzsche. Editor(s): Lemm, Vanessa. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy (FUP). Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823262878
ISBN
9780823262878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. A reinterpretation of Kierkegaard's oeuvre based on the notions of repetition, anxiety and contemporaneity. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRA; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349540754
ISBN
9781349540754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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