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Hardback. One of the leading humanists of Quattrocento Italy, Lorenzo Valla (1406-1457) has been praised as a brilliant debunker of medieval scholastic philosophy. In this book, the author seeks a more balanced assessment, presenting us with a comprehensive analysis of the humanist's attempt at radical reform of Aristotelian scholasticism. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRQA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032699
- ISBN
- 9780674032699
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€ 60.13€ 54.40
€ 60.13
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Hardback. Since the mid-1980s, Taiwan and mainland China have witnessed a resurgence of academic and intellectual interest in ruxue - "Confucianism" - variously conceived as a form of culture, a system of learning, and a tradition of normative values. This study intends to examine the relationship between these activities and cultural nationalism. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028111
- ISBN
- 9780674028111
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. Influenced by Russell and especially by Carnap, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) emerged as an important proponent of analytic philosophy during the second half of the century. His work includes "Word and Object" and "Two Dogmas of Empiricism". This volume collects Quine's essays and offers readers an introduction to his general philosophy. Editor(s): Gibson, Roger F., Jr. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027558
- ISBN
- 9780674027558
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€ 41.99€ 34.91
€ 41.99
€ 34.91
Hardback. From romanticism through postmodernism, the imagination has become a reference point for thinking about the self, culture, philosophy and politics. How has imagination influenced our understanding of experience? This title uncovers a history of French thought that casts the imagination as a dominant faculty in our experience of the world. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HP; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021884
- ISBN
- 9780674021884
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Condition: New
€ 129.77€ 114.80
€ 129.77
€ 114.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Translator(s): Allen, Michael J.B. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017191
- ISBN
- 9780674017191
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
Hardcover. In exploring Poulain's breakthrough in challenging male supremacy and advocating gender and racial equality, Stuurman sheds light on the origins of the Enlightenment, the history of feminism, the emergence of rational Christianity and the social and political implications of Descartes' philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011854
- ISBN
- 9780674011854
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Condition: New
€ 51.87€ 47.31
€ 51.87
€ 47.31
Paperback. Explicates Descartes's aim to provide a metaphysics that would accommodate mechanistic science and supplant scholasticism. This text includes discussion of central differences from, and similarities with the scholastics and how these discriminations affected Descartes's defence of body. Num Pages: 304 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009684
- ISBN
- 9780674009684
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.26
€ 45.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. The Classics of Western Philosophy brings together 61 newly--commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume. Editor(s): Gracia, Jorge J. E.; Reichberg, Gregory M.; Schumacher, Bernard N. Num Pages: 632 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1024.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236115
- ISBN
- 9780631236115
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.59
€ 46.99
€ 46.59
Paperback. Continental Philosophy of Science provides an expert guide to the major twentieth--century French and German philosophical thinking on science. * A comprehensive introduction by the editor provides a unified interpretative survey of continental work on philosophy of science. Editor(s): Gutting, Gary. Series: Blackwell Readings in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 179 x 50. Weight in Grams: 672.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236108
- ISBN
- 9780631236108
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Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardcover. * Evaluates the ethical theories of four principle philosophers: Aristotle, Duns Scotus, Kant, and R.M. Hare. * Uses their thinking as the basis for telling the story of the history and development of ethical thought more broadly. * Focuses specifically on their writings on virtue, will, duty, and consequence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631236078
- ISBN
- 9780631236078
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Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Paperback. Suitable for general readers with no background in philosophy, this title argues that we need a shared moral vision in order to live together, both nationally and internationally. It stresses that private behaviour cannot be kept separate from public choices. It discusses matters of topical debate on both sides of the Atlantic. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235958
- ISBN
- 9780631235958
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Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardcover. Morality still matters, argues philosopher Roger Trigg, in this accessible introduction to moral thinking. * Written for general readers with no background in philosophy. * Argues that we need a shared moral vision in order to live together, both nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235941
- ISBN
- 9780631235941
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€ 104.47
€ 104.47
Paperback. * Discusses the relationship between meaning and representation. * Illustrates the differences that exist on the question of how formal representations relate to semantic representations. * Includes contributions by Tim Crane, Jerry Fodor, Paul Horwich, John Hyman, Ernie Lepore, Gregory McCulloch and Mark Sainsbury. Editor(s): Borg, Emma. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; HPM; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235774
- ISBN
- 9780631235774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.60
€ 27.60
Hardcover. A host of ethical questions has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies. This text helps students of theology, philosophy and health studies, as well as lay readers to find answers to these questions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234913
- ISBN
- 9780631234913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. Personal Identity brings together the most important readings on personal identity theory. * Brings together 13 of the most important readings on personal identity theory. * Includes a detailed introductory historical essay, tracing the origins of personal identity theory. Editor(s): Martin, Raymond; Barresi, John. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234425
- ISBN
- 9780631234425
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.17
€ 45.99
€ 45.17
Hardcover. This volume brings together important readings on personal identity theory. A detailed introductory historical essay by the editors traces the evolution of personal identity theory in the West from classical Greece to the 20th-century. Editor(s): Martin, Raymond; Barresi, John. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234418
- ISBN
- 9780631234418
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Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardcover. This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings. * Fully integrated introductory text with readings for beginning students of philosophy. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234371
- ISBN
- 9780631234371
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Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Paperback. Covers issues such as: demonstratives and anaphora, meaning and naming, belief and privileged access, modality, concepts and time, and paradox. This volume, on the philosophy of language and mind, aims to publish original essays by the foremost thinkers in their fields. Editor(s): Tomberlin, James E. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 300 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 16
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234098
- ISBN
- 9780631234098
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Condition: New
€ 50.19
€ 50.19
Paperback. * Ambitious and important work, by a respected philosopher. * Presents a clear and thoughtful analysis of key philosophical traditions. * Examines the nature and scope of philosophically relevant knowledge. . Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234050
- ISBN
- 9780631234050
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.90
€ 48.99
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Paperback. Contains papers from a conference on realism and relativism. This title includes fifteen substantial papers by leading figures, who have contributed papers representative of their work. Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest; Villanueva, Enrique. Series: Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 12
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233848
- ISBN
- 9780631233848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.19
€ 50.19