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A Treatise of Human Nature
Hume's masterpiece on human nature, attacking traditional religious thought One of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume's Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old....
The History Of England (Two-Volume Set)
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A Treatise Of Human Nature: Book One
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the dawn of the modern age of reason, a young Scottish philosopher set out to place the...
The Tactless Philosopher
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A Treatise Of Human Nature: In Two Volumes - Volume I
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Hume
The book titled Hume by the author Nicholas Phillipson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well
Author: Julian Baggini Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 328 Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known...
Social Contract
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the heart of modern political thought lies a single, electrifying question: on what terms do individuals surrender their freedoms to a...
Hume Studies Volume XXVI Number 1
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Author: Various AuthorsBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Hume Society, April 2000Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume of Hume Studies features a collection of scholarly articles focused on...
Between Hume And Mill: An Anthology Of British Philosophy, 1749-1843
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerIn the century between David Hume's later writings and John Stuart Mill's mature works, British philosophy...
Non-fiction Classics Bargain Book Box
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This collection features 16 monumental works of non-fiction, encompassing philosophy, politics, autobiography, and practical advice. Spanning over two millennia, from the ancient wisdom of Confucius and Marcus Aurelius to the...
Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues
Fascinating and influential, these works formed the foundation of the empirical movement that led directly to the thought of John Stuart Mill, and the later Linguistic Phenomenalism of A. J....
Natural Reasons
Hurley here revives a classical idea about rationality in a modern framework, by developing analogies between the structure of personality and the structure of society in the context of contemporary...
The Moral Arc: How science and reason lead humanity toward truth,
From Galileo and Newton to Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther King, Jr., thinkers throughout history have consciously employed scientific techniques to better understand the non-physical world. The Age of Reason...
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful
Burke's hugely influential work - particularly in art - on the sublime and the beautiful Edmund Burke was one of the foremost philosophers of the eighteenth century and wrote widely...
The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce, Crisis
A landmark study of of one of the most controversial periods in history, from an eminent historian The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment...
The Moral Arc: How Science And Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, And Freedom
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What if the relentless expansion of human rights, justice, and freedom is not a matter of luck or divine providence, but the inevitable product of science and reason applied to...
Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic...
Theism And Humanism
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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of philosophical theology, Theism and Humanism presents the Gifford Lectures delivered by Arthur James Balfour...
Philosophy Bargain Book Box
Philosophy Bargain Book Box Daniel Dennett wrote his memoir knowing it would be his last book. It's in here. So is Nietzsche at his most provocative, Sun Tzu still being...
Naturalism And Social Science: A Post-Empiricist Philosophy Of Social Science
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of philosophy and social inquiry, Naturalism and Social Science presents a rigorous and thought-provoking post-empiricist...
The Consolation of Philosophy
Contains new introduction to second edition by volume editor. Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in...
Passionate Reason: Making Sense Of Kierkegaard's Philosophical Fragments
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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...
Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings
Penguin Classics relaunch Of all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes'...
Manuals Of Catholic Philosophy: Logic
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Author: Richard F. Clarke, S.J.Binding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green & Co., 1897Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Overall a nice copy with a few pencil underlinings. Slight loosening...
Individual Morality
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Author: James HemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson And Sons, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Lightly bumped spineTitle: Individual Morality,...
History And Human Nature: A Philosophical Review Of European History And Culture, 1750-1850
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingWhat does it mean to be human, and how has that question shaped the course of Western civilization? History and Human Nature by...
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
John Locke's compelling argument on how we acquire knowledge In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1690, John Locke (1632-1704) provides a complete account of how we acquire...
A Pleasure to Be Here: The Best of Clarke and Dawe 1989-2017
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Utopia
A major new translation by Dominic Baker-Smith of More's perenially popular Latin text 'Even if you can't eradicate harmful ideas or remedy established evils, that's no reason to turn your...
Foundations Of Ethics: The Gifford Lectures Delivered In The University Of Aberdeen 1935-6
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Author: Sir W. David RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1939Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured cloth....
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed...
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
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S am Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people--from religious fundamentalists to nonbelieving...
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
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Author: Simon Welfare & John FairleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles a fascinating...
Kant's Metaphysic Of Experience (Two-Volume Set)
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Edition: 3rd pr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Two-volume set, both present. At the heart of Western philosophy stands Immanuel Kant's...
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
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In this wondrously lucid and engaging book, renowned neurologist Antonio Damasio demonstrates what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking....
Critique of Pure Reason
New translation for the greatest masterpiece of the man many regard as the most important modern philosopher Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781) is the central text of modern philosophy....
Naturalism And Agnosticism: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before The University Of Aberdeen In The Years 1896-1898 (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: James WardBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam and Charles Black, 1899Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Green cloths...
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed...
The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy
The author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau In a short period - from the early 1640s to...
Human Acts: An Essay In Their Moral Evaluation
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. At the crossroads of moral philosophy and scholastic theology,...
The Accidental Universe
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Author: P.C.W. DaviesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Yellowed and faded cover. Light creasing on...