History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Hardback. This book discusses the impetus-based physics of the Jesuit natural philosopher and mathematician Honore Fabri (1608-1688), and shows how Fabri, contrary to popular conception, reinterpreted medieval concepts to adapt to emerging concepts of modern science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC; JF; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400716049
- ISBN
- 9789400716049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.27
€ 123.27
Hardback. One of Italy's most original philosophers aims to connect the problem of pure possibility, potentiality, and power with the problem of political and social ethics in a context where the latter has lost its previous religious, metaphysical, and cultural grounding. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732178
- ISBN
- 9780804732178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.05
€ 114.05
Paperback. This translation contains Agamben's recent thinking on some concrete, ethical and political conclusions concerning the state of society today and the place of the individual within it. The work draws both on classical traditions and the philosophy of Foucault and Schmitt. Translator(s): Heller-Roazen, Daniel. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732185
- ISBN
- 9780804732185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.65
€ 29.99
€ 26.65
Holy Scripture Speaks: The Production and Reception of Erasmus' Paraph...
. Ed(S): Pabel, Hilmar M.; Vessey, Mark
hardcover. Holy Scripture Speaks reveals the rich complexity of the literary, theological, and cultural dimensions of Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament and indicates future directions that research in this area should take. Editor(s): Pabel, Hilmar M.; Vessey, Mark. Series: Erasmus Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HPCB; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036421
- ISBN
- 9780802036421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048157112
- ISBN
- 9789048157112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.70
€ 186.70
Paperback. Thomas Hobbes is one of the foremost British philosophers. This title covers those areas of philosophy where Hobbes is a key player: metaphysics; epistemology; moral philosophy; political philosophy; the philosophy of religion. It explores Hobbes' philosophical method and offers an account of the historical background to Hobbes' thought. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826488381
- ISBN
- 9780826488381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.28
€ 31.99
€ 27.28
Hardback. Charles Covell considers the poltical thought of Thomas Hobbes in relation to the tradition of international law, and with the intention to challenge the reading of Hobbes as the exponent of the realist standpoint in international thought and practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333761540
- ISBN
- 9780333761540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. This text examines the scientific premises and theoretical bases and the religious, ethical, and political consequences of Hobbes' theory of volition. In this study, the author reveals Hobbes' philosophical and theological assumptions in order to resolve social and ethical dilemmas. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847696499
- ISBN
- 9780847696499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.88
€ 62.88
Hardback. Hobbes on Legal Authority and Political Obligation develops a new interpretation of Hobbes's theory of political obligation. According to the account developed in the book, the directives issued by the sovereign as introducing authoritative requirements, so that subjects are morally obligated to obey them. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HPCD; HPS; JPV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490247
- ISBN
- 9781137490247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312165499
- ISBN
- 9780312165499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.75
€ 121.75
Hardback. Thomas Hobbes remains one of the most controversial of early modern philosophers, and debates persist about the interpretation of many of his ideas, particularly his views about natural law and natural right. This book argues that these two concepts are the twin foundations of the entire structure of Hobbes's moral and political thought. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139807
- ISBN
- 9780691139807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.19
€ 51.99
€ 37.19
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107153790
- ISBN
- 9781107153790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.05
€ 106.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HPCD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403976178
- ISBN
- 9781403976178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Paperback. Ranging from Jonson to Rochester and including several critically neglected figures, select poetic contemporaries variously illuminate the scope of Hobbes's writing and the reach of his influence, in turn shedding diverse lights on the nature of their own work. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSC; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536856
- ISBN
- 9781349536856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Thomas Hobbes was the first great English political philosopher. His work excited intense controversy among his contemporaries and continues to do so in our own time. Series: Polity Classic Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648828
- ISBN
- 9780745648828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.21
€ 24.21
Hardback. Thomas Hobbes was the first great English political philosopher. His work excited intense controversy among his contemporaries and continues to do so in our own time. Series: Polity Classic Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648811
- ISBN
- 9780745648811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. This introduction introduces Hobbes' main doctrines and arguments, covering all of Hobbes' philosophy. Series: The Routledge Philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415283281
- ISBN
- 9780415283281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.97
€ 38.97
Paperback. Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's philosophy, describing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge, which rivalled that of Descartes in its importance. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; BG; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802552
- ISBN
- 9780192802552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.66
€ 11.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Presents a philosophical investigation of the human subject and its simultaneous implication in multiple and often contradictory ways of knowing. This title argues that there is still something profoundly vulnerable that is at stake in the practice of phenomenology. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339656
- ISBN
- 9780822339656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Paperback. This first volume in a set of four chronicles the contributions women have made to that most abstract of intellectual disciplines, philosophy. Editor(s): Waithe, Mary Ellen. Series: History of Women Philosophers. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024733682
- ISBN
- 9789024733682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 241.94
€ 241.94