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Paperback. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Num Pages: 608 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858. 608 pages, 3 figures. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight: 862.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201590
- ISBN
- 9780520201590
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€ 44.99€ 32.90
€ 44.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Radical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPWD; JPWF; RNB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209077
- ISBN
- 9780520209077
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€ 41.99€ 30.30
€ 41.99
€ 30.30
Hardback. This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. It conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of Dzong-ka-ba's "The Essence of Eloquence", and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211209
- ISBN
- 9780520211209
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€ 72.57€ 57.43
€ 72.57
€ 57.43
Hardback. This collection of essays presents an ongoing exploration of the moral character and enlightenment-potential of vision. It examines texts by Descartes, Husserl, Wittgensein, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Benjamin, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACB; HPC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217805
- ISBN
- 9780520217805
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Condition: New
€ 62.04€ 49.67
€ 62.04
€ 49.67
Hardback. Themistius was a philosopher, a prominent Constantinopolitan senator, and an adviser to Roman emperors during the 4th century A D. This work focuses on the culture of Constantinople and the eastern Roman empire during the fourth century. It provides a resource on the late antique period, as well as on Greek intellectual history and oratory. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; CFG; HBG; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218215
- ISBN
- 9780520218215
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Condition: New
€ 67.89€ 53.91
€ 67.89
€ 53.91
Paperback. A comprehensive account of Hegel's conception of recognition as the general pattern of ethical life. The author explores Hegel's intersubjective concept of spirit and shows how the idea of recognition illuminates his understanding of crime, morality, the family and war. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224926
- ISBN
- 9780520224926
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 32.02
€ 43.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. Suitable for moral and political philosophers, social scientists, and those who reflect seriously on the twentieth century's heavy burden of war, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other evidence of people's desire to harm one another, this title brings together the essays that reexamine evil in the context of a 'postmetaphysical' world. Editor(s): Lara, Maria Pia. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226340
- ISBN
- 9780520226340
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.75
€ 35.99
€ 26.75
Paperback. This study of Benjamin's "The Origin of German Tragic Drama" views it as a critique of anthropocentric historical thinking, which introduces an ethico-theological dimension. It reconstructs this dimension by analyzing the stones, animals and angels that are scattered throughout his writings. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSA; DSBH; DSG; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226845
- ISBN
- 9780520226845
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.76
€ 35.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, this title presents a different approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. This title deals with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229082
- ISBN
- 9780520229082
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.92
€ 34.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Composed by Tibet's great yogi-scholar and founder of the Ge-luk-ba school, Dzong-ka-ba's (1357-1419) "The Essence of Eloquence" stands as a landmark in Buddhist philosophy. This title focuses on how the conflict between appearance and reality is presented in the Mind-Only, or Yogic Practice, School. Num Pages: 542 pages, Includes a 92-page critical edition in Tibetan script. BIC Classification: HPD; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239081
- ISBN
- 9780520239081
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.37
€ 41.99
€ 30.37
Paperback. An examination of the conclusions drawn by Richard Rorty in "Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature". Discussions cover Rorty's views on truth, language, knowledge and the self, together with his pragmatism and his regard for the literary potential of philosophical writing. Editor(s): Malachowski, Alan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631161493
- ISBN
- 9780631161493
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Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Paperback. Concerned with the origins of capitalism and the conditions that accompanied its birth, this work argues that capitalism is more than an economic system: it is a culture that affects not just the material but also the social, familial and even spiritual bases of existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165576
- ISBN
- 9780631165576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.13
€ 30.13
Hardback. This is a book on philosophy which subjects several theories to critical examination and asks how they relate to our commonsensical notions of reality. Among the celebrated philosophers whom the author tries to debunk are Plato, Hegel, Kant, Foucault, Popper, Nozick, Feyerabend and Goodman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177098
- ISBN
- 9780631177098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.34
€ 48.99
€ 48.34
Paperback. This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180357
- ISBN
- 9780631180357
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Condition: New
€ 50.21
€ 50.21
Paperback. * A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. * Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. * Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. * Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186953
- ISBN
- 9780631186953
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Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Paperback. Hilary Putnam has been at the center of contemporary debates about the nature of the mind and of its access to the world, about language and its relation to reality, and many other metaphysical and epistemological issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193432
- ISBN
- 9780631193432
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Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. aeo A lengthy chapter is devoted to ethics during the Hellenistic period, and another covers highlights of the medieval period, including Thomistic natural law theory. aeo There is a chapter on Spinoza and one on the main points of Hegela s ethical theory. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194163
- ISBN
- 9780631194163
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Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. * Covers the central themes of Wittgensteina s oeuvre. * Provides a collection of newly--commissioned essays by internationally established philosophers. * Includes an excellent preface that explains the various perspectives of the contributors and offers an introduction to Wittgensteina s work. . Editor(s): Glock, Hans-Johann. Series: Blackwell Critical Readers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194378
- ISBN
- 9780631194378
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Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. aeo Quotations from over 300 of the leading figures in world philosophy. aeo Selections chosen by distinguished collection of philosophers. aeo Covers a wide range of the western philosophical tradition. aeo The last major project embarked on by A.J. Ayer. aeo An index to main philosophical schools, genres and ideas. Editor(s): Ayer, A. J.; O'Grady, Jane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194781
- ISBN
- 9780631194781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Hardback. Gives a philosophical assessment of the arguments for and against euthanasia, the debate between advocates of 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice' in the question of abortion, the relationship between human beings and other animals, the possibility of machines thinking in the way that human beings think, and the nature and relevance of professional ethics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196082
- ISBN
- 9780631196082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.71
€ 136.71