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Paperback. Critically engaging the thought of Heidegger, Gadamer and others, this work contributes both to the criticism of Dante's "Divine Comedy", and to the theory of interpretation. It uses hermeneutical theory to provide a reading of the poem, focusing on Dante's address to the reader. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBB; DSC; HPCB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226259987
- ISBN
- 9780226259987
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Paperback. What is the good life? Posing this question today would likely elicit very different answers. But for Aristotle these two ideas - doing good and doing well - were one and the same and could be realized in a single life. The author draws a conclusion from Aristotle's works, and studying this conception of the good life relates to ideas of morality. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- New
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- V9780226270197
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- 9780226270197
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Paperback. Offers you an accessible portrait of Kant's scientific milieu in order to show that his standing interests in natural history and its questions regarding organic generation were critical for the development of his theoretical philosophy. The author provides a new understanding of much that has been otherwise obscure or misunderstood in it. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- Reprint
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226271514
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- 9780226271514
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Paperback. Georg Simmel addressed diverse topics across his essayistic writings, which influenced scholars in aesthetics, epistemology, and sociology. This title features Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic fragments from Simmel's last journal, providing a beguiling look into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9780226273303
- ISBN
- 9780226273303
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283982
- ISBN
- 9780226283982
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Hardcover. "Man is a political animal", Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the "Politics". This title traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to political concerns. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284026
- ISBN
- 9780226284026
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Paperback. This text shows how Aristotle integrates logic and virtue in his treatise, the "Rhetoric". Garver treats the "Rhetoric" as philosophy and connects its themes with parallel problems in Aristotle's "Ethics" and "Politics". Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284255
- ISBN
- 9780226284255
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Hardcover. The Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were interested in the emotions. This book shows that they did not simply advocate a suppression of feeling, as stoicism implies in English, but examined these powerful psychological responses, seeking to understand what attitude toward them expresses the deepest respect for human potential. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305578
- ISBN
- 9780226305578
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€ 94.08€ 78.14
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Paperback. Questioning the role of the human voice within the field of philosophy this text examines philosopher Stanley Cavell's viewpoint, the relation between his pervasive authorial voice and his equally powerful, though less discernible, impulse to produce a set of usable philosophical methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305639
- ISBN
- 9780226305639
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Paperback. Philosopher Susan Haack deploys her analytic skills on some highly charged cultural and social debates, such as relativism, multiculturalism, feminism, affirmative action, pragmatisms old and new, science , literature, the future of the academy and of philosophy itself. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311371
- ISBN
- 9780226311371
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPCF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311494
- ISBN
- 9780226311494
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€ 94.08€ 77.81
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Paperback. Reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or particularizing terms. This title provides a consideration of Jewish identity, modern Jewish thought, and continental philosophy. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; HPCF; HRAM2; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226315126
- ISBN
- 9780226315126
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Paperback. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317779
- ISBN
- 9780226317779
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Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326382
- ISBN
- 9780226326382
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Paperback. This text presents 15 lectures by Hermann von Helmholtz, a leading 19th-century scientist who was concerned with the implications of science for philosophy and culture. Topics covered include: the origins of the planetary system; the problems of perception; and the relation of optics to painting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 71 engravings. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; JFC; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326597
- ISBN
- 9780226326597
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Paperback. This text examines and critiques the norms, assumptions, historical conditions and institutions that have framed the development and uses of art theory. It looks at the work of major figures in the avant-garde movement, such as John Cage, Jean-Francois Lyotard and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACX; AVGC6; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226328928
- ISBN
- 9780226328928
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Paperback. The volume begins with the recent history of the discourses, first published as part of the anonymous 17th-century work, "Horae Subsecivae". The editors present the complete texts of the discourse with full annotations and modernized spellings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345468
- ISBN
- 9780226345468
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384115
- ISBN
- 9780226384115
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Paperback. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
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- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226419077
- ISBN
- 9780226419077
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Paperback. Translator(s): Zweig, Arnulf. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 283.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226423616
- ISBN
- 9780226423616
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€ 52.99€ 40.28
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