Social & political philosophy
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Social & political philosophy
Paperback. In this short essay, Kant completes his political theory and philosophy of history, considering the prospects for peace among nations and addressing questions that remain central to our thoughts about nationalism, war, and peace.Ted Humphrey provides an eminently readable translation, along with a brief introduction that sketches Kant's argument. Translator(s): Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 4. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206915
- ISBN
- 9780872206915
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.66
€ 12.99
€ 12.66
Hardcover. The Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711-1776) has often been regarded as a key Enlightenment thinker. This book offers a new interpretation for such diverse images and demonstrates the uniqueness of Hume as an Enlightenment thinker, illustrating how his 'spirit of scepticism' often leads him into seemingly paradoxical positions. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HPCD; HPK; HPM; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699803
- ISBN
- 9780748699803
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Condition: New
€ 124.08€ 118.95
€ 124.08
€ 118.95
Paperback. First published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty" has exerted an enormous influence on philosophical and political thought. This title is part of Continuum's "Reader's Guides" that offers an introduction to this classic work of philosophy. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 322 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236. A Reader's Guide. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. First published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty" has exerted an enormous influence on philosophical and political thought. This title is part of Continuum's "Reader's Guides" that offers an introduction to this classic work of philosophy. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPS; JPVH. Dimension: 322 x 140 x 14. Weight: 234.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826486493
- ISBN
- 9780826486493
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardcover. Knowing how to be good is immensely important. The same goes for knowing how to make others be good-otherwise known as 'moral enhancement'. John Harris explores the many varied approaches to moral enhancement, from setting a good example to imbibing mood-altering substances, and asks whether and to what extent moral enhancement is possible. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707592
- ISBN
- 9780198707592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.30
€ 76.30
Paperback. The second edition of James E. G. Zetzel's masterly translation of Cicero's major works of political philosophy, On the Commonwealth and On the Laws. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316505564
- ISBN
- 9781316505564
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Condition: New
€ 29.69
€ 29.69
Paperback. Presents Hannah Arendt's work. This book offers a critical engagement with the cultural and philosophical crises of mid-twentieth-century Europe. It contains key ideas from her works such as "The Origins of Totalitarianism" and "The Human Condition". Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415425865
- ISBN
- 9780415425865
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Series: The Routledge Guides to the Great Books. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFK; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415703925
- ISBN
- 9780415703925
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Hardback. In a culture that worships ceaseless striving, settling seems like giving up. This title explores the dynamics of this process. It explains why settling is useful for planning, creating trust, and strengthening the social fabric - and why settling is different from compromise and resignation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148458
- ISBN
- 9780691148458
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
Hardback. Seeks to bridge the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality to explain behavior. This book proposes a unified conceptual framework for the study of behavior. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 96 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 109 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139005
- ISBN
- 9780691139005
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HPS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393591
- ISBN
- 9781610393591
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.89
€ 20.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611730
- ISBN
- 9780691611730
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Condition: New
€ 70.91€ 55.36
€ 70.91
€ 55.36
Hardback. W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPS; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724914
- ISBN
- 9780674724914
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. In this volume an array of elite scholars address the role of values in forming terrorist activity, in assessing the impacts of that activity, and in forming policies for responses to it. The book focuses on bringing theories and policy issues closer together. Editor(s): Karawan, Ibrahim A.; McCormack, Wayne; Reynolds, Stephen E. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048134045
- ISBN
- 9789048134045
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Condition: New
€ 125.19
€ 125.19
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRA; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166911
- ISBN
- 9780231166911
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692. Cultural Critique in Comparative Perspective. 496 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPS; HRAX; HRH. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 688.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144896
- ISBN
- 9780231144896
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Condition: New
€ 55.22
€ 55.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Neuhouser, Frederick. Translator(s): Neuhouser, Frederick; Smith, Alan E. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151986
- ISBN
- 9780231151986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. An introduction to philosophy through film, Thinking Through Film: Doing Philosophy, Watching Movies combines the exploration of fundamental philosophical issues with the experience of viewing films, and provides an engaging reading experience for undergraduate students, philosophy enthusiasts and film buffs alike. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HPS; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193429
- ISBN
- 9781405193429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Do states have the right to prevent potential immigrants from crossing their borders, or should people have the freedom to migrate and settle wherever they wish? Christopher Heath Wellman and Phillip Cole develop and defend opposing answers to this timely and important question. Series: Debating Ethics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731725
- ISBN
- 9780199731725
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Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Paperback. Provides an often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England that the author observed during his nearly three-year exile. This work also provides a translation of the author's "Proposal for a Letter about the English", a general Introduction, chronology, notes, and bibliography. Editor(s): Leigh, John. Translator(s): Steiner, Prudence L. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208810
- ISBN
- 9780872208810
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.55
€ 16.99
€ 13.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 117
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079915
- ISBN
- 9781862079915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.46
€ 9.99
€ 8.46
Paperback. The classic articles in this volume address the fundamental questions of social epistemology in ways that are both cutting-edge and easy to understand. Editor(s): Goldman, Alvin I.; Whitcomb, Dennis. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195334616
- ISBN
- 9780195334616
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Condition: New
€ 68.94
€ 68.94
Paperback. What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? This work offers an assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, and explores its implications for policy and political action. It includes accounts of democracy's purposes that focus on aggregating preferences. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123967
- ISBN
- 9780691123967
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. Translator(s): Davidson, Professor Scott. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524317
- ISBN
- 9781472524317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.09€ 45.94
€ 59.09
€ 45.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205444
- ISBN
- 9780872205444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.01
€ 24.99
€ 23.01