Non-Western philosophy
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Non-Western philosophy
Paperback. Dealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume discusses a period lesser known in the West - the period of classical learning, from the second century BC to the twentieth century. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 43. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 812
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020228
- ISBN
- 9780691020228
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Condition: New
€ 67.17€ 52.29
€ 67.17
€ 52.29
Paperback. Dealing with the subject of Chinese philosophy, this volume covers the period of the philosophers, from the beginnings to around 100 BC, a philosophical period as remarkable as that of ancient Greece. Translator(s): Bodde, Derk. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020211
- ISBN
- 9780691020211
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.05
€ 51.99
€ 37.05
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 459
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723943
- ISBN
- 9781898723943
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.43
€ 36.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. The advent of Hindu Studies coincides with the emergence of modern hermeneutics. This book highlights the interpretive dimension of religion (Hinduism) and the religious dimension of interpretation (Western hermeneutics). Editor(s): Sherma, Rita; Sharma, Arvind. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048178001
- ISBN
- 9789048178001
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Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Hardback. The advent of Hindu Studies coincides with the emergence of modern hermeneutics. This book highlights the interpretive dimension of religion (Hinduism) and the religious dimension of interpretation (Western hermeneutics). Editor(s): Sherma, Rita; Sharma, Arvind. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402081910
- ISBN
- 9781402081910
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Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Paperback. This volume is devoted to studying the emergence and flourishing of new humanistically informed developments in philosophical hermeneutics within contemporary Chinese philosophy. Editor(s): Pfister, Lauren. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167895
- ISBN
- 9781405167895
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Condition: New
€ 45.60
€ 45.60
Hardback. Examines the contending perspectives on the theory of the state, and in particular, the circumstances under which it is justified to place the interest of society over that of the individual. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 940.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441983329
- ISBN
- 9781441983329
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Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848192089
- ISBN
- 9781848192089
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.87
€ 29.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. This book provides readings of classical Chinese texts and reflects on their significance for Western philosophical discourse. Series: World Philosophies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 495.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011725
- ISBN
- 9780253011725
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.32
€ 38.99
€ 35.32
Hardback. That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. This book uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world. Series: World Philosophies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 645.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011688
- ISBN
- 9780253011688
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Condition: New
€ 102.96
€ 102.96
Hardcover. This book of dialogues between Guy S. Alitto and "The Last Confucian", Liang Shu-ming covers cultural characteristics of Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and reviews Mr. Liang's life and his contact with Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others. Series: China Academic Library. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642358159
- ISBN
- 9783642358159
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Condition: New
€ 123.22
€ 123.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGXA; HPDF; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614293163
- ISBN
- 9781614293163
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.00
€ 17.99
€ 13.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPDF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172417
- ISBN
- 9780231172417
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.62
€ 21.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western cultures. Its diverse coverage spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing the unique perspectives on happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine; Davey, Gareth. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPD; JFF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400799295
- ISBN
- 9789400799295
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Condition: New
€ 241.42
€ 241.42
Hardback. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western cultures. Its diverse coverage spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing the unique perspectives on happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine; Davey, Gareth. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726994
- ISBN
- 9789400726994
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Condition: New
€ 241.90
€ 241.90
Paperback. Trenchant, sophisticated and cynial, Han Feizi's philosophy is still valid today when people are more than ever concerned with the nature and use of power. He was a representative of the Legalist school of philosophy and produced the final and most readable exposition of its theories. Editor(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 205 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129695
- ISBN
- 9780231129695
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.75
€ 29.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231086097
- ISBN
- 9780231086097
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.71
€ 29.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. "This book is a thoughtful and thorough exploration."-Jewish Book Council Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HPDF; HRAB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 539.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220038
- ISBN
- 9780823220038
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardback. Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d 645 BC), the "Guanzi" is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings in existence. It was compiled in its present form about 26 BC by the Han dynasty scholar Liu Xiang. This volume presents a translation of the "Guanzi" into English. Translator(s): Rickett, W. Allyn. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 table 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; DNF; DSBB; HPD; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048161
- ISBN
- 9780691048161
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Condition: New
€ 246.67€ 184.58
€ 246.67
€ 184.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; HPDF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691176321
- ISBN
- 9780691176321
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. This collection of papers focuses on theories and practices in relation to the arts around the globe, in particular, those that have been ignored or marginalized by analytic or Anglo-American aesthetics and philosophy of art. The intention is to explain specific ways that the concepts of the aesthetic and of the arts might be enriched and enhanced. Editor(s): Feagin, Susan L. Series: Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPD; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173551
- ISBN
- 9781405173551
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Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. An attempt to provide a critical account of Gandhi's moral and political philosophy. It places him in an historical context and examines his central philosophical assumptions, drawing on his original Gujarati works and discussions with his associates and followers. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349092505
- ISBN
- 9781349092505
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Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. An attempt to provide a critical account of Gandhi's moral and political philosophy. It places him in an historical context and examines his central philosophical assumptions, drawing on his original Gujarati works and discussions with his associates and followers. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPD; JPA; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333547656
- ISBN
- 9780333547656
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Condition: New
€ 100.89
€ 100.89
paperback. Richard Sorabji presents a fascinating study of Gandhi's philosophy in comparison with Christian and Stoic thought. He shows that Gandhi was a true philosopher, who not only aimed to give a consistent self-critical rationale for his views, but also thought himself obliged to live by what he taught. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPD; HPDF; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198708667
- ISBN
- 9780198708667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.61
€ 37.61