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Social & political philosophy
Hardback. In this study, political theorist John Tambornino offers a rethinking of ethical and political theory by emphasizing human embodiment and the primacy of passion and need. He calls for a "corporeal turn" or, as he explains, attention to aspects of human embodiment. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521568
- ISBN
- 9780742521568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.12
€ 161.12
Paperback. Argues that liberalism's basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing one-self for the state. This edition highlights the author's intellectual journey through the turbulent period of German history leading to the Hitlerian one-party state. Translator(s): Schwab, George. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738925
- ISBN
- 9780226738925
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.63
€ 27.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Examines humanity's relation to the natural world as understood by the great philosopher-economist Karl Marx, who wrote that human beings are 'part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature'. Series: Radical Thinkers. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681473
- ISBN
- 9781781681473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.70
€ 25.70
Paperback. Fifty years on from its first publication, The Concept of Law is still the starting point for the study of legal philosophy and is widely heralded as a classic work of modern philosophy. This third edition features a new introduction by Leslie Green, looking at Hart's work from the perspective of modern jurisprudence. Editor(s): Raz, Joseph; Bulloch, Penelope A. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199644704
- ISBN
- 9780199644704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.68
€ 62.68
Hardback. The Concept of Freedom identifies a tradition in western understanding of freedom and calls it the Platonic-Augustinian-Lutheran-Kierkegaardian tradition. Wenyu Xie examines the two principles in this tradition, the Platonic principle and the concept of redemption. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: G; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761824046
- ISBN
- 9780761824046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.86
€ 129.86
Paperback. We know that communism is the right hypothesis. All those who abandon this hypothesis immediately resign themselves to the market economy. This title presents a hypothesis that is partly a demand to reconceptualize communism after the twin deaths of the Soviet Union and neoliberalism, and also a demand for universal emancipation. Series: Pocket Communism. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688700
- ISBN
- 9781781688700
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Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813220093
- ISBN
- 9780813220093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.31
€ 55.31
paperback. Europeans and Americans tend to hold the opinion that democracy is a uniquely Western inheritance. In this book, the authors recover stories of an alternate version, describing a transnational history of democracy in the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of ethics in the broad sense of disciplined self-fashioning. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; HPS; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226019901
- ISBN
- 9780226019901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 26.22
€ 28.99
€ 26.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 712 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167633
- ISBN
- 9780691167633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.46€ 45.60
€ 58.46
€ 45.60
Paperback. Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, this book challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined wholes. It offers insight to those who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; HPS; JFSL1; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048635
- ISBN
- 9780691048635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.65
€ 54.99
€ 38.65
Hardback. This collection of essays investigates the relevance of Stanley Cavell's work to political philosophy. Editor(s): Norris, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751292
- ISBN
- 9780804751292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.66
€ 157.66
paperback. This collection of essays investigates the relevance of Stanley Cavell's work to political philosophy. Editor(s): Norris, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751322
- ISBN
- 9780804751322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.04
€ 40.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. Argues that the West has rejected the laws of God and of nature in a quest for human autonomy. This book contends that, in declaring ourselves free and autonomous, we have, paradoxically, lost a sense of what it means to be human. It offers an analysis of the confusions and contradictions at the heart of the modern condition. Translator(s): LePain, Marc A. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; HRC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050256
- ISBN
- 9780691050256
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.52
€ 54.99
€ 38.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742565036
- ISBN
- 9780742565036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634739
- ISBN
- 9780691634739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739111024
- ISBN
- 9780739111024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.48
€ 160.48
Paperback. For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, the author intends to change the way you think about work forever. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: HPS; JMJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141047294
- ISBN
- 9780141047294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, it is not easy to articulate why. This work explores these and other moral quandaries connected with the quest to perfect ourselves and our children. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; MBDC; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 111 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036383
- ISBN
- 9780674036383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.18
€ 25.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. The Carol J. Adams Reader gathers together Adams s foundational and recent writings as well as relevant interviews and conversations identifying key concepts and new developments in her work." Editor(s): Adams, Carol J. Num Pages: 464 pages, 65 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFFZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501324321
- ISBN
- 9781501324321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.41
€ 37.99
€ 32.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647784
- ISBN
- 9780691647784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.78
€ 215.78