History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume were giants of the Enlightenment, men whose writings would forever shape our world. But when they fell out, they did so on a grand scale - to reveal a story of compassion, anger and revenge. This book brings their narrative verve to the bitter quarrel that turned these two Enlightenment giants into mortal foes. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 27. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224067
- ISBN
- 9780571224067
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. For Rousseau 'consecrating one's life to the truth' meant taking responsibility for what one publishes. Christopher Kelly argues that this commitment is central to understanding the relationship between Rousseau's writings and his political philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430249
- ISBN
- 9780226430249
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Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. In this introduction, Nicholas Dent covers the whole of Rousseau's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Rousseau's life and works, he introduces and assesses Rousseau's central ideas and arguments. Series: The Routledge Philosophers. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415283502
- ISBN
- 9780415283502
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Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. Rousseau was both a central figure of the European Enlightenment and its most formidable critic. This study of his works, across a range of disciplines, shows how his thinking and writing were inspired by an ideal of humanity's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 188 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AGR; HPCD; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801982
- ISBN
- 9780192801982
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.53
€ 13.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. Thirteen distinguished philosophers assess Richard Rorty's arguments for revising our philosophical conceptions of truth, reality, objectivity, and justification. These essays, together with Rorty's replies to each, offer a thoughtful discussion of his work. Editor(s): Brandom, Robert. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 36. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209829
- ISBN
- 9780631209829
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Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. This book is an examination of three major literary, critical and philosophical movements in European and Anglo--American literature. It aims to show their differences (often pointed out) and their similarities (never yet demonstrated) and to make accessible recent post--structuralist theory. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189640
- ISBN
- 9780631189640
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Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691401
- ISBN
- 9780748691401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.06
€ 160.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, Peter. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629632285
- ISBN
- 9781629632285
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.75
€ 18.99
€ 16.75
paperback. In this unique and comprehensive book, George McCarthy examines the influence of Greek philosophy, literature, arts, and politics on the development of twentieth-century German social thought. McCarthy demonstrates that the classical spirit vitalized thinkers such as Weber, Heidegger, Freud, Marcuse, Arendt, Gadamer, and Habermas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780847685295
- ISBN
- 9780847685295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Hardback. Lucid, insightful, and innovative, the essays in Roman Social Imaginaries constitute some of today's most original thinking about the power of language in the ancient world. Series: Robson Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; DSBB; HBLA; HBLA1; HPCA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650176
- ISBN
- 9781442650176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.55
€ 63.55
Paperback. Two major lectures that Derrida delivered in 2002 investigating the foundations of the sovereignty of the nation-state. The term "Etat Voyou" is the French equivalent of "rogue state," and it is this outlaw designation of certain countries by the leading global powers that Derrida examines along with the history of the concept of sovereignty. Translator(s): Brault, Pascale-Anne; Naas, Michael. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749510
- ISBN
- 9780804749510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Paperback. Series: Great Medieval Thinkers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199391257
- ISBN
- 9780199391257
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Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
hardcover. This book contains new critical editions of the Latin texts of Robert Grosseteste's 13th century treatise on free will, De libero arbitrio, with complete English translations. Included is a substantial study of the texts, their place in Grosseteste's body of works, doctrinal content, employment by later thinkers, and manuscript sources. Editor(s): Lewis, Neil. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB; HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266069
- ISBN
- 9780197266069
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Condition: New
€ 177.76
€ 177.76
Hardback. What is human freedom? By addressing a number of theological 'limit situations', Robert Greystones, while at Oxford University in the 1320s, developed his own philosophical theory. This volume is the first Latin critical edition, with a clear English translation. There is an extensive introduction describing his life and teaching on human freedom. Editor(s): Henninger, Mark; Andrews, Robert; Ottman, Jennifer. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266014
- ISBN
- 9780197266014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.58
€ 161.58
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 280 x 211 x 8. Weight: 254.
- Publisher
- Phanes Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933999695
- ISBN
- 9780933999695
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.56
€ 21.99
€ 19.56
Paperback. First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 168 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415154307
- ISBN
- 9780415154307
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Condition: New
€ 44.82
€ 44.82
hardcover. A 2001 reinterpretation of early modern German intellectual history, treating the civil and metaphysical philosophers as rival intellectual cultures. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 816. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034217
- ISBN
- 9780521792653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Julius Evola's final major work, which examines the prototype of the human being who can give absolute meaning to his or her life in a world of dissolution. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512. A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul. 248 pages. Evola's final major work, which examines the prototype of the human being who can give absolute meaning to his or her life in a world of dissolution. It presents a powerful critcism of the idols, structures, theories and illusions of our modern age. It reveals how to transform destructive processes into inner liberation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 21. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st U.S. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892811250
- ISBN
- 9780892811250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.59
€ 25.99
€ 23.59
Hardback. Richard Rorty is one of the most influential and provocative figures in contemporary intellectual life. He argues that many of philosophya s traditional concerns are redundant, and that the goal of inquiry should not be truth but human betterment. Editor(s): Festenstein, Matthew; Thompson, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621654
- ISBN
- 9780745621654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.48
€ 80.48
Paperback. The ten essays which comprise this collection, examine a variety of related themes: Rorty's neopragmatism; his view of philosophy; his philosophy of education and culture; Rorty's comparison between Dewey and Foucault; his relation to postmodern theory; and his form of political liberalism. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509061
- ISBN
- 9780742509061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Paperback. Richard Rorty is one of the most influential and provocative figures in contemporary intellectual life. He argues that many of philosophya s traditional concerns are redundant, and that the goal of inquiry should not be truth but human betterment. Editor(s): Festenstein, Matthew; Thompson, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621661
- ISBN
- 9780745621661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.06
€ 31.06
Hardback. Neil Gascoigne provides the first comprehensive introduction Richard Rorty's work. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633404
- ISBN
- 9780745633404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.33
€ 71.33
Paperback. An introduction to and overview of Rorty's ideas, his writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy Series: Bloomsbury Contemporary American Thinkers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330. Series: Bloomsbury Contemporary American Thinkers. 240 pages. An introduction to and overview of Rorty's ideas, his writings and his contributions to the various fields of philosophy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441182388
- ISBN
- 9781441182388
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Neil Gascoigne provides the first comprehensive introduction Richard Rorty's work. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633411
- ISBN
- 9780745633411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59