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Paperback. The description for this book, Critique of Religion and Philosophy, will be forthcoming. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020013
- ISBN
- 9780691020013
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€ 42.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. Dealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 BC, a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020211
- ISBN
- 9780691020211
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€ 54.99€ 39.54
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Paperback. Dealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, from the second century BC to the twentieth century. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020228
- ISBN
- 9780691020228
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€ 71.06€ 54.95
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Paperback. A companion piece to The Concept of Anxiety, this work offers a comprehensive analysis of human nature in a spectrum of possibilities of existence. It moves beyond anxiety on the mental-emotional level to the spiritual level, where - in contact with the eternal - anxiety becomes despair. Editor(s): Hong, Edna H.; Hong, Howard V. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020280
- ISBN
- 9780691020280
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
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Paperback. Based on three lectures delivered at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1984, this work provides a useful focal point for continued discussion of the relationship between Descartes and Spinoza, while also serving as a readable and relatively brief but substantial introduction to the Ethics for students. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020372
- ISBN
- 9780691020372
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
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Paperback. Includes texts and comments on the covenant and early history of the Chosen People and their post-Exilic reconstruction; the career and message of the Messiah Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad; the concept of holiness and of a "kingdom of priests"; and, finally, the notions of church and state and the state as a church. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 657.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020440
- ISBN
- 9780691020440
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.81
€ 59.21
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Paperback. "First Princeton paperback printing, 1989"--T.p. verso. Illustrator(s): Johnson, L.S. Editor(s): Oden, Thomas C. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSD; DNF; DSBF; HPCF3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 257.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020532
- ISBN
- 9780691020532
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€ 30.99€ 22.36
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Paperback. Makes available for the generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and Lord Raglan's "The Hero". In his introduction to this selection from Rank, Raglan, and others, the author charts the history of theorizing about hero myths and compares the approaches of Rank, Raglan, Dundes, and Campbell. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020624
- ISBN
- 9780691020624
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.01
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Paperback. In his reflections on such topics as Christ's invitation to the burdened, the imitatio Christi, the possibility of offense, and the exalted Christ, Kierkegaard takes as his theme the requirement of Christian ideality in the context of divine grace. This book can be read as the beginning of Kierkegaard's attack on Christendom. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H.; Kierkegaard, Soren. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCR; HRCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020631
- ISBN
- 9780691020631
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.15
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Paperback. "For Self-Examination" and its companion piece "Judge for Yourself!" are the culmination of Soren Kierkegaard's "second authorship," which followed his "Concluding Unscientific Postscript". This title also includes the well-known passages on Socrates' defense speech, how to read, the lover's letter, and the painter's relation to his painting. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020662
- ISBN
- 9780691020662
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€ 53.29€ 42.36
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Paperback. An edition of the full study, translation, and critical annotation of the "Essence of True Eloquence". The translation and introduction present a strain of Indian Buddhist thought emphasizing the need for both critical reason and contemplative realization in the attainment of enlightenment. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 476 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020679
- ISBN
- 9780691020679
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Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 55.14
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Paperback. Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics", which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness, is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. The author proposes instead that Aristotle identifies happiness with only one type of good: excellent activity of the rational soul. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020716
- ISBN
- 9780691020716
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Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 54.95
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From Religion to Philosophy: A Study in the Origins of Western Specula...
Francis Macdonald Cornford
Paperback. Shows that the remarkable burst of abstract speculation among pre-Socratic thinkers of the sixth century BC emerged directly from the religious thought of the preceding era in Greece. This book provides connections between critical scientific thought and social and emotional experience. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020761
- ISBN
- 9780691020761
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.15
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Paperback. Takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. This work examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue and the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 216 x 39. Weight in Grams: 742.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020815
- ISBN
- 9780691020815
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.32
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Paperback. Takes on the "unscientific" form of a mimical-pathetical-dialectical compilation of ideas. This work examines the truth of Christianity as an objective issue and the subjective issue of what is involved for the individual in becoming a Christian. Editor(s): Hong, Howard V.; Hong, Edna H. Series: Kierkegaard's Writings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020822
- ISBN
- 9780691020822
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.46
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Paperback. An English translation of a major work by the great Neoplatonist philosopher, whose commentary greatly influenced later medieval and Renaissance thought. It comprises a full account of Proclus's own metaphysical system, disguised in the form of commentary. Translator(s): Morrow, Glenn R.; Dillon, John M. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020891
- ISBN
- 9780691020891
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Condition: New
€ 92.37€ 70.74
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Paperback. Demonstrates that the "three religions" of China - Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism are not mutually exclusive: they overlap and interact with each other in a rich variety of ways. This volume also illustrates some of the many interactions between Han culture and the cultures designated by the government as "minorities." Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; HRE; HRKN; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021430
- ISBN
- 9780691021430
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Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.06
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Paperback. Comprises of essays previously published in "Philosophy & Public Affairs" and also an extended excerpt from Michael Walzer's "Just and Unjust Wars". Editor(s): Beitz, Charles R. Series: Philosophy & Public Affairs Readers. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022345
- ISBN
- 9780691022345
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.14
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Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022475
- ISBN
- 9780691022475
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
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Paperback. Reveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film. This book tells the story of filmmaking in the first three decades of the twentieth century, a time when going to the movies could transform lives and when the cinema was a battleground for control of American consciousness. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFA; HBTB; JFSC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 58713th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024646
- ISBN
- 9780691024646
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.46
€ 53.29
€ 42.46