History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Collects Willis Barnstone's translations of Greek lyric poetry - including the most complete Sappho in English. This book includes a representative sampling of significant poets, from Archilochos, in the 7th century BCE, through Pindar and the other great singers of the classical age, down to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. Translator(s): Barnstone, Willis. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DC; DSC; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221216
- ISBN
- 9780253221216
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
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Paperback. This translation contains Agamben's recent thinking on some concrete, ethical and political conclusions concerning the state of society today and the place of the individual within it. The work draws both on classical traditions and the philosophy of Foucault and Schmitt. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732185
- ISBN
- 9780804732185
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Condition: New
€ 27.68
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Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRA; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171151
- ISBN
- 9780231171151
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.66
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Paperback. Provides a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. This book follows a logical format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding. Translator(s): Curley, E. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435719
- ISBN
- 9780140435719
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Contains selections of Ockham's philosophical writings which give a balanced introductory view of his work in logic, metaphysics, and ethics. This volume includes textual markings referring readers to appendices containing changes in the Latin text. Translator(s): Boehner, Philotheus. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200784
- ISBN
- 9780872200784
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
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Paperback. A brilliant account of the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Popper also explains some of the central ideas in his work, making this ideal reading for anyone coming to his life and work for the first time. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285902
- ISBN
- 9780415285902
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Condition: New
€ 21.01
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Paperback. In this work, Michael Gillespie argues that Nietzsche, in fact, misunderstood nihilism, and that his misunderstanding has misled nearly all succeeding thought about the subject. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293486
- ISBN
- 9780226293486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
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Hardcover. In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into Latin an important section of Plato's Timaeus, complemented by commentary and organized into coordinated parts. Its organization subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm-of the world and our place in it-which is prevalent in western European thought in the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Magee, John. Translator(s): Magee, John. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 940 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599178
- ISBN
- 9780674599178
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.17
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€ 34.17
Paperback. Presents 29 texts, beginning with "Immortality in the Light of Synechism", in which the author proposes synechism, tendency to regard everything as continuous, as a key advance over the 3 'isms' materialism, idealism, and dualism, and ending with the author's unfinished investigations of the relative merits of different kinds of reasoning. Editor(s): Peirce, Charles S. Num Pages: 624 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253211903
- ISBN
- 9780253211903
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.59
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Paperback. Phenomenology redefined through body horror. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790778
- ISBN
- 9781782790778
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Hardcover. Translator(s): Dru, Alexander. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972100
- ISBN
- 9780865972100
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. The three volumes address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. Translator(s): Hurley, Robert. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299212
- ISBN
- 9780942299212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
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Paperback. The author is one of Europe's foremost philosophers. His earlier work The Postmodern Condition is widely regarded as a modern classic. This book develops his analysis of the phenomenon of postmodernity. The author is one of Europe's foremost philosophers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612386
- ISBN
- 9780745612386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.17
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Paperback. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233779
- ISBN
- 9780823233779
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810104563
- ISBN
- 9780810104563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.00
€ 59.00
Hardback. Though often invoked by pro-life supporters, Thomas Aquinas in fact held that human life begins after conception, not at the moment of union. But in following the twists and turns of Aquinas' thinking about the beginning and end of human life, Fabrizio Amerini reaches a nuanced interpretation that will unsettle both sides in the abortion debate. Translator(s): Henninger, Mark. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072473
- ISBN
- 9780674072473
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
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Paperback. Shows how talking hands of painters and the secretly lucid voices of poets confront the finitude of the human body. In this title, the author uses poetry and painting to explore a theme that runs through all of his work: how human life is shaped by the experience of call and response. Translator(s): Lewis, Stephen E. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222902
- ISBN
- 9780823222902
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.57
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Paperback. This is a unique and accessible reference guide to the work of figures who have played an important role in the development of ideas about language. It includes 80 entries on individual thinkers in the Western tradition, ranging from antiquity to the present day, chosen because of their impact on the description or theory of language. Editor(s): Chapman, Siobhan; Routledge, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617586
- ISBN
- 9780748617586
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.28
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Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415689700
- ISBN
- 9780415689700
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Condition: New
€ 27.36
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Paperback. Translator(s): Hanson, Susan (Associate Professor of Romance Languages, Drake University, Iowa, USA). Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816619702
- ISBN
- 9780816619702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36