History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Hardback. In this collection of writings, French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville's analysis of democracy, the political role of Christianity, the nature of totalitarianism and the future of the nation-state. Editor(s): Mahoney, Daniel J.; Seaton, Paul. Translator(s): Mahoney, Daniel J.; Seaton, Paul. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690879
- ISBN
- 9780847690879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.75
€ 155.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Knuuttila, Professor Simo. Series: Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401078122
- ISBN
- 9789401078122
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Condition: New
€ 323.33
€ 323.33
Paperback. This volume features a broad range of selections from important but seldom anthologized works in the philosophy of psychology, natural science, morality, politics and religion. Editor(s): Emmanuel, Steven M.; Goold, Patrick (Virginia Wesleyan College USA). Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214212
- ISBN
- 9780631214212
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Condition: New
€ 57.09
€ 57.09
Hardcover. Through a series of rigorous encounters with key critical figures, this monograph argues that modern thought is, in a double sense, the thought of pain. It offers a systematic account of the modern European tradition's relationship to the question of pain and suffering, and new interpretation of "ethics" and "evil". Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPN; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692415
- ISBN
- 9780748692415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.98€ 102.99
€ 106.98
€ 102.99
Hardback. Modernism as a Philosophical Problem, 2e presents a new interpretation of the negative and critical self--understanding characteristic of much European high culture since romanticism and especially since Nietzsche, and answers the question of why the issue of modernity became a philosophical problem in European tradition. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214137
- ISBN
- 9780631214137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. Modernism as a Philosophical Problem, 2e presents a new interpretation of the negative and critical self--understanding characteristic of much European high culture since romanticism and especially since Nietzsche, and answers the question of why the issue of modernity became a philosophical problem in European tradition. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214144
- ISBN
- 9780631214144
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Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. Modernity and Identity is a groundbreaking collective work which announces a radical new departure within contemporary debates on modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Friedman, Jonathan. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175865
- ISBN
- 9780631175865
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Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
paperback. "[A] uniquely constructive dialogue which brings into focus the principal epistemological, ethical, and political issues.."-International Philosophical Quarterly Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213450
- ISBN
- 9780823213450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. "[A] uniquely constructive dialogue which brings into focus the principal epistemological, ethical, and political issues.."-International Philosophical Quarterly Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213443
- ISBN
- 9780823213443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.46
€ 105.46
Hardcover. Two Paradigms of Rationality. 634 pages. Sets itself the Herculean task of comparing and reconciling the modern and Platonic concepts of rationality. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 35. Weight: 1206. Translator(s): Adluri, Vishwa.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Number of pages
- 634
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134974
- ISBN
- 9781571134974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.02
€ 146.02
Paperback. This work proposes a new view of modernity, arguing that although it may variously be associated wtih the Renaissance, the discovery of the New World and other significant ruptures with primitive or premodern society, modernity fails as an idea if it only defines itself against what it replaces. Series: Richard Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919669
- ISBN
- 9780813919669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.11
€ 34.11
Paperback. In this collection of essays, Leszek Kolakowski delves into some of the most intellectually vigorous questions of our time. Translator(s): Czerniawski, Stefan; Freis, Wolfgang; Kolakowska, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450469
- ISBN
- 9780226450469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560. Homer, Philosophy, Tragedy. 384 pages. An original theory that connects the development of coinage to the origins of rational philosophy in ancient Greece. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 23. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521539920
- ISBN
- 9780521539920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
hardcover. Examines the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. Based on readings of canonical literary and philosophical texts, the author explores how this confluence led to a rich cross-fertilization between economic and literary thought in Germany between 1770-1850. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988368
- ISBN
- 9780295988368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
paperback. Investigates the discourses of aesthetics and philosophy alongside economic thought, arguing that their domains are not mutually exclusive. This book documents the extent to which economics influenced literature and philosophy and the surprising degree to which literature and philosophy participated in the creation of modern economic paradigms. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBF; HPCD; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295988375
- ISBN
- 9780295988375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. Translator(s): Stone, Will. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782271031
- ISBN
- 9781782271031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.30
€ 16.99
€ 12.30
Paperback. Fifteen experts on topics like mythology, Buddhism, feminism, logic, ethics, and the philosophy of science bring their expertise to bear on Monty Python movies. This volume follows the same hit format as the other titles in this series and explains all the philosophical concepts in laymen's terms. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695939
- ISBN
- 9780812695939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.71
€ 31.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. * A collection of cutting edge articles by leading figures in the field of virtue theory including Guy Axtell, Julia Driver, Antony Duff and Miranda Fricker. * The first book to combine papers on both virtue ethics and virtue epistemology. * Deals with key topics in recent epistemological and ethical debate. . Editor(s): Brady, Michael; Pritchard, Duncan. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108782
- ISBN
- 9781405108782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.26
€ 28.26
Hardback. Rejecting a morality based on religious sanctions and appeals to a spiritual order of being, David Hume advocated a wholehearted immersion in worldliness. Contemtus mundi is replaced with amor mundi, an orientation that Hume saw as fostering virtue and socially beneficial relationships. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133677
- ISBN
- 9780874133677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.07
€ 118.07
Paperback. Essays on a central topic in ethical theory from Kant, Mill, Bradley, and Ross to recent work by Foot, Hare, Nagel, van Fraasen, and others. Editor(s): Gowans, Christopher W. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195042719
- ISBN
- 9780195042719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.92
€ 99.92