History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. In this work philosopher Wolfgang Iser offers a fresh perspective on questions such as why do human beings need fictions? And why do human beings need to interpret, despite the fact that complete interpretation is unattainable? Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119030
- ISBN
- 9780231119030
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€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. In this work philosopher Wolfgang Iser offers a fresh perspective on questions such as why do human beings need fictions? And why do human beings need to interpret, despite the fact that complete interpretation is unattainable? Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119023
- ISBN
- 9780231119023
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€ 108.20€ 82.11
€ 108.20
€ 82.11
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145497
- ISBN
- 9780231145497
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€ 36.99€ 27.21
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€ 27.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484636
- ISBN
- 9780801484636
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€ 31.99€ 30.21
€ 31.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Concerned with the rationality and plausibility of the Muslim faith and the Qur'an, and in particular how they can be interrogated and understood through Western analytical philosophy. This title also explores how Islam can successfully engage with the challenges posed by secular thinking. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRAB; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415437837
- ISBN
- 9780415437837
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Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
Hardback. The father of existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a philosopher who could write like an angel. Drawing from the authoritative Princeton editions of Kierkegaard's writings, this book presents a selection of his wit and wisdom, as well as a stimulating introduction to his life and work. Editor(s): Marino, Gordon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: GBCQ; HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155302
- ISBN
- 9780691155302
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86
Hardback. * An engaging and accessible introduction to philosophy * Relates the big philosophical questions to the problems in our everyday lives * Written by Spaina s most famous philosopher. Has sold extremely well in Spain (over 70 000 copies) and throughout Europe. . Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626284
- ISBN
- 9780745626284
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€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Paperback. Discusses both the role and meaning of sacrifice in our lives. This book explores the religious and ethical issues that sacrifice entails. It considers the views of Hegel, Schelling, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Bataille, Lacan, Levinas, Blanchot, Irigaray, Derrida, and more. It affords a philosophical treatment of the question of sacrifice. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217691
- ISBN
- 9780253217691
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€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
paperback. Based on papers delivered at a conference, this volume probes different issues confronting Christian philosophy at the brink of the 21st century. Together with excerpts from the question and answer session, each paper and the concluding round table discussion are presented in distinct sections. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPCF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219827
- ISBN
- 9780823219827
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. In both science and philosophy, the twentieth century saw a radical breakdown of certainty in the human worldview. Quantum theorist Stig Stenholm presents Bohr and Wittgenstein as central figures undertaking the necessary replacement of apparent order and certainty with an understanding based on limited concepts in constant flux. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729105
- ISBN
- 9780198729105
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€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Paperback. A history that has never been told before: the story of the global search for moral truth. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848874817
- ISBN
- 9781848874817
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Phanes Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933999510
- ISBN
- 9780933999510
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€ 33.99€ 28.92
€ 33.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. We think of the Enlightenment as an era dominated by ideas of progress, production, and industry - not an era that favored the lax and indolent individual. But was the Enlightenment only about the unceasing improvement of self and society? This title examines moral, political, and economic treatises of the period. Translator(s): Gage, Jennifer Curtiss. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149271
- ISBN
- 9780691149271
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€ 52.92€ 41.90
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Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474409025
- ISBN
- 9781474409025
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Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.56
€ 105.84
€ 101.56
Paperback. Drawing upon Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault and Althusser, this work offers a theory of subject formation that illuminates as ambivalent the psychic effects of social power. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728126
- ISBN
- 9780804728126
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€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. Isaiah Berlin was one of the leading thinkers of the century, and one of the finest writers. This title selects some of the best of his essays. It encapsulates the principal movements that characterise the modern age: romanticism, historicism, Fascism, relativism, irrationalism and nationalism. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099582762
- ISBN
- 9780099582762
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.67
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Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761813873
- ISBN
- 9780761813873
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Condition: New
€ 132.42
€ 132.42
Hardcover. This accessible new book provides a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the defining problems of contemporary philosophy. Its unique feature is to focus on problems that cut across the established divide between analytic and continental philosophical traditions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670294
- ISBN
- 9780745670294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback. Rejecting the current conflation of distraction with diversion, this book presents the first genealogy of the concept from Aristotle to Kafka, Heidegger, and Benjamin's early twentieth-century use of distraction to revolutionize the humanities. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786874
- ISBN
- 9780804786874
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
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€ 29.14
Hardback. Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the 4th century A D. This work focuses on the culture of Constantinople and the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. It provides a resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; CFG; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218215
- ISBN
- 9780520218215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21€ 52.49
€ 68.21
€ 52.49