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Hardback. What the Tortoise Taught Us offers a lively, concise journey through western philosophy that explores the lives of major philosophers, their ideas, and how their thinking continues to influence our lives today. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442205512
- ISBN
- 9781442205512
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Condition: New
€ 85.27
€ 85.27
Paperback. This work offers a new interpretation of what Levinas means when he says that we are infinitely responsible to the other person. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759434
- ISBN
- 9780804759434
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF7; HPS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176408
- ISBN
- 9780231176408
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€ 101.08€ 76.07
€ 101.08
€ 76.07
Paperback. Modernity is marked by acrimonious debate over the form of the good society and the proper shape of politics. But these struggles are set within a frame that supports some arguments and rules other possibilities out of contention. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170341
- ISBN
- 9780631170341
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.45
€ 51.99
€ 51.45
hardcover. A running philosophical commentary to the two books Against the Physicists by the second-century sceptic philosopher Sextus Empiricus. Editor(s): Algra, Keimpe; Ierodiakonou, Katerina. Num Pages: 443 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107069244
- ISBN
- 9781107069244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.63
€ 130.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Acampora, Christa Davis; Acampora, Ralph R. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514270
- ISBN
- 9780742514270
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Condition: New
€ 80.96
€ 80.96
Paperback. The Broken Middle offers a startlingly original rethinking of the modern philosophical tradition and fundamentally rejects the anti--philosophy and anti--theory of post--modernity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HPCF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182214
- ISBN
- 9780631182214
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 44.98
€ 47.99
€ 44.98
Paperback. The central questions of this text are "what is truth?" and "why do we value truth so highly?" Predrag Cicovacki approaches them not as isolated questions but as being closely related to what Kant considered to be the ultimate philosophical concern - what is means to be a human being. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513761
- ISBN
- 9780742513761
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Condition: New
€ 60.76
€ 60.76
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
€ 122.45
Paperback. If not simple opposition or simple juxtaposition, what is the relation between the writings to which Derrida and Levinas appose their signatures? What would each endorse in the writings of the other? What is it to sign and endorse? How does one assume responsibility, and how does one avoid assuming it? This book addresses these questions. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214935
- ISBN
- 9780253214935
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. * Gives a thorough overview of all aspects of Locke s thought * Draws on notebooks and archival materials to add a wealth of empirical detail * Expertly contextualises Locke in relation to philosophical history * Sheds new light on Locke s understanding of the Enlightenment . Series: Polity Classic Thinkers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650678
- ISBN
- 9780745650678
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Condition: New
€ 23.69
€ 23.69
Paperback. * Addresses European and Anglo--American philosophical traditions -- which is a growth area* Deals with Derrida and a long standing controversy regarding his work* Cavell is a cult figure in the US and has his own following: eg. Stephen Mulhalla s recent OUP book about him. . Series: Bucknell Lectures in Literary Theory. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192718
- ISBN
- 9780631192718
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Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Paperback. A collection of lectures that examine such authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Wordsworth, and Coleridge to show that romanticism and American transcendentalism represent a serious philosophical response to the challenge of skepticism that underlies the writings of Wittgenstein and Austin on ordinary language. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226098180
- ISBN
- 9780226098180
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650098
- ISBN
- 9780691650098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Paperback. A new translation and edition of Bacon's revolutionary work of scientific philosophy. Editor(s): Jardine, Lisa; Silverthorne, Michael. Translator(s): Silverthorne, Michael. Series Editor(s): Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521564830
- ISBN
- 9780521564830
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Condition: New
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807421
- ISBN
- 9780761807421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.43
€ 135.43
Paperback. Series: CSLI - Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 281 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575868462
- ISBN
- 9781575868462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.55
€ 29.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. Ficino's commentary on Plato's "Symposium" introduced 'a Platonic love' into common speech. The dialogue's view of love as 'desire for eternal possession of the good' is of enormous philosophical. Nevertheless, questions remain concerning the meaning of specific features and the character of its influence. This volume addresses such questions. Editor(s): Lesher, James H.; Nalls, Deborah; Sheffield, Frisbee. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674023758
- ISBN
- 9780674023758
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.59
€ 32.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Alain Badiou was born in 1937 in Rabat and Jean-Claude Milner in 1941 in Paris. They were both involved in the Red Years at the end of the Sixties and both were Maoists, but while Badiou was focusing all his attention on China, Milner was already taking his distance from it. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682174
- ISBN
- 9780745682174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.28
€ 21.28
Paperback. aeo Surveys major political philosophers of the 20th century. aeo Displays a sharp focus and thematic unity not found in most edited volumes. aeo Written in a clear and accessible style without over--simplifying or giving a prejudiced account of the thinkers discussed. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202615
- ISBN
- 9780631202615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Hardcover. "Man is a political animal", Aristotle asserts near the beginning of the "Politics". This title traces the surprising implications of Aristotle's claim and explores the treatise's relevance to political concerns. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284026
- ISBN
- 9780226284026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.89€ 75.68
€ 91.89
€ 75.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880757
- ISBN
- 9781589880757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.48
€ 31.48
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486406633
- ISBN
- 9780486406633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.97
€ 13.99
€ 12.97
Hardback. In the twenty interviews collected in this volume, seventeen of which appear in English for the first time, Levinas sets forth the central features of his ethical philosophy and discusses biographical matters not available elsewhere. Editor(s): Robbins, Jill. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743082
- ISBN
- 9780804743082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76