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Philosophy

Paperback. A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202412
ISBN
9780872202412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship-attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. This volume includes all of his extant writings - his letters, doctrines, and Vatican sayings. Translator(s): Strodach, John K. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107217
ISBN
9780143107217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Dyde, S.W. Series: Dover Philosophical Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486445632
ISBN
9780486445632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.75

Paperback. An ideal guide to aesthetics Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623402
ISBN
9780748623402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606214
ISBN
9780199606214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 141.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450025
ISBN
9780226450025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450179
ISBN
9780226450179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

paperback. What ethical considerations should guide war's settlement and its aftermath? In cases of protracted conflicts, recurring war, failed or failing states, or genocide and war crimes, is there a framework for establishing an enduring peace that is pragmatic and moral? This title provides answers to these questions from the just war tradition. Editor(s): Patterson, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781589018884
ISBN
9781589018884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.73

Paperback. What makes for a philosophical classic? Why do some philosophical works persist over time, while others do not? The philosophical canon and diversity are topics of major debate today. Editor(s): Schliesser, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199928927
ISBN
9780199928927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.20

Paperback. Plato's frontal attack on poetry has always been a problem for sympathetic students, who have often minimized or avoided it. Beginning with the premise that the attack must be taken seriously, Eric Havelock shows that Plato's hostility is explained by the continued domination of the poetic tradition in contemporary Greek thought. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674699069
ISBN
9780674699069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Abbeele, Georges van den. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816622603
ISBN
9780816622603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168159
ISBN
9780691168159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Based on the foundation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and related writings of Bertrand Russell, Truth and Knowledge explores the basic problems of knowledge through the process of developing a theory of truth, uniquely the author's own. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HP; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761802686
ISBN
9780761802686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.08

Hardback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126564
ISBN
9780231126564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.88
€ 89.47

Paperback. Benjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; 3JJG; DNF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126571
ISBN
9780231126571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735351
ISBN
9780226735351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.24
€ 99.21

Paperback. In early modern Europe, the king's body was literally sovereign. This title demonstrates the ways in which democratic societies have continued many of the rituals and practices associated with kingship in displaced, distorted, and, usually, unrecognizable forms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HP; HRA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735368
ISBN
9780226735368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844658237
ISBN
9781844658237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101979983
ISBN
9781101979983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, this title asks, 'Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?'. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 335 pages. Takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism. Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology and psychology, this title asks, 'Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight: 396.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
335
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242302
ISBN
9780520242302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589880504
ISBN
9781589880504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.11

Hardcover. Discussions of personal identity frequently ignore the basic metaphysical nature of human people. What Are We? is the first general study of this important question. It explains the question's meaning, considers in detail the main possible answers to it, and suggests how the problem might be solved. Series: Philosophy of the Mind. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195176421
ISBN
9780195176421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.05

paperback. Party identification may be the single most powerful predictor of voting behavior, yet scholars disagree on whether this is good or bad for democracy. Competing Motives in the Partisan Mind provides a window into the nature of party identification by examining circumstances in which political attitudes and party identities collide. Series: Series in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JMH; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190264307
ISBN
9780190264307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.70

Paperback. Challenges the entrenched understandings of Machiavelli, arguing that he was a moral and political philosopher who consistently favored the rule of law over that of men, that he had a coherent theory of justice, and that he did not defend the 'Machiavellian' maxim that the ends justify the means. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141770
ISBN
9780691141770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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