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Hardcover. This book seeks to set humanism on a new footing. No longer Enlightenment intuitions of an autonomous, disconnected, and rational self but a philosophy oriented towards the relationship between self and other. With this, it seeks to provide an escape from present egotism and narcissism in society. It discusses altruism as well as its limitations. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369160
- ISBN
- 9780230369160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. This collection discusses China's contemporary national and international identity as evidenced in its geopolitical impact on the countries in its direct periphery and its functioning in organizations of global governance. This contemporary identity is assessed against the background of the country's Confucian and nationalist history. Editor(s): Dessein, Bart. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JPFC; JPS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450296
- ISBN
- 9781137450296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.13
€ 120.13
A Companion to Schopenhauer provides a comprehensive guide to all the important facets of Schopenhauer s philosophy. The volume contains 26 newly commissioned essays by prominent Schopenhauer scholars working in the field today. Editor(s): Vandenabeele, Bart. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405171038
- ISBN
- 9781405171038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.63
€ 183.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Dessein, Bart. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPD; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349496976
- ISBN
- 9781349496976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.90
€ 118.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Custers, Bart. Series: Information Technology and Law Series. Num Pages: 409 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462651319
- ISBN
- 9789462651319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.26
€ 131.26
Paperback. From local AIA (American Institute of Architects) chapters to magazine cover stories, architectural ethics is a topic of growing interest. This book offers a much-needed primer on the subject, covering the theoretical and historical aspects of ethics as well as practical, design-related issues. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471298229
- ISBN
- 9780471298229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.32
€ 82.32
Hardcover. This investigation of Kierkegaard as a political thinker with regard to the Danish context, and to his place in the history of political thought, deals with the more direct discussion of politics in Kierkegaard, and the ways in which political ideas are embedded in his literary, aesthetic, ethical, philosophical ,and religious thought. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372314
- ISBN
- 9781137372314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. Jacques Derrida is one of the influential and controversial philosophers. This book introduces and assesses his life and the background to his philosophy, the key themes of the critique of metaphysics, language and ethics that characterize his works. It is aimed at philosophy or humanities students undertaking courses on Derrida. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415325028
- ISBN
- 9780415325028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.98
€ 37.98
paperback. Focuses on the analysis of the relations of power and knowledge and modes of objectification through which human beings are made subjects; and addresses controversial issues concerning the state and resistance to power. Series: Key Sociologists. Num Pages: 154 pages, further reading, index. BIC Classification: HPC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285339
- ISBN
- 9780415285339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.84
€ 53.84
Hardback. Shows how musical acts and performances generate their own aesthetic and political force, creating, however fleetingly, a shared sense of the world among otherwise diverse listeners. This book argues that communities grounded in the act and experience of listening can give rise to new political ideas and expression. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; HPN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356462
- ISBN
- 9780822356462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.23
€ 123.23
Paperback. Shows how musical acts and performances generate their own aesthetic and political force, creating, however fleetingly, a shared sense of the world among otherwise diverse listeners. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HPN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356585
- ISBN
- 9780822356585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.49
€ 32.99
€ 31.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035273
- ISBN
- 9780268035273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.75
€ 37.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. Even in the eyes of many of his critics, Fodor is widely regarded as the most important philosopher of psychology of his generation. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187011
- ISBN
- 9780631187011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.83
€ 48.99
€ 48.83
Hardcover. In A Companion to David Lewis, Barry Loewer and Jonathan Schaffer bring together top philosophers to explain, discuss, and critically extend Lewis's seminal work in original ways. Editor(s): Loewer, Barry; Schaffer, Jonathan. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118388181
- ISBN
- 9781118388181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.16
€ 210.16
Paperback. This is the only analysis of indigenous discourse about an African belief system undertaken within the framework of Anglo-American analytical philosophy. Series: Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804728232
- ISBN
- 9780804728232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.27
€ 30.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Discusses major ideas, figures, and schools of thought in philosophy in the African context. While drawing out critical issues in the formation of African philosophy, this book focuses on scholarship and relevant debates that have made African philosophy critical to understanding the rich and complex cultural heritage of the continent. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HP; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221230
- ISBN
- 9780253221230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349446186
- ISBN
- 9781349446186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275448
- ISBN
- 9781137275448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. Barry Dainton presents a fascinating new account of the self, grounded in the continuity we find in our streams of consciousness: this is the key to explaining how we can undergo changes but remain the same person. He has original things to say about personal identity, the conditions of our existence and survival, and our relation to our bodies. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPK; HPM; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199692248
- ISBN
- 9780199692248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.06
€ 62.06
Paperback. This fully revised edition of this standard work on the philosophy of time and space includes two new chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, new material on dynamic time, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and time and consciousness, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651917
- ISBN
- 9781844651917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78