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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. A highly accessible introduction for anyone who wants to gain a new perspective on philosophy's biggest thoughts. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780877532
ISBN
9781780877532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. The story of a successful professional woman and a reflection on the meaning of existentialism, this autobiography is an account of a woman's psychological liberation and the development of a personal philosophy. A translator of Sartre, Barnes recounts her battles with publishers and critics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037332
ISBN
9780226037332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. A timeless volume to be read and treasured, The Stone Reader provides an unparalleled overview of contemporary philosophy. Editor(s): Catapano, Peter; Critchley, Simon. Num Pages: 816 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
816
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490712
ISBN
9781631490712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.27

Hardback. This original and provocative engagement with Erasmus' work argues that the Dutch humanist discovered in classical Stoicism several principles which he developed into a paradigm-shifting application of Stoicism to Christianity. Series: Erasmus Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; HPCB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500610
ISBN
9781487500610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.62

Paperback. This systematic analysis of the Stoic school, concentrates on Zeno's "Republic". Using textual evidence, the author examines the Stoic ideals that initiated the natural law tradition of Western political thought. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740065
ISBN
9780226740065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First LP Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970939
ISBN
9780865970939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. In this remarkable work written 50 years ago, Adorno showcases the dangers inherent in modern obsessions with consumption. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415271004
ISBN
9780415271004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Focuses and distills the diverse Emerson and puts his central teachings within the scope of the modern reader. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lindisfarne Books
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0013026
ISBN
9780970109736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. "The Spirit of Utopia", written mostly in 1915-16, published in its first version just after the First World War, republished five years later, 1923, in this version is presented for the first time in English translation. Translator(s): Nassar, Anthony A. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737654
ISBN
9780804737654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. Nancy's The Speculative Remark played a significant role in transforming the practice of philosophy away from system building to analysis of specific linguistic detail. Translator(s): Surprenant, Celine. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737142
ISBN
9780804737142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. This complex and engaging book offers a powerful new explanation of how Enlightenment thinkers came to understand the purposes and the boundaries of rational inquiry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420523
ISBN
9781421420523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.07

Paperback. Soren Kierkegaard is internationally accepted as one of the world's greatest thinkers and is often considered the father of existentialism. This book makes Kierkegaard's often complex and difficult thinking accessible to a wide audience. It sketches a few of the central themes of Kierkegaard's thought. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281059867
ISBN
9780281059867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

hardcover. Translator(s): Schramm, Lenn J. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 712. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761345
ISBN
9780804761345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.58

Paperback. Translator(s): Schramm, Lenn J. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 661. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761352
ISBN
9780804761352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardcover. Analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls 'the fully human soul'. Beginning with Homer's "Iliad", this work lays out the tension within the soul of Achilles between immortality and life. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137964
ISBN
9780226137964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 79.61

Paperback. The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004495
ISBN
9780226004495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437465
ISBN
9780801437465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.04

Paperback. Argues that the Socratic paradoxes are best understood as Socrates' way of combating sophistic views: that no one is willingly just, those who are just and temperate are ignorant fools, and only some virtues (courage and wisdom) but not others (justice, temperance, and piety) are marks of true excellence. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226891736
ISBN
9780226891736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. For the first time, Guy Debord's pivotal work Society of the Spectacle appears in a definitive and authoritative English translation. Translator(s): Nicholson-Smith, Donald; Smith, Donald Nicholson-. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299793
ISBN
9780942299793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

paperback. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, this title argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that should exist between the citizens of a state and that should be the source of sovereign power. From this fundamental premise, it considers issues of liberty and law, as well as freedom and justice. Translator(s): Cranston, Maurice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442014
ISBN
9780140442014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.61

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