History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. In this text, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted and not uncritical description of "muthos" in light of the latter's famous Atlantis story. He also contrasts this sense of myth, as Plato does, with another form of speech which he believed was far superior: the "logos" of philosophy. Editor(s): Naddaf, Gerard. Translator(s): Naddaf, Gerard. Num Pages: 188 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075198
- ISBN
- 9780226075198
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739150771
- ISBN
- 9780739150771
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Condition: New
€ 135.91
€ 135.91
paperback. Plato's "Symposium" - translated here, and with a commentary - is arguably one of the greatest works on the nature of love ever written. It recounts a drinking party following an evening meal, where the guests include Aristophanes, Alcibiades and Socrates. The revellers discuss a variety of topics. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226042756
- ISBN
- 9780226042756
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 57 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 58290th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524566
- ISBN
- 9780929524566
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203860
- ISBN
- 9780872203860
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203877
- ISBN
- 9780872203877
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Condition: New
€ 55.10€ 43.35
€ 55.10
€ 43.35
paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Catholic University America Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780813228242
- ISBN
- 9780813228242
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Condition: New
€ 59.99€ 42.31
€ 59.99
€ 42.31
Paperback. Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417229
- ISBN
- 9780674417229
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.37
€ 27.99
€ 24.37
Paperback. This work is designed for students who are undertaking the serious study of Plato for the first time. It aims to provide a method for engaging with the dialogues as actively as the actual participants are engaged, and discusses the significance of the dramatic and literary form of the dialogues. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSK; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038762
- ISBN
- 9780268038762
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. Surveying many of Platos dialogues from the early, middle, and late Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219790
- ISBN
- 9780813219790
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Condition: New
€ 73.54
€ 73.54
Paperback. Faced with the difficult task of discerning Plato's true ideas from the contradictory voices he used to express them, scholars have never fully made sense of the many incompatibilities within and between the dialogues. In this book, the author explains how these prose dramas cohere to reveal a comprehensive Platonic understanding of philosophy. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007748
- ISBN
- 9780226007748
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. It is an excellent companion to Plato's Dialogues. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897641
- ISBN
- 9780801897641
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Condition: New
€ 76.44
€ 76.44
Translator(s): Arieti, James A.; Barrus, Roger M. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442201330
- ISBN
- 9781442201330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.96
€ 143.96
Hardcover. Plato's Republic is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into Plato's text and restore its universality. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662145
- ISBN
- 9780745662145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.86
€ 58.86
Paperback. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Focus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 59545th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941051569
- ISBN
- 9780941051569
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr College
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524320
- ISBN
- 9780929524320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Hardcover. This work brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions. Editor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038717
- ISBN
- 9780268038717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.43
€ 114.43
Paperback. This work brings together a group of leading experts from Canada, the United States and Europe to examine the reception of Plato's "Timaeus" throughout history, as well as its impact on major intellectual and cultural traditions. Editor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen J. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038724
- ISBN
- 9780268038724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.76
€ 36.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Scholars of the literary aspect of Plato try to reconcile his dialogue form with the expository imperative of philosophical argument. Classicists and philosophers explain this form in terms of rhetorical devices serving didactic goals. David Schur brings literary and classical studies into debate, questioning modern views of Plato's dialogue form. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417212
- ISBN
- 9780674417212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.22
€ 25.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. This text examines the relationship between Plato's conception of the nature of the universe, and his moral and political thought. Cropsey interprets seven of Plato's dialogues here - "Theaetetus", "Euthyphro", "Sophist", "Statesman", "Apology", "Crito" and "Phaedo". Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121222
- ISBN
- 9780226121222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44