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Hardback. The scenes of Babel and Pentecost, the original confusion of tongues and their redemption through translation, haunt German Romanticism and Idealism. This book begins by retracing the ways in which the task of translation, so crucial to Romantic writing, Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JH; DSA; DSBF; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823274017
- ISBN
- 9780823274017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. How can a human being attain the Word of God? This book offers a study of prophecy in the thought of medieval Jewish philosophers such as R Saadiah Gaon, R Judah Halevi, Gersonides, and others. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 949.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011818
- ISBN
- 9781402011818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 293.36
€ 293.36
hardcover. More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. This book offers a study of prophecy in the thought of seven of the leading medieval Jewish philosophers: R Saadiah Gaon, R Judah Halevi, Maimonides, Gersonides, R Hasdai Crescas, R Joseph Albo, and Baruch Spinoza. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1133.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371243
- ISBN
- 9780792371243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.07
€ 254.07
Paperback. Rene Guenon is a major figure for anyone who recognises a need to rediscover the spiritual roots from which Western society has become so comprehensively alienated. Immersing himself in the search for spiritual truth, he chose Islam as the vehicle for his spiritual life. Num Pages: 343 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192518
- ISBN
- 9781845192518
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Kaczor, Christopher. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874626186
- ISBN
- 9780874626186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.22
€ 46.22
Hardcover. Trenton Merricks presents an original argument for the existence of propositions, and defends an account of their nature. He draws a variety of controversial conclusions, for instance about supervaluationism, the nature of possible worlds, truths about non-existent entities, and whether and how logical consequence depends on modal facts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732563
- ISBN
- 9780198732563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.19
€ 108.19
Paperback. This book is a collection of specially commissioned chapters from philosophers, economists, and political scientists, focusing on Adam Smith's two main works Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations with a view to bringing Smith to a mainstream philosophy audience while simultaneously informing Smith's traditional constituency. Editor(s): Hardwick, D.; Marsh, L. Series: Archival Insights into the Evolution of Economics. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457786
- ISBN
- 9781349457786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Newman, Debbie; Woolgar, Ben; Sather, Trevor. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: CBP; HPX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 19th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415827805
- ISBN
- 9780415827805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Thomas Williams' edition offers an Introduction well suited for use in an introductory philosophy course, as well as his own preeminent translation of the text. Translator(s): Williams, Thomas. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205659
- ISBN
- 9780872205659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.04
€ 11.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200944
- ISBN
- 9780872200944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.67
€ 16.99
€ 13.67
Paperback. In this dialogue Plato shows the pretensions of the leading sophist, Protagoras, challenged by the critical arguments of Socrates. The dialogue broadens out to consider the nature of the good life and the role of intellect and pleasure. Translator(s): Taylor, C. C. W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; 3D; DB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555659
- ISBN
- 9780199555659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. In Protagoras, the main argument is between the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated Sophist, and Socrates. The discussion takes place at the home of Callias, who is host to Protagoras while he is in town, and concerns the nature of Sophists, the unity and the teachability of virtue. Translator(s): Beresford, Adam. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449037
- ISBN
- 9780140449037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HPS; JPA; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650746
- ISBN
- 9780691650746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.98
€ 235.98
Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349454105
- ISBN
- 9781349454105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book recovers Aristotle's understanding of the roles of rhetoric and prudence in public leadership, comparing it to the other major political theories of leadership: utilitarianism, as advocated by J.S. Mill, and duty-ethics, as advocated by Immanuel Kant. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPHL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506481
- ISBN
- 9781137506481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. Through a study of Plato's Gorgias, this title shows that contemporary conceptions of shame are far too narrow. It develops an account of a different kind of shame, which the author calls 'respectful shame' and argues that this type of shame is just as important to contemporary democracy as it was to its ancient form. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691128566
- ISBN
- 9780691128566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony; Polemis, Ioannis. Series: Michael Psellos in Translation. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBLC1; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033286
- ISBN
- 9780268033286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Pseudo-Dionysius was, after Aristotle, the author whom Thomas Aquinas quoted most frequently. This work investigates the pervasive influence of Pseudo-Dionysius, yet the profound originality of Aquinas. Central themes discussed include knowledge of the absolute, existence as the first and most universal perfection, diffusion of creation, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037246
- ISBN
- 9780268037246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
hardcover. A twenty-eight essay collection that is published in two volumes. This work includes translations of seminal essays such as "Psyche: Invention of the Other," "The Retrait of Metaphor," "At This Very Moment in This Work Here I Am," "Tours de Babel" and "Racism's Last Word"; as well as three essays that appear in English. Editor(s): Kamuf, Peggy; Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747981
- ISBN
- 9780804747981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. A twenty-eight essay collection that is published in two volumes. This work includes translations of seminal essays such as "Psyche: Invention of the Other," "The Retrait of Metaphor," "At This Very Moment in This Work Here I Am," "Tours de Babel" and "Racism's Last Word"; as well as three essays that appear in English. Editor(s): Kamuf, Peggy; Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747998
- ISBN
- 9780804747998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90