History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608495
- ISBN
- 9780745608495
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513426
- ISBN
- 9780742513426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.44
€ 75.44
Paperback. This collection of essays sheds light on the writings of leading figures in the history of political philosophy by exploring a range of questions concerning mastery and slavery in the human soul. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102770
- ISBN
- 9780739102770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Updated and revised, the Second Edition of Danto and His Critics presents a series of essays by leading Danto scholars who offer their critical assessment of the influential works and ideas of Arthur C. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673447
- ISBN
- 9780470673447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.60
€ 129.60
Millikan and Her Critics offers a unique critical discussion of Ruth Millikan's highly regarded, influential, and systematic contributions to philosophy of mind and language, philosophy of biology, epistemology, and metaphysics. Editor(s): Ryder, Dan; Kingsbury, Justine; Williford, Kenneth. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656846
- ISBN
- 9780470656846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Hardcover. This text reviews Collingwood's thought via his own rethinking of Hegel. It establishes the revisionary character of Collingwood's defence of liberal civilization in theory and practice. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998724
- ISBN
- 9780333998724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Exploring Freud's use of the notion of "mass", Celine Surprenant treats it as an epistemological issue rather than exclusively as a socio-political issue. She raises anew the question of the "application" of psychoanalysis, beyond a mechanistic understanding of this term and of Freud's writings. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCF; HRAB; JMAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997420
- ISBN
- 9780333997420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. Is there any justification for Heidegger's famous "violence" against Kant's philosophy? An independent assessment of the worth of Heidegger's argument is also made all the more pertinent by the evident misgivings Heidegger had about his interpretation of Kant. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HPCD; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333994009
- ISBN
- 9780333994009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This work presents Kant as a vital revolutionary thinker, showing that his Practical Philosophy has been marred by views that it is formalist and centred on categorical imperative. Discussing his commitment to the notion of rational religion and his treatment of evil, this important study provides a vivid account of Kant's concerns. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993996
- ISBN
- 9780333993996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. The interpretation of Walter Benjamin's work presented here analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious scepticism and the desire for a religious foundation of social life. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF5; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993590
- ISBN
- 9780333993590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. This text argues that sympathy, understood as an immediate and unthinking response to another's suffering, plays a constitutive role in our conception of what it is to be human, and specifically in that conception of human life on which anything we might call a moral life depends. Series: Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987940
- ISBN
- 9780333987940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Combining history of ideas with close textual reading to position Mary Wollstonecraft in relation to other 18th-century writers, this book demonstrates how she is directly engaged in rethinking key concepts in moral aesthetic and social philosophy, particularly where women are concerned. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; HPCD; HPS; JFCX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973905
- ISBN
- 9780333973905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. This text is an introduction to the philosophy of mind that rejects the dualist approach and casts doubts on the forms of materialism that now dominate English language philosophy. The book looks at the importance of the notion of a human being in our thought about ourselves and others. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961223
- ISBN
- 9780333961223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.28
€ 126.28
Hardcover. This text illuminates Heidegger's fundamental ideas through an imaginary conversation, which is both relaxed and profound. It defines his work's continuing relevance by exploring his contribution to our thinking about what it is to be human, while identifying the weaknesses in his thought. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949498
- ISBN
- 9780333949498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
paperback. This text is more than an introduction to comparative philosophy in the East and West. It is also a guide to 'philosophizing' as a thinking process, and in addition to outlining the presuppositions of different traditions, it discusses their methods and techniques for reasoning. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333930687
- ISBN
- 9780333930687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Hardback. What is the true worth of Wittgenstein's contribution to philosophy? Opinions are strongly divided, with many resting on misreadings of his purpose. This book challenges 'theoretical' and 'therapeutic' interpretations, proposing that Wittgenstein saw clarification as the true end of philosophy, that his approach exemplifies critical philosophy. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918807
- ISBN
- 9780333918807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. From "The Birth of Tragedy" to his experimental "physiology of art", Nietzsche examines the aesthetic, erotic and sacred dimensions of rapture, hinting at how an ecstatic philosophy is realized in his elusive doctrine of Eternal Return. Jill Marsden pursues the implications of this legacy. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918760
- ISBN
- 9780333918760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardback. Each essay in this volume discusses contemporary philosophy of mind by confronting particular issues with Wittgensteinian ideas. Part one discusses Quine and Dennett, and includes reference to the consciousness debate. Part two assembles essays that focus on a particular psychological concept. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918715
- ISBN
- 9780333918715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333778128
- ISBN
- 9780333778128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardback. This text provides a comprehensive survey of the often controversial thinker Raymond Tallis. From nihilism, Theorrhoea and literary theory, to the role of the unconscious, it guides the reader through the panoptic sweep of Tallis' critical insights. Editor(s): Grant, Michael. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333772713
- ISBN
- 9780333772713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.91
€ 129.91