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Hardcover. The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high level of justification at great cost. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669427
ISBN
9780745669427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardcover.

In this important new book, the leading philosopherFrancois Laruelle examines the role of intellectuals in oursocieties today, specifically with regards to criminal justice. Heargues that, rather than concerning themselves with abstractphilosophical notions like justice, truth and violence,intellectuals should focus on the human victims. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745668406
ISBN
9780745668406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Martin Heidegger is among the most important philosophers of the Twentieth Century. Within the continental tradition, almost every great figure has been deeply influenced by his work. For this reason, a full understanding of the course of modern philosophy is impossible without at least a basic grasp of Heidegger. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664927
ISBN
9780745664927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, 2nd Edition guides the reader through the key issues and debates in contemporary epistemology. Lucid, comprehensive and accessible, it is an ideal textbook for students who are new to the subject and for university undergraduates. The book is divided into five parts. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664316
ISBN
9780745664316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback.

The most forceful philosophical objections to belief in God arise from the existence of evil. Bad things happen in the world and it is not clear how this is compatible with the existence of an all-powerful and perfectly loving being. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664071
ISBN
9780745664071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Paperback. This is the first English-language introduction to Peter Sloterdijk, the distinguished German philosopher and controversial public intellectual. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663814
ISBN
9780745663814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

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

€ 66.45

Hardcover. Evil is not confined to war or to circumstances in which people are acting under extreme duress. Today it more frequently reveals itself in the everyday insensitivity to the suffering of others, in the inability or refusal to understand them and in the casual turning away of one s ethical gaze. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662749
ISBN
9780745662749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. The French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is well known across the world for his groundbreaking contributions to aesthetic and political theory and for his radical rethinking of the question of equality. This much-needed new collection situates Ranciere's thought in a range of practical and theoretical contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662572
ISBN
9780745662572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Hardcover. The French philosopher Jacques Ranciere is well known across the world for his groundbreaking contributions to aesthetic and political theory and for his radical rethinking of the question of equality. This much-needed new collection situates Ranciere's thought in a range of practical and theoretical contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662565
ISBN
9780745662565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardcover. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662206
ISBN
9780745662206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. Jean-Luc Nancy stands as one of the great French theorists of "deconstruction. " His writings on philosophy, politics, aesthetics, and religion have significantly contributed to the development of contemporary French thought and helped shape and transform the field of continental philosophy. Editor(s): Conley, Verena; Goh, Irving. Series: Theory Now. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661674
ISBN
9780745661674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Paperback. The most significant philosopher of Being, Martin Heidegger has nevertheless largely been ignored within communications studies. This book sets the record straight by demonstrating the profound implications of his unique philosophical project for our understanding of today s mediascape. Series: Theory and Media. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661261
ISBN
9780745661261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

Paperback. Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the outstanding French philosophers of the 20th century and his work is widely read in the English-speaking world. This unique volume comprises the lectures that Ricoeur gave on Plato and Aristotle at the University of Strasbourg in 1953-54. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660554
ISBN
9780745660554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

Paperback. Irish philosopher George Bishop Berkeley was one of the greatest philosophers of the early modern period. Along with David Hume and John Locke he is considered one of the fathers of British Empiricism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656342
ISBN
9780745656342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Paperback. For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004 Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers. It may be difficult to evaluate what forms his heritage will take in the future but Derrida Now provides some provocative suggestions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655741
ISBN
9780745655741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

Hardcover. For more than 30 years and until his death in 2004 Jacques Derrida remained one of the most influential contemporary philosophers. It may be difficult to evaluate what forms his heritage will take in the future but Derrida Now provides some provocative suggestions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655734
ISBN
9780745655734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. * Antonio Negri is an internationally famous political thinker, extremely well-known for his hugely influential work Empire * This new book takes the form of a series of letters, written from a prison cell in Italy between October 1981 and April 1982, to a young friend in France. Translator(s): Emory, Ed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655659
ISBN
9780745655659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardcover. As persons, we are importantly different from all other creatures in the universe. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654317
ISBN
9780745654317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Isn t it particularly difficult to 'speak' of your work? Frederic-Yves Jeannet asks Helene Cixous in this fascinating book of interviews. [I]t s only in writing, on paper, that I reach the most unknown, the strangest, the most advanced part of me for me. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653877
ISBN
9780745653877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

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