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Hardcover. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages. Translator(s): Farndell, Arthur. Series: Commentaries by Ficino on Plato's Writings. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832574
- ISBN
- 9780856832574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
Hardback. A woman glances at a broken clock and comes to believe it is a quarter past seven. Yet, despite the broken clock, it really does happen to be a quarter past seven. Her belief is true, but it isn't knowledge. This title finds a solution to the problem in the observation. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154725
- ISBN
- 9780691154725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. American pragmatist Rorty and the French analytic philosopher Engel present their radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. "What's the Use of Truth?" is a rare opportunity to experience each side of this impassioned debate clearly and concisely. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 107 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140157
- ISBN
- 9780231140157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Hardback. What is truth? What value should we see in or attribute to it? The war over the meaning and utility of truth is at the center of contemporary philosophical debate, and its arguments have rocked the foundations of philosophical practice. This book presents the authors' radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140140
- ISBN
- 9780231140140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. This book is aimed at the reader who is serious about confronting the big issues in life but is turned-off by books which deal with them through religion, spirituality or 'psycho-babble'. It is for people who want an honest, intelligent discussion which doesn't hide from the difficulties or make undeliverable promises. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077805
- ISBN
- 9781862077805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Hardback. Translator(s): Buchanan, Brett. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692378
- ISBN
- 9780816692378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Paperback. Translator(s): Buchanan, Brett. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692392
- ISBN
- 9780816692392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. How do we judge whether an action is morally right or wrong? If an action is wrong, what reason does that give us not to do it? Why should we give such reasons priority over our other concerns and values? This text offers answers to these questions, and explores the views and values behind them. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Edition
- Revised
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004238
- ISBN
- 9780674004238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.81
€ 38.99
€ 32.81
hardcover. This book explores how theories of experience reflect the tension between our understanding of ourselves as language-users who produce culture and our understanding of ourselves as information-processing animals who respond to stimuli. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804776141
- ISBN
- 9780804776141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.65
€ 113.65
Paperback. This book explores how theories of experience reflect the tension between our understanding of ourselves as language-users who produce culture and our understanding of ourselves as information-processing animals who respond to stimuli. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804776158
- ISBN
- 9780804776158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
Hardcover. This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671246
- ISBN
- 9780745671246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the day, is the use of sociology. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671253
- ISBN
- 9780745671253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.12
€ 22.12
Paperback. What can we know and what should we believe about today's world? What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues applies the concerns and techniques of epistemology to a wide variety of contemporary issues. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199940
- ISBN
- 9781405199940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Paperback. Neuroscience, in replacing the old model of the brain as a single centralized source of control, has emphasized 'plasticity,' the quality by which our brains develop and change throughout the course of our lives. This book develops a radical meaning for plasticity. Translator(s): Rand, Sebastian; Jeannerod, Marc. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 202 x 9. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823229536
- ISBN
- 9780823229536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Gomberg, Paul. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810130
- ISBN
- 9781554810130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 48.30
€ 53.99
€ 48.30
Paperback. With fear of terrorism, crime and social chaos putting our ideal of individual liberty very much into retreat, how can we maintain the principles we fought so hard to attain? This title takes us through four centuries of civil liberty; how it was constructed, and has been re-thought and re-fought to adapt to new circumstances. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571235957
- ISBN
- 9780571235957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Hardback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009548
- ISBN
- 9780253009548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Paperback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009586
- ISBN
- 9780253009586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. A leading philosopher brings the tools of his trade to contentious contemporary debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, ---. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393242270
- ISBN
- 9780393242270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.85
€ 30.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. A leading philosopher brings the tools of his trade to contentious contemporary debates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353358
- ISBN
- 9780393353358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54