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Paperback. The three volumes address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. Translator(s): Hurley, Robert. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 34. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299212
ISBN
9780942299212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780205765621
ISBN
9780205765621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Copley, Stephen; Edgar, Andrew. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HPCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540303
ISBN
9780199540303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Hardback. Exciting new theories in neuroscience, psychology, and artificial intelligence are revealing minds like ours as predictive minds, forever trying to guess the incoming streams of sensory stimulation before they arrive. Num Pages: 424 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190217013
ISBN
9780190217013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 36.30

Hardcover. Translator(s): Dru, Alexander. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972100
ISBN
9780865972100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. What is a human right? How can we tell whether a proposed human right really is one? How do we establish the content of particular human rights, and how do we resolve conflicts between them? James Griffin offers answers in his compelling new investigation of human rights. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199573103
ISBN
9780199573103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.84

Paperback. Phenomenology redefined through body horror. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782790778
ISBN
9781782790778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. "Languages of Art". Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780915144341
ISBN
9780915144341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Presents 29 texts, beginning with "Immortality in the Light of Synechism", in which the author proposes synechism, tendency to regard everything as continuous, as a key advance over the 3 'isms' materialism, idealism, and dualism, and ending with the author's unfinished investigations of the relative merits of different kinds of reasoning. Editor(s): Peirce, Charles S. Num Pages: 624 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253211903
ISBN
9780253211903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy, calling for a future beyond nationalism, based instead on cooperation and racial tolerance. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192970
ISBN
9780141192970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.67

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Shiver, June. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Keep it Simple Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780963625526
ISBN
9780963625526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. In the 4th century CE, Calcidius translated into Latin an important section of Plato's Timaeus, complemented by commentary and organized into coordinated parts. Its organization subsequently informed the sense of macrocosm and microcosm-of the world and our place in it-which is prevalent in western European thought in the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Magee, John. Translator(s): Magee, John. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 940 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599178
ISBN
9780674599178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibities. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415335096
ISBN
9780415335096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.95

Hardcover.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
193
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
35th Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400068487
ISBN
9781400068487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Bustamante, Thomas; Goncalves Fernandes, Bernardo. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319283692
ISBN
9783319283692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.76

Paperback. In this work, Michael Gillespie argues that Nietzsche, in fact, misunderstood nihilism, and that his misunderstanding has misled nearly all succeeding thought about the subject. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293486
ISBN
9780226293486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

Paperback. A brilliant account of the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Popper also explains some of the central ideas in his work, making this ideal reading for anyone coming to his life and work for the first time. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415285902
ISBN
9780415285902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. This influential book discusses the nature of mathematical discovery, development, methodology and practice, forming Imre Lakatos's theory of 'proofs and refutations'. Editor(s): Worrall, John; Zahar, Elie. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 196 pages, 27 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107534056
ISBN
9781107534056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.93

Hardback. Hanneke Stuit delves into Ubuntu's relevance both in South Africa and in Western contexts, analyzing the political and ethical ramifications of the term's uses in different media including literature, cartoons, journalistic fiction, commercials, commodities, photography, and political manifestos in contemporary South African culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HPD; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137586391
ISBN
9781137586391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.26

Paperback. Provides a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. This book follows a logical format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding. Translator(s): Curley, E. M. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435719
ISBN
9780140435719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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