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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

paperback. In this study, Marian Demos seeks to demonstrate the significance of three famous lyric quotations within their respective contexts in the dialogues of Plato. These passages include the Simonides poem in the "Protagoras" and the misquotation of Pindar in the "Gorgias". Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033303
ISBN
9780847689095
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. What is the nature of norms and values for the constitution of human society and culture? This work shows that this was one of the central questions explored by Plato throughout his life, around which he developed not one, but two theories. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033301
ISBN
9780847681129
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033284
ISBN
9780801485749
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€ 5.91

paperback. Reveals the intimate connection between beauty and the philosophical life. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, this work shows that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. It provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033271
ISBN
9780253219770
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033263
ISBN
9780801476358
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardcover. Suitable for those approaching Deleuze for the first time, this title situates Deleuze within the philosophical tradition and makes it clear why the author develops his philosophy in the way that he does. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 224 pages. Suitable for those approaching Deleuze for the first time, this title situates Deleuze within the philosophical tradition and makes it clear why the author develops his philosophy in the way that he does. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646784
ISBN
9780748646784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.82

Paperback. Relativism, the position that things are for each as they seem to each, was first formulated by Protagoras in the fifth century BC. Mi-Kyoung Lee examines his challenge to the possibility of knowledge and truth, and how the three most important philosophers of the next generation, Plato, Aristotle, and Democritus, responded to it. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033262
ISBN
9780199549283
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Translator(s): Bartlett, Robert C. Series: Agora Editions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Fine in fine cloth covers lacking dj, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033250
ISBN
9780801441998
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€ 5.91

hardcover. The essays in this volume provide a picture of the most interesting, puzzling, and provoking aspects of Plato's Republic. Editor(s): McPherran, Mark L. Series: Cambridge Critical Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 594. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033234
ISBN
9780521491907
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This book is for anyone interested in the history of science and philosophy, even if they have no specialized knowledge of Greek philosophy. Series: The Greek Cosmologists. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510. Volume 1 only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033225
ISBN
9780521333283
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Dr Brandwood's book analyses Plato's diction and prose style in the dialogues. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 505. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033224
ISBN
9780521390002
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Contending that Plato's "Crito" does not show an allegiance between Socrates and the state that condemned him, Weiss argues that he considers the laws of the state to be more concerned with creating deference than justice - that, by submitting to his judgement, Socrates acts from a personal sense of justice rather than a set of imposed rules. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HPCA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033212
ISBN
9780195116847
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Braybrooke challenges received scholarly opinion by arguing that canonical theorists Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Rousseau took St Thomas Aquinas as their point of reference, reinforcing rather than departing from his natural law theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 351 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033206
ISBN
9780802035431
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. The Symposia Aristotelica, devoted to Aristotle's psychological treatises, the De anima and the Parva uaturalia. Editor(s): Lloyd, G. E. R.; Owen, G. E. L. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 575. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033190
ISBN
9780521216692
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. It is widely held that Hume's Treatise has little or nothing to do with problems of religion. Contrary to this view, however, this book argues that it is irreligious aims and objectives that are fundamental to the Treatise and account for its underlying unity and coherence. Num Pages: 448 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 792. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033185
ISBN
9780195110333
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. This volume is devoted to Kant's "Opus Postumum" and its place in the Kantian oeuvre. It provides insights into the continuity and inner dynamics of Kant's transcendental philosophy as it progresses toward its final synthesis. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033157
ISBN
9780674009813
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. It is argued that David Hume wrote carelessly and contradicted himself, and that no sound philosophy emerges from his writings. This work argues that such criticism of Hume is without basis. Offering solutions to problems in Hume studies, it shows the continuing relevance of Hume's philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033050
ISBN
9780195097214
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Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. This work elucidates the concept of truth by tracing its history from the ancient Greeks through to existentialism, Marxism, and modern analytic philosophy. It gives an exposition of the views of a range of thinkers, showing how their ideas engage with our contemporary concerns. Num Pages: 474 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 940. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033049
ISBN
9780198239277
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 551. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033036
ISBN
9780521419529
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Constitutes the translation into English of Longo Auricchio's text of the two books of Philodemus' "On Rhetoric". This book is an attempt to reconstruct the procedure which Philodemus adopted in tackling the topic. Series: Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 453. No dj, as issued. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032950
ISBN
9780415976114
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

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