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Paperback. Ian Stewart considers the concept of infinity and the profound role it plays in mathematics, logic, physics, cosmology, and philosophy. He shows that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise, and analyses its important practical everyday applications. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 33 black and white images. BIC Classification: HP; HRA; PB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755234
- ISBN
- 9780198755234
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.91
€ 11.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Presenting ten essays, the author addresses the Russian minds of the nineteenth century: Herzen, Bakunin, Turgenev, Belinsky and Tolstoy, as well as exploring the political and social revolutions they inspired and responded to. He describes this as 'the largest single Russian contribution to social change in the world'. Editor(s): Hardy, Henry. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JH; DSBF; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442204
- ISBN
- 9780141442204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016385
- ISBN
- 9780674016385
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.02
€ 37.99
€ 32.02
Hardback. This illuminating book provides a reconstruction of social theory that emphasizes its humanist foundations and the centrality of values in social inquiry. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758628
- ISBN
- 9780804758628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.16
€ 47.99
€ 46.16
Paperback. A bestselling thinker combines theory and practice in this essential primer to the most popular branch of philosophy Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745763
- ISBN
- 9781780745763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324944
- ISBN
- 9780226324944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.27
€ 26.99
€ 22.27
Hardback. Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy, this book argues that they provided a naturalistic explanation of astral influences and magical efficacy based on Aristotelian notions of causality. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3H; HPDC; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399465
- ISBN
- 9781137399465
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Condition: New
€ 160.21
€ 160.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170657
- ISBN
- 9780691170657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. Expounds, compares, and criticises Spinoza's theses. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145836
- ISBN
- 9780915145836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.80
€ 25.99
€ 19.80
Hardback. Merold Westphal has been in the foremost ranks of philosophers who proclaim a new, post-secular philosophy. This book focuses on the wisdom of humility that characterizes Westphal's thought and explores how that wisdom, expressed through the redemptive dynamic of doubt, can contribute to developing a post secular apologetic for faith. Editor(s): Putt, B. Keith. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230457
- ISBN
- 9780823230457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.52
€ 87.52
Paperback. While it makes no claims to being encyclopaedic in its coverage, this book seeks to accommodate the implications of Jacques Derrida's writings and thoughts, through an expository engagement with a series of words having significance throughout Derrida's text, and across the years of his publishing career. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622764
- ISBN
- 9780748622764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.39
€ 38.99
€ 35.39
Paperback. A philosophical exploration of the entire seven-book Harry Potter series Harry Potter has been heralded as one of the most popular book series of all time and the philosophical nature of Harry, Hermione, and Ron's quest to rid the world of its ultimate evil is one of the many things that make this series special. Editor(s): Irwin, William; Bassham, Gregory. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470398258
- ISBN
- 9780470398258
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Condition: New
€ 22.72
€ 22.72
Hardback. Being Shaken is a multifaceted meditation by leading philosophers from Europe and North America on ways in which events disrupt the complacency of the ontological paradigm at the personal, ethical, theological, aesthetic, and political levels. Editor(s): Marder, Michael; Zabala, Santiago. Series: Palgrave Studies in Postmetaphysical Thought. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333728
- ISBN
- 9781137333728
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Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Bynum, Terrell Ward; Rogerson, Simon. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855548459
- ISBN
- 9781855548459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 43.57
€ 44.99
€ 43.57
Paperback. Contains the "Poetics" and the first twelve chapters of the "Rhetoric, Book III". Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200722
- ISBN
- 9780872200722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.67
€ 16.99
€ 13.67
Hardcover. New investigation of John Wyclif's writings on the theory of the "just war" shows him to be the first genuine pacifist of medieval Europe. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HPCB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933259
- ISBN
- 9780861933259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Hardback. Argues that art, especially architecture, music, and painting, is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. This book approaches art as a form of erotic expression that connects sensory richness with primal desire. It argues that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages, two color images. BIC Classification: ABA; AC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145183
- ISBN
- 9780231145183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.99
€ 30.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848192089
- ISBN
- 9781848192089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
Hardback. Betrayal seems to have lost its grip on the public consciousness in liberal societies, yet it is all around us, dissolving the thick glue of trust that holds friends, families, and communities together. By focusing on the ethics of betrayal, Avishai Margalit offers a philosophical account of what we owe those who give us our sense of belonging. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048263
- ISBN
- 9780674048263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. On the occasion of Habermas's 80th birthday, the German publisher Suhrkamp brought out five volumes of Habermas's work that spanned the full range his philosophical work, from the theory of rationality to the critique of metaphysics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509506729
- ISBN
- 9781509506729
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Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Paperback. Translator(s): Levi, Honor. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199540365
- ISBN
- 9780199540365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. This historically-informed critical assessment of Dummett's account of abstract objects, examines in detail some of the Fregean presuppositions of Dummett's account whilst also engaging with phenomenological approaches and recent work on the problem of abstract entities. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285194
- ISBN
- 9780230285194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. This new edition of Alexander Miller s highly readable introduction to contemporary metaethics provides a critical overview of the main arguments and themes in twentieth- and twenty-first-century contemporary metaethics. Miller traces the development of contemporary debates in metaethics from their beginnings in the work of G.E. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646596
- ISBN
- 9780745646596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.27
€ 31.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPL; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 11th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292068701
- ISBN
- 9781292068701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.51
€ 83.51