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Paperback. This work offers a new interpretation of what Levinas means when he says that we are infinitely responsible to the other person. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759434
ISBN
9780804759434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. This book seeks to explain the critiques of humanism and the "negative" philosophical anthropologies that dominated mid-century philosophy and traces the appearance of a new, non-humanist atheism in twentieth-century French thought. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762991
ISBN
9780804762991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Rejecting the current conflation of distraction with diversion, this book presents the first genealogy of the concept from Aristotle to Kafka, Heidegger, and Benjamin's early twentieth-century use of distraction to revolutionize the humanities. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786874
ISBN
9780804786874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644568
ISBN
9780816644568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. The great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson and the influential German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche both praised the individual's wish to be transformed. This volume examines the argument, as well as the affinity, between these two philosophers. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 661. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821414965
ISBN
9780821414965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.54

Hardback. Draws on developments in hermeneutic phenomenology and other programs in hermeneutic philosophy to inform an interpretative approach to scientific practices. This book offers a critique of postmodern tendencies in the philosophy of science, and sets out arguments for a feminist hermeneutics of scientific research. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821419762
ISBN
9780821419762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.62

Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346661
ISBN
9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

Paperback. In this capstone work of his career, Bruce W. Wilshire builds on William James's concept of the much-at-once to develop a holistic philosophy of the experiencing body, giving special attention to the importance of music, and engaging a rich array of thinkers and composers ranging from Jefferson and James to Beethoven and Mahler. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268344
ISBN
9780823268344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 2 maps. BIC Classification: FT; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
She Writes Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861967254
ISBN
9780861967254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.61

Hardback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509503971
ISBN
9781509503971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

Hardback. From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is to borrow a phrase from Slavoj i ek the pervert's guide to videogames. It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis. Series: Theory Redux. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509518029
ISBN
9781509518029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 52.54

Hardback. Until quite recently, almost no philosophers trained in the continental tradition saw anything of value in realism. The situation in analytic philosophy was always different, but in continental philosophy realism was usually treated as a pseudo-problem. That is no longer the case. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509519026
ISBN
9781509519026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. This textbook attempts to fill a gap in the growing area of discourse analysis within the social sciences. It provides the analytical tools with which students and their teachers can understand the complex and often conflicting discourses across a range of social science disciplines. Num Pages: 160 pages, 19figs.9tabs. BIC Classification: HPCF5; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Policy Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344397
ISBN
9781861344397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. This book examines the role of participants in research and how research ethics can be put into practice. Health, social, and journalistic research are currently subject to very different forms of regulation and codes of practice. By including the experiences of researchers and their subjects the book explores the disciplinary divides. Editor(s): Smyth, Marie; Williamson, Emma. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC; KJG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345141
ISBN
9781861345141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Britain's New Labour government claims to support the cause of human rights. At the same time, it claims that we can have no rights without responsibility and that dependency on the state is irresponsible. The ethics of welfare offers a critique of this paradox and discusses the ethical conundrum it implies for the future of social welfare. Editor(s): Dean, Hartley. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345622
ISBN
9781861345622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Diaphanes AG Switzerland
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037345443
ISBN
9783037345443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. These works by Warburton introduce philosophy through history and its key writings. Without assuming any previous knowledge of philosophy, this is a clear and concise introduction to important features such as Plato's Republic. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415693172
ISBN
9780415693172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.89

Paperback. Applied ethics is one of the exciting areas in contemporary philosophy. This book introduces the three moral philosophies: Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. It then relates these to some of the urgent questions in public debates about the future of welfare services. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348593
ISBN
9781861348593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.27

hardcover. Exposing the religious roots of our ostensibly godless age, this study reveals that modernity is much less secular than conventional wisdom suggests. Beginning with the collapse of the medieval world, it argues that from the very beginning, moderns sought not to eliminate religion but to support a new view of religion and its place in human life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293455
ISBN
9780226293455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 79.09

Hardback. Turn on your television and you're bound to run across the concept of interrogation, whether it's on CNN or CSI. But despite daily mentions of the practice in the media, you're unlikely to find informed commentary on its moral implications. This book addresses this complex issue. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761619
ISBN
9780226761619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 78.49

Paperback. Jewish philosophy as a dynamic literary, cultural, and social practice Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219442
ISBN
9780253219442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. A Companion to Hermeneutics is a collection of original essays from leading international scholars that provide a definitive historical and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118529638
ISBN
9781118529638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812696172
ISBN
9780812696172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

hardcover. The Sarah Kofman Reader is a comprehensive anthology of significant essays and book excerpts by the postwar French philosopher and theorist Sarah Kofman (1934-1994). Editor(s): Albrecht, Thomas. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732963
ISBN
9780804732963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

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