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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 3rd Edition by Thomas S Kuhn Publisher Comments Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. "A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics) by Plato Publisher Comments The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BCE) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb dialogues, Plato provides the classic account.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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An Introduction: The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton Publisher Comments This beautifully produced commemorative edition includes an account of the books original publication by Mertons editor, Robert Giroux, an Introduction by Mertons biographer, Father William Shannon, and Mertons own Introduction to the Japanese edition.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder Publisher Comments One day when Sophie comes home from school, she finds two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it, she is pondering all the great questions of Western philosophy (from the Greeks to Kant, to Marx... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Republic by Plato Publisher Comments 2nd edition. Translated by G.M.A. Grube. Edited by C.D.C. Reeve.... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Republic of Plato 2ND Edition by Allen Bloom Publisher Comments Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Platos Republic that has yet been published, this widely acclaimed work is the first strictly literal translation of a timeless classic. This second edition includes a new introduction by Professor Bloom... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Leviathan (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hobbes Publisher Comments Its appeal to the twentieth century lies not just in its elevation of politics to a science, but in its overriding concern for peace. Its argument that the state of nature, in which life is 'nasty, brutish and short (and patriarchal), is important, but... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Basic Writings of Nietzsche (Modern Library Classics) by Friedrich Nietzsche Publisher Comments The Birth of Tragedy. Beyond Good and Evil. On the Genology of Morals. The Case of Wagner. Ecce Homo. Five key works - unabridged - by the most influential philosopher for the 20th-century. Translated, with notes and a critical essay by Walter Kaufmann... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments Since its first publication in 1945, Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit... (read more) Your price: $12.95 Used - Book Club Hardcover
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Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen Publisher Comments "Buddhism Plain and Simple" offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. Steve Hagan presents the Buddha's uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Foucault Reader by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments Michel Foucault was one of the most influential thinkers in the contemporary world