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Euripides: A Collection Of Critical Essays
$20.00 AUD
Author: Erich SegalBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a collection of critical essays focusing on the works of Euripides. Scholars analyze his...
Down Peacock's Feathers
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Author: D.R. DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, The Centenary Press, 1947Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the concept of pride and humility. It navigates the complexities...
The Sin Of Our Age
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Author: D. R. DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: GEOFFREY BLES, 1947Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the underlying spiritual and moral sickness within contemporary society. The...
A Time To Keep Silence
$400.00 AUD
Author: Patrick Leigh FermorBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1957Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsPatrick Leigh Fermor recounts his experiences in monasteries. He reflects on the profound sense of...
A Pilgrimage Of Dreams
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Author: Thetis BlackerBinding: HardbackPublished: Turnstone Books LTD, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThetis Blacker writes a narrative, inviting readers to reflect on their own life journeys. She...
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
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Author: Alasdair MacintyreBinding: SoftbackPublished: University of Notre Dame Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis philosophical work grapples with the intricate relationship between justice and rationality...
The Voyce Of The World
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Author: Sir Thomas BrowneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains selected writings of Sir Thomas Browne. Geoffrey Keynes edits the...
The Citizen Of The World or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher Residing in London to his friends in the East
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Author: Oliver GoldsmithBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThrough a series of letters, a Chinese philosopher shares his observations and reflections on English...
The Journeys Of Pietro Della Valle: The Pilgrim
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Author: George BullBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts the journeys of Pietro Della Valle, detailing his experiences as a pilgrim....
Passionate Reason: Making Sense Of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments
$100.00 AUD
Author: C. Stephen EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Indiana University Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed exploration into the philosophical fragments of Kierkegaard. Evans analyzes the...
A Beggar In Purple: Selections From The Commonplace Book Of
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Author: Rupert Hart-DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, London, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book contains a selection of Rupert Hart-Davis's writings. The collection includes various quotations and...
A Theater Of Envy: William Shakespeare
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Author: William ShakespeareBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford Univ Pr, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRene Girard presents a compelling analysis of Shakespeare's plays. Girard explores themes of desire, rivalry, and...
The Place Of The Lion
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Author: Charles WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber Limited, 1952Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerA metaphysical thriller unfolds, challenging perceptions of reality as primal forces manifest...
A Bridge Across Time: An Assessment Of Historical Archetypes
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Author: James L. HendersonBinding: HardbackPublished: Turnstone Books, London, U.K, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an assessment of historical archetypes. It likely explores the patterns...
What Am I Living For?
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Author: Arthur W. OsbornBinding: HardbackPublished: Hill of Content, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides insights and reflections on the meaning of life. It encourages readers...
Dialogues With The Devil
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Author: Taylor CaldwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1968Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe author and novelist of 'The Devil's Advocate' invents a conversation in letters with Lucifer, that include...
Gardens Of The Mind
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Author: Joan Law-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Briarwood Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the concept of inner peace and mental well-being through the metaphor of a...
Would You Kill the Fat Man?: The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer
A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on...
Re-Reasoning Ethics: The Rationality of Deliberation and Judgment in
How developing a more expansive, non-formal conception of reason produces richer ethical understandings of human situations, explored and illustrated with many real examples.In Re-Reasoning Ethics, Barry Hoffmaster and Cliff Hooker...
In Praise of Intransigence: The Perils of Flexibility
Flexibility is usually seen as a virtue in today's world. Even the dictionary seems to dislike those who stick too hard to their own positions. The thesaurus links "intransigence" to...
Well-being: Its Meaning, Measurement and Moral Importance
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The author offers answers to three central questions about well-being: the best way to understand it; whether it can be measured; and where it should fit in moral and political...
History as Re-enactment: R. G. Collingwood's Idea of History
A central motif of R G Collingwood's philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a re-enactment of past experience. However, there have been sharp disagreements about the...
Bibliotherapy: Books to Guide You Through Every Chapter of Life
A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life's throwing at you, from the founder of Aphra a.k.a. 'your inclusive AF feminist book club' Through...
Torture is a Moral Issue: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and People of
In this hard-hitting volume two dozen scholars, activists, military officers, and religious leaders call for an immediate end to the practice of torture, paying particular attention to its use in...
