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Paperback. What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? This title argues that altruism began as a genetically based drive to protect one's kin and community members but has developed into a consciously chosen ethic with an expanding circle of moral concern. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150697
- ISBN
- 9780691150697
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.13
€ 19.99
€ 16.13
Paperback. Focuses the ancient texts known as the Vedas. This volume explores the enigmatic web of ritual and myth that define the Vedas. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846145070
- ISBN
- 9781846145070
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. Translator(s): King, Peter. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202139
- ISBN
- 9780872202139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.24
€ 53.46
€ 42.24
Paperback. This book contains the transcript of the fascinating 2008 discussion between philosophers Bruno Latour and Graham Harman at the LSE. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846944222
- ISBN
- 9781846944222
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. First published in 1990, Mind and Cognition: An Anthology is now firmly established as a popular teaching apparatus for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in the philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Prinz, Jesse J.; Lycan, William G. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 896 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1532.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405157858
- ISBN
- 9781405157858
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.67
€ 44.99
€ 44.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772325
- ISBN
- 9780226772325
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165691
- ISBN
- 9780691165691
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. First published in a posthumous edition of 1677, this work by Spinoza is a systematic attempt to work out the nature of God, the relation between mind and body, human psychology, and the best way to live. Translator(s): Stirling, A. K.; White, W. H. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840221190
- ISBN
- 9781840221190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.09
€ 7.09
Hardback. How can we live in such a way that we die only once? How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? These questions stand at the center of The Religion of the Future--a book about religion and a religious work in its own right. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 240 x 38. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729070
- ISBN
- 9780674729070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.73€ 56.63
€ 61.73
€ 56.63
Paperback. What is it to blame someone, and when are would-be blamers in a position to do so? What function does blame serve in our lives, and is it a valuable way of relating to one another? The essays in this volume explore answers to these and related questions. Editor(s): Coates, D. Justin; Tognazzini, Neal A. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199860845
- ISBN
- 9780199860845
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Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Paperback. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119280811
- ISBN
- 9781119280811
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.50
€ 17.99
€ 15.50
Paperback. In the first volume of his "History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge", Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. The author unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 192 pages. In the first volume of his "History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge", Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. The author unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing exposition in a straightforward way, putting it in its historical and theoretical context. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748648894
- ISBN
- 9780748648894
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Today many philosophers and historians of science would acknowledge that there are different kinds of activity that we call science and different kinds of reasoning that are practised in them. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509508624
- ISBN
- 9781509508624
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Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Kennington, Richard M.; Kraus, Pamela; Hunt, Frank. Translator(s): Kennington, Richard M. Series: Focus Philosophical Library. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585102594
- ISBN
- 9781585102594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.02
€ 19.00
€ 17.02
Paperback. This Symposium has lived so much in the shadow of the famous one by Plato, that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years. Yet it gives the only alternative view of Socrates and has a wit and vigour of its own which paints a picture of a Greek society that makes it a document of prime historical importance. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages, commentary, notes. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856686825
- ISBN
- 9780856686825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Paperback. This title introduces readers to philosophy in an entertaining but informative and stimulating way. Using philosophical puzzles, conundrums and paradoxes, Cohen skilfully unwraps some of the mysteries of the subject, from what we know - or think we know - to brainteasing thought experiments about ethics, science, and the nature of the mind. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415635745
- ISBN
- 9780415635745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842524575
- ISBN
- 9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.60
€ 49.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. Translator(s): Saunders, Trevor J. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449846
- ISBN
- 9780140449846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Translator(s): Jordan, Joshua David. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351955
- ISBN
- 9781584351955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
Hardcover. A translation of Aristotle's "Poetics". It features notes of both the "Tractatus Coislinianus", which is argued to be a summary of the lost second book of the "Poetics", and fragments of Aristotle's "Dialogue On Poets", including the texts about catharsis. Translator(s): Janko, Richard. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200340
- ISBN
- 9780872200340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 48.20
€ 61.78
€ 48.20