History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Long considered 'the noblest of the senses', vision has increasingly come under critical scrutiny by a wide range of thinkers who question its dominance in Western culture. This work discusses the theory of vision from Plato to Descartes, and considers its role in the French Enlightenment before turning to its status in the culture of modernity. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1046. The Denigration of Vision in Twentieth-Century French Thought. 648 pages. Long considered 'the noblest of the senses', vision has increasingly come under critical scrutiny by a wide range of thinkers who question its dominance in Western culture. This work discusses the theory of vision from Plato to Descartes, and considers its role in the French Enlightenment before turning to its status in the culture of modernity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 38. Weight: 1030.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 648
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088856
- ISBN
- 9780520088856
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.48
€ 43.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, this title presents a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature. Editor(s): Campbell, Robin. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141395852
- ISBN
- 9780141395852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.91
€ 18.99
€ 13.91
Hardcover. Volume VII of the nine-volume Loeb edition of Early Greek Philosophy includes the atomists Leucippus and Democritus. Translator(s): Laks, Andre (Princeton University New Jersey); Most, Glenn W (Princeton University New Jersey). Series: Loeb Classical Library. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997080
- ISBN
- 9780674997080
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.15
€ 33.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. A novel and philosophically illuminating account of Descartes's metaphysics and its immediate historical context. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521616140
- ISBN
- 9780521616140
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Condition: New
€ 53.08
€ 53.08
Paperback. Translation of: Das unbehagen in der kultur. Editor(s): Dufresne, Todd. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811403
- ISBN
- 9781554811403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.65
€ 20.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Throughout this book, the work of the ancients is set in the context of the most recent thinking about the nature and value of philosophy. It shows that there is much to be learnt from the ancient philosophers' views of the life of a philosopher. Series: Issues in Ancient Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KOC0010007
- ISBN
- 9780415089401
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Phaedrus is widely recognized as one of Plato's most profound and beautiful works. It takes the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Phaedrus and its ostensible subject is love, especially homoerotic love. This new translation is accompanied by an introduction and full notes that discuss the structure of the dialogue and elucidate issues that might puzzle the modern reader. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554027
- ISBN
- 9780199554027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Hardback. This book offers the first critical study of Gilles Deleuze's The Logic of Sense, his most important work on language and ethics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626106
- ISBN
- 9780748626106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25€ 128.17
€ 135.25
€ 128.17
Paperback. Presents Grube's translations. This title includes a number of footnotes along with a bibliography. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206335
- ISBN
- 9780872206335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.33
€ 16.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. Both an anthology and commentary, this text presents a self-contained introduction to the philosophy of religion. Readings focus on questions which have preoccupied Western philosophers when thinking about religion, such as the existence and nature of God and the question of life after death. Editor(s): Davies, Brian. Num Pages: 784 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 170 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198751946
- ISBN
- 9780198751946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763540650
- ISBN
- 9788763540650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. Series: Learning to Live. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HPCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062215451
- ISBN
- 9780062215451
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 345
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208162
- ISBN
- 9780872208162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. What is a rhizome? What is a war machine? What is a body without organs? This volume provides a singular interpretation of the work in terms of assemblages and connecting that interpretation with traditional and contemporary debates within philosophy. It explains all the terms found in A Thousand Plateaus. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748686469
- ISBN
- 9780748686469
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. A collection of essays on the work of John Locke, George Berkeley and David Hume, designed to provide a deeper understanding of major issues raised in the empiricist tradition. It includes "The Rationalist Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibnitz", edited by Derk Pereboom. Editor(s): Atherton, Margaret. Series: Critical Essays on the Classics Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689132
- ISBN
- 9780847689132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.30
€ 57.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 815 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 163 x 95. Weight in Grams: 2114.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 815
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972940
- ISBN
- 9780865972940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.92€ 50.42
€ 59.92
€ 50.42
Paperback. A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202412
- ISBN
- 9780872202412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.19
€ 17.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 166. 160 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Dimension: 205 x 167 x 12. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Riverrun Pr
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714542836
- ISBN
- 9780714542836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. In Leviathan, Hobbes presents us with a portrait of politics which depicts how a state that is made up of the unified body of all its citizens will be powerful, fruitful, protective of each of its members, and - above all - free from internal violence Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840227338
- ISBN
- 9781840227338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.07
€ 7.07
Paperback. The author was prepared to go to any lengths in his search for certainty - even to deny those things that seemed most self-evident. In this book, he developed a language of subjectivity that has lasted, and he also took his first steps towards the view that would eventually be expressed in epigram "Cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"). Translator(s): Clarke, Desmond M. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140447019
- ISBN
- 9780140447019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86