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History of Western philosophy

Hardback. Michel Foucault's death in 1984 coincided with the fading away of the hopes for social transformation that characterized the postwar period. In the decades following his death, neoliberalism has triumphed and attacks on social rights have become increasingly bold. Editor(s): Zamora, Daniel; Behrent, Michael C. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501762
ISBN
9781509501762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 52.68

Paperback. An exploration of some of Deleuze's key concepts and an introduction to Deleuze's Cinema books. It takes up Deleuze's idea that the true objects of the theory of cinema are the concepts that cinema generates when understood as a practice of images. Translator(s): Marchetti, Sarin. Series: Deleuze Studies Special Issues. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748697731
ISBN
9780748697731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Offers an introduction to Martin Heidegger's second important work, "Contributions to Philosophy" (From Enowning). This title reflects Heidegger's struggle to think at the edge of words and to bring to language what remains beyond the written or the spoken. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215994
ISBN
9780253215994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Hardback. In this thought-provoking text Danielle Allen eloquently argues that Plato wrote to change Athenian culture and thereby transform Athenian politics. She makes the case that Plato was not only the world's first systematic political philosopher, but also the western world's first think-tank activist and message man. Series: Blackwell-Bristol Lectures on Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334487
ISBN
9781444334487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.65

Paperback. This book examines Bakhtin as a Modernist, "exilic" thinker, engaged with the question of ethical subjectivity, aligned with contemporary Continental philosophers such as Bergson, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas, and positioned at a crossroads of the human sciences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSA; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785839
ISBN
9780804785839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. * an intriguing exploration of the life of Francis Bacon Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080748
ISBN
9781844080748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Everything you need to know about Plato's Republic in one volume. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627790
ISBN
9780748627790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Examining the tools and methods that the Romans employed for their investigations of nature, as well as their cultural, intellectual, political, and religious contexts, the author shows that the Romans had sophisticated and novel approaches to nature, approaches that were empirically rigorous, philosophically rich, and epistemologically complex. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143217
ISBN
9780226143217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. With hand-drawn woodcut-style images, this primer on three-dimensional space takes the reader on a journey into the world of the regular solids, with reference to Plato, Kepler and other famous figures from history who were obsessed with these forms. With detailed appendices, this is a book for specialists and amateurs alike. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HPCA; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 125 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1800
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263395
ISBN
9781904263395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.23

Paperback. Explains why Descartes is usually called the father of modern philosophy. This book provides answers to the puzzling questions that Descartes asked about human beings and their place in the world. It gives a lucid account of Descartes' contributions to modern science, mathematics, and the Philosophy of Mind. Illustrator(s): Garratt, Chris. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160. Very good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0003668
ISBN
9781848311725
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explains how philosophers like Socrates and Pythagoras influenced Plato's thought. This book provides an account of Plato's puzzling theory of knowledge, and explains how this theory then directed his provocative views on politics, ethics and individual liberty. Illustrator(s): Groves, Judy. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 119 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848311770
ISBN
9781848311770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.03

Paperback. Brilliantly written and illustrated Graphic Guide to proto-existentialist and Eeyore of philosophy, Danish writer Soren Kierkegaard Illustrator(s): Zarate, Oscar. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848315150
ISBN
9781848315150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. A classic Introducing title which should be essential reading for any student - whether formally or not - of philosophy Illustrator(s): Mayblin, Bill. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 119 x 13. Weight in Grams: 161.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848315082
ISBN
9781848315082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.03

Paperback. Illustrated guide to the crucial French philosopher who denied bring a philosopher at all Illustrator(s): Zarate, Oscar. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 116 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848312128
ISBN
9781848312128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.77

paperback. Contains articles on almost all aspects of ancient philosophy that include critical notices of major books. This volume features essays on Empedocles, Xenophon, and Socrates, with several on each of Plato and Aristotle. Editor(s): Sedley, David. Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199287451
ISBN
9780199287451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763506090
ISBN
9788763506090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.54

paperback. Editor(s): Boucher, David. Series: Library of Scottish Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907845720
ISBN
9780907845720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Paperback. Philosophical controversies within contemporary critical theory arise largely from questions about the nature, scope and limits of human reason. As the linguistic turn in twentieth-century philosophy has increasingly given way to a sociocritical turn, traditional ideas of 'pure' reason have been left further and further behind. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557861733
ISBN
9781557861733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206039
ISBN
9780253206039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. All That Matters about Existentialism, one of the most important and misunderstood philosophical schools of thought. Series: All That Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473601437
ISBN
9781473601437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

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