History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Hardcover. Explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the arguments Scottish philosophers put forward for and against the idea. This book focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HPCD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645329
- ISBN
- 9780748645329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.49
€ 158.49
Hardcover. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Criticism and the Politics of Symptoms. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748650552
- ISBN
- 9780748650552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.65
€ 169.65
Hardcover. Analyses Deleuze's notion of transcendental and genetic Ideas as conditions of creative thought. This title comprises a radical critique of the illusions of representation and a genetic model of thought. It offers a treatment of the Kantian aspects of Deleuze's thought, taking account of Leibniz, Maimon, Lautman and Nietzsche along the way. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676255
- ISBN
- 9780748676255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.56
€ 170.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Aryal, Teaching Assistant Philosophy and Literature Program Yubraj (Purdue University); Cisney, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Vernon W (Gettysburg College); Morar, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Biology Nicolae (University of Oregon). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697694
- ISBN
- 9780748697694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.56
€ 170.56
Paperback. Series: Husserliana: Edmund Husserl - Collected Works. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792307136
- ISBN
- 9780792307136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 436.65
€ 436.65
Hardcover. Presents perspectives into the field of phenomenology/philosophy of life conceived by Tymieniecka. This philosophy reaches to the 'inner workings of Nature' as well as to the innermost recesses of the Human Creative Condition, opening a starting point for philosophy. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341260
- ISBN
- 9780792341260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.25
€ 203.25
Humanities, film studies, and social science scholars will find this book a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature on cinema and its pertinence in contemporary life. Translator(s): Hartz, Alisa. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888021
- ISBN
- 9780801888021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894435
- ISBN
- 9780801894435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.86
€ 93.86
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.35
€ 21.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693874
- ISBN
- 9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.29
€ 29.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. This volume asserts that many philosophical controversies really depend upon whether a particular language should be used. The author explores a "Principle of Tolerance", by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695243
- ISBN
- 9780812695243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.03
€ 35.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. First published in 1982, this is an introduction to St Thomas's moral philosophy. In this revised edition, the basics of Thomistic ethics and teachings are revisited. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208978
- ISBN
- 9780813208978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.18
€ 26.18
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of the moral philosophy of Albert the Great (1200-1280). This book demonstrates that Albert was very concerned to produce a rigorously organized philosophy of moral goodness, and for the most part succeeded in that aim. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813215402
- ISBN
- 9780813215402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.98
€ 97.98
Paperback. Focuses on Edith Stein's later writings and in particular her magnum opus, "Finite and Eternal Being". This book investigates Stein's account of human individuality and her mature philosophical positions on being and essence. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813216829
- ISBN
- 9780813216829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.07
€ 51.07
Hardcover. Brings Josef Pieper's (1904-1997) philosophy into dialogue with that of other important 20th century philosophers and schools of thought. This book discusses subjects including the notion of totalitarianism and the question of what constitutes authentic culture; and the intrinsic value of leisure and its relation to the total world of 'work'. Editor(s): Schumacher, Bernard N. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217086
- ISBN
- 9780813217086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.22
€ 98.22
Hardcover. Identifies the vital elements that contributed to the creation of a widespread interest in natural philosophy, which has been characterized as the 'Great Mother of the Sciences'. This title discusses how natural philosophy emerged in Western Europe in the Middle Ages with Christian religious authorities coming to accept and defend that philosophy. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 355 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217383
- ISBN
- 9780813217383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.44
€ 90.44
Paperback. Translator(s): Selner-Wright, S. C. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813217987
- ISBN
- 9780813217987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.47
€ 29.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wippel, John F. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813218632
- ISBN
- 9780813218632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.30
€ 82.30
Paperback. In this study of the relationship between Boethius and Thomas Aquinas, Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221106
- ISBN
- 9780813221106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813221601
- ISBN
- 9780813221601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.60
€ 90.60