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History of Western philosophy

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History of Western philosophy

Hardcover. Presents perspectives into the field of phenomenology/philosophy of life conceived by Tymieniecka. This philosophy reaches to the 'inner workings of Nature' as well as to the innermost recesses of the Human Creative Condition, opening a starting point for philosophy. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1997th Edition
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792341260
ISBN
9780792341260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.49

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.17

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

€ 88.91

This collection of essays and interviews, some previously unpublished and almost all of which appear in English for the first time, encompasses the political and ethical thinking of Jacques Derrida over 30 years. Editor(s): Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Translator(s): Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738910
ISBN
9780804738910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.37

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

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

€ 29.99
€ 25.00

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

€ 36.99
€ 30.86

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

€ 24.74

Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive analysis of the moral philosophy of Albert the Great (1200-1280). This book demonstrates that Albert was very concerned to produce a rigorously organized philosophy of moral goodness, and for the most part succeeded in that aim. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215402
ISBN
9780813215402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.68

Paperback. Focuses on Edith Stein's later writings and in particular her magnum opus, "Finite and Eternal Being". This book investigates Stein's account of human individuality and her mature philosophical positions on being and essence. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813216829
ISBN
9780813216829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.30

Hardcover. Brings Josef Pieper's (1904-1997) philosophy into dialogue with that of other important 20th century philosophers and schools of thought. This book discusses subjects including the notion of totalitarianism and the question of what constitutes authentic culture; and the intrinsic value of leisure and its relation to the total world of 'work'. Editor(s): Schumacher, Bernard N. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217086
ISBN
9780813217086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.47

Hardcover. Identifies the vital elements that contributed to the creation of a widespread interest in natural philosophy, which has been characterized as the 'Great Mother of the Sciences'. This title discusses how natural philosophy emerged in Western Europe in the Middle Ages with Christian religious authorities coming to accept and defend that philosophy. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 355 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217383
ISBN
9780813217383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.48

Paperback. Translator(s): Selner-Wright, S. C. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813217987
ISBN
9780813217987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.46

Paperback. In this study of the relationship between Boethius and Thomas Aquinas, Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221106
ISBN
9780813221106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221601
ISBN
9780813221601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.11

Hardback. Here, philosopher and theologian Jean-Louis Chretien revisits a favourite theme: how human life is shaped by the experience of call and response, explored with art as the context. For Chretien, art is about acts in response to what the artist sees or hears and how these acts provoke responses from viewers. Translator(s): Davenport, Anne A.; Lewis, Stephen E. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823222971
ISBN
9780823222971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.69

Paperback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823234684
ISBN
9780823234684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.64

The topic of this book is the facticity of life and language in the early work of Martin Heidegger, looking at the early lecture courses (1919 to1925). Its aim is to show that Heidegger presents a meaningful view of human life as both riddled with deception and open to insight. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823242191
ISBN
9780823242191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.62

A book of interviews with contemporary French phenomenologists; introduces the reader to the present state of contemporary French phenomenology in all its dimensions through the voices of its most significant figures living today. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823264711
ISBN
9780823264711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Hardcover. At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; McCaffrey, Enda. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. A Sartrean Perspective. 224 pages. Editor(s): Boule, Jean-Pierre; McCaffrey, Enda. At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF3. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 16. Weight: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453204
ISBN
9780857453204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

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