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On Quality In Art
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Author: Jakob RosenbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, On Quality In Art, presents...
The Skullbone Experiment: A Paradigm Of Art And Nature
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Author: Wolfhagen PhilipBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tasmanian Land Conservancy, 2013Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Skullbone Experiment: A Paradigm of Art and Nature is...
Imagination Inspiration Intuition
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Author: Joseph Beuys & Rudolf SteinerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Natl Gallery of Victoria, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJoseph Beuys & Rudolf Steiner: Imagination,...
Diogenes: An Anecdotal Biography Of The World's Greatest Cynic
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Author: George PavluBinding: PaperbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Diogenes: An Anecdotal Biography Of The...
[Little Red Book] Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
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Author: Mao Tse-TungBinding: PaperbackPublished: Foreign Languages Press Peking, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Name on fep, otherwise clean text. 'Quotations From...
Thinking About Art
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Author: Edmund Burke FeldmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed cover with minor marks , previous owner details in FEP.Thinking About Art...
The Humanist Frame
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Author: [ed.] Huxley, JulianBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work of non-fiction The Humanist Frame presents a compelling...
What Men Live By
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Author: Leo TolstoyBinding: HardbackPublished: THE PETER PAUPER PRESS, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerWhat Men Live By is a profound philosophical novella that presents a timeless exploration of...
Broadcast Talks
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Author: C. S. LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1943Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerBroadcast Talks presents a compelling series...
Endgame
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Author: Samuel BeckettBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, London , 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work of absurdist theater, Endgame presents a stark, darkly humorous...
A Fair Go In An Age Of Terror: Univa's Jesuit Lenten Seminars 2003 & 2004
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Author: Patty FawknerBinding: PaperbackPublished: David Lovell Publishing, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA Fair Go In An Age Of Terror presents a...
The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User's Manual
See more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease here are the greatest insights of the Stoics, in their own words. Presented in...
Forms and Substances in the Arts
-- First paperback edition. -- In this engaging companion to Arts of the Beautiful, Etienne Gilson turns his attention toward the creative process. Distinguishing the arts of the beautiful from...
The Compleat Angler; Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being A Discourse Of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish And Fishing, Not Unworthy The Perusal Of Most Anglers.
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Author: Izaak WaltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weathervane Books, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work, The Compleat Angler, presents a timeless discourse on the art and philosophy of fishing....
Plato Goes to China: The Greek Classics and Chinese Nationalism
The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime's political agenda. As improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way...
Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art & Artists
Art-writing at its most useful should share the dynamism, fluidity and passions of the objects of its enquiry, argues Marina Warner. In this new anthology of some of her most...
The Decadence of Judaism in Our Time. In Three Parts. I. Palestine, the Jews and the Arabs. II. The Case of the Jews and of Judaism Versus "Jewish" Political Nationalism. III. Quo Vadis Zionist Israel
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Author: Moshe MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Institute for Palestine Studies, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis incisive work, The Decadence Of Judaism In Our Time,...
The Trial
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Author: Franz KafkaBinding: HardbackPublished: GUILD PUBLISHING LONDON, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis seminal work of absurdist literature, The Trial, chronicles the bewildering arrest and prosecution of Josef K., a...
The Nature And Destiny Of Man: A Christian Interpretation (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: Reinhold NiebuhrBinding: HardbackPublished: NISBET & CO. LTD., 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Nature and Destiny of Man...
A History Of Political Theory
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Author: George H. SabineBinding: HardbackPublished: George G Harrap, London, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work in political philosophy, A History...
On the Meaning of Life
The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture,...
What to Expect When You're Dead: An Ancient Tour of Death and the
An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death and what we might learn from them A lively story of death, What to Expect When You're Dead...
Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past,...
A Study Of History: The First Abridged One-Volume Edition Illustrated
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Author: Arnold ToynbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press / American Heritage Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsArnold Toynbee's monumental work, A Study Of History, presents a sweeping analysis...
