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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....

Author: Christopher Kul-Want Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 A comprehensive introduction to the work of Immanuel Kant, the pre-eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment. Immanuel Kant's contributions to metaphysics, epistemology,...

Now in a new, affordable edition with updated notes, a superbly readable translation of Kant's classic work This work, one of the most important texts in the history of ethics,...

One of the greatest modern philosophers wrestles with the existence of God and the nature of a reasonable religion

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears, chipped along spine and folds. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning. Markings: unmkd. Binding condition: Intact. Few works in the history...

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...

'Remarkable... Exciting, provocative, and illuminating' John Banville, Wall Street Journal Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown...

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...

Throughout his life, Kant was concerned with questions about empirical psychology. He aimed to develop an empirical account of human beings, and his lectures and writings on the topic are...

A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explore the greatest enigmas of the universe in this scintillatingly original book about the limits of human knowledge 'Fascinating' Carlo Rovelli 'Remarkable... Exciting,...

Author: James B. Hartman (editor)Binding: PaperbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company., 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed cover with minor peels at edges.Selections representative of the mainstream of...

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...

Author: Matthew McNaught Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 248 In Immanuel, winner of the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize Matthew McNaught explores his upbringing in an evangelical Christian community in...

Thomas E. Hill, Jr., interprets, explains, and extends Kant's moral theory in a series of essays that highlight its relevance to contemporary ethics. The book is divided into four sections....

A captivating collection of Friedrich Nietzsche's seminal works, from his provocative musings on truth and morality to his profound exploration of human existence "In this volume, one may very conveniently...

The Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, also called the Age of Reason, was so named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. In championing...

Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers surveys the most important figures who have influenced post-war thought. The reader is guided through structuralism, semiotics, post-Marxism and Annales history, on to modernity and postmodernity....

A new collection of Albert Camus' most brilliant speeches and lectures 'Truth is mysterious, fleeting, always to be won. Freedom is dangerous, as hard to live as it is exalting'...

Volume 2 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought Arthur...

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...

'A profound book about the intrication of literature and life, about the modest, miraculous ways art helps us to live' Garth Greenwell 'I can think of few writers capable of...

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First published in 1940, Sartre's The Imaginary is a cornerstone of his philosophy. Sartre had become acquainted with the philosophy of Edmund Husserl in Berlin and was fascinated by his...

The book which marks the start of Nietzsche's mature philosophical writings Written after Nietzsche had ended his friendship with Richard Wagner and had been forced to leave academic life through...

In Immanuel , winner of the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize Matthew McNaught explores his upbringing in an evangelical Christian community in Winchester. As McNaught moved away from the faith...

"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...

A collection of Schopenhauer's powerful and inventive philosophy One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by...

'I do not see how there could be a more insightful, more erudite, biography of this remarkable man' Doris Lessing, Times Literary Supplement Isaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography,...

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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...

New to Black Classics from 20th c. Hannah Arendt's authoritative and controversial report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in...

The Ideology of the Aesthetic presents a history and critique of the concept of the aesthetic throughout modern Western thought. As such, this is a critical survey of modern Western...

A witty introduction to the mind of Goethe, a classic in a new translation for the first time in 150 years Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the world's most celebrated...

Author: P. D. Ouspensky. Translated from the russian by Nicholas Bessaraboff and Claude Bragdon. With an introduction by Claude Bragdon.Binding: HardbackPublished: Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew philosophers writing in the analytic tradition have wrestled as seriously with the intersection of morality, meaning, and human conduct as Peter...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA century of faith, education, and community spirit comes alive in With Wings: A Centenary History of Immanuel College, Adelaide, 1895-1995, a richly detailed institutional...

Condition remarks: Condition: Paperback - good/fair, cover may be worn. May have inscription on fep. At the crossroads of German Idealism and revolutionary socialism stands one of the most consequential...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to know — and how did the human mind evolve the capacity to do...

Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger is a work of cultural history that situates the art works of one of the most important contemporary painters in relation to...

This is an original investigation into the transference of intellectual principles of natural beauty across cultures and disciplines.""Seeds of a Different Eden"" is a path breaking multidisciplinary study of the...

Author: Helen Gordon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Beauty. How do we achieve it? Who gets to define it? How do you live a beautiful life? Being Beautiful is...