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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

€ 51.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Lunning, Frenchy. Series: Mechademia. Num Pages: 328 pages, 144 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680498
ISBN
9780816680498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. In this easy-to-understand introduction, Stephen Mumford explores one of the four main branches of philosophy: metaphysics. Using practical examples to explore the main issues, he presents the ideas in a clear and simple way, helping to clarify and unravel the basic questions of this complex and abstract concept. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, c. 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199657124
ISBN
9780199657124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844651658
ISBN
9781844651658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Hardback. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, literature, history, and popular culture, this book offers an enlightening and entertaining exploration of self-love, from the myth of Narcissus and the Christian story of the Fall to today's self-esteem industry. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HPX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161426
ISBN
9780691161426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardback. From the editors of the widely influential The Stone Reader comes the most thorough and engaging guide to modern ethical thought available. Editor(s): Catapano, Peter; Critchley, Simon. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492983
ISBN
9781631492983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. If you have ever wondered what makes a 'good' or a 'bad' mother, or if mothers are always right in thinking their babies are beautiful or indeed, whether mother always knows best , look no further. Editor(s): Lintott, Sheila. Series Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330281
ISBN
9781444330281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035460
ISBN
9780262035460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 55.15

Paperback. Thinking about Nothing opens the world to everything by illuminating new angles to old problems and stimulating new ways of thinking. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
O Books, John Hunt
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846947070
ISBN
9781846947070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. This Very Short Introduction explores the theoretical and practical problems raised by objectivity, and also deals with the way in which particular understandings of objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199606696
ISBN
9780199606696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Book. Raymond Tallis goes in search of the nature and meaning of time and argues with characteristic fearlessness that our temporal lives are ill-served by the mathematized account of time presented by physics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Agenda Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911116219
ISBN
9781911116219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.07

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590177181
ISBN
9781590177181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. 'The book everyone needs to read' JEANETTE WINTERSON, The Times Series: Canons. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
SKU
9781782116288
ISBN
9781782116288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.79

Paperback. What is kindness? Does it make us happier? And does it have a place in a selfish world? This title presents an analysis of kindness in history, in life and in the modern world. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039336
ISBN
9780141039336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. Why do we live with pets? Is there something more to our relationship with them than simply companionship? This title explores the nature of this most complex of relationships and the difficulties of knowing what it is that one is living with when one chooses to share a home with an animal. Series: The Art of Living. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFZ; WNG. 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
V9781844651566
ISBN
9781844651566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. The most engaging introduction to the subject by one of Britain's best loved philosophers Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689378
ISBN
9781851689378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy-all human life is here. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199694662
ISBN
9780199694662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

paperback. Explains how ancient philosophy saved the author's life, and how we can all use it to become happier, wiser and more resilient. This title also explores how ancient philosophy is inspiring modern communities - Socratic cafes, Stoic armies, Platonic sects, Sceptic summer camps - and even whole nations in their quest for the good life. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Rider
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
9/15/13
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846043215
ISBN
9781846043215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The quickest way to learn about philosophy, from metaphysics to postmodernism. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066460
ISBN
9781782066460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX; MBGR; PDA; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349852
ISBN
9781349349852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

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