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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Paperback. Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. This book shows the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy. Editor(s): Ryan, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, index. BIC Classification: DN; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432725
ISBN
9780140432725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198728795
ISBN
9780198728795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Serves as a key text in survey courses on Western intellectual history, the Renaissance, political theory, and many other subjects. In this edition, the author contextualizes More's life and within the wider frames of European humanism and the Renaissance. Translator(s): Miller, Clarence H. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186109
ISBN
9780300186109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Offers a traveller's account of a newly-discovered island (Utopia) where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfillment is open to all. Translator(s): Baker-Smith, Dominic. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442327
ISBN
9780141442327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. Includes the full text of More's 1516 classic, "Utopia", together with a wide range of background contextual materials. Editor(s): Weaver, Professor William P.; Black, Rabbi Joseph. Translator(s): Richards, G. C.; Weaver, Professor William P. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119663
ISBN
9781551119663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Demonstrates a real and practical side to the author's vision of Utopia. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 108 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1949
Publisher
Harlan Davidson Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882950624
ISBN
9780882950624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.46

Hardback. An insightful reading of Deleuze, from the point of view of a student, a reader and a fellow philosopher with whom Deleuze himself corresponded about his work Translator(s): Boundas, Constantin V.; Dyrkton, Susan. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 diagrames. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638826
ISBN
9780748638826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 107.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
548
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639048
ISBN
9780691639048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.09

Hardcover. In this study, Robert C. Miner argues that Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) was the architect of a subversive, genealogical approach to modernity. Through close examination of his early writings, Miner documents the genesis of Vico's stance toward modernity in the first phase of his thought. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034689
ISBN
9780268034689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7, 6 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700163
ISBN
9781501700163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.97

Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674794
ISBN
9780816674794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. This book provides an introduction to the work of Norbert Elias. It is the first systematic appraisal of two central themes of his thought -- violence and civilization. Although Elias is best known for his theory of civilizing processes, this study highlights the crucial importance of the concept of decivilizing processes. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745618791
ISBN
9780745618791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199252862
ISBN
9780199252862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback. Presents a collection of important essays on Plato and Socrates. This collection displays author's characteristic combination of analytical rigor and sensitivity to the literary form and dramatic effect of Plato's work. It discusses Plato's representation of Socrates as a model of authentic human goodness. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691001784
ISBN
9780691001784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Exploring what two foundational figures, Plato and Aristotle, have to say about the nature of human awareness and understanding, Aryeh Kosman concludes that ultimately the virtues of thought are to be found in the joys and satisfactions that come from thinking philosophically, whether we engage in it ourselves or witness others' participation. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; HPQ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674730809
ISBN
9780674730809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.97
€ 58.69

Hardback. In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in classical conceptions of what it means for human beings to lead a good life. Although the primary focus of the return to classical thought has been Aristotle's account of virtue, the ethics of Aquinas has also received much attention. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220434
ISBN
9780823220434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of interest in classical conceptions of what it means for human beings to lead a good life. Although the primary focus of the return to classical thought has been Aristotle's account of virtue, the ethics of Aquinas has also received much attention. Series: Moral Philosophy and Moral Theology. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 343.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220441
ISBN
9780823220441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 378 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761840220
ISBN
9780761840220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.76

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPM; HRA; JMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936790009
ISBN
9783936790009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.55

Paperback. i>A Vital Rationalist brings together for the first time a selection of Canguilhem's most important writings, including excerpts from previously unpublished manuscripts and a critical biography by Camille Limoges. Editor(s): Delaporte, Francois. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 749.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299731
ISBN
9780942299731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

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