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Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725461
ISBN
9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 57.11

Hardback. This book traces the history of the idea of citizenship, and argues for a new model for the next century. In the style of Michael Ignatieff's The Needs of Strangers, Kingwell takes a long look at what citizenship has meant in the past and what it means today. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPS; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742512665
ISBN
9780742512665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.46

Paperback. Uncovering forgotten but still powerful arguments and approaches, this reader provides both an historical and contemporary examination of the practical and theoretical challenges that evil poses to faith, reason, and practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220145
ISBN
9780631220145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

Hardcover. This volume suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. It sets out to show through a reading of stories from the Bible, that violence imposed on gender, race and the body-politic are not new to the postmodern world. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB; DSBH; HPQ; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532638
ISBN
9780333532638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590179024
ISBN
9781590179024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Lilla, Mark. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780691605678
ISBN
9780691605678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSB; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405324
ISBN
9781474405324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Explores how the processes and practices of politics shape political values, such as liberty, justice, equality, and democracy. Mining the history of political episodes and political thinkers, this book argues that it is through political activity that 'values are articulated and embraced, and they become powerful motivating forces'. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024885
ISBN
9780674024885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 72.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: ACXD7; BG; BGL; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 185 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Publisher
Black Widow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979513787
ISBN
9780979513787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Updated and revised, the Second Edition of Danto and His Critics presents a series of essays by leading Danto scholars who offer their critical assessment of the influential works and ideas of Arthur C. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673447
ISBN
9780470673447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.08

Hardback. Includes 90 documents, short essays, letters, statements and lectures, written by Rothko. This book includes annotation and a chronology of the artist's life and work. It presents a compilation of both published and unpublished writings from 1934-69, telling the importance of writing for an artist who many believed had renounced the written word. Editor(s): Lopez-Remiro, Miguel. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300114409
ISBN
9780300114409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Helps you understand basic philosophical concepts through the plots and characters of spectacular blockbusting science-fiction movies. This book teaches about: the nature of reality from "The Matrix"; good and evil from "Star Wars"; morality from "Aliens"; personal identity from "Total Recall"; the mind-body dilemma from "Terminator"; and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091903886
ISBN
9780091903886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Philosopher and the Wolf comes a gripping and provocative story of one man's life through a philosophical lens Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089502
ISBN
9781847089502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844651573
ISBN
9781844651573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.43

Paperback. Mark Rowlands explores the intimate relationship between running and thinking, especially thoughts about the meaning of life, in this brilliant follow-up to The Philosopher and the Wolf Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082633
ISBN
9781847082633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardcover. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219441
ISBN
9780230219441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. In this 2nd edition the author has substantially revised his book throughout, updating the moral arguments and adding a chapter on animal minds. Importantly, rather than being a polemic on animal rights, this book is also a considered and imaginative evaluation of moral theory as explored through the issue of animal rights. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219458
ISBN
9780230219458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.54

Paperback. Reconsiders the political, cultural, and legal nature of modernity in relation to religion. This title argues that the work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau was instrumental in the evolution of modernity. In Rousseau, it pinpoints the origins of contemporary notions of the public and private and their relationship to religion. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139694
ISBN
9780231139694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. * Exercises are integrated throughout the book. * Interactive introduction which engages the reader. * Each chapter concludes with updated notes to guide further reading. * Includes the results of recent work and examines the formal languages of classical first order logic and modal logic, and some alternatives. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216797
ISBN
9780631216797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardback. Bertrand Russell coined the phrase "philosophical logic" to describe an approach to philosophical problems: find the correct logical form of the problematic sentences, and the problems vanish.This book explains both the theoretical underpinnings of the approach. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216780
ISBN
9780631216780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.46

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