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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. * 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
€ 23.94

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
€ 29.27

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
€ 33.72

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

€ 118.30
€ 114.08

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

€ 49.98

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
€ 29.73

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
€ 27.45

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

€ 27.99
€ 21.48

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
€ 18.57

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

€ 24.99
€ 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
€ 10.10

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
€ 26.83

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

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. Will meat eaters get into heaven? Do trees have rights? Is it ever right to design a baby? What would you do? Would you always do the right thing? IS there a right thing? This book brings eleven ethical dilemmas including: the dodgy donor clinic; the famous footbridge dilemma; and, the human canonball. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415404006
ISBN
9780415404006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.77

paperback. Translator(s): Blamey, Kathleen. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226713298
ISBN
9780226713298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.82

Hardcover. Series: British Idealist Studies, Series 2: Collingwood. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Imprint Academic
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845401061
ISBN
9781845401061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.13

Paperback. A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergraduates (philosophy, mathematics, and computer science) to a first graduate logic course. It also includes applications for mobile devices, exercises, and a dedicated website. Num Pages: 650 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 203 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Number of pages
650
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575866321
ISBN
9781575866321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.44
€ 67.44

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