History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. The author argues that a major apparent dilemma between idealism and skepticism is avoidable, and that realism is defensible, using ideas from both analytical and continental philosophers to bring these two approaches together in an effective way. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 265.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686254
- ISBN
- 9780847686254
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Condition: New
€ 60.45
€ 60.45
Paperback. Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility ofescape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications." Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTB; HPC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346554
- ISBN
- 9781349346554
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility of escape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354593
- ISBN
- 9780230354593
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856495578
- ISBN
- 9781856495578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209077
- ISBN
- 9780520209077
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Hardback. Offers a rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche's crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing Nietzsche scholarship, the author shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche's philosophy, providing a fresh appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923901
- ISBN
- 9780226923901
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Hardback. These essays examine innovations in both the theory and practice of classical philosophy. The chapters address interdisciplinary methods in a variety of ways. Editor(s): Falkner, Thomas M.; Felson, Nancy; Konstan, David. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697328
- ISBN
- 9780847697328
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Condition: New
€ 189.01
€ 189.01
Paperback. A collection of classic and contemporary readings in Continental aesthetics. Spanning Romanticism through modernism to post-modernism, it includes landmark texts that have sparked renewed interest in aesthetics, including work from Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel and Heidegger. Editor(s): Kearney, Richard; Rasmussen, David. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216117
- ISBN
- 9780631216117
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Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. In the spring of 1929, Martin Heidegger and Ernst Cassirer met for a public conversation in Davos, Switzerland. They were arguably the most important thinkers in Europe, and their exchange touched upon the most urgent questions in the history of philosophy. This title shows how the life and work of these philosophers remained closely intertwined. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064171
- ISBN
- 9780674064171
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
hardcover. Continental feminist theory covers issues of equality and difference, identity and subjectivity. Modern thinkers such as Judith Butler present new perspectives on sex, gender, and sexual politics, yet these theories are not well received. This work responds to the marginalization of such thinkers. Editor(s): Cahill, Ann J.; Hansen, Jennifer. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523081
- ISBN
- 9780742523081
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Condition: New
€ 173.55
€ 173.55
Paperback. This volume provides a useful student resource to areas including: Kant and German idealism; existentialism; phenomenology; hermeneutics; Marxism and the Frankfurt School; structuralism; psychoanalysis; feminism; deconstruction; and postmodernism. Editor(s): McNeill, William; Feldman, Karen S. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865618
- ISBN
- 9781557865618
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Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. Shows that Continental philosophy encompasses a distinct set of philosophical traditions and practices. This book discusses the ideas and approaches of various philosophers, and introduces key concepts such as existentialism, nihilism, and phenomenology, by explaining their place in the Continental tradition. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853592
- ISBN
- 9780192853592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. This volume provides a useful student resource to areas including: Kant and German idealism; existentialism; phenomenology; hermeneutics; Marxism and the Frankfurt School; structuralism; psychoanalysis; feminism; deconstruction; and postmodernism. Editor(s): McNeill, William; Feldman, Karen S. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 30. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557867001
- ISBN
- 9781557867001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.93
€ 178.93
Hardcover. Presents an introduction to the key figures and philosophical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This work includes chapters on Hegel; Marx and Western Marxism; Schopenhauer, Freud, and Bergson; Nietzsche; hermeneutics; phenomenology; existentialism; structuralism,; poststructuralism; French feminism; and, postmodernism. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HPCD; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868800
- ISBN
- 9781557868800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.52
€ 144.52
Paperback. Continental Philosophy: A Critical Approach is a lucid and wide--ranging introduction to the key figures and philosophical movements of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868817
- ISBN
- 9781557868817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. Taking a thematic approach, the author introduces and assesses continental philosophy's relation to fundamental questions in philosophy, such as ethics, humanism, phenomenology, politics and metaphysics. He also introduces various thinkers of the continental tradition: from Kant, Nietzsche and Husserl to Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415242097
- ISBN
- 9780415242097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.04
€ 56.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Klinger, Cornelia (Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, Austria); Nagl-Docekal, Herta (Professor of Philosophy, University of Vienna, Austria). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019642
- ISBN
- 9780271019642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 41.33
€ 51.99
€ 41.33
Paperback. This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in 1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to philosophy in the continental tradition. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645827
- ISBN
- 9780745645827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Hardback. Provides an English translation of "Lectura" I 39, a key text of the medieval theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, together with an introduction and a commentary. Scotus was the first scholar to develop a consistent analysis of the basic Christian notions of "contingency" and "freedom". Editor(s): Jaczn, Anthonie Vos; Veldhuis, Henri; Looman-Graaskamp, Aline H.; Dekker, E.; Bok, Nico W. den. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327073
- ISBN
- 9780792327073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Paperback. Three renowned contemporary theorists discuss their different perspectives for politics and thought. Series: Radical Thinkers Classic Editions. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JHBA; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844676682
- ISBN
- 9781844676682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58