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Paperback. This work consists of two parts: "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited", published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples", a reworking of an article published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than 50 years of reflection on liberalism and on some pressing problems of our times. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JPFK; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005426
ISBN
9780674005426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Investigates the 'law', considering arguments for and against it and discussing methodological issues that arise whenever we question the legitimacy of logical principles. This volume presents a debate about the Law of Non-Contradiction, from discussions as to how the law is to be understood, to reasons for accepting or re-thinking the law. Editor(s): Priest, Graham; Beall, J.C.; Armour-Garb, Bradley. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199204199
ISBN
9780199204199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.53

Paperback. Addresses the break in the alliance between law and divinity - when modern societies, far from connecting the tow, started to think of law simply as the rule human community gives itself. This work explores what this disconnection means for the contemporary world. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226070797
ISBN
9780226070797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Points to the late work of Jacques Derrida, the writing by and about him in the period roughly from 1994 to 2004. This volume also deconstructs the whole question of lateness and the usefulness of periodization. It calls into question the "fact" of Derrida's turn to politics, law, and ethics and highlights continuities throughout his oeuvre. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Davidson, Arnold I. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 99 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532578
ISBN
9780226532578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; 3JM; HPCF; HPJ; PHQ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
SelectBooks
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590793961
ISBN
9781590793961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.31

paperback. Thomas Nagel presents a sustained defence of reason against the attacks of subjectivism, delivering systematic rebuttals of relativistic claims with respect to language, logic, science and ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195149838
ISBN
9780195149838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.20

Paperback. Presents an account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for one's self and shows Socrates living and dying under his philosophy. It focuses on the themes of identity and confrontation. Translator(s): Rowe, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455496
ISBN
9780140455496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. The trial and condemnation of Socrates for heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of Classical Athens. In tracing these events through four dialogues, Plato also developed his own philosophy, based on Socrates' manifesto for a life guided by self-responsibilty. Translator(s): Tredennick, Hugh; Tarrant, Harold. Num Pages: 304 pages, further reading, notes, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226. Leslie Kilinger has a foreword and notes, and there is an introduction by John Le Carré. Very nice two volume set of the short stories.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
SKU
KTJ0003463
ISBN
9780140449280
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. With the same intellectual goals as the first edition, this innovative introductory logic textbook explores the relationship between natural language and logic, motivating the student to acquire skills and techniques of formal logic. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CF; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557869883
ISBN
9781557869883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.23

Paperback. This is a study of the ideas and creative forces that went into shaping the language of 20th-century music. The author's argument is based on a consideration of Schoenberg and Stravinsky, during the course of which he makes forays into the related arts. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC6; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571161935
ISBN
9780571161935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

paperback. Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401122
ISBN
9781845401122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HPCA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408836224
ISBN
9781408836224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jost, Mr. Walter. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929927
ISBN
9780813929927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback. Completes a trilogy that aims to revolutionise our understanding of what it is to be a human being without recourse to theology and supernatural explanations on the one hand or scientism and naturalistic explanations on the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619535
ISBN
9780748619535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Paperback. Reveals Tolstoy's world outlook after his conversion to Christianity Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803294042
ISBN
9780803294042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760164
ISBN
9780804760164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

hardcover. Arguing that Western power is both "government" and "glory," this book reveals the "theological-economic" paradigm at the origin of several of the most important components of modern politics and illuminates the function of consent and the media in today's democracies. Translator(s): Chiesa, Lorenzo; Mandarini, Matteo. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760157
ISBN
9780804760157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. This anthology aims to present a rounded picture of the new "Kierkegaard" in English. After an introduction explaining how Kierkegaard viewed the task of "becoming a philosopher" there are extracts from the "Concept of Irony" and the pseudonymous works: "Either/Or" and "Fear and Trembling". Editor(s): Chamberlain, Jane; Ree, Jonathan. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631204688
ISBN
9780631204688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.81

paperback. The Kantian Imperative thus demonstrates that philosophy and political theory are as relevant to contemporary events as at any other time in history. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780802048806
ISBN
9780802048806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.28

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250127
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250126
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250125
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250124
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Just War offers a critical history of Just War thinking, beginning with ancient epics and extending through American responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HPQ; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0250123
ISBN
9781566636018
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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