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History of Western philosophy
paperback. "Conquest of Abundance" was prepared from drafts of the manuscript left at the author's death, working notes, lectures and articles Feyerabend wrote while the larger work was in progress. It offers up exploration and insights with the charm, and sense of mischief that are his hallmarks. Editor(s): Terpstra, Bert. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226245348
- ISBN
- 9780226245348
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.65
€ 27.99
€ 24.65
Hardback. Challenges what we understand by modernist aesthetics, their origins, and their implications for how we conceive our relation to the modern world Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823245321
- ISBN
- 9780823245321
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Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Paperback. Presents Christian writings that alter our understanding of the great philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. This title argues that the Kierkegaard known to the history of modern ideas is, in an important sense, not Kierkegaard at all. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061875991
- ISBN
- 9780061875991
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.89
€ 19.99
€ 17.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227680049
- ISBN
- 9780227680049
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Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148306
- ISBN
- 9780231148306
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Condition: New
€ 58.73€ 47.04
€ 58.73
€ 47.04
Hardcover. This text offers an assessment of Jean-Paul Sartre as an exemplary figure in the evolving political and cultural landscape of post-1945 France. Case studies on such subjects of Gaullism, communism and art criticism illustrate the continuing relevance and appeal of Sartre to the contemporary world. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333633212
- ISBN
- 9780333633212
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Condition: New
€ 117.43
€ 117.43
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918807
- ISBN
- 9780333918807
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Condition: New
€ 117.66
€ 117.66
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
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Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
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
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Condition: New
€ 129.88
€ 129.88
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81
Hardcover. Explains why Enlightenment thinkers considered commercial society to be wealthier and freer than earlier forms, and charts the arguments Scottish philosophers put forward for and against the idea. This book focuses on the Scottish Enlightenment's conception of commercial society, revealing it to be the movement's core idea. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HPCD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645329
- ISBN
- 9780748645329
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Condition: New
€ 156.00
€ 156.00
Hardcover. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Criticism and the Politics of Symptoms. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 224 pages. The first book length study of Deleuze's critical and clinical project and the conceptualisations of health and illness he developed over the course of his career. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPS. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 18. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748650552
- ISBN
- 9780748650552
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Condition: New
€ 167.00
€ 167.00
Hardcover. Analyses Deleuze's notion of transcendental and genetic Ideas as conditions of creative thought. This title comprises a radical critique of the illusions of representation and a genetic model of thought. It offers a treatment of the Kantian aspects of Deleuze's thought, taking account of Leibniz, Maimon, Lautman and Nietzsche along the way. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676255
- ISBN
- 9780748676255
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Condition: New
€ 167.89
€ 167.89
Hardcover. Editor(s): Aryal, Teaching Assistant Philosophy and Literature Program Yubraj (Purdue University); Cisney, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Vernon W (Gettysburg College); Morar, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Departments of Philosophy and Biology Nicolae (University of Oregon). Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697694
- ISBN
- 9780748697694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.89
€ 167.89
Humanities, film studies, and social science scholars will find this book a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature on cinema and its pertinence in contemporary life. Translator(s): Hartz, Alisa. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888021
- ISBN
- 9780801888021
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894435
- ISBN
- 9780801894435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.45
€ 93.45
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.35
€ 20.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693874
- ISBN
- 9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.92
€ 27.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. This volume asserts that many philosophical controversies really depend upon whether a particular language should be used. The author explores a "Principle of Tolerance", by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695243
- ISBN
- 9780812695243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.15
€ 35.99
€ 31.15
Paperback. First published in 1982, this is an introduction to St Thomas's moral philosophy. In this revised edition, the basics of Thomistic ethics and teachings are revisited. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208978
- ISBN
- 9780813208978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.53
€ 25.53