History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us all: lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety; the fear of failure and the pressure to conform. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140276619
- ISBN
- 9780140276619
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Features essays that are the result of reflection in the wake of World War II. These essays comprise a study of surrealism, insisting on its importance as a cultural and social phenomenon with far-reaching consequences. They explain Bataille's links with the surrealist movement, and describe his complex relationship with Andre Breton. Translator(s): Richardson, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD1; DNF; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844675609
- ISBN
- 9781844675609
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Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199252862
- ISBN
- 9780199252862
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Condition: New
€ 53.97
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Hardcover. This text considers the points of contrast between Aristotle's and Augustine's theory of freedom and voluntary action. The author asserts that there are actually three conditions for voluntary action, instead of two, as is usually held. It also examines Aristotle's discussion of akrasia. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Schol, Print UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333625378
- ISBN
- 9780333625378
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Condition: New
€ 144.79
€ 144.79
Paperback. Ayer rejected metaphysical claims about god, the absolute, and objective values as completely nonsensical. First published in 1936 when he was only 24, this work shook the foundations of Anglo-American philosophy and made its author notorious. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186047
- ISBN
- 9780141186047
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 36. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474272704
- ISBN
- 9781474272704
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.78
€ 51.99
€ 36.78
Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 64.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524702
- ISBN
- 9780929524702
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.97
€ 10.99
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Hardback. This book presents an interdisciplinary reading of Central European dissidence during the Cold War. It argues for a view of dissent as an existential search for mutual understanding and recognition, showing how dissidents' ideas contribute to current conversations in political theory and philosophy about thinking and action. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBTW; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137576026
- ISBN
- 9781137576026
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Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415843454
- ISBN
- 9780415843454
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.85
€ 34.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428. Socratic Reflections from Plato to Foucault. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 294 pages. For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This title provides an incisive reevaluation of Socrates' place in the Western philosophical tradition and shows the importance of Socrates for Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Foucault. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DSBB; HPC. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224902
- ISBN
- 9780520224902
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€ 35.99€ 26.16
€ 35.99
€ 26.16
Paperback. Examines the developments in life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology. This book analyzes molecular biopolitics, examining developments in genomics, neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychopharmacology and the ways they have affected racial politics, crime control, and psychiatry. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121918
- ISBN
- 9780691121918
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.13
€ 45.99
€ 33.13
Paperback. This revised edition of Sir Anthony Kenny's classic work on Wittgenstein contains a new introduction which covers developments in Wittgenstein scholarship since the book was first published. * Widely praised for providing a lucid and historically informed account of Wittgenstein's core philosophical concerns. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136556
- ISBN
- 9781405136556
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.74
€ 42.99
€ 42.74
Paperback. The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living and the importance of reason and morality and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless wisdom. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 112
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018812
- ISBN
- 9780141018812
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.34
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Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: DC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Edition
- Rev ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811201841
- ISBN
- 9780811201841
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
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Paperback. Traces the Christian mystical tradition from Plato and Platonism, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Denys the Areopagite, and Augustine, to St John of the Cross. This book also explores the diverse, and often conflicting influences that are to be found in Christian spirituality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199291403
- ISBN
- 9780199291403
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Condition: New
€ 56.64
€ 56.64
Paperback. Deleuze identifies three distinct principal types of 'image movement' and draws upon diverse examples from the work of such major filmmakers as Griffith, Eisenstein, Cassavetes and Altman. Series: Continuum Impacts. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314. The Movement Image. Series: Continuum Impacts. 280 pages, black & white illustrations. Deleuze identifies three distinct principal types of 'image movement' and draws upon diverse examples from the work of such major filmmakers as Griffith, Eisenstein, Cassavetes and Altman. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826477057
- ISBN
- 9780826477057
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Condition: New
€ 69.98€ 53.53
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Hardback. Avrum Stroll investigates the "family resemblances" between that impressive breed of thinkers known as analytic philosophers. In so doing, he grapples with the point and purpose of doing philosophy: What is philosophy? What are its tasks? What kind of information, illumination, and understanding is it supposed to provide if it is not one of the natural sciences? Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112208
- ISBN
- 9780231112208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.31€ 81.43
€ 107.31
€ 81.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199539093
- ISBN
- 9780199539093
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.44
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€ 12.44
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. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042756
- ISBN
- 9780226042756
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.70
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Paperback. Suitable for students who approach Descartes from the point of view of his philosophy of science. Translator(s): Clarke, Desmond M. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140446999
- ISBN
- 9780140446999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65