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Paperback. An entertaining and thought-provoking look at the food on our plates, and what it can teach us about being human, from the author of The Ego Trick and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847087157
- ISBN
- 9781847087157
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
The Virtues of Ignorance. Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits o...
. Ed(S): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes
As our dependence on technology has increased precipitously over the past centuries, so too has the notion that we can solve all environmental problems with scientific explanations. This book proposes an alternative to this dangerous worldview. It looks ahead to determine how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Editor(s): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124773
- ISBN
- 9780813124773
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Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Paperback. Undeniably, life is unfair. So, why play fairly in an unfair world? The answer comes from combining the ancient Greek conception of happiness with a modern conception of self-respect. The book is about why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens in between. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190612009
- ISBN
- 9780190612009
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Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
paperback. This book offers a nuanced and complex look at defiance, taking seriously issues of dysfunction while also attending to the social contexts in which defiant behaviour may arise. Case studies, a framework for differentiating different forms of defiance, and a realistic picture of phronesis (practical reasoning) are all covered. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMP; MMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199663866
- ISBN
- 9780199663866
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Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. A collection of Paul Virilio's writings translated from French, including a personal interview that the editor conducted with him at La Coupole in Paris. Maintaining the principle themes of war and cinema, the focus of the reflections is on the darker aspects of the future. Editor(s): Derian, James der. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866530
- ISBN
- 9781557866530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Paperback. Georg Simmel addressed diverse topics across his essayistic writings, which influenced scholars in aesthetics, epistemology, and sociology. This title features Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic fragments from Simmel's last journal, providing a beguiling look into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273303
- ISBN
- 9780226273303
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
€ 31.99
€ 25.08
Hardback. Published in 1918, this title is the author's final work. Composed in the years before his death, it was, according to Simmel, his 'testament', a capstone work of profound metaphysical inquiry intended to formulate his conception of life in its entirety. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757834
- ISBN
- 9780226757834
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Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.49
€ 94.74
€ 78.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268029043
- ISBN
- 9780268029043
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.00
€ 51.99
€ 46.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Varela, Francisco J.; Shear, Jonathan. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JMR; JMTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626. Good clean copy with only some very minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0049476
- ISBN
- 9780907845256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819905
- ISBN
- 9780761819905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.39
€ 110.39
Paperback. Much philosophical debate has attempted to reconcile the human capacity to view the world both objectively and subjectively. Thomas Nagel's book tackles this fundamental issue, arguing that our divided nature is the root of a whole range of philosophical problems. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195056440
- ISBN
- 9780195056440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. The View from Here is a study of our most fundamental attitudes toward the past. The book explores the dynamics of affirmation and regret, tracing the connections of each to our ongoing attachments. The focus is on situations in which our attachments commit us to affirming events or decisions that we know to have been unfortunate or regrettable. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190660758
- ISBN
- 9780190660758
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Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Paperback. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Library. Num Pages: 712 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319368665
- ISBN
- 9783319368665
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Condition: New
€ 188.81
€ 188.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035242
- ISBN
- 9780268035242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardcover. Presents an examination of three sites in Derrida's thought: his interpretation of Heidegger regarding the privileging of the question; his account of the Platonic figure of the good; and his interpretation of Plato's discourse on the crucial notion of the chora, the originating space of the universe. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734309
- ISBN
- 9780226734309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.17
€ 94.74
€ 79.17
Paperback. Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words 'Phusis kruptesthai philei.' Drawing on the work of ancients and later thinkers such as Goethe, Rilke, Wittgenstein, and Heidegger, this book traces successive interpretations of Heraclitus' words. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030497
- ISBN
- 9780674030497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.74
€ 34.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610528
- ISBN
- 9780226610528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Hardback. The anthology focuses on the major classical pragmatist theories of religion. It is unique in pointing out pragmatist concepts of religious individualization as alternatives to the common secularization discourse and by stressing the compatibility of religious individualism with a positive concept of community. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267576
- ISBN
- 9780823267576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.94
€ 78.94
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326126
- ISBN
- 9781137326126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.13
€ 146.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728054
- ISBN
- 9780198728054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.09
€ 34.09