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Trouble With Strangers represents a groundbreaking intervention in ethics by one of the world's most important theoreticians. It is written with Terry Eagleton's usual wit, panache, and uncanny ability to summarize and criticize otherwise complex philosophical and theoretical conversations. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185738
ISBN
9781405185738
Condition: New

€ 111.41

Paperback. Trouble With Strangers represents a groundbreaking intervention in ethics by one of the world's most important theoreticians. It is written with Terry Eagleton's usual wit, panache, and uncanny ability to summarize and criticize otherwise complex philosophical and theoretical conversations. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405185721
ISBN
9781405185721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback. This text juxtaposes cases from law and literature to view the kinds of truth we associate with confessions, and why we both rely on them and regard them with suspicion. By questioning the truths of confession, Brooks challenges us to reconsider how we demand confessions and what we do with them. Num Pages: 212 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075860
ISBN
9780226075860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119280781
ISBN
9781119280781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.54

James H. Toner is professor of international relations and military ethics at the U.S. Air War College and author of Morals Under the Gun. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118819
ISBN
9780813118819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.44

paperback. The story of our lives is the story of our passions. We fall in love, we are gripped by scientific curiosity and religious fervor, we fear death and grieve for others, we humble ourselves in envy, jealousy, and resentment. In this remarkable book, Robert Solomon shares his fascination with the emotions and illuminates our passions in an exciting new way. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195368536
ISBN
9780195368536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.65

Hardback. The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? The author demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142968
ISBN
9780691142968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.96
€ 53.97

Paperback. This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616346
ISBN
9780745616346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030018
ISBN
9780268030018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.64

Paperback. Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust in this Very Short Introduction. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, psychology, and evolutionary biology, she emphasizes the nature and importance of trusting and being trusted, from our intimate bonds with significant others to our relationship with the state. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Two black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199697342
ISBN
9780199697342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Presents trust as a characteristic form of interpersonal and communal relationship Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244898
ISBN
9780823244898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Presents trust as a characteristic form of interpersonal and communal relationship Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244881
ISBN
9780823244881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Paperback. Tells about truth, and the enemies of truth, and the wars that are fought between them. This guide looks at relativism and absolutism, toleration and belief, objectivity and knowledge, science and pseudo-science, and the moral and political implications, as well as the nuances, of all these. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014258
ISBN
9780141014258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Explores the many notions of 'truth', and what it really means Riding to work in the morning has become commonplace. The author argues that our transportation technologies are not merely transient phenomena but the vehicle for an important metaphor about post modernism, or even constitutive of post modernism. Series: Philosophy in Transit. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846146008
ISBN
9781846146008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163673
ISBN
9780691163673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.35

Setting the stage with a selection of readings from important 19th century philosophers, this title on truth puts in conversation some of the main philosophical figures from the 20th century in pragmatist traditions. It focuses on the value or normativity of truth through exposing the dialogues between different schools of thought. Editor(s): Medina, Jose; Wood, David. Series: Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115490
ISBN
9781405115490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 174.50

Paperback. What is truth? Is there anything that all truths have in common that makes them true rather than false? Is truth independent of human thought, or does it depend in some way on what we believe or what we would be justified in believing? The author surveys various theories of the nature of truth and evaluates their philosophical costs and benefits. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663241
ISBN
9780745663241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Hardcover. What is truth? Is there anything that all truths have in common that makes them true rather than false? Is truth independent of human thought, or does it depend in some way on what we believe or what we would be justified in believing? The author surveys various theories of the nature of truth and evaluates their philosophical costs and benefits. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663234
ISBN
9780745663234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. The book traces the multiple meanings of art to their various sources, and equips the reader to choose between them. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 200 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780998411
ISBN
9781780998411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Van den Hoven, Adrian. Num Pages: 94 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735238
ISBN
9780226735238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228099
ISBN
9780813228099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.34

Paperback. Truth and Its Deformities is the 32nd volume in the Midwest Studies in Philosophy series. It contains major new contributions on a range of topics related to the general theme of the volume by some of the most important philosophers writing on truth in recent years. Editor(s): French, Peter A.; Wettstein, Howard K. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405191456
ISBN
9781405191456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.33

Hardback. In this important book, Jurgen Habermas takes up certain fundamental questions of philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745624242
ISBN
9780745624242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.79

Hardback. Based on the foundation of Wittgenstein's Tractatus and related writings of Bertrand Russell, Truth and Knowledge explores the basic problems of knowledge through the process of developing a theory of truth, uniquely the author's own. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HP; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761802686
ISBN
9780761802686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66

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