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Paperback. Reconstructing the critiques of positivism, John H. Zammito argues that positivist theories of science provide very little support for fashionable postmodern approaches to science studies. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226978628
- ISBN
- 9780226978628
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€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
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Paperback. Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? This title puts this question to rest, revealing how the popular media came to perpetuate an oversimplified view of a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993331
- ISBN
- 9780226993331
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€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Hardback. Faced with the difficult task of discerning Plato's true ideas from the contradictory voices he used to express them, scholars have never fully made sense of the many incompatibilities within and between the dialogues. This title explains how these prose dramas cohere to reveal a comprehensive Platonic understanding of philosophy. Num Pages: 896 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1315.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226993355
- ISBN
- 9780226993355
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Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.36
€ 94.74
€ 79.36
Hardback. Compiling in one volume the basic writings of these three seminal thinkers of ancient China, each from a different philosophical school, this book reveals the richness and diversity of the ancient Chinese intellectual world. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 38. Weight in Grams: 630.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231025157
- ISBN
- 9780231025157
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Condition: New
€ 73.42€ 57.15
€ 73.42
€ 57.15
Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067508
- ISBN
- 9780231067508
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. The author, a leading feminist and psychoanalyst, holds an imaginary dialogue with Nietzsche designed to interrogate the philosopher on his views of the feminine. She links their dialogue with a pre-Socratic examination of the elements. Translator(s): Gill, Gillian C. Series: European Perspectives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070836
- ISBN
- 9780231070836
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Well known as a scholar of Asian culture, de Bary examines the concepts of self-understanding and self-cultivation in neo-Confucian thought from the 12th to the 17th centuries, in relation to the social, political, and scholarly roles of educated men in late imperial China. Rejecting the notion that Series: Neo-Confucian Studies S. Num Pages: 461 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HP; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074261
- ISBN
- 9780231074261
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Condition: New
€ 112.51€ 85.15
€ 112.51
€ 85.15
Paperback. Hailed by Terry Eagleton in the Guardian as "definitive," this is the only complete and authoritative edition of Antonio Gramsci's deeply personal and vivid prison letters. Editor(s): Rosengarten, Frank. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075558
- ISBN
- 9780231075558
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086097
- ISBN
- 9780231086097
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Originally published in 1932, this treatise attempts to demonstrate that Karl Marx was a systematic thinker who developed a sound set of philosophical principles. The author explains how Marx engaged Hegel and his disciples in order to develop the notion of the dialectic. Series: A Morningside Book S. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Columbia University Press Morningside ed
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096652
- ISBN
- 9780231096652
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Covers and critiques the intellectual figures, movements, and publications that helped shape and define fields as diverse as history and historiography, psychoanalysis, film, literary theory, cognitive and life sciences, literary criticism, philosophy, and economics. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 206 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1624.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107907
- ISBN
- 9780231107907
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Covers and critiques the figures, movements, and publications that helped shape and define fields as diverse as history and historiography, psychoanalysis, film, literary theory, cognitive and life sciences, literary criticism, philosophy, and economics. This book discusses developments in French thought on pacifism, fashion, and gastronomy. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107914
- ISBN
- 9780231107914
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Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 94.24
€ 118.43
€ 94.24
Hardback. In this major intellectual history, Ira Katznelson examines the works of Hannah Arendt, Robert Dahl, Richard Hofstadter, Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Karl Polanyi, and David Truman, detailing their engagement with the larger project of reclaiming the West's moral bearing. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111942
- ISBN
- 9780231111942
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Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.80
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Paperback. In this major intellectual history, Ira Katznelson examines the works of Hannah Arendt, Robert Dahl, Richard Hofstadter, Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Karl Polanyi, and David Truman, detailing their engagement with the larger project of reclaiming the West's moral bearing. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111959
- ISBN
- 9780231111959
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
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Paperback. In the introduction to "The Second Sex", Simone de Beauvoir notes that "a man never begins by establishing himself as an individual of a certain sex: his being a man poses no problem." This book shows that Beauvoir's magnum opus constitutes a meditation on the relationship between women and philosophy that remains profoundly undervalued. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116657
- ISBN
- 9780231116657
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Are bacteriophage T4 and the long-nosed elephant fish valuable in their own right? Agar defends an affirmative answer to this question by arguing that anything living is intrinsically valuable. The result is a challenge to prevailing definitions of value and a call for a scientifically-informed appreciation of nature. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117869
- ISBN
- 9780231117869
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Condition: New
€ 133.82€ 100.69
€ 133.82
€ 100.69
Hardback. In this work philosopher Wolfgang Iser offers a fresh perspective on questions such as why do human beings need fictions? And why do human beings need to interpret, despite the fact that complete interpretation is unattainable? Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119023
- ISBN
- 9780231119023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.95€ 83.28
€ 108.95
€ 83.28
Paperback. In this work philosopher Wolfgang Iser offers a fresh perspective on questions such as why do human beings need fictions? And why do human beings need to interpret, despite the fact that complete interpretation is unattainable? Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119030
- ISBN
- 9780231119030
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119931
- ISBN
- 9780231119931
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
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Paperback. Interlacing the life and work of the seminal 20th century philosopher, Hannah Arendt, this biography explores her critique of Saint Augustine and her biographical essay on Rahel Varnhagen. It also accentuates Arendt's commitment to recounting lives and narration and reflects on her perspective on Judaism, anti-Semitism and the "banality of evil." Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121033
- ISBN
- 9780231121033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.34
€ 30.99
€ 22.34