Meditations
In one of the world's most famous and influential books, Meditations, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (AD 121 180) describes the stoic precepts he used to cope with his life as...
The Simplest Gift
'Every day is a gift. Open it. Don't throw it away.' The international bestseller The relentless pace of the working day. Endless, unconquerable to-do lists. A constant sense of distraction...
The World Of The Twilight Believers
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Author: Richard M. Garvin And Robert E. BurgerBinding: HardbackPublished: Sherbourne Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the new dimension where man goes beyond knowledge...
The Critical Historian
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Author: G. Kitson ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: The History Book Club, 1967Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a comprehensive study of historical methodology. It critically examines the...
World Hypotheses
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Author: Stephen C. PepperBinding: SoftbackPublished: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book introduces prolegomena to systematic philosophy. It provides a complete survey of...
The Mind Benders (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
Author: James Gibb StuartBinding: HardbackPublished: Embryo Books - William Maclellan, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book examines the lives and ideas of influential...
I Felt The Eagle's Heart (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: Francis MacnabBinding: HardbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, Melbourne, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book presents a profound exploration of human emotions and spiritual experiences. It navigates...
Law As Logic And Experience
$75.00 AUD
Author: Max RadinBinding: HardbackPublished: The Legal Classics Library, 2002Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines law's foundations in logic and practical experience. It presents a...
Candide or The Optimist
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Author: VoltaireBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, London, 1948Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis narrative follows the journey of a naive young man as he experiences...
Death And Bereavement: A Halakhic Guide
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Author: Rabbi Abner WeissBinding: SoftbackPublished: Ktav Publishing House, NY, 1991Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book serves as a Halakhic guide, offering insights and directives on navigating...
Canopy
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Author: Linda GregersonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Ecco, 2022Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of poems explores themes of nature, reflection, and the human condition. The poems delve...
Shaftesbury's Philosophy of Religion and Ethics: A Study in Enthusiasm
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Author: Stanley GreanBinding: HardbackPublished: Ohio University Press, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the philosophical contributions of Shaftesbury, particularly focusing on his perspectives on...
My Father Bertrand Russell
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Author: Katharine TaitBinding: HardbackPublished: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into the life and character of Bertrand Russell, one...
The Little Prince
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Author: Antoine De Saint-ExupéryBinding: HardbackPublished: White Star Kids, 2015Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis timeless story follows a young prince who travels from planet to planet, seeking...
Vintage Wein
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Author: Dr. James David WeissBinding: SoftbackPublished: A Shaar Press Publication, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of wit and wisdom, featuring anecdotes and...
The Juggler And The King: An Elaboration Of The Vilna Gaon's Interpretation Of The Hidden Wisdom Of The Sages
$85.00 AUD
Author: Aharon FeldmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Feldheim Publishers, 1990Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book delves into an elaboration of the Vilna Gaon's interpretation of the hidden wisdom of...
Background To The Long Search
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Author: Ninian SmartBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the exploration of religious and spiritual experiences across various cultures and traditions. It...
The Origin And Goal Of History
$145.00 AUD
Author: Karl Jaspers; Translated from the German by Michael Bullock. Binding: HardbackPublished: London Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1953Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn "The Origin and...
My Father Bertrand Russell
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Author: Katharine TaitBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life of Bertrand Russell, offering a personal perspective from his daughter,...
The Defence Of Truth: Herbert Of Cherbury And The Seventeenth Century
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Author: R.D.BedfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Manchester University Press, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book delves into the life and times of Herbert of Cherbury, exploring his contributions and the intellectual...
John Stuart Mill: A Mind At Large
$40.00 AUD
Author: Eugene AugustBinding: HardbackPublished: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography delves into the life and intellectual contributions of John Stuart Mill, a prominent...
Look Up At The Skies!
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Author: Gerard Manley HopkinsBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of poems and prose by Gerard Manley Hopkins, chosen and...
The Passionate Intellect Dorothy L. Sayers' Encounter With Dante
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Author: Barbara ReynoldsBinding: HardbackPublished: Kent State University Press, 1989Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores Dorothy L. Sayers' engagement with Dante Alighieri's works. It delves into...