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This book is the first to explore in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy. Symbolic representation fulfills a crucial function in Kant's practical...

This book is the first to explore in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy. Symbolic representation fulfills a crucial function in Kant's practical...

"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here," Plato warned would-be philosophers. Mathematician Karl Sigmund agrees.In The Waltz of Reason, he shows how mathematics and philosophy together have shaped our...

To imagine - to see that which is not there - is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand...

In this biographical study of the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte from his birth in 1762 to the crisis in his university career in 1799, Professor La Vopa uses Fichte's...

For more than a century, Nietzsche's views about Jews and Judaism have been subject to countless polemics. The Nazis infamously fashioned the philosopher as their anti-Semitic precursor, while in the...

Radical Skepticism and the Shadow of Doubt brings something new to epistemology both in content and style. At the outset we are asked to imagine a person named Vatol who...

Primitive Man as Philosopher is influential anthropologist and ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including those of the Winnebago, Oglala Sioux,...

Rene Descartes is best remembered today for writing 'I think, therefore I am', but his main contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that...

This volume is the first annotated translation in any language of the entire text of the Summulae de dialectica, by the Parisian master of arts John Buridan (1300-1358). One of...

Author: Robert S. MendelsohnBinding: HardbackPublished: Contemporary, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Confessions of a Medical Heretic', Dr. Robert Mendelsohn critiques the medical establishment, sharing his insights...

Author: Hilary PutnamBinding: SoftbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1982Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Reason, Truth and History', Hilary Putnam explores the nature of human understanding and the...

Author: Chuang TzuBinding: HardbackPublished: Foreign Languages Pr, 1997, Fifth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Taoist Classic: Chuang-Tzu is a revered text in the Chinese spiritual tradition,...

Author: Rem Blanchard EdwardsBinding: HardbackPublished: Cornell University Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Pleasures and Pains: A Theory of Qualitative Hedonism', Rem Blanchard Edwards explores...

Author: Confucius; Lin YutangBinding: HardbackPublished: Modern Library, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsExplore the fascinating world of Confucius with this rare and collectible edition of 'The Wisdom...

Author: Erich KahlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1958, UK First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Tower and the Abyss is a profound exploration into the...

Author: David MitchellBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1964, Second EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides concise expositions of traditional, Aristotelian logic and modern systems of propositional and...

Author: Loren C. EiseleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hart-Davis, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn 'The Invisible Pyramid', Loren Eiseley explores profound themes of time and space through a collection...

Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: Crescent Books, Inc., 1977, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsWisdom of the West is a historical survey of Western philosophy in...

Author: Gwyneth MatthewsBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the philosophical study of knowledge, delving into the nature, origin, and...

Author: George Whitecross PatonBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1964, Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA comprehensive examination of the principles of jurisprudence, this book...

Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: Grolier, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markings The Harvard Classics is a renowned series of classic literature, published in a beautiful leather binding...

A brilliant distillation of the key ideas behind successful self-improvement practices throughout history, showing us how they remain relevant today Self-help today is a multi-billion-dollar global industry, one often seen...

A sweeping reconstruction of human consciousness and its breakdown, from the Stone Age through modern technology Why has humankind developed so differently from other animals? How and why did language,...

Smoke and Mirrors is about a world which is no more. There is already no such country on the map - the Soviet Union. On the site where the famous...

Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and explores its intimate connections with his discussions of value and human psychology. Russell offers a fresh perspective on how...

Author: Isaiah Berlin Format: Hardback Published: 1980, The Hogarth Press Condition Remarks: Excellent. ,,Previous owner's name/dedication, Bookstore sticker,Price clipped dustjacket,Bright and clear text on unmarked pages Description: Against the Current...

Author: Nathaniel Jason Goldberg (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University)Format: Hardback, 236mm x 165mm, 513g, 288 pagesPublished: Oxford University Press Inc, United States, 2015This...

Author: Ewa AtanassowFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 227mm, 510g, 388 pagesPublished: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, 2013Alexis de Tocqueville is widely cited as an authority on civil society, religion and American...

Author: Ruth Hill (Dept. of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, University of Virginia (United States))Format: Hardback, 163mm x 239mm, 304 pagesPublished: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom, 2000This study centres on science,...

Author: Shin-Ja KimFormat: Paperback, 148mm x 210mm, 540g, 386 pagesPublished: Peter Lang AG, Switzerland, 2010Practical Learning, Catholicism and classical Confucianism form the origin of Tasan Chong's philosophy in a uniform...

Author: Daniel Russell (Wichita State University, Kansas)Format: Hardback, 163mm x 242mm, 585g, 284 pagesPublished: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 2005Daniel Russell examines Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure and...

Author: Max DupainBinding: HardbackPublished: Valadon Publishing, 1982Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and philosophies of Leslie Wilkinson, emphasizing his role as a...

Author: W. G. RuncimanBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 2010Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this lively and provocative work, W. G. Runciman examines the shortcomings of three foundational...

Author: Georg Simmel; Tom Bottomore (trans.); David Frisby (trans.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGeorg Simmel's The Philosophy of Money examines...

Author: Russ TysonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1966, reprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the trajectory of post-Kantian philosophy and theology, suggesting new alternatives...

Author: Henry SturtBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1915Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book presents an examination of philosophy from the perspective of personal idealism,...

Author: Steve JonesBinding: SoftbackPublished: HarperCollins, 1996Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn the Blood explores the intricate relationship between genetics and destiny, examining how our genetic makeup...

Author: Sebastian JungerFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 216mm, 180g, 176 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024'Mind blowingly brilliant' PHILIPPA PERRY'Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and...

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Author: Colin McGinnBinding: HardbackPublished: Basic Books, 1999Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'The Mysterious Flame', Colin McGinn explores the intricate relationship between consciousness and the physical world, challenging...

Author: Jacob FieldFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 229mm, 330g, 144 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsIs...

Author: Samuel SmilesBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1880, First Edition, First ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the themes of duty, courage, patience, and...

Author: Michel Foucault, Paul Rabinow, James D. FaubionBinding: HardbackPublished: Penguin Books Ltd, 1997; 1998Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents essential works of Michel...

Author: Hagop J. Nersoyanbinding: HardbackPublished: Syracuse University Press, 1969Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the philosophical conflict between theism and atheism...

Author: Andre Frankovitsbinding: SoftbackPublished: Stonemoss Services, 1984Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the ideas of Jean Baudrillard through various essays and...

Author: Alan F. Blumbinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul Books, 1978Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book presents a radical approach to the...

Author: Lao Russellbinding: HardbackPublished: University of Science and Philosophy, 1969Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: Signed with inscriptionThis book presents important spiritual formulas to incorporate into...