Philosophy
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Philosophy
Paperback. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718193508
- ISBN
- 9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; DSBB; DSG; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848858909
- ISBN
- 9781848858909
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardback. Semantics aims to describe the significance of linguistic expressions in a systematic way. Metasemantics, or foundational semantics, asks how expressions gain their significance in the first place. Ori Simchen presents the first book-length treatment of metasemantics and its relation to the thriving research program of truth-conditional semantics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198792147
- ISBN
- 9780198792147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.49
€ 97.49
Paperback. Kit Fine argues for a fundamentally new approach to the study of representation in language and thought. His key idea is that there may be representational relationships between expressions or elements of thought that are not grounded in the intrinsic representational features of the expressions or elements themselves. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196697
- ISBN
- 9781405196697
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Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
Hardcover. Introducing a new and ambitious position in the field, Kit Fine's Semantic Relationism is a major contribution to the philosophy of language. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108430
- ISBN
- 9781405108430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.02
€ 92.02
Hardback. Contrary to what news reports might suggest, the majority of politicians behave ethically and are never subject to investigations. This title argues that members of Congress behave ethnically not because of the fear of punishment but because of their concern for their reputations. It draws parallels between politicians and businesses. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117393
- ISBN
- 9780691117393
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Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 68.12
€ 89.13
€ 68.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Lennox, James G. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603902
- ISBN
- 9780691603902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.98
€ 65.36
€ 50.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Gill, Mary Louise; Lennox, James G. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654638
- ISBN
- 9780691654638
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Condition: New
€ 191.78
€ 191.78
Paperback. Series: Broadview Guides to Philosophy. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551117980
- ISBN
- 9781551117980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.95
€ 41.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. This text aims to recover the ancient philosophical ideal of self-knowledge, in the context of our historical situation. It considers and rejects claims that we can attain self-knowledge through theory, anti-theory, or narrative and defends philosophy as a humanist rather than scientific, endeavor. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684182
- ISBN
- 9780847684182
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Condition: New
€ 63.95
€ 63.95
Paperback. Humans are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless, our beliefs eccentric, and our desires irrational. Quassim Cassam develops a new account of self-knowledge which recognises this feature of human life. He argues that self-knowledge is a genuine cognitive achievement, and that self-ignorance is almost always on the cards. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776680
- ISBN
- 9780198776680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Paperback. Cultures around the world have regarded self-fulfillment as the ultimate goal of human striving and as the fundamental test of the goodness of a human life. The ideal has also been criticized, however, as egotistical and value-neutral. This book seeks to overcome these and other arguments. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144405
- ISBN
- 9780691144405
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Urging for a move toward a new concept of eco-sovereignty, based on a reformulation of political self-determination Series: Global Ethics and Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439900741
- ISBN
- 9781439900741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.94
€ 92.94
Paperback. Self-deception raises questions about the nature of belief and the structure of the human mind. This book takes the issue with commonplace attempts to equate the processes of self-deception with those of stereotypical interpersonal deception. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780691057453
- ISBN
- 9780691057453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Paperback. This volume explores the intersubjective and social dimensions of self-deception. Editor(s): Dupuy, Jean-Pierre. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575860688
- ISBN
- 9781575860688
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.85
€ 32.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. In Self-Creation and History, Michael Hinz focuses on the works of Collingwood and Nietzsche, showing how each construes traditional problems in metaphysics as problems generated in history and through conceptual change. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: G; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819193445
- ISBN
- 9780819193445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.46
€ 83.46
paperback. This work develops a political theory that is rooted fundamentally in an admirable ethical concern. It analyzes the relations between self-empowerment and domination, and displays a substantial philosophical intelligence. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275973148
- ISBN
- 9780275973148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168229
- ISBN
- 9780231168229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.44
€ 59.42
€ 46.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Gateways Books & Tapes
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895560537
- ISBN
- 9780895560537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.82
€ 26.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Focusing on the topics of self-awareness, temporality, and alterity, this anthology contains contributions which address questions in the center of the phenomenological debate. Editor(s): Zahavi, Dan. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350651
- ISBN
- 9780792350651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38