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Philosophy

Paperback. With this text, Leszek Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been - and always will be - a resevoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning. Translator(s): Czerniawski, Adam. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450575
ISBN
9780226450575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, which also serves as an introduction to Pierre Hadot's more scholarly works, Hadot explains that for the Ancients, philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. Translator(s): Djaballah, Marc; Chase, Michael. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775434
ISBN
9780804775434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. In this book of brilliantly erudite and precise discussions, which also serves as an introduction to Pierre Hadot's more scholarly works, Hadot explains that for the Ancients, philosophy was not reducible to the building of a theoretical system: it was above all a choice about how to live one's life. Translator(s): Djaballah, Marc. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748360
ISBN
9780804748360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
273
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974937
ISBN
9780865974937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974920
ISBN
9780865974920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. This book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century BC to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides. Num Pages: 518 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 746. A Critical History with a Selcetion of Texts. 516 pages, 2 b/w illus. This book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century B.C. to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCA. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight: 812.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
514
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521274555
ISBN
9780521274555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. Without stigmatizing commercial activity, this book takes a philosophical and anthropological look at the universe of the gift, debt, and money in the West from ancient Greece to the present in order to examine how and why knowledge has long been assumed to be priceless. Translator(s): Morhange, Jean-Louis. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760829
ISBN
9780804760829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135948
ISBN
9780231135948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.95
€ 98.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816675630
ISBN
9780816675630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141442259
ISBN
9780141442259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Hardback. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throughout history, from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes, the author answers all these questions. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 121 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141395876
ISBN
9780141395876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 111 x 11. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007420070
ISBN
9780007420070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. This book contains the transcript of the fascinating 2008 discussion between philosophers Bruno Latour and Graham Harman at the LSE. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
153
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846944222
ISBN
9781846944222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34, 34 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480560
ISBN
9780801480560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600201
ISBN
9781503600201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. Calling upon us to rethink some of our most treasured contemporary values, this book shows where the Christian idea of the devil came fromand how it eventually took over Christian theology, turning God himself into the devil. " Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799683
ISBN
9780804799683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.31

Hardback. With simple prose and straightforward logic, this book offers lessons for managers and business leaders. It is suitable reading for anyone in the realm of business or politics. Series: Capstone Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857080783
ISBN
9780857080783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. This is a modern translation based on the 1726 edition. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne. Num Pages: 992 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 276 line figures, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PHD; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 264 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, Collector's ed.
SKU
V9780520290877
ISBN
9780520290877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 87.12

Paperback. Focussing on Leibniz's principle: 'nothing is without reason', this book shows that the principle of reason is in fact a principle of being. It also contains discussions of language, translation, reason, objectivity, and technology - as well as readings of Leibniz, Kant, Aristotle, and Goethe. Translator(s): Lilly, Reginald. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210661
ISBN
9780253210661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Sheds light not only on Spinoza's debt to Descartes but also on the development of Spinoza's own thought. This title appends Lodewijk Meyer's inaugural dissertation on matter (1683) - relevant for its comments on Descartes, Spinoza, and other thinkers of the time - with notes and a short commentary. Translator(s): Shirley, Samuel. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
193
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204003
ISBN
9780872204003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

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