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Hardcover. Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this title considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662787
ISBN
9780226662787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Paperback. In "Ecce Homo" (1888), Nietzsche quoted that before him `.. there simply was no psychology'. This study focuses on this pronouncement, examining the contours of Nietzsche's psychology in the context of his life, work and psychological make-up. Num Pages: 496 pages, table. BIC Classification: HPC; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226646879
ISBN
9780226646879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Points to the late work of Jacques Derrida, the writing by and about him in the period roughly from 1994 to 2004. This volume also deconstructs the whole question of lateness and the usefulness of periodization. It calls into question the "fact" of Derrida's turn to politics, law, and ethics and highlights continuities throughout his oeuvre. Editor(s): Mitchell, W. J. T.; Davidson, Arnold I. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJP; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 99 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532578
ISBN
9780226532578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, x, 296 p. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226527963
ISBN
9780226527963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. This text offers a different beginning for philosophy rooted in a theory of questioning which the author calls "problematology." He argues that a new beginning is necessary in order to resituate philosophy, science and linguistic analysis. Translator(s): Jamison, David. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226521510
ISBN
9780226521510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, xx, 308 p. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226519791
ISBN
9780226519791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Phoenix ed
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226516714
ISBN
9780226516714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. The author argues in this text that a person's integrity and moral responsibility are shaped and limited not just by conscience, but also by socialization and moral support from the communities to which he or she belongs. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511726
ISBN
9780226511726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. In this work, the author departs from the traditional Western view that moral responsibility is limited to the consequences of overt individual action. He argues that individuals share responsibility for various harms perpetrated by their communities. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511696
ISBN
9780226511696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.84

Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509914
ISBN
9780226509914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Does Descartes belong to metaphysics? What does metaphysics mean? The questions form the point of departure for this study of Cartesian thought. Analyses of the notion of "ego" and his idea of God show that if he represents the fullest example of metaphysics, he nonetheless transgresses its limits. Translator(s): Kosky, Jeffrey L. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505398
ISBN
9780226505398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Uncovers the deep roots of anti-Semitism in the German philosophical tradition, contending that the redefinition of the Jews as an irrational, oriental Other forms the very cornerstone of German idealism. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226500966
ISBN
9780226500966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. In March of 1980, Le Nouvel Observateur published the final interviews between the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, then blind and debilitated, and his young assistant, Benny Levy. This work places the interviews in biographical and philosophical perspective to demonstrate how they confirm and contribute to Sartre's overall philosophy. Translator(s): Van den Hoven, Adrian. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476315
ISBN
9780226476315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226474823
ISBN
9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. The years before World War I were a time of profound social and political ferment in Europe that deeply affected the art world. In this title, the author argues that anarchist aesthetics and a related politics of form played crucial roles in the development of modern art, only to be suppressed soon after the war and then forgotten. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 colour plates, 99 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACXD; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471389
ISBN
9780226471389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 50.94

Hardcover. Plato's dialogues show Socrates at different ages, beginning when he was about nineteen and already deeply immersed in philosophy and ending with his execution five decades later. This title investigates the evolution of Socrates' philosophy. It charts Socrates' gradual discovery of a proper politics to shelter and advance philosophy. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470962
ISBN
9780226470962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.85

Hardcover. Argues for the solution provided by ordinary language philosophy - a philosophy that trusts and utilizes the everyday use of language and the clarity of meaning it provides - and in doing so offers a major contribution to the philosophy of language and twentieth- and twenty-first-century philosophy as a whole. Translator(s): Ginsburg, Daniela. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226470542
ISBN
9780226470542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 194 pages, xiv, 180 p. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469492
ISBN
9780226469492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. Leo Strauss left a strongly negative assessment of Nietzsche as the modern philosopher most at odds with the traditions of political philosophy, and most responsible for the sins of 20th-century culture. This book offers a reassessment of the Strauss-Nietzsche connection. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468266
ISBN
9780226468266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. This text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of this century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. Editor(s): Motterlini, Matteo. Num Pages: 462 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467740
ISBN
9780226467740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

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