History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
paperback. F. W. J. Schelling's On the History of Modern Philosophy surveys philosophy from Descartes to German Idealism and shows why the Idealist project is ultimately doomed to failure. Series: Texts in German Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036388
- ISBN
- 9780521408615
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€ 15.00
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paperback. An analytical account of the central topics of Nietzsche's epistomology and metaphysics. Series Editor(s): Pippin, Robert B. Series: Modern European Philosophy. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036361
- ISBN
- 9780521348508
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€ 15.00
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paperback. A study of American pragmatism, this book looks at all the different stages from the Emersonian roots, through the dilemma of the mid-century pragmatic intellectual up to the decline and resurgence of American pragmatism. It also discusses prophetic pragmatism. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036358
- ISBN
- 9780333525692
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Talks about the intellectual partnership of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and Paul Ree (1849-1901). Combining biography with philosophy, this book gives an account of a friendship that made major contributions to modern thought before it ended in intellectual differences and a painful breakdown of personal relations. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036322
- ISBN
- 9780199278077
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€ 15.00
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paperback. Frequently described as the "radical aristocrat" of the spirit, Nietzsche abhorred mass culture and strove to cultivate an Ubermensch endowed with exceptional mental qualities. This title explores Nietzsche's attitudes toward Jews, Judaism, Christianity, anti-Semitism, and National Socialism. Editor(s): Golomb, Jacob; Wistrich, Robert S. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036252
- ISBN
- 9780691007106
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Sorrell is critical of the scientistic tendency in philosophy. He does not wish to devalue science but supports the need to raise the status of arts and humanities within the discipline. Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036251
- ISBN
- 9780415107716
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€ 15.00
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paperback. Offers a clear and accessible translation of Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Attempt at a Critique of All Revelation. Translator(s): Green, Garrett. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036226
- ISBN
- 9780521130189
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book explores ancient accounts of the nature of knowledge and belief from Socrates' predecessors up to the Platonists of late antiquity. Series: Key Themes in Ancient Philosophy. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036221
- ISBN
- 9780521691895
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€ 15.00
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paperback. Brad Inwood presents a selection of his most influential essays on the philosophy of Seneca, the Roman Stoic thinker, statesman, and tragedian of the first century AD. This volume will be an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand Seneca's fertile, wide-ranging thought and its impact on subsequent generations. . Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036215
- ISBN
- 9780199250905
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Synthesizing data from studies on the historical and philosophical foundations of analytic philosophy as well as from canonical primary texts, this work argues that analytic philosophy has never involved significant agreement on substantive philosophical views, and thus that it has always been in this state of crisis. Series: Continuum Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036185
- ISBN
- 9780826490032
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€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest. Series: Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036168
- ISBN
- 9789027724052
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. A biography of Jacques Derrida that tells of his career, his influence, and his philosophical roots. It also attempts to define his crucial importance as the ambassador of 'theory', the phenomenon that has had a profound influence on academic life in the humanities. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036144
- ISBN
- 9780300115420
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€ 15.00
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Thomas Reid's An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Comm...
(Edited By Derek R. Bookes)
hardcover. This volume presents an editied version of Thomas Reid's "Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man" (1785), together with evidence relating to the original text's composition. Editor(s): Brookes, Derek. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCD; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. . Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036108
- ISBN
- 9780271017020
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. This title explains, Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2,500 years earlier. It tells the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036078
- ISBN
- 9781848311923
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€ 15.00
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paperback. This work is an introduction to the life of philosophy in the United States, as Emerson once lived it, in all its topographical ambiguity. Series: The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036030
- ISBN
- 9780674669819
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€ 15.00
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paperback. The Renaissance is seen as a brilliant moment in the development of Western civilization. However, relatively little attention has been devoted to the contributions of philosophy to Renaissance culture. This volume includes coverage of Marsilio Ficino, Justus Lipsius, Erasmus and Machiavelli. Series: A History of Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 464 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036029
- ISBN
- 9780192891846
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€ 15.00
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Paperback. This introductory study looks at Bergson's use of philosophical form itself and aims to dispel the view that Bergson ever stuck to one type of philosophy at all, be it vitalism or phenomenology. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609574
- ISBN
- 9780748609574
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€ 42.99€ 37.74
€ 42.99
€ 37.74
hardcover. Series: Library of Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035817
- ISBN
- 9780333271094
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€ 15.00
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paperback. This is the second of two volumes which study the development of Wittgenstein's philosophy. It covers the work that he did after 1929 and traces two lines of thought, one starting from the treatment of solipsism in "Tractatus", the other developing from the theory of language proposed in that book. Num Pages: 340 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490. Volume 2 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035754
- ISBN
- 9780198244868
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. "The Nicomachean Ethics", along with its sequel, "the Politics", is Aristotle's most widely read and influential work. Ideas central to ethics found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called 'the Philosopher'. This title presents a translation of the Ethics. Translator(s): Bartlett, Robert C.; Collins, Susan D. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DB; HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226026749
- ISBN
- 9780226026749
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€ 60.70
€ 60.70
paperback. Only by confronting such uncanny and difficult figures, de Vries claims, can one begin to think and act upon the ethical and political imperatives of our day. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035629
- ISBN
- 9780801859953
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€ 15.00
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hardcover. A selection translated and edited with an introduction by G.H.R. Parkinson. Num Pages: 214 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 383. Good clean copy with minor age & shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035357
- ISBN
- 9780198243069
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€ 15.00
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paperback. In "Thinking with Whitehead, " Isabelle Stengers one of today s leading philosophers of science goes straight to the beating heart of Whitehead s thought. Both an erudite yet accessible introduction and a highly advanced commentary, it establishes the mathematician-philosopher as a daring thinker on par with Deleuze, Guattari, and Foucault. Num Pages: 554 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674416970
- ISBN
- 9780674416970
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€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
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Paperback. This study is an introduction to the best-known themes of Descartes's philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631150466
- ISBN
- 9780631150466
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Condition: New
€ 49.28
€ 49.28