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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPL; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 123 x 28. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691164335
ISBN
9780691164335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to the US. Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon's career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. Editor(s): Miller, Thomas P. Series: Landmarks in Rhetoric & Public Address. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334674
ISBN
9780809334674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610168
ISBN
9780815610168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.94

hardcover. Editor(s): Lange, Lynda (Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies, University of Toronto, Canada). Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022000
ISBN
9780271022000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.16
€ 118.74

paperback. An acclaimed translation of one of Marx's most important texts, along with essays discussing its contemporary relevance. Editor(s): Cowling, Mark; Martin, James. Translator(s): Carver, Terrell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745318301
ISBN
9780745318301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. In this reinterpretation of Franz Fanon, Ato Sekyi-Otu ensures the reader's awareness of the formal complexity of Fanon's work. Fanon advocated national liberation and resistance to colonial power in his books, such as "Black Skin, White Masks". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674294400
ISBN
9780674294400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.46

Hardcover. Two Paradigms of Rationality. 634 pages. Sets itself the Herculean task of comparing and reconciling the modern and Platonic concepts of rationality. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 35. Weight: 1206. Translator(s): Adluri, Vishwa.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Camden House
Number of pages
634
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134974
ISBN
9781571134974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.50

hardcover. Includes detailed notes to complement the analysis of religion, and a chronology. The author expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 118 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141395883
ISBN
9780141395883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. Aristotle Metaphysica Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1957
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Greek
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198145134
ISBN
9780198145134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.01

paperback. Exposes the links between the ideas of the past and the social and political cataclysms of our own time: between the Platonic belief in absolute truth and the lure of authoritarianism; and between the eighteenth-century reactionary ideologue Joseph de Maistre and twentieth-century Fascism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
New
SKU
9781845952082
ISBN
9781845952082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. This study examines the work of five key philosophical figures from the 19th and 20th centuries through the lens of their own postmodern readings of Plato. It offers a perspective on the relation between the Western philosophical tradition and the evolving postmodern enterprise. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226993317
ISBN
9780226993317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of the ways in which Anglo--American political theorists have responded to the emergence of a politics of identity in democratic society. It examines the merits and weaknesses of the ideas associated with the major schools and thinkers in contemporary philosophical liberalism. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619057
ISBN
9780745619057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.02

Paperback. A collection of recent essays from the American philosopher and Chair of the Santayana Society. The subjects discussed include the philosophy of travel, the politics of religion, friendship, appearance and reality, and the false steps of philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102773
ISBN
9780231102773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Translator(s): Emilsson, Eyjolfur Kjalar; Strange, Steven K. (Emory University, Atlanta). Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Parmenides Publishing United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930972346
ISBN
9781930972346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

paperback. Unfolds a history of Western metaphysics that is also a history of the legitimation of oppression. This book brings to light the unperceived challenge, by tracing the history of the inscription of domination into the very nature of being as it is conceived by Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, Hobbes, and Locke. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213167
ISBN
9780253213167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

paperback. Translator(s): McMahon, John. Series: Great Books in Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Prometheus United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879756710
ISBN
9780879756710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.07

paperback. Plato's "Symposium" - translated here, and with a commentary - is arguably one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. It recounts a drinking party following an evening meal, where the guests include Aristophanes, Alcibiades and Socrates. The revellers discuss a variety of topics. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226042756
ISBN
9780226042756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

paperback. The issue of private property and the rights it confers remains almost undiscussed in critiques of globalization and free market economics. Yet property lies at the heart of an economic system geared to profit maximization. This text describes the specific and self-consciously explicit manner in which it emerged. Translator(s): Griffiths, Elaine. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFS; JPVH3; KCA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Zed Books London
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0024744
ISBN
9781842774793
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

paperback. Life and Meaning surveys a variety of Philosophical answers to the question, a What makes life worth living?a By collecting readings from a wide range of philosophical history it gives the various perspectives on the value and meaning of life. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. Good copy showing some shelf wear and aging. Pages lightly tanned. Some scoring and underlining throughout the text. Spine intact
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025000
ISBN
9780631157847
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Shows how the seventeenth-century philosopher Spinoza's central philosophical beliefs developed within the context of his own life. This work focuses on the philosopher's attempt to act solely through reason in the face of turbulent personal and national circumstances. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572. Good copy showing light shelf wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pimlico London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0025001
ISBN
9780712666527
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

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