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Paperback. With an exploration of our obsession with media, this book examines a number of archetypal news stories - a plane crash, a murder, a political scandal, a celebrity interview - from a perspective to ask intriguing questions: why do disaster stories titillate? why obsess over love lives of the famous? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241972694
- ISBN
- 9780241972694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us all: lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety; the fear of failure and the pressure to conform. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140276619
- ISBN
- 9780140276619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved? This book explores one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs: with our houses and their furnishings. Num Pages: 280 pages, B/W interleaved throughout. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241970058
- ISBN
- 9780241970058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110204
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.26€ 46.81
€ 59.26
€ 46.81
Paperback. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B.; Philip, Franklin. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604183
- ISBN
- 9780691604183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.73
€ 54.99
€ 39.73
Hardback. * This is a unique testimony to one of the most important literary friendships of our time. Robbe-Grillet, the master of the nouveau roman, considered Barthes, France s greatest postwar literary theorist and critic, as one of his very few true friends. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650784
- ISBN
- 9780745650784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.50
€ 46.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. * This is a unique testimony to one of the most important literary friendships of our time. Robbe-Grillet, the master of the nouveau roman, considered Barthes, France s greatest postwar literary theorist and critic, as one of his very few true friends. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650791
- ISBN
- 9780745650791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Paperback. This Book Will Make You Think: Philosophical Quotes and What They Mean explains as simply as possible the ideas behind the world's most highly regarded philosophers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782435068
- ISBN
- 9781782435068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93
Hardback. In this book, Block critically examines the political and social critique now directed at the teaching profession, and to look at some ethical positions the teacher regularly and already takes in the course of her daily life in the classroom. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612396
- ISBN
- 9780230612396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 45.12
€ 50.82
€ 45.12
Paperback. Provides introductions to classic works of philosophy. This book guides the reader to an understanding of the text as a whole, exploring the reception and influence of this philosophical work. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220. A Reader's Guide. Series: Reader's Guides. 172 pages, black & white illustrations. Provides introductions to classic works of philosophy. This book guides the reader to an understanding of the text as a whole, exploring the reception and influence of this philosophical work. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826485090
- ISBN
- 9780826485090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.06
€ 35.99
€ 35.06
Paperback. This book synthesizes Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida on interpretation and difference in order to provide a new theory of how interpretation functions in psychoanalysis. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753388
- ISBN
- 9780804753388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. A novel development of the "new theory of reference" that focuses on a formal semantics for anaphora and philosophical problems of reference and existence. Series: Bradford Books. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0009475
- ISBN
- 9780262524377
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226071817
- ISBN
- 9780226071817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. * Addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism * Presents concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132176
- ISBN
- 9781405132176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Paperback. * Addresses trends such as vitalism, neo-Kantianism, existentialism, Marxism and feminism * Presents concise biographies of the influential philosophers who shaped these movements, including entries on over ninety thinkers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132183
- ISBN
- 9781405132183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226155678
- ISBN
- 9780226155678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
Hardback. An analysis and discussion of the nature of time and eternity, focusing on the timelessness of God. After considering two theories of time in the light of modern science and philosophy, the author argues for a "process" notion of time. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333563199
- ISBN
- 9780333563199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.92
€ 121.92
Paperback. Cultures around the world have regarded self-fulfillment as the ultimate goal of human striving and as the fundamental test of the goodness of a human life. The ideal has also been criticized, however, as egotistical and value-neutral. This book seeks to overcome these and other arguments. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144405
- ISBN
- 9780691144405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288765
- ISBN
- 9780226288765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.33
€ 47.99
€ 37.33
Paperback. A sequel to "Reason and Morality" by Alan Gewirth, this work extends his principle of equal and universal human rights, the principle of generic consistency, into the arena of social and political philosophy. It argues that the ethical principles that guide individuals apply also to the state. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288819
- ISBN
- 9780226288819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Tackles the crucial questions about the Founding: Were the Framers motivated by their economic interests; how democratic was their Constitution; should we interpret the Founding using philosophical or strictly historical approaches; and what traditions of political thought were most important to the Founders? Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 2nd Revised, Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617524
- ISBN
- 9780700617524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.62
€ 43.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, index. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818274
- ISBN
- 9780761818274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.66
€ 140.66
Paperback. Concerned with the origins of capitalism and the conditions that accompanied its birth, this work argues that capitalism is more than an economic system: it is a culture that affects not just the material but also the social, familial and even spiritual bases of existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165576
- ISBN
- 9780631165576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.63
€ 30.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305178
- ISBN
- 9783856305178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.08
€ 48.99
€ 35.08