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Popular philosophy
Paperback. Fame was once associated with excellence or achievement in some or other field of endeavour. One of the most distinctive cultural phenomena over the years has been the rise and rise of fame. This book shows why this new fame is simultaneously fascinating and worthless. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651573
- ISBN
- 9781844651573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.16
€ 48.99
€ 47.16
Paperback. Filled with timeless insight into life, relationships, work and partying, this book takes a sideways glance at modern living and presents the would-be thoughts of Ancient Philosophers on various topics central to our 21st century existence. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687060
- ISBN
- 9781851687060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.69
€ 11.99
€ 10.69
Hardcover. This new book of popular philosophy is a major bestseller in Germany, where it sold over 40,000 copies in the first few weeks after publication Gabriel argues that the world does not exist because what is, in fact, includes not simply so-called facts, but also views of those facts, dreams, projects, works of art and perspectives. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745687568
- ISBN
- 9780745687568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 55.38
€ 65.13
€ 55.38
Hardcover. The definitive guide to philosophical thought. Series: Cracking Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KOG0000690
- ISBN
- 9781844038060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Series: Heretics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182. Darwin and the Selfish Gene. Series: Heretics. 176 pages. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 160.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844652532
- ISBN
- 9781844652532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. Vivid fragments engaging with ethical and sceptical themes by means of an engagement with several major European thinkers. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782799276
- ISBN
- 9781782799276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Paperback. Exploring the intense focus of ice-hockey players, the flow of a cook in their element, and the inherited craft of building pipe organs, the author argues that in order to flourish, we need to return to lives where we establish meaningful connections with objects and the people around us. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241959442
- ISBN
- 9780241959442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Things exist, and therefore undoubtedly resist us, but in doing so they offer affordances, resources, opportunities. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782798569
- ISBN
- 9781782798569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781680230
- ISBN
- 9781781680230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.20
€ 22.20
Paperback. Investigates the gap between what we are and what others perceive us to be to ascertain whether we are genuinely knowable entities. This book explores the central dilemma of how one can have a fixed idea of 'me' to shape and direct one's life when, in a world of constant change, events will rob us of that fixed idea at any moment. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651665
- ISBN
- 9781844651665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.35
€ 48.35
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842433164
- ISBN
- 9781842433164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.57
€ 19.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811700
- ISBN
- 9781554811700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.39
€ 33.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. Witty philosopher Michael Foley investigates the concept, history and meaning of fun - the experience everyone wants Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 274. Witty philosopher Michael Foley investigates the concept, history and meaning of fun - the experience everyone wants Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- KOC0026073
- ISBN
- 9781471154829
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A witty insight into the contentment that can be found by rediscovering the joys of everyday things. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849839136
- ISBN
- 9781849839136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Awry take on how contemporary culture is antithetical to happiness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK New York
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781847396273
- ISBN
- 9781847396273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Is it always wrong to lie? Should there be limits to personal freedom? Can killing sometimes be justified? Is the free market fair? What is the right thing to do? This title invites readers of all ages and political persuasions on a journey of moral reflection, and shows how reasoned debate can illuminate our lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041339
- ISBN
- 9780141041339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. This book revolutionises our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDR; UBJ; UD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492778
- ISBN
- 9781631492778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985022
- ISBN
- 9780141985022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, and why is what we call "efficient" is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? This title shows us that improbable and unpredictable events underlie everything about our world. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JM; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038223
- ISBN
- 9780141038223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. Unleash unlimited creativity in every area of your life with the science of Breakthough Biodynamics by using innovation and leadership expert Nick Seneca Jankel's 10 step Breakthrough Curve Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: HPX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780288338
- ISBN
- 9781780288338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.77
€ 13.99
€ 10.77