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Paperback. Both John Stuart Mill and William Whewell believed that by reforming philosophy - including the philosophy of science - they could effect social and political change. Situating their debate within the larger context of Victorian society and its concerns, this book shows how two very different men captured the intellectual spirit of the day. Num Pages: 386 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPCD; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226214320
ISBN
9780226214320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. With Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics," the author offers a masterly new interpretation of this classic philosophical work. With the Politics, he argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213651
ISBN
9780226213651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Part of the Complete Works series, this title, written between 56 and 64 CE, is a treatise addressed to Seneca's close friend Aebutius Liberalis. It is the longest of Seneca's works dealing with a single subject - how to give and receive benefits and how to express gratitude appropriately. Translator(s): Griffin, Miriam; Inwood, Brad. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226212227
ISBN
9780226212227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Hardcover. Germany's political and cultural past, from ancient times through World War II, has dimmed the legacy of its Enlightenment, which these days is far outshone by those of France and Scotland. This book shows how the ideas of the German Enlightenment have proven their value in modern secular democracies and are still of great relevance. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226205106
ISBN
9780226205106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 78.75

Paperback. An account of Wittgenstein's "Philosophical Investigations", interpreting the text as displaying the human need to pursue an ideal of expressive freedom within the limits set by culture. The author sees Wittgenstein as a Romantic protagonist pondering on the nature of intentional consciousness. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226203133
ISBN
9780226203133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Heritage of Society S. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226173368
ISBN
9780226173368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; HPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226160566
ISBN
9780226160566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155678
ISBN
9780226155678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardcover. Nonetheless philosophers have long sought a single, overriding ideal that should guide everyone, always, everywhere, and after centuries of debate we're no closer to an answer. This book argues that ideal theories are abstractions from the realities of everyday life and its problems. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226155654
ISBN
9780226155654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 78.49

Hardcover. Focuses in on questions of force, right, justice, and philosophical interpretations of the limits between man and animal. Translator(s): Bennington, Geoffrey. Series: The Seminars of Jaques Derrida. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144283
ISBN
9780226144283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 78.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226144016
ISBN
9780226144016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Examining the tools and methods that the Romans employed for their investigations of nature, as well as their cultural, intellectual, political, and religious contexts, the author shows that the Romans had sophisticated and novel approaches to nature, approaches that were empirically rigorous, philosophically rich, and epistemologically complex. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143217
ISBN
9780226143217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Presents an interdisciplinary look at the story of a generation of philosophers, poets, and intellectuals who turned away from theology, reason, common sense, and empirical observation to provide a purely metaphysical justification of marriage. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JF; DSBD; HPCD; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136936
ISBN
9780226136936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. This work offers an extensive account of how people have used nature to think about what counts as good, beautiful or valuable. The essays here cover a diverse array of topics, including the connection of cosmic and human orders from ancient Greece to contemporary America. Editor(s): Daston, Lorraine; Vidal, Fernando. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136813
ISBN
9780226136813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Hardcover. Leo Strauss and his alleged political influence regarding the Iraq War have in recent years been the subject of significant media attention. In this title, the authors turn their attention to a more comprehensive interpretation of Strauss' thought as a whole. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226135731
ISBN
9780226135731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.85
€ 79.04

Hardcover. Modern theory needs a history lesson. Neither Marx nor Nietzsche first gave us theory-Hegel did. This book presents an account of the origins and legacy of Hegel's dialectic as theory. It explains how Hegel boldly broke from modern philosophy when he adopted medieval dialectical habits of thought to fashion his own dialectic. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226135397
ISBN
9780226135397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60
€ 82.26

Paperback. This work represents, in many ways, the French Enlightenment. It traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751 and includes a revision of Diderot's "Prospectus", and an introduction to the "philosophes". Translator(s): Schwab, Richard N. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: GBA; HBJD; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226134765
ISBN
9780226134765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardcover. Sometimes it seems like you need a PhD just to open a book of philosophy. Exploring the works of some of history's most important thinkers in the context of the everyday struggles of his students, the author guides us through the most vexing quandaries of our existence - and shows just how enriching the examined life can be. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226130385
ISBN
9780226130385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. This text argues that the differences between Husserl and Heidegger involve differences in method; whereas Husserl follows a "method of clarification", that eliminates ambiguities, Heidegger rejects the criterion of "clarity" and embraces ambiguities as exhibiting overlapping relations. Num Pages: 322 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123714
ISBN
9780226123714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123691
ISBN
9780226123691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.28
€ 50.41

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