History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
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€ 33.44
€ 46.99
€ 33.44
Hardcover. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357385
- ISBN
- 9781118357385
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Condition: New
€ 99.86
€ 99.86
Paperback. Happy-People-Pills for All explores current theories of happiness while demonstrating the need to develop advanced pharmacological agents for the enhancement of our capacity for happiness and wellbeing. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118357477
- ISBN
- 9781118357477
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Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Hardback. Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. This is a series of new English-language translations of his works helps restore Seneca to his rightful place among the classical writers most widely studied in the humanities. Translator(s): Fantham, Elaine; Hine, Harry M.; Ker, James; Williams, Gareth D. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748320
- ISBN
- 9780226748320
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Condition: New
€ 105.02
€ 105.02
Hardcover. This volume on classical philology includes, among others, the following contributions: Francis Cairns, "Virgil Eclogue 1.1-2: A literary Program?"; John Hunt, "Readings in Apollonius of Tyre"; Alexander Jones, "Geminus and the Isia"; and Peter Knox "Lucretius on the Narrow Road". Editor(s): Segal, Charles; Henrichs, Albert; Higbie, Carolyn; Jones, Christopher; Nagy, Gregory. Series: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 426 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AHA; CF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674379473
- ISBN
- 9780674379473
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.61
€ 51.99
€ 44.61
Hardback. In Hating Empire Properly, Sunil Agnani produces a novel attempt to think the eighteenth-century imagination of the West and East Indies together, arguing that this is how contemporary thinkers Edmund Burke and Denis Diderot actually viewed them. This con Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251803
- ISBN
- 9780823251803
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Condition: New
€ 87.14
€ 87.14
Paperback. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFC; JFSJ1; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 336 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFC; JFSJ1; JMAF. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 22. Weight: 492. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143257
- ISBN
- 9780231143257
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Jean Baudrillard meets Cookie Mueller in this gathering of French theory and new American fiction. Editor(s): Kraus, Chris; Lotringer, Sylvere. Series: Semiotext(E) Journal. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584350125
- ISBN
- 9781584350125
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.15
€ 24.99
€ 17.15
paperback. Series: New Thinker's Library. Num Pages: 122 pages, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851246543
- ISBN
- 9780851246543
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.44
€ 14.99
€ 14.44
Hardback. This work suggests that there is a triune of consciousness formed by the heart and mind, composed of a partnership between reason, will and affection. The author proves the existence of affectivity as a kind of consciousness inseparable from cognition and volition, and shows how affection works. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217717
- ISBN
- 9780823217717
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Condition: New
€ 110.14
€ 110.14
Hardback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPN; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166829
- ISBN
- 9780231166829
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 40.03
€ 54.99
€ 40.03
Paperback. Questioning the role of the human voice within the field of philosophy this text examines philosopher Stanley Cavell's viewpoint, the relation between his pervasive authorial voice and his equally powerful, though less discernible, impulse to produce a set of usable philosophical methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305639
- ISBN
- 9780226305639
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.57
€ 40.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 214 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524085
- ISBN
- 9780929524085
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.27
€ 19.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Peter Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 halftones integrated. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801975
- ISBN
- 9780192801975
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202818
- ISBN
- 9780872202818
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. In this introduction, Beiser covers every major aspect of Hegel's thought. Placing him in the historical context of nineteenth century Germany, the author clarifies the insights and originality of Hegel's philosophy. Series: The Routledge Philosophers. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415312080
- ISBN
- 9780415312080
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Hardback. GWF Hegel has long been considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his work continues to provoke debate in contemporary philosophy. Series: Polity Classic Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745647241
- ISBN
- 9780745647241
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Condition: New
€ 73.18
€ 73.18
Offers an introduction to Hegel's thought that articulates the conceptual unity of the Phenomenology as well as the structure of Hegel's system and the place of the Phenomenology within it. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202825
- ISBN
- 9780872202825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.67€ 41.64
€ 51.67
€ 41.64
paperback. This clear, critical examination, makes Hegels arguments fully accessible. Hegel's system is considered as a whole and examines the wide range of problems that it was designed to solve. Series: Arguments of the Philosophers. Num Pages: 620 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415277198
- ISBN
- 9780415277198
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Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Hardback. Hegel and Feminist Philosophy traces the legacy of Hegel in the work of thinkers such as de Beauvoir, Irigaray and Butler, and also in contemporary debates in feminist ethics and political philosophy. As Hutchings demonstrates, this is an ambivalent legacy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619514
- ISBN
- 9780745619514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50