History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Analyses key aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery religion, and magic. The author brings to light evidence uncovered about ancient Pythagoreanism and reconstructs the transmission of Pythagorean ideas from the Greek West down to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, and from there into the Islamic world. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198150817
- ISBN
- 9780198150817
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€ 94.89
€ 94.89
Paperback. Argues that Nietzsche tried to create a specific literary character in his writings and discusses the paradoxes of his work. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674624269
- ISBN
- 9780674624269
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€ 40.99€ 34.11
€ 40.99
€ 34.11
Hardcover. Front Lines documents the literary practices of imperial Spain's common soldiers. The epic poems, chronicles, ballads, and autobiographies that these soldiers wrote at the front provide a critical view from below on state violence and imperial expansion. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSB; HPCB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248425
- ISBN
- 9780812248425
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€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. This is a succinct and elegant argument for the specificity of a philosophy of tragedy, as opposed to a poetics of tragedy espoused by Aristotle. Translator(s): Fleming, Paul. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743952
- ISBN
- 9780804743952
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€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Hans Reichenbach was a formidable figure in early-twentieth-century philosophy of science. In the two decades following World War II, logical positivism was the reigning theory of the philosophy of science and Reichenbach was at the peak of his career. He wrote this book to introduce logical positivism to English speakers. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 184 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040550
- ISBN
- 9780268040550
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.53
€ 49.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Introduces the most renowned disciple of Socrates and the theory of Platonic forms before moving to Plato's disciple, Aristotle, whose advance to scientific thinking is detailed. Translator(s): Simson, Frances H.; Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272729
- ISBN
- 9780803272729
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Meiklejohn, J. M. D. Series: Dover Philosophical Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504. Series: Dover Philosophical Classics. 400 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Dimension: 210 x 134 x 26. Weight: 466. Translator(s): Meiklejohn, J. M. D.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486432540
- ISBN
- 9780486432540
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.36
€ 27.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Translator(s): Montgomery, George R. Series: Dover Philosophical Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 108.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486443102
- ISBN
- 9780486443102
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Condition: New
€ 7.62
€ 7.62
Paperback. Translator(s): Conley, Verena Andermatt. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; DSBF; DSK; HPCF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 227 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618293
- ISBN
- 9780816618293
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Condition: New
€ 30.62
€ 30.62
Paperback. Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, Situating the Self argues that a non--relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610597
- ISBN
- 9780745610597
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Condition: New
€ 27.43
€ 27.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Clay, Diskin. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1. BIC Classification: HPC; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801474590
- ISBN
- 9780801474590
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
€ 41.99
€ 37.83
Paperback. A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived "in accordance with nature", Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind. Editor(s): Campbell, Robin. Translator(s): Campbell, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140442106
- ISBN
- 9780140442106
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Intends to propound the author's theory that the sublime and the beautiful should be regarded as wholly separate states - the first, an experience inspired by fear and awe, the second an expression of pleasure and serenity. This work offers an account of our sensory, imaginative and judgmental processes and their relation to artistic appreciation. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACD; HPC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140436259
- ISBN
- 9780140436259
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.37
€ 16.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Three Essays. Series: Asia-Pacific. 224 pages. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight: 306. Translator(s): Haver, William.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351801
- ISBN
- 9780822351801
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics - Imperial Library. 212 pages, bibliography, indexes. Editor(s): Clark, Gillian. This volume presents the Latin text of one of the great classics of Christian literature, accompanied by a useful commentary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCA; HRCM. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 15. Weight: 252. Series Editor(s) :Kenney, E. J.; Easterling, P. E.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521497633
- ISBN
- 9780521497633
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Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. This volume collects Kant's ethical and anthropological writings from the 1760s including previously untranslated and difficult to access material. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521711135
- ISBN
- 9780521711135
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Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero's important work on ethics. Editor(s): Annas, Julia. Translator(s): Woolf, Raphael. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 374. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 196 pages. Editor(s): Annas, Julia. An accessible 2001 translation of Cicero's important work on ethics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 9. Weight: 324. Translator(s): Woolf, Raphael.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521669016
- ISBN
- 9780521669016
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Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. A clear and comprehensive account of the history of French philosophy in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664. 434 pages. A clear and comprehensive account of the history of French philosophy in the twentieth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 165 x 228 x 30. Weight: 682.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521665599
- ISBN
- 9780521665599
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Condition: New
€ 57.69
€ 57.69
Paperback. A unique and comprehensive account of attitudes to slavery in ancient Greece and Rome. Series: The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392. 288 pages. A unique and comprehensive account of attitudes to slavery in ancient Greece and Rome. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTS; HPCA. Dimension: 156 x 217 x 17. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521574334
- ISBN
- 9780521574334
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Condition: New
€ 62.32
€ 62.32
Paperback. This long-awaited study of the most enigmatic figure of Greek philosophy reclaims Socrates' originality. Num Pages: 348 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521314503
- ISBN
- 9780521314503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84