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Hardback. Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the 4th century A D. This work focuses on the culture of Constantinople and the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. It provides a resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; CFG; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218215
ISBN
9780520218215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

Hardback. Analyzing Kant's argument for a dynamical plenum in the Third Analogy of Experience, this text goes on to examine the broader context of Kant's views about matter, substance, causal influence, and physical aether in connection with the developmental history of his theory of transcendental idealism. Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218475
ISBN
9780520218475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.97
€ 53.97

Paperback. A comprehensive account of Hegel's conception of recognition as the general pattern of ethical life. The author explores Hegel's intersubjective concept of spirit and shows how the idea of recognition illuminates his understanding of crime, morality, the family and war. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520224926
ISBN
9780520224926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. Suitable for moral and political philosophers, social scientists, and those who reflect seriously on the twentieth century's heavy burden of war, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other evidence of people's desire to harm one another, this title brings together the essays that reexamine evil in the context of a 'postmetaphysical' world. Editor(s): Lara, Maria Pia. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226340
ISBN
9780520226340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.88

Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226845
ISBN
9780520226845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, this title presents a different approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. This title deals with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229082
ISBN
9780520229082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Composed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) "The Essence of Eloquence" stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. This title focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School. Num Pages: 542 pages, Includes a 92-page critical edition in Tibetan script. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239081
ISBN
9780520239081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Wittgenstein wrote the Philosophical Grammar during the years 1931 to 1934 -- the period just before he began to dictate the Blue Book. Although it is close to the Investigations in some points, and to the Phiosophische Bemerkungen at others, the Philosophical Grammar is an independent work which covers new ground. Editor(s): Rhees, Rush. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631118916
ISBN
9780631118916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. This substantially revised edition of Wittgenstein's Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics contains one section, an essay of fifty pages, not previously published, as well as considerable additions to others sections. Editor(s): Anscombe, G. E. M.; Wright, G. H. von; Rhees, Rush. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631125051
ISBN
9780631125051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, G. H. von; Anscombe, G. E. M. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631128236
ISBN
9780631128236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. This volume contains all of Frege's extant unpublished writings on philosophy and logic other than his correspondence, written at various stages of his career. (Philosophy) Translator(s): Long, P.; White, R.M. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631128359
ISBN
9780631128359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

paperback. Editor(s): Nyman, Heikki; Anscombe, G. E. M.; Wright, G. H. von. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Oxford
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631130628
ISBN
9780631130628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631133124
ISBN
9780631133124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631134329
ISBN
9780631134329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Two distinguished philosophers present opposing views on the questions of howthe objects of consciousness are perceived. (Philosophy) Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631134336
ISBN
9780631134336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Schopenhauer's prize essay On the Freedom of Will is one of the classics of Western philosophy, dealing with the question of free will versus determinism. His treatment of the problem of free will is by no means obsolete, containing penetrating reflections relevant to contemporary discussion. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631145523
ISBN
9780631145523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.69

Paperback. The first four essays in this guide are devoted to the study of Wittgenstein's own ideas about philosophy. The remaining six apply his ideas to the work of other thinkers. (Philosophy) Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631150633
ISBN
9780631150633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. In the past decade the work of Jurgen Habermas has sparked off a series of lively debates over modernity and post--modernity, the nature of language, the interplay of law and politics and the dilemmas of morality. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631152743
ISBN
9780631152743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Discussing capital punishment and the use of philosophical theories of right and wrong, the book focuses on utilitarian and Kantian normative theories, applying them to the morality of capital punishment. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631153221
ISBN
9780631153221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Addresses the query: what is the value and meaning of human life? The author examines the variety of philosophical questions in the area, their meaningfulness and the paradoxes suggested by answers to those questions. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631153337
ISBN
9780631153337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Paperback. Evil may be said to be shadowy, mysterious, covert, and associated with night, darkness, secrecy. It is a force acting to destroy the integrity, happiness and welfare of a normala society. It is at once the cause and the explanation of misfortune, of the wretchedness of human existence, and of our own individual wrongdoing. Editor(s): Parkin, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631154327
ISBN
9780631154327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631156819
ISBN
9780631156819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Derrida has had a profound influence on the way texts are read. Deconstruction has become a Sphinx-like feature of the modern critical landscape. The contributors to this volume have endeavoured to take a critical view of Derrida's oeuvre. Editor(s): Wood, David. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631161219
ISBN
9780631161219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. An examination of the conclusions drawn by Richard Rorty in "Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature". Discussions cover Rorty's views on truth, language, knowledge and the self, together with his pragmatism and his regard for the literary potential of philosophical writing. Editor(s): Malachowski, Alan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631161493
ISBN
9780631161493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

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