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Hardback. Philosophy starts with questions, but attempts at answers are just as important, and these answers require reasoned argument. Cutting through notoriously dense and verbose philosophical prose, this book sets 100 famous and influential arguments in context, including key quotations, to provide a sense of style and approach. Editor(s): Bruce, Michael; Barbone, Steven. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336375
ISBN
9781444336375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.75

Hardback. Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. It shows how the recursive mind was critical to survival in the harsh conditions of the Pleistocene epoch. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMAQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145471
ISBN
9780691145471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Challenges the commonly held notion that language is what makes us uniquely human. This book argues that what distinguishes us in the animal kingdom is our capacity for recursion: the ability to embed our thoughts within other thoughts. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones. 9 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMAQ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated edition with a New Foreword
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160948
ISBN
9780691160948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608501
ISBN
9780745608501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.49

Focuses on the work of Umberto Eco - one of Europe's best-known writers and intellectuals. This title covers the range of Eco's work, from his theoretical writings on semiotics to his best-selling novels. It assesses the influence of Eco's work on contemporary culture. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DSBH; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745608495
ISBN
9780745608495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 131 colour illustrations, 160 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFZ; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319459639
ISBN
9783319459639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.71
€ 58.23

Hardback. This unique collection of essays on the late Pierre Hadot s revolutionary approach to studying and practising philosophy traces the links between his work and that of thinkers from Wittgenstein to the French postmodernists. Editor(s): Chase, Michael; Clark, Stephen R. L. Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations (some color). BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405161619
ISBN
9781405161619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. A comprehensive investigation of the main ethical and conceptual issues surrounding suicide. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119052
ISBN
9781551119052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.76

Hardback. The post-Cold War debate over America's role in world affairs has raised old questions about 'morality in foreign policy' in a new form. Should 'the national interest' be our only value in world politics or is the concept itself an exercise in moral reasoning? Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896331808
ISBN
9780896331808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.66

Hardback. World-renowned analytic philosophers John McDowell and Robert Brandom, dubbed "Pittsburgh Neo-Hegelians," engaged in an intriguing debate about perception. This book brings phenomenology to bear not just on the perspectives of McDowell or Brandom alone, but on their intersection. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821419618
ISBN
9780821419618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.33

Paperback. This work sets out to introduce Duessel's thought to an English-speaking audience. The essence of Duessel's thought is presented through the concept of "ethical hermeneutics" which seeks to interpret reality from the viewpoint of what Emmanuel Levinas presents as the "other". Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217045
ISBN
9780823217045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.76

hardcover. This work sets out to introduce Duessel's thought to an English-speaking audience. The essence of Duessel's thought is presented through the concept of "ethical hermeneutics" which seeks to interpret reality from the viewpoint of what Emmanuel Levinas presents as the "other". Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217038
ISBN
9780823217038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.27

Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226304427
ISBN
9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.71

Hardcover. Analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls 'the fully human soul'. Beginning with Homer's "Iliad", this work lays out the tension within the soul of Achilles between immortality and life. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137964
ISBN
9780226137964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 78.49

Paperback. The understanding of the soul in the West has been profoundly shaped by Christianity. This book analyzes works by Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Plato, and Aristotle to reveal how the ancient Greeks portrayed and understood what the author calls the fully human soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004495
ISBN
9780226004495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. By systematically dissecting the arguments in favour of capital punishment, this book shows why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments. If punishment is to be in proportion to the crime, the author believes a rethinking of the criminal justice system is essential. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682706
ISBN
9780847682706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
231
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591025207
ISBN
9781591025207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Benedict de Spinoza (1632-77) was one of towering philosophers of the seventeenth century. Offering an introduction to Spinoza's philosophy, this book takes Spinoza's fundamental argument that everything exists for a reason - known as his 'principle of sufficient reason' - as the key to unlocking his thought. Series: The Routledge Philosophers. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415283304
ISBN
9780415283304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.69

Paperback. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 228. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 160 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HP. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight: 228.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150538
ISBN
9780231150538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. In Truth and the Past, Dummett, best known as a proponent of antirealism, clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. His three John Dewey Lectures were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 136 pages. In Truth and the Past, Dummett, best known as a proponent of antirealism, clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. His three John Dewey Lectures were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight: 166.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131773
ISBN
9780231131773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

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