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Paperback. Claims that while we are in many ways different from the Greeks the differences are not to be traced to a shift in basic conceptions of ethical life. This book argues that we are more like the ancients than we are prepared to acknowledge, and only when this is understood can we grasp our differences from them, such as our rejection of slavery. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. 280 pages. Claims that while we are in many ways different from the Greeks the differences are not to be traced to a shift in basic conceptions of ethical life. This book argues that we are more like the ancients than we are prepared to acknowledge, and only when this is understood can we grasp our differences from them, such as our rejection of slavery. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HP. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight: 384.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256439
ISBN
9780520256439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. This book is both a critique of the concept of the rights-holding, free, autonomous individual and attendant ideology dominant in the contemporary West, and an account of an alternative view, that of the role-bearing, interrelated responsible person of classical Confucianism, suitably modified for addressing the manifold problems of today. Series: Philosophy and Cultural Identity. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739199824
ISBN
9780739199824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Series: The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: DN; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972346
ISBN
9780865972346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. * Engages design students with the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of their discipline * Written in a clear accessible way suitable for the non-specialist * Builds a strong case for the reassessment of Modernist design ethics * Suitable for students of design, philosophy, ethics, modernism and related subjects. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663890
ISBN
9780745663890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. In this long-awaited book, pre-eminent analytical philosopher Alvin Plantinga argues that the conflict between science and theistic religion is actually superficial, and that at a deeper level they are in concord. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199812097
ISBN
9780199812097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.52

Paperback. Series: Dover Philosophical Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 212 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486454528
ISBN
9780486454528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.45

Paperback. Wonders and the Order of Nature is about the ways in which European naturalists from the High Middle Ages through the Enlightenment used wonder and wonders, the passion and its objects, to envision themselves and the natural world. Num Pages: 512 pages, 114 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 184 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299915
ISBN
9780942299915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in their Foreword, Singer's classic essay "Famine, Affluence and Morality," is as relevant today as it ever was. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 178 x 15. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219208
ISBN
9780190219208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 250 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162607
ISBN
9780691162607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Hardcover. Examines authors fresh contributions to the study of the political. This collection features, essays that connects and develops the fundamental themes and concepts that animate his political thought. It is suitable for readers working in social and political thought, European philosophy, aesthetics and cultural studies. Editor(s): Dejanovic, Sanja. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748683178
ISBN
9780748683178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 114.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415528696
ISBN
9780415528696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. Can we truly claim that metaphysics is over? Through a close reading of Levinas's masterpiece Totality and Infinity and a careful elaboration of Levinas's concept of the "nocturnal event" that surpasses the light of understanding, Raoul Moati opens the possibility of a revival of metaphysics after the "end of metaphysics." Translator(s): Wyche, Daniel. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 278 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273201
ISBN
9780823273201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Translator(s): O'Neil, Joseph D. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816659005
ISBN
9780816659005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. .
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100859
ISBN
9781585100859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.40

Paperback. Abandoning Heidegger's pious references to Holderlin and the Greeks, Harman develops a new philosophical mythology centered in such Lovecraftian figures as Cthulhu, Wilbur Whately, and the rat-like monstrosity Brown Jenkin. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992525
ISBN
9781780992525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Offers unfinished sketches for "Philosophical Investigations". This title contains: The "Blue Book" - A set of notes dictated to Witgenstein's Cambridge students and The "Brown Book" - A draft for what eventually became the growth of the first part of "Philosophical Investigations". It is intended for students of Witgenstein's thought. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631146605
ISBN
9780631146605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. Argues that it is not only possible but of the highest exigency to understand one's humanity through the humanity of others. This book also argues that the humanity of the human is found in the recognition that the other person comes first, that the suffering and mortality of others are the obligations and morality of the self. Translator(s): Poller, Nidra. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073267
ISBN
9780252073267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200548
ISBN
9780872200548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Science can answer any question we choose to put to it, even the most fundamental about ourselves, our behaviour, and our cultures. The author here, puts forth her corrective view that without poetry or literature, or music, or history, or even theology we cannot hope to understand our humanity. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415378482
ISBN
9780415378482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. At the heart of all human experience lies our obsession with death. This title raises questions about the 'truths' science can offer, the technology we are still exploiting for immortality - and exactly what it means to be human. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041889
ISBN
9780141041889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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