Preposterous Proverbs: Why Fine Words Butter No Parsnips
From our earliest years we have heard proverbs, and many of them are repeated without much thought. Yes, 'birds of a feather flock together' and 'absence makes the heart grow...
Who Is The Buddha?
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Author: SangharakshitaBinding: HardbackPublished: BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS NEW YORK, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful spiritual text presents a comprehensive introduction to the life and teachings of Siddhartha...
The Arena: Guidelines For Spiritual And Monastic Life
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Author: Ignatius BrianchaninovBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Printshop of St Job of Pochaev, 2012Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis work presents a profound guide...
The Gift Of Years: Growing Old Gracefully
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Author: Joan ChittisterBinding: HardbackPublished: Image Books, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Gift Of Years: Growing Old Gracefully presents a profound spiritual perspective on the journey of aging, reframing...
Understanding Objectivism: A Comprehensive Examination of Ayn Rand's
Based on a series of lectures given in 1983 by Dr. Leonard Peikoff, Understanding Objectivism offers a deeper and more profound study of Ayn Rand's philosophy, and outlines a methodology...
Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book
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Author: Sir Leslie StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis work presents a poignant collection of personal reflections and biographical sketches from a distinguished...
Selected Writings In British Intellectual History
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Author: Leslie StephenBinding: HardbackPublished: The University of Chicago Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly collection, Selected Writings In British Intellectual History, presents a rigorous examination of...
Basic Problems Of Philosophy
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Author: Daniel J. Bronstein, Yervant H. Krikorian, Philip P. WienerBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis foundational text...
Plato's Thought
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Author: G. M. A. GrubeBinding: HardbackPublished: METHUEN & CO LTD, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsPlato's Thought presents a comprehensive analysis of the foundational ideas that shaped Western...
The Book Of The Courtier
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Author: Baldassare CastiglioneBinding: HardbackPublished: EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markThis seminal work of Renaissance literature, The Book Of The...
Titi Lvcreti Cari De Rervm Natvra Libri Sex: Edited With Prolegomena, Critical Apparatus, Translation, And Commentary. Vol I
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Author: Cyril BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work presents the foundational Epicurean...
The Brazen Head
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Author: John Cowper PowysBinding: HardbackPublished: MacDonald, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Brazen Head by John Cowper Powys presents a unique blend of philosophical...
The Broken Wings
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Author: Kahlil GibranBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann London, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsA poetic and philosophical novella, The Broken Wings presents...
Dominant Mammal: The Biology Of Human Destiny
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Author: Macfarlane BurnetBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA profound work of scientific inquiry, Dominant Mammal: The Biology Of Human Destiny presents a compelling examination of...
The Making Of A Mind: Letters From A Soldier-Priest 1914-1919
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Author: Pierre Teilhard De ChardinBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe profound collection The Making Of A Mind presents the intellectual and spiritual journey...
Writings In Time Of War
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Author: Teilhard De ChardinBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Some moisture damage, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection, Writings In Time Of War, presents a...
Hobbes's Leviathan
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Author: Thomas HobbesBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerLeviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a seminal work...
Philosopher's Note Book
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Author: Russ TysonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerRuss Tyson's Philosopher's Note Book presents a compelling collection...
An Intellectual And Cultural History Of The Western World (Three-Volume Set)
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Author: Harry Elmer BarnesBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron , 1965Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn Intellectual and Cultural History of the Western World presents...
Life And Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East (Five-Volume Set)
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Author: Baird T. SpaldingBinding: HardbackPublished: DeVorss, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerLife and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East...
Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know
Aristotle claimed that 'all human beings want to know'. Yet we also want not to know. Centuries after the Enlightenment, mesmerised crowds still follow preposterous prophets; irrational rumours trigger fanatical...
A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion
Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation....
Who's Afraid of Gender?
The international bestseller, now in paperback- a masterful, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling politics around the world Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose work has...
Since You Asked: The Best of Salon.com's Cary Tennis
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Composed of his 96 most memorable columns, this outstanding collection is a dramatic testament to the quality of writing and thought of Salon.com's Cary Tennis. For more than 6 years,...