History of Western philosophy
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History of Western philosophy
Paperback. From Plato to Satre, the great philosophers have returned to the central ethical questions of how we are to live good lives? This work explains eighteen human virtues ranging from politeness, prudence and humour to compassion, tolerance and love to help us understand what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099437987
- ISBN
- 9780099437987
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.57
€ 20.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810132160
- ISBN
- 9780810132160
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Condition: New
€ 56.82
€ 56.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810132177
- ISBN
- 9780810132177
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Condition: New
€ 135.20
€ 135.20
Hardcover. A bold and insightful departure from related texts, Descartes goes beyond the categorical associations placed on the philosopher's ideas, and explores the subtleties of his beliefs. * An elegant, compelling and insightful introduction to Descartes' life and work. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233459
- ISBN
- 9780631233459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.79
€ 128.79
Paperback. A bold and insightful departure from related texts, Descartes goes beyond the categorical associations placed on the philosopher's ideas, and explores the subtleties of his beliefs. * An elegant, compelling and insightful introduction to Descartes' life and work. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233466
- ISBN
- 9780631233466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.63
€ 41.63
paperback. Andrea Capra reconstructs Plato's authorial self-portrait through a fresh reading of the Phaedrus. Capra maintains that Socrates's conversion to "demotic" music in the Phaedo closely parallels the Phaedrus and is apologetic in character, since Socrates was held responsible for dismissing traditional mousike. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037872
- ISBN
- 9780674417229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. A collection of the translated letters of the 17th-century correspondent and friend of Descartes, Princess Elisabeth. Her questions provoked Descartes to think about ethics and the passions. The volume contains a running commentary on the historical, biographical and intellectual context. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HPC; HPQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037407
- ISBN
- 9780847692651
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardback. Traces the impact of the French Revolution on Enlightenment thought in Germany as evidenced in the work of three major figures around the turn of the nineteenth century: Immanuel Kant, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Heinrich von Kleist. This book examines the philosophical and literary reception of the French Revolution. Editor(s): Gailus, Andreas. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; DSBD; HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882777
- ISBN
- 9780801882777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.68
€ 74.68
hardcover. It is commonly held that Aristotle's views on politics have little relevance to the preoccupations of modern political theory with authority and obligation. This work considers the ethical underpinning of Aristotle's political thought, the normativity of his political theory, and the concepts of political authority and obligation themselves. Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA; JP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 611. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034674
- ISBN
- 9780199251506
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This collection of essays investigates the relevance of Stanley Cavell's work to political philosophy. Editor(s): Norris, Andrew. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751322
- ISBN
- 9780804751322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. The second volume of this comprehensive anthology covers the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The anthology is broad ranging both in its selection of material by figures traditionally acknowledged as being of central importance, and in the material it presents by a range of other figures. Editor(s): Bailey, Andrew; Brennan, Samantha; Kymlicka, Will; Levy, Jacob; Sager, Alex. Num Pages: 580 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551118994
- ISBN
- 9781551118994
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Condition: New
€ 55.26€ 43.42
€ 55.26
€ 43.42
Paperback. Introduction to German Philosophy is the only book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the key ideas and arguments of modern German philosophy from Kant to the present. * the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the key ideas and arguments of modern German philosophy from Kant to the present. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625713
- ISBN
- 9780745625713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. This Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that German philosophy forms one of the most revealing responses to the problems of modernity. Including many significant German philosophers, and other more neglected thinkers, he provides an insight into German philosophical traditions. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199569250
- ISBN
- 9780199569250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.46
€ 13.99
€ 11.46
hardcover. Theodor Adorno s reputation as a cultural critic has been well-established for some time, but his status as a philosopher remains unclear. In Adorno and the Ends of Philosophy Andrew Bowie seeks to establish what Adorno can contribute to philosophy today. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671581
- ISBN
- 9780745671581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. Taking a thematic approach, the author introduces and assesses continental philosophy's relation to fundamental questions in philosophy, such as ethics, humanism, phenomenology, politics and metaphysics. He also introduces various thinkers of the continental tradition: from Kant, Nietzsche and Husserl to Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415242097
- ISBN
- 9780415242097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.63
€ 57.63
Paperback. An exploration of the eruption of scientific activity in the Ancient Greek world Series: Icon Science. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781919
- ISBN
- 9781785781919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Hardcover. Andrew Haas undertakes a rigorous, technical analysis of the "Science of Logic" in this book. The result is a reading of the concept of multiplicity as multiple, for example, as multiplicities. Series: SPEP Studies in Historical Philosophy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 333.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810116696
- ISBN
- 9780810116696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.30
€ 111.30
Paperback. Jean-Paul Sartre was arguably the most celebrated and written-about intellectual of the twentieth century. This title offers general readers and specialised students alike a way of understanding the seeming enigmas and contradictions in Sartre's very public, and occasionally hazardous commitments. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 172 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892706
- ISBN
- 9781861892706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.66
€ 29.66
Paperback. Traces the Christian mystical tradition from Plato and Platonism, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Denys the Areopagite, and Augustine, to St John of the Cross. This book also explores the diverse, and often conflicting influences that are to be found in Christian spirituality. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRCS1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199291403
- ISBN
- 9780199291403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.94
€ 58.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Andrew M. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HPCA. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781931019026
- ISBN
- 9781931019026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80