History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Hardback. Pierfrancesco Basile looks at myths: where they came from and why Whitehead rejects them. In doing so, Basile makes it possible to grasp the main concepts of Whitehead's process metaphysics - especially the crucial notion that being and power are one and the same - and how it is rooted in the modern philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474404143
- ISBN
- 9781474404143
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€ 110.38€ 105.67
€ 110.38
€ 105.67
Paperback. This present study began as the author's extension and application of ideas from Whitehead's work to the subject of education, using a chapter from Whitehead's book Science and the Modern World and a pamphlet, The Rhythm of Education as the starting point. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 213.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819184849
- ISBN
- 9780819184849
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€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199916856
- ISBN
- 9780199916856
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Condition: New
€ 60.83
€ 60.83
Hardcover. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Renaissance. He put before society a new ideal of human nature, emphasizing its divine potential. This title features his principles which have formed the basis of good government and inspired statesmen down the ages. Translator(s): Farndell, Arthur. Series: Commentaries by Ficino on Plato's Writings. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856832574
- ISBN
- 9780856832574
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€ 25.99€ 22.18
€ 25.99
€ 22.18
Hardback. What is truth? What value should we see in or attribute to it? The war over the meaning and utility of truth is at the center of contemporary philosophical debate, and its arguments have rocked the foundations of philosophical practice. This book presents the authors' radically different perspectives on truth and its correspondence to reality. Translator(s): McCuaig, William. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140140
- ISBN
- 9780231140140
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.22
€ 25.99
€ 21.22
Hardback. What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442205512
- ISBN
- 9781442205512
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Condition: New
€ 85.55
€ 85.55
Paperback. Through arresting narratives we meet a woman aiding refugees in sub-Saharan Africa, facing the chaos of a meaningless society and a doctor trying to stay alive during Mao's cultural revolution - individuals challenged by their societies and in existential moral experiences that define what it means to be human. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195331325
- ISBN
- 9780195331325
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Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Hardback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009548
- ISBN
- 9780253009548
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Condition: New
€ 102.80
€ 102.80
Paperback. Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009586
- ISBN
- 9780253009586
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€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Paperback. An innovative and wide ranging collection of original essays by todaya s leading social theorists aiming to clarify the current uses being made of philosophical ideas in the creation of social thought. Editor(s): Sica, Professor Alan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209553
- ISBN
- 9780631209553
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Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardback. In this collection of original essays, the intersection of philosophy and social theory is examined from a variety of viewpoints, some from the interpretative side of the discipline, and others from within the camp of formal and mathematical modelling. Editor(s): Sica, Professor Alan. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209546
- ISBN
- 9780631209546
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Condition: New
€ 174.44
€ 174.44
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816666157
- ISBN
- 9780816666157
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. This work examines what it means to be a philosopher and attacks the sterility of modern philosophy. Part One explores the nature and scope of philosophy and its relation to social and economic development. Part Two considers other forms of thought: science, art, literature and music. Translator(s): Birchill, Graham; Tomlinson, Hugh, QC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860916864
- ISBN
- 9780860916864
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Condition: New
€ 26.75
€ 26.75
Paperback. In What is Literature? sartre the novelist and Sartre the philosopher combine to address the phenomenon of literature, exploring why we read, and why we write. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415254045
- ISBN
- 9780415254045
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Condition: New
€ 21.78
€ 21.78
Paperback. Contains the first English translations of a group of important eighteenth-century German essays that address the question, 'What is Enlightenment?'. This book includes interpretive essays by historians and philosophers, which examine the origins of eighteenth-century debate on Enlightenment and explore its significance for the present. Editor(s): Schmidt, James. Series: Philosophical Traditions S. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202269
- ISBN
- 9780520202269
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Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
Paperback. Translator(s): Maude, Aylmer. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint of original Am. Edtn.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202955
- ISBN
- 9780872202955
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.11
€ 17.99
€ 14.11
Paperback. A magisterial mappa mundi of the terrain that Pierre Hadot has so productively worked for decades, this ambitious book revises our view of ancient philosophy - and in doing so, proposes that we change the way we see philosophy itself. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013735
- ISBN
- 9780674013735
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.14
€ 34.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Collects essays that offer an introduction to the author's work through an investigation of Foucault's notion of the apparatus, a meditation on the intimate link of philosophy to friendship, and a reflection on contemporariness, or the singular relation one may have to one's own time. Translator(s): Kishik, David; Pedatella, Stefan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 116 x 6. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762304
- ISBN
- 9780804762304
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.40
€ 20.99
€ 20.40
Hardback. These outspoken intellectuals seek to reclaim "people" as an effective political concept by revisiting its uses and abuses over time. By engaging this topic linguistically, ethnically, culturally, and ontologically, these scholars help separate "people" from its fraught associations to pursue more vital formulations. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 303 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168762
- ISBN
- 9780231168762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Paperback. A remarkable work, What I Believe remains the best concise introduction to Russell's thought. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 72 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415325097
- ISBN
- 9780415325097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.36
€ 19.36