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Philosophy
Hardback. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333419076
- ISBN
- 9780333419076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. This book starts by explaining what corruption is and emphasizes the global character of corruption and the necessity of locating the phenomenon within a broader process of social and economic change. It concludes that corruption is a problem in the Third World but also in developed countries. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HPQ; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333433287
- ISBN
- 9780333433287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.78
€ 193.78
Hardback. A presentation of Solovyov's central teaching and an analysis of his treatment of the non-Christian religions, Buddhism and Taoism in particular. The book will be of interest to students of comparative religion, theology, philosophy and Russian intellectual history. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRE; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333435953
- ISBN
- 9780333435953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Hardback. This study of the philosophical aspects of Conrad's novels offers evidence that the works exhibit a powerful existential strain, foreshadowing many central concerns of 20th-century modernism. The author reveals that Conrad's fiction is replete with ideas from Sartre, Camus and Nietzsche. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333436196
- ISBN
- 9780333436196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333443842
- ISBN
- 9780333443842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.46
€ 71.46
Hardback. This text does not dispute the validity of the postmodern critique but is concerned to resist the irrationality which seems to coincide with anti-positivism. The concept utilized is one of justice, a concept that the author uses to demonstrate the theories of both Habermas and Lyotard. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Culture & Society. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; LAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333473238
- ISBN
- 9780333473238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.18
€ 193.18
paperback. These five philosophical essays are designed to constitute a unified whole, in both their critical and their constructive dimensions. Vincent addresses the crisis of meaning, the repetitiousness of technological processes and mechanisms and the declining sense of the real in political life. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333513811
- ISBN
- 9780333513811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Hardback. Explores the relationship between contemporary literary theory and analytic philosophy. Central topics in the volume include self, ethics, interpretation, language and characterizations of "analytic" and "continental" philosophy. Editor(s): Freadman, Richard; Reinhardt, Lloyd. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521298
- ISBN
- 9780333521298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Paperback. A study of American pragmatism, this book looks at all the different stages from the Emersonian roots, through the dilemma of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual up to the decline and resurgence of American pragmatism. It also discusses prophetic pragmatism. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333525692
- ISBN
- 9780333525692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 183.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333529621
- ISBN
- 9780333529621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.62
€ 59.62
Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body: An...
Mark Ledbetter~David Jasper
Hardcover. This volume suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. It sets out to show through a reading of stories from the Bible, that violence imposed on gender, race and the body-politic are not new to the postmodern world. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBB; DSBH; HPQ; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532638
- ISBN
- 9780333532638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.24
€ 127.24
Hardback. Adopts a varied approach to the study of the "material world" in the French literature, thought and visual arts of the 19th century. The book moves from purely philosphical definitions to a more general treatment of materialism, examining the repercussions of the emergence of a consumer society. Editor(s): Rigby, Brian. Series: Warwick Studies in the European Humanities. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSA; DSB; HBTB; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333532669
- ISBN
- 9780333532669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
hardcover. A collection of essays which examines the ideas of two American political philosophers, Rawls and Nozick, and considers recent developments and assessments of their work. The editor provides a bibliography featuring a comprehensive list of primary and secondary literature on Rawls and Nozick. Editor(s): Corlett, J. Angelo. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- SKU
- V9780333538449
- ISBN
- 9780333538449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.66
€ 228.66
Paperback. A collection of essays which examines the ideas of two American political philosophers, Rawls and Nozick, and considers recent developments and assessments of their work. The editor provides a bibliography featuring a comprehensive list of primary and secondary literature on Rawls and Nozick. Editor(s): Corlett, J. Angelo. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333538456
- ISBN
- 9780333538456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 227.66
€ 227.66
Hardback. Compares the features which humanism, Marxism and nationalism share with recognized religions, analyzing each in turn, and asks whether there is not always a threat of the demonic when any contingent reality - man, the economic order or the skill - is made absolute. Series: Themes in Comparative Religion S. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRQA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333539811
- ISBN
- 9780333539811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.16
€ 54.16
Paperback. This is an introduction to the philosophy of a Christian thinker of the 20th century. The author pursues his thesis through mathematics, empirical science, common sense, depth psychology and social theory, into metaphysics, ethics and natural theology. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333546819
- ISBN
- 9780333546819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. An attempt to provide a critical account of Gandhi's moral and political philosophy. It places him in an historical context and examines his central philosophical assumptions, drawing on his original Gujarati works and discussions with his associates and followers. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPD; JPA; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333547656
- ISBN
- 9780333547656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.86
€ 104.86
Hardback. A collection of papers which critically examine Adam Smith and his work. The majority of these papers were presented at the Nagoya Symposium to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Adam Smith. Editor(s): Mizuta, Hiroshi; Sugiyama, Chuhei. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333548943
- ISBN
- 9780333548943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardcover. Focusing on the work of Mircea Eliade, this book takes a methodological concern as well as a wider concern, to try and indicate the many facets and implications of Eliade's scholarship as a historian of religions. This book also considers Eliade's literary dimensions. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRLB; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333549766
- ISBN
- 9780333549766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Hardback. This textual study of the theoretical writings of Giambattista Vico stresses his early writings - theories of language and society. Vico's fundamental importance in the history of European ideas lies in his strong anti-Cartesian, anti-French and anti-enlightenment views. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333551530
- ISBN
- 9780333551530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardback. An examination of the contemporary ethical problems of business in a philosophical context. This book analyzes various types of capitalism, in particular, the Anglo-American type which is practised primarily in the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333551851
- ISBN
- 9780333551851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardback. This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience. Series: Studies in Literature and Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333554920
- ISBN
- 9780333554920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardback. This book provides a new system of communicative ethics which present an alternative to teleological and deontological ethics. It brings philosophers such as Kierkegaard, Logstrup, Gadamer and Habermas into the Anglo-American debate. Translator(s): Irons, John. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333555842
- ISBN
- 9780333555842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
Hardback. A reconstruction of Henri Poincare's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. Although Poincare is recognized as the greatest mathematician of the late 19th century, his contribution to the philosophy of mathematics is generally not highly regarded. Series: Macmillan Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558324
- ISBN
- 9780333558324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64