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Philosophy
Paperback. Undeniably, life is unfair. So, why play fairly in an unfair world? The answer comes from combining the ancient Greek conception of happiness with a modern conception of self-respect. The book is about why it is bad to be bad and good to be good, and what happens in between. Series: Oxford Moral Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190612009
- ISBN
- 9780190612009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24
The Virtues of Ignorance. Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits o...
. Ed(S): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes
As our dependence on technology has increased precipitously over the past centuries, so too has the notion that we can solve all environmental problems with scientific explanations. This book proposes an alternative to this dangerous worldview. It looks ahead to determine how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Editor(s): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124773
- ISBN
- 9780813124773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Paperback. An entertaining and thought-provoking look at the food on our plates, and what it can teach us about being human, from the author of The Ego Trick and The Pig That Wants to be Eaten Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847087157
- ISBN
- 9781847087157
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Hardcover. This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture, from the "Iliad" and "Hamlet" to film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven". Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610761
- ISBN
- 9780700610761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.56
€ 55.56
Paperback. Dealing with the relationship between philosophy and theology, this work is useful for understanding the progression of the author's thought on such topics as the saturated phenomenon and the possibility of something like "Christian Philosophy". It explores the boundary line between philosophy and theology or their mutual enrichment and influence. Translator(s): Gschwandtner, Prof. Christina M. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228843
- ISBN
- 9780823228843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206663
- ISBN
- 9780872206663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.64
€ 53.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200371
- ISBN
- 9780872200371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.36
€ 18.99
€ 15.36
Contents: Translator's Introduction Selected Bibliography Note on the Text"The Vocation of Man"Preface Book One: Doubt Book Two: Knowledge Book Three: Faith Translator(s): Preuss, Peter. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200388
- ISBN
- 9780872200388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.07
€ 41.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Libet, Benjamin; Freeman, Anthony; Sutherland, Keith. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; JMM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604. Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill. 320 pages, index. Editor(s): Libet, Benjamin; Freeman, Anthony; Sutherland, Keith. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPM; JMA; JMM; PSAN. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 24. Weight: 636.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845119
- ISBN
- 9780907845119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardback. This book is about the necessity, and even value, of vulnerability in human experience. In it, Michael Ing brings early Chinese texts into dialogue with questions about the ways in which meaningful things are vulnerable to powers beyond our control; and more specifically, how relationships with meaningful others might compel tragic actions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRAB; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190679118
- ISBN
- 9780190679118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.81
€ 212.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPCF; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653815
- ISBN
- 9780691653815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.20
€ 203.20
paperback. The author takes us on a voyage of discovery that leads from Eden to Fellini, from paradise to parody - plotting the various models of the imagination as Hebraic, Greek, medieval, Romantic, existential and post-modern. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JMR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 624. From the library of Ivor Browne and Jane Levine. Signed by author with gift inscription. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Some wear to spine. Interior is very clean
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0025647
- ISBN
- 9780415119504
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DCF; HBLA1; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601991
- ISBN
- 9780691601991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.89
€ 52.99
€ 37.89
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; HPCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780940322509
- ISBN
- 9780940322509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.33
€ 20.99
€ 16.33
The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199790548
- ISBN
- 9780199790548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.74
€ 72.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811218511
- ISBN
- 9780811218511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.38
€ 16.99
€ 15.38
paperback. Martin Buber presents the essential teachings of Hasidism, the mystical Jewish movement which swept Eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JF; 3JH; HPCF3; HRJ; HRLK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publisher
- Routledge London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278294
- ISBN
- 9780415278294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.09
€ 13.09
Paperback. Series: Thomistic Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020354
- ISBN
- 9780268020354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.50€ 53.02
€ 53.50
€ 53.02
Hardback. This text is an examination of what it means to say "No". Eva Brann considers the different forms "No" takes, such as a resistance of will or as a preventative measure or warning, and argues that to understand something of imagination, memory and time an inquiry should be made into what "No" means. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFD; CFG; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742512283
- ISBN
- 9780742512283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.49
€ 97.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255322
- ISBN
- 9781781255322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17