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Hardback. This collection of essays evaluates Agamben's work from a postcolonial perspective. Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Svirsky, Dr. Marcelo; Bignall, Simone. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643943
- ISBN
- 9780748643943
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Condition: New
€ 129.55€ 125.47
€ 129.55
€ 125.47
Paperback. This collection of essays evaluates Agamben's work from a postcolonial perspective. Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Svirsky, Dr. Marcelo; Bignall, Simone. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748643936
- ISBN
- 9780748643936
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.63
€ 42.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Rapidly becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary thinkers, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben uses his ideas about ontology - the philosophy of being - as a foundation for his political theory. This book looks at Agamben's entire corpus of political thought. Series: Thinking Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676217
- ISBN
- 9780748676217
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Electronic book text. These 11 essays give you new perspectives on Agamben's recent work on government and his relationship to the revolutionary tradition, opening up new ways of thinking about politics and critical theory in the post-financial crisis world. Editor(s): McLoughlin, Senior Lecturer in the Law School Daniel (University of New South Wales). Series: Critical Connections. BIC Classification: GBC; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402644
- ISBN
- 9781474402644
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.72
€ 33.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. Can human rights protect the stateless? Or are they permanently excluded from politics? The authors explore questions of statelessness, exclusion, the violence of securitisation and the visual representation of refugees and illegal migrants in the media. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403054
- ISBN
- 9781474403054
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.62
€ 33.99
€ 30.62
Hardback. A highly accomplished historian, Heyck relays this complicated story with unusual clarity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15, 1 black & white line drawings, 3 recorded music items, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: HPS; J; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417103
- ISBN
- 9781421417103
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Condition: New
€ 73.49
€ 73.49
Paperback. A presentation of the nature of human agency and the individual's own experience of himself as an agent. This work questions activity, the self and its presence. It offers an understanding of what it is to be alienated from oneself, incorporating issues such as human freedom and self-deception. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847682072
- ISBN
- 9780847682072
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Condition: New
€ 54.76
€ 54.76
Hardcover. This collection consists of original contributions that represent the state of the art of philosophical research on agency, free will, and moral responsibility. It should be of interest to both specialists and students with research interests in the philosophy of action and moral psychology. Editor(s): Buckareff, Andrei; Moya, Carlos. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137414946
- ISBN
- 9781137414946
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. Who - or what - is an agent? How does an agent do things, or refrain from doing them? An attempt to understand the concept of agent causality, this work proposes that persons are in control of their actions in virtue of reflective consciousness, consisting of a primary, intrinsic, nonobservational awareness of one's own activity. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358480
- ISBN
- 9780792358480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.84
€ 130.84
Paperback. Reflecting a recent flourishing of creative thinking in the field, Agents and Their Actions presents seven newly commissioned essays by leading international philosophers that highlight the most recent debates in the philosophy of action. Editor(s): de Gaynesford, Maximilian. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339086
- ISBN
- 9781444339086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.76
€ 26.76
Hardback. Can theology still operate in the void of post-theism? In attempting to answer this question "Agnosis" examines the concept of the void itself, tracing a history of nothingness from Augustine through Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Bataille and Derrida. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1; HRLB; HRQA5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638644
- ISBN
- 9780333638644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. What is agnosticism? Is it a belief, or just the absence of belief? What is the 'agnostic' principle? Robin Le Poidevin takes a philosophical approach to the issue of agnosticism, challenging some of the common assumptions, arguing in favour of the agnostic attitude, and considering its place in society and education. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 11 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HP; HRQA5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575268
- ISBN
- 9780199575268
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. What don't we know, and why don't we know it? What keeps ignorance alive, or allows it to be used as a political instrument? This book provides a theoretical perspective to broaden traditional questions about "how we know" to ask: Why don't we know what we don't know? It shows that ignorance is often more than just an absence of knowledge. Editor(s): Proctor, Robert; Schiebinger, Londa. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 table, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759014
- ISBN
- 9780804759014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive study of Nietzsche's relationship to the agonistic culture of ancient Greece. The book examines not only the overt elements of Greek agonism in Nietzsche's early works, but also shows how his later works embody its spirit as it is manifest in such notions as the will to power, the overhuman and "active justice." Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874628234
- ISBN
- 9780874628234
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Condition: New
€ 33.68
€ 33.68
Paperback. Athena Athanasiou departs from recent discussions of mourning, including in the work of Judith Butler, by raising an altogether original question which both challenges and extends the current orthodoxy: what would it be like to mourn the dead of the enemy? Series: Incitements. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK; JPA; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420150
- ISBN
- 9781474420150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.00
€ 33.99
€ 28.00
Hardback. Offers criticisms of some of the most important assumptions scholars have brought to bear in beginning the process of (Platonic) interpretation. This book offers a different way to group the dialogues, based on facts in the lives and philosophical practices of Socrates - the main speaker in most of Plato's dialogues - and of Plato himself. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335436
- ISBN
- 9780792335436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.28
€ 133.28
Paperback. A collection of essays on the ethical issues created by the AIDS crisis. It addresses controversial issues related to the tension between civil rights and public health, mandatory HIV testing, human subjects research, and others. It provides guidelines to health care and human service professionals, policy makers, scholars, and others. Editor(s): Reamer, Frederic G. Num Pages: 317 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073592
- ISBN
- 9780231073592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardcover. This book argues that it is not obvious what we means by saying our beliefs and assertions are 'truth-directed'. Do we weaken our notion of a belief if we deal with radical scepticism without surrendering to idealism? This book defends a radically new 'ecological' model of knowledge, examining what might happen if we abandoned genuine belief. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506831
- ISBN
- 9780230506831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An original treatment of the question: to what extent is it either desirable or possible for what we think and say to be true? Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353071
- ISBN
- 9781349353071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Combines elements of Thomas Aquinas' metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. This work is an experiment in constructive metaphysics a project in modern philosophy. It is suitable to those interested in contemporary conceptions of metaphysics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780268029012
- ISBN
- 9780268029012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99