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History of Western philosophy

hardcover. This study offers a comprehensive new interpretation of one of Plato's most enigmatic and controversial dialogues, the Cratylus, showing it to present a complex and unified argument for a positive conclusion. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815339656
ISBN
9780815339656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.63

hardcover. What took place in Auschwitz revokes what Adorno termed the "Western legacy of positivity", the innermost substance of traditional philosophy. This text anatomizes the range of Adorno's concerns, including sections such as "Art, Memory of Suffering", and "Damaged Life". Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804731430
ISBN
9780804731430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.01

Paperback. In a mix of philosophy and sociology of religion, Charles Taylor's text maintains a clear perspective on William James's work in its historical and cultural contexts, while casting a light upon contemporary times. Series: Institute for Human Sciences Vienna Lecture Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012530
ISBN
9780674012530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

Hardback. This book, by one of the most innovative and challenging contemporary thinkers, rethinks community and the very idea of the social. Nancy's fundamental argument is that being is always "being with," that "I" is not prior to "we," that existence is essentially co-existence. Translator(s): Richardson, Robert; O'Byrne, Anne E. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739740
ISBN
9780804739740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.30

hardcover. This volume reflects Jacques Derrida's engagement in the late 1970s with French political debates on the teaching of philosophy and the reform of the French university system. Translator(s): Plug, Jan. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742948
ISBN
9780804742948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.45

hardcover. * Slavoj Zizek is one of the most widely-read and controversial philosophers writing today. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663746
ISBN
9780745663746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.74

hardcover. This vital addition to the Blackwell Great Minds series offers a focused assessment of the fundamental principles of a giant of the western tradition in philosophical thought. The book covers every aspect of the thinker whose matchless mental agility fatally undermined the medieval absolutism of divine-right patriarchy. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781405189354
ISBN
9781405189354
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. Ten essays on issues in philosophy, literary theory and intellectual history. The question of radical imperialism of the postmodern turn, the unstated agenda of neoconservative cultural theory and a discussion of Walter Benjamin's place in cultural studies are included in the text. Series: Critical Perspectives on Modern Culture S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSA; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870239908
ISBN
9780870239908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.45

Paperback. This comprehensive volume contains much of the important work in political and social philosophy from ancient times until the end of the nineteenth century. The anthology offers both depth and breadth in its selection of material by central figures, while also representing other currents of political thought. Editor(s): Bailey, Andrew; Brennan, Samantha; Kymlicka, Will; Levy, Jacob; Sager, Alex. Num Pages: 1136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 196 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
1136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551117423
ISBN
9781551117423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.83

hardcover. Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1706. Provides a standard English version of Aristotle. This work contains the substance of the original translation. Editor(s): Barnes, Jonathan. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 1248 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691016511
ISBN
9780691016511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.99
€ 39.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Lukacher, Ned. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689545
ISBN
9780816689545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.04

paperback. Editor(s): Winch, Peter. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415611046
ISBN
9780415611046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

paperback. Locke was originally published in two volumes, Epistemology and Ontology. This paperback edition has within its covers the full text of both volumes. Series: Arguments of the Philosophers. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; HPJ; HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415100304
ISBN
9780415100304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. 'This book is both a fine introduction to the me taphysics of Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz and a rich, wide-ranging study of the interaction betwee n physics and metaphysics in the seventeenth centu ry.' - Kenneth P Winkler, Wellesley College Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415090223
ISBN
9780415090223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.89

paperback. Intentionality is one of the central problems of modern philosophy. How can a thought, action or belief be about something? Sachs draws on the work of Wilfrid Sellars, C I Lewis and Maurice Merleau-Ponty to build a new theory of intentionality that solves many of the problems faced by traditional conceptions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138731554
ISBN
9781138731554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Hardcover. At Columbia University in 1906, William James gave a highly confrontational speech to the American Philosophical Association (APA). What was the goal of this unusual speech? This work reveals that James' trespassing of boundaries was an essential element of a broader intellectual and social project. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066523
ISBN
9780226066523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 44.54

Hardcover. Proposes a fresh approach to the epistemological and methodological doctrines of the leading experimental philosophers of seventeenth-century England. This title focuses on the views about the pursuit of knowledge in the writings of Robert Boyle and John Locke, as well as in those of several of their influences, including Francis Bacon. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116396
ISBN
9780226116396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.17
€ 53.09

Hardcover. Editor(s): Joas, Hans; Huebner, Daniel R. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 2. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226376943
ISBN
9780226376943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 54.81

Paperback. This text reconstructs Lakatos's original counter-arguments from lectures and correspondence previously unpublished in English, allowing us to enjoy the "fun" two of the 20th century's most eminent philosophers had, matching their wits and ideas on the subject of the scientific method. Editor(s): Motterlini, Matteo. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467757
ISBN
9780226467757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.75

Hardcover. Augustine was the first theologian to write an autobiographical book dealing with the themes of sin and salvation, time and eternity. This title reconsiders his conception of embodiment, contributing to conversations involving scholars working in late antiquity, literary critics, philosophers, and ecological thinkers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226585758
ISBN
9780226585758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.05

Hardcover. Begins by taking up the ancient philosophical notion that the world is composed of two fundamental opposites: atoms, as the philosopher Epicurus theorized, intrinsically unchangeable and moving about the void; and, the void itself, or nothingness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226648491
ISBN
9780226648491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.43
€ 49.14

Hardcover. Contains one essay on the subject of mortality that examines one's own passing as well as one's experience of others dying. This title notes that when thinking about death the imagination is paramount. It posits that the idea of life after death originated in the awareness of our own end posthumously resonating with our survivors. Translator(s): Pellauer, David. Num Pages: 108 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226713496
ISBN
9780226713496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.56

paperback. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023124
ISBN
9780253023124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Pragmatism has been called 'the chief glory of our country's intellectual tradition' by its supporters and 'a dog's dinner' by its detractors. Acknowledging pragmatism's direct ties to American imperialism and expansionism, this title considers the role pragmatism plays, for better or worse, in discussions of nationalism, war, race, and community. Editor(s): Kautzer, Chad; Mendieta, Eduardo. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220783
ISBN
9780253220783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

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