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Hardcover. Examining the way terrorism challenges traditional norms, this title discusses the morality of various practices of torture, and explores the infamous ticking time-bomb scenario. It addresses criticisms of torture, analyzing the impact its adoption could have on democracy, institutional structures, and foreign policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014838
- ISBN
- 9780226014838
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Hardcover. With the Politics, the author argues, Aristotle seeks to lead his students down a deliberately difficult path of critical thinking about civic republican life. He adopts a Socratic approach, encouraging his students - and readers - to become active participants in a dialogue. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016030
- ISBN
- 9780226016030
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Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Paperback. Develops an understanding of rhetoric not only in its philosophical dimension but also as a means of guiding and conducting conflicts, achieving justice, and understanding the human condition. This title restores traditional dignity and importance of the discipline and illuminates the twentieth-century resurgence of rhetoric among philosophers. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226016481
- ISBN
- 9780226016481
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Comprehensively engaging with Murdoch's work this volume gathers contributions from philosophers, theologians, and a literary critic to explore the significance of her ideas for contemporary thought. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021133
- ISBN
- 9780226021133
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.35
€ 44.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. Forges an alliance between deconstruction and feminist theology and theory by demonstrating deconstruction's usefulness in addressing feminism's trouble with race. The book shows how the writings of Jacques Derrida and Luce Irigaray can be used to uncover feminism's white presumptions. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM; JFC; JFFJ; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226026909
- ISBN
- 9780226026909
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Born out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed. In our zealous pursuit of fairness, we have banished our urges to like one person more than another, one thing over another, hiding them away as dirty secrets of our humanity. In this book, the author drags them triumphantly back into the light. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029863
- ISBN
- 9780226029863
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.15
€ 26.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACG; CFA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226033433
- ISBN
- 9780226033433
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.51
€ 44.99
€ 34.51
Hardcover. Despite its foundational role in the history of philosophy, Plato's famous argument that art does not have access to truth or knowledge is now rarely examined, in part because recent philosophers have assumed that Plato's challenge was resolved long ago. In this title, the author argues that Plato has in fact never been satisfactorily answered. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040028
- ISBN
- 9780226040028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.17
€ 94.73
€ 79.17
Paperback. In this critique Kant weaves his thoughts on practical reason into a unified argument. Lewis White Beck offers an examination of this argument and places it in the context of Kant's philosophy, and of the moral philosophy of the 18th century. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040752
- ISBN
- 9780226040752
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Interprets and pairs two important Platonic dialogs, the Gorgias and the Phaedrus, illuminating Socrates' notion of rhetoric and Plato's conception of morality and eros in the human soul. This book features a novel interpretation that addresses numerous issues in Plato studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042411
- ISBN
- 9780226042411
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. In this section-by-section commentary, Benardete argues that Plato's Republic is a holistic analysis of the beautiful, the good, and the just. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the Republic and a new understanding of philosophy as practised by Plato and Socrates. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042442
- ISBN
- 9780226042442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Geoffrey Bennington sets out here to write an account of the thought of Jacques Derrida. Responding to Bennington's text at every turn is Derrida's own, excerpts from his life and thought that resist circumscription. These texts, as a dialogue and a contest, are a critical introduction to Derrida. Translator(s): Bennington, Geoffrey. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 428 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; CFA; HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042626
- ISBN
- 9780226042626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.41
€ 44.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Focuses on the idea of the good in what is widely regarded as one of Plato's most challenging and complex dialogs, the Philebus. This title is suitable for classicists, philosophers, and political theorists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042763
- ISBN
- 9780226042763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 562 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044835
- ISBN
- 9780226044835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 46.02
€ 53.29
€ 46.02
Paperback. Shows how the problem of neighbor love opens questions that are fundamental to ethical inquiry and suggest a new theological configuration of political theory. This title explores today's central historical problem: the persistence of the theological in the political. Series: TRIOS. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045207
- ISBN
- 9780226045207
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.90
€ 32.99
€ 25.90
Paperback. Characterizes the ethical act of forgiving as behaving toward the perpetrator as if he or she had never committed the action, rather than merely forgetting or rationalizing it - a controversial notion when considering events as heinous as the Holocaust. Translator(s): Kelley, Andrew. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226045658
- ISBN
- 9780226045658
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.83
€ 35.99
€ 28.83
Hardcover. Called by Heinrich Heine a city of dull and culturally limited merchants where poets only go to die, Hamburg would seem an improbable setting for a major new intellectual movement. This title clarifies the social, political, and economic pressures faced by German-Jewish scholars on the periphery of Germany's intellectual world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226061689
- ISBN
- 9780226061689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 79.10
€ 94.73
€ 79.10
Paperback. A collection of the essays of Norberto Bobbio on Hobbes's thought and his place in the theory of modern politics. Tracing Hobbes's work through De Cive and Leviathan, Bobbio identifies the philosopher's relation to the tradition of natural law. Translator(s): Gobetti, Daniela. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226062488
- ISBN
- 9780226062488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.79
€ 35.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Examining the American discourse over war and torture, the authors investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; HPQ; JFD; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226062495
- ISBN
- 9780226062495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.03
€ 54.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CF; DSB; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065724
- ISBN
- 9780226065724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74