History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
paperback. In this radical reinterpretation of Aristotle's Metaphysics, Walter E. Wehrle demonstrates that developmental theories of Aristotle are based on a faulty assumption: that the fifth chapter of Categories ('substance') is an early theory of metaphysics that Aristotle later abandoned. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033852
- ISBN
- 9780847681617
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paperback. For teaching Leibniz - a philosopher as difficult as he is important - this is as good a work as we are ever likely to get. It gives good guidance throughout.' - Robert E. Butts, University of Western Ontario Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033840
- ISBN
- 9780415072847
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paperback. The book discusses influential figures like Abelard, Peter Lombard and Hugh of St Victor; the use made by Aquinas of Aristotle; the mystical theology of Bonaventure; Robert Grosseteste's and Roger Bacon's interest in optics; the complex metaphysics of Duns Scotus; and the political thought of Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRAB; HRAX; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
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- Used, Very Good
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- KSG0033838
- ISBN
- 9781848855434
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paperback. The Enlightenment of the 18th century was a crucial time in human history - a vast moral, scientific and political movement, the work of intellectuals across Europe and the New World, who began to free themselves from despotism, bigotry and superstition and tried to change the world. This title offers a guide to the giants of the Enlightenment. Illustrator(s): Krauze, Andrzej. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 119 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
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- New
- SKU
- 9781848311794
- ISBN
- 9781848311794
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paperback. Romanticism is crucial to an understanding of modern Western culture. Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848. This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution'. Illustrator(s): Boreham, Judy. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVC; DSB; HPCD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
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- New
- SKU
- 9781848311787
- ISBN
- 9781848311787
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paperback. Explains why Descartes is usually called the father of modern philosophy. This book provides answers to the puzzling questions that Descartes asked about human beings and their place in the world. It gives a lucid account of Descartes' contributions to modern science, mathematics, and the Philosophy of Mind. Illustrator(s): Garratt, Chris. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Icon Books
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- New
- SKU
- 9781848311725
- ISBN
- 9781848311725
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hardcover. Presents a philosophical and historical account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy. This title considers the controversies between William Whewell and John Stuart Mill on the topics of science, morality, politics, and economics. It is suitable for philosophers and historians of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033777
- ISBN
- 9780226767338
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Theophrastean Studies: On Natural Science, Physics and Metaphysics, Et...
(William W. Fortenbaugh, Robert W. Sharples, ...
hardcover. Editor(s): Fortenbaugh, William W. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658. Volume III only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033775
- ISBN
- 9780887381713
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hardcover. A collection of essays bringing diverse approaches to Plato into conversation in the spirit of its honorand, Christopher Rowe. Editor(s): Boys-Stones, George; El Murr, Dimitri; Gill, Christopher. Num Pages: 351 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033759
- ISBN
- 9781107038981
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paperback. This volume collects some of the seminal essays on Descartes by Daniel Garber, a pre-eminent scholar of early-modern philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033694
- ISBN
- 9780521789738
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paperback. This 2007 book is an invaluable guide to this complex period for all who are interested in Renaissance thought. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033671
- ISBN
- 9780521608930
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hardcover. Argues that the basis for Hobbes' natural and political science is his interest in 'self-knowledge of man as he really is.' This title allows us to have a picture of author's interpretation of Hobbes, the thinker pivotal to the fundamental theme of his life's work: the conflicting demands of philosophy and revelation. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033646
- ISBN
- 9780226776828
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hardcover. Examines Plato's insightful analysis of pleasure and explores its intimate connections with his discussions of value, happiness and human psychology. This book offers a fresh perspective on how good things bear on happiness in Plato's ethics. It presents a discussion of the topic for fifty years, and shows its relevance to contemporary debates. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033636
- ISBN
- 9780199282845
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hardcover. A. G. Long presents a new account of the importance of conversation in Plato's philosophy. He provides close studies of eight dialogues, including some of Plato's most famous works, and traces the emergence of internal dialogue or self-questioning as an alternative to the Socratic conversation from which Plato starts. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HPC; HPCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033631
- ISBN
- 9780199695355
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hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPCD; HPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 297. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033604
- ISBN
- 9780195337716
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paperback. The only work devoted almost exclusively to an interpretation of Vico's The New Science. Num Pages: 268 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033347
- ISBN
- 9780521388719
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paperback. Hendrik Lorenz presents a comprehensive study of Plato's and Aristotle's conceptions of non-rational desire, which they see as something that humans share with animals. Lorenz sheds fresh light, not only on both philosophers' theories of motivation, but also on how they conceive of the mind, both in itself and in relation to the body Series: Oxford Philosophical Monographs. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; JMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033312
- ISBN
- 9780199561698
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paperback. A convenient and accessible guide to Blaise Pascal presenting the full range of his achievement. Editor(s): Hammond, Nicholas. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033310
- ISBN
- 9780521006118
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paperback. Offers an overview of the state of Leibniz research. This volume revisits 2 key topics in Leibniz's thought, on which he engaged both contemporary and historical arguments. It features articles which provide a framework to situate Leibniz's philosophy of nature and the congenial home for a morally significant freedom that he took it to provide. Editor(s): Rutherford, Donald; Cover, J. A. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
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- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033306
- ISBN
- 9780195143751
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paperback. In this study, Marian Demos seeks to demonstrate the significance of three famous lyric quotations within their respective contexts in the dialogues of Plato. These passages include the Simonides poem in the "Protagoras" and the misquotation of Pindar in the "Gorgias". Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033303
- ISBN
- 9780847689095
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paperback. What is the nature of norms and values for the constitution of human society and culture? This work shows that this was one of the central questions explored by Plato throughout his life, around which he developed not one, but two theories. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033301
- ISBN
- 9780847681129
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paperback. Reveals the intimate connection between beauty and the philosophical life. What Plato meant by beauty is not easily characterized, this work shows that Plato ultimately gives up on the possibility of a definition. It provides a serious investigation into the meaning of beauty and places it at the very heart of philosophy. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033271
- ISBN
- 9780253219770
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paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033263
- ISBN
- 9780801476358
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Hardcover. Suitable for those approaching Deleuze for the first time, this title situates Deleuze within the philosophical tradition and makes it clear why the author develops his philosophy in the way that he does. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 224 pages. Suitable for those approaching Deleuze for the first time, this title situates Deleuze within the philosophical tradition and makes it clear why the author develops his philosophy in the way that he does. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748646784
- ISBN
- 9780748646784
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