History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Takes issue with those who would reduce citizenship to community involvement or to political participation for its own sake. This book argues that we need to place more value on a form of conscientious, moderately alienated citizenship invented by Socrates. one that is critical in orientation and dissident in practice. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086934
- ISBN
- 9780691086934
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€ 53.48€ 42.24
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€ 42.24
Hardback. Examines how English writers from the Elizabethan period to the Restoration transformed and contested the ancient ideal of the virtuous mean. This book argues that English authors used the ancient schema of means and extremes in innovative and contentious ways hitherto ignored by scholars. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090283
- ISBN
- 9780691090283
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€ 140.23€ 105.41
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Hardback. Produced by Copenhagen's Soren Kierkegaard Research Centre, this volume, the first of an eleven-volume series, offers an insight into Kierkegaard's inner life. In addition to early drafts of his published works, it also contains his thoughts on events and philosophical and theological matters and ideas for future literary projects. Editor(s): Kirmmse, Bruce H.; Cappelorn, Niels Jorgen; Hannay, Alastair; Pattison, Professor George; Stewart, Dr. Jon. Series: Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks. Num Pages: 616 pages, 9 tables. 4 maps. 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DND; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 257 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1298.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092225
- ISBN
- 9780691092225
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€ 279.90
€ 279.90
Hardback. A translation, with running commentary, of what is perhaps the most important short piece of Hegel's writing - "Phenomenology of Spirit". This book offers an explanation of the text and elucidates difficult issues in Hegel, making his claims and intentions intelligible to the beginner while offering insights to the scholar and advanced student. Translator(s): Yovel, Yirmiyahu. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120522
- ISBN
- 9780691120522
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€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
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Paperback. What is the nature of a conceptual scheme? Are there alternative conceptual schemes? If so, are some more justifiable or correct than others? This book explores Wittgenstein's views on these questions. It interprets his conception of grammar as a generalized version of Kant's transcendental idealist solution to a puzzle about necessity. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJBG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123912
- ISBN
- 9780691123912
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€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Offers insight into what, in Plato's view, is the central problem of life: the mortal propensity to adopt defective ways of answering the question of how to live well. This book seeks to explicate the meaning of Plato's central claim - that "only philosophy can save us." Series Editor(s): George, Robert P. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124384
- ISBN
- 9780691124384
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€ 71.30€ 55.42
€ 71.30
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Hardback. A reinterpretation of Greek scientific thought before Socrates. Focusing on the scientific tradition of philosophy, this work argues that Presocratic philosophy is not a mere patchwork of different schools and styles of thought. It rejects the common interpretation of the early Ionians as "material monists". Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125404
- ISBN
- 9780691125404
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Condition: New
€ 109.95
€ 109.95
Paperback. Presents an approach to a debate about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: whether it coherently argues that the best life for humans is one devoted to a single activity, namely philosophical contemplation. This book argues that in Aristotle's view, we may act for the sake of an end not just by instrumentally bringing it but also by approximating it. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126265
- ISBN
- 9780691126265
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€ 46.99€ 33.72
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Hardback. Presents a collection of papers in ancient moral philosophy. This book interprets Aristotle's ethical theory as a response to Protagoras. It ranges from a literary study of Homer's influence on Plato's Protagoras to analytic studies of Aristotle's metaphysics and his ideas about deliberation. Editor(s): Burnyeat, Myles. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131238
- ISBN
- 9780691131238
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Condition: New
€ 77.24€ 59.46
€ 77.24
€ 59.46
Hardback. Argues that Immanuel Kant's entire philosophy - including his moral philosophy, aesthetics, and teleology, as well as his metaphysics - can fruitfully be read as an engagement with David Hume. This book describe and assesses Hume's influence throughout Kant's philosophy. It shows where Kant agrees or disagrees with Hume. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134390
- ISBN
- 9780691134390
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Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.82
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Paperback. Presents a commentary on - and reinterpretation of - the founding work of modern philosophy, "Descartes' Meditations". This title provides a reading of the text, giving an account of the positions against which Descartes was reacting, and revealing anew the unity, meaning, and originality of the Meditations. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135618
- ISBN
- 9780691135618
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€ 46.99€ 33.68
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Paperback. Illustrates the significance of linguistic concerns for a broad range of philosophical topics - including the relationship between language and thought; the objects of belief, assertion, and other propositional attitudes; the distinction between metaphysical and epistemic possibility; and, the nature of necessity, actuality, and possible worlds. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136837
- ISBN
- 9780691136837
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€ 65.36€ 50.79
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Hardback. Descartes' works are often treated as a unified, unchanging whole. This book argues that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works - and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138893
- ISBN
- 9780691138893
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€ 65.36€ 51.18
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Hardback. Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55) published an extraordinary number of works during his lifetime, but he left behind nearly as much unpublished writing, most of which consists of what are called his "journals and notebooks." This title includes Kierkegaard's extensive notes on lectures. Editor(s): Cappelorn, Niels Jorgen; Hannay, Alastair; Kangas, David J.; Kirmmse, Bruce H.; Pattison, Professor George; Rumble, Vanessa; Soderquist, K. Brian. Series: Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks. Num Pages: 864 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 198 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1678.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138930
- ISBN
- 9780691138930
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Condition: New
€ 218.66€ 161.97
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Hardback. Thomas Hobbes remains one of the most controversial of early modern philosophers, and debates persist about the interpretation of many of his ideas, particularly his views about natural law and natural right. This book argues that these two concepts are the twin foundations of the entire structure of Hobbes's moral and political thought. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139807
- ISBN
- 9780691139807
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€ 54.99€ 39.54
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Paperback. Kierkegaard's authorship begins, as it was destined to end, with polemic. Kierkegaard's first published article touches on the theme of women's emancipation, and the other articles from his student years deal with freedom of the press. This work covers the young Kierkegaard's works from 1834 through 1838. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140728
- ISBN
- 9780691140728
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€ 54.99€ 39.64
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Paperback. Includes the last of seven works signed by the author. This title both complements and stands in contrast to the author's pseudonymously published "Stages on Life's Way". Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140742
- ISBN
- 9780691140742
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€ 40.99€ 29.15
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Paperback. "The Corsair Affair" has been called the 'most renowned controversy in Danish literary history'. This volume contains the documents relevant to this dispute, and a historical introduction that recapitulates the sequence of events surrounding the controversy. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140759
- ISBN
- 9780691140759
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€ 54.99€ 39.54
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Paperback. After deciding to terminate his authorship with the pseudonymous "Concluding Unscientific Postscript", Kierkegaard composed reviews as a means of writing without being an author. This work comments on the Danish novel "Two Ages", which contrasts the mentality of the age of the French Revolution with that of the subsequent epoch of rationalism. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140766
- ISBN
- 9780691140766
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€ 37.99€ 27.32
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Paperback. Offers a discussion of double-mindedness and ethical integrity. This work shows an inverted qualitative difference between the learner and the teacher. It explores how joy can come out of suffering. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140773
- ISBN
- 9780691140773
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54