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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. Collects essays that offer an introduction to the author's work through an investigation of Foucault's notion of the apparatus, a meditation on the intimate link of philosophy to friendship, and a reflection on contemporariness, or the singular relation one may have to one's own time. Translator(s): Kishik, David; Pedatella, Stefan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762304
ISBN
9780804762304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. A magisterial mappa mundi of the terrain that Pierre Hadot has so productively worked for decades, this ambitious book revises our view of ancient philosophy - and in doing so, proposes that we change the way we see philosophy itself. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013735
ISBN
9780674013735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint of original Am. Edtn.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202955
ISBN
9780872202955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. This book includes interpretive essays by historians and philosophers, which examine the origins of eighteenth-century debate on Enlightenment and explore its significance for the present. Editor(s): Schmidt, James. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520202269
ISBN
9780520202269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415254045
ISBN
9780415254045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816666157
ISBN
9780816666157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.43

Hardback. In this collection of original essays, the intersection of philosophy and social theory is examined from a variety of viewpoints, some from the interpretative side of the discipline, and others from within the camp of formal and mathematical modelling. Editor(s): Sica, Professor Alan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209546
ISBN
9780631209546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.52

Paperback. An innovative and wide ranging collection of original essays by todaya s leading social theorists aiming to clarify the current uses being made of philosophical ideas in the creation of social thought. Editor(s): Sica, Professor Alan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209553
ISBN
9780631209553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009586
ISBN
9780253009586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009548
ISBN
9780253009548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardback. What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442205512
ISBN
9781442205512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.22

Hardback. What is truth? What value should we see in or attribute to it? The war over the meaning and utility of truth is at the center of contemporary philosophical debate, and its arguments have rocked the foundations of philosophical practice. This book presents the authors' radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140140
ISBN
9780231140140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages. Translator(s): Farndell, Arthur. Series: Commentaries by Ficino on Plato's Writings. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832574
ISBN
9780856832574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.18

Paperback. This present study began as the author's extension and application of ideas from Whitehead's work to the subject of education, using a chapter from Whitehead's book Science and the Modern World and a pamphlet, The Rhythm of Education as the starting point. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819184849
ISBN
9780819184849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.99

Hardback. Pierfrancesco Basile looks at myths: where they came from and why Whitehead rejects them. In doing so, Basile makes it possible to grasp the main concepts of Whitehead's process metaphysics - especially the crucial notion that being and power are one and the same - and how it is rooted in the modern philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474404143
ISBN
9781474404143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.00
€ 103.50

Paperback. The huge international bestseller that takes you on a journey through your mind and gives you the answers to the big philosophical questions. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. 352 pages. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, history, and pop culture, this title elucidates the questions at the heart of human existence: What is truth? Does life have meaning? Why should I be good? It takes you on a journey through the history of philosophy and offers an introduction to research on the brain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPC; PDZ. Dimension: 199 x 153 x 23. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849011020
ISBN
9781849011020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. These essays examine a crucial premise of traditional readings of Plato's dialogues: that Plato's own philosophical dialogues can be read off the statements made in the dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The text argues that no character should be read as Plato's mouthpiece. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847692187
ISBN
9780847692187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.85

Paperback. These essays examine a crucial premise of traditional readings of Plato's dialogues: that Plato's own philosophical dialogues can be read off the statements made in the dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The text argues that no character should be read as Plato's mouthpiece. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847692194
ISBN
9780847692194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.84

hardcover. This volume reflects Jacques Derrida's engagement in the late 1970s with French political debates on the teaching of philosophy and the reform of the French university system. Translator(s): Plug, Jan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742948
ISBN
9780804742948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Paperback. In this classic work David Bohm, writing clearly and without technical jargon, develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as an unbroken whole. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415289795
ISBN
9780415289795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.46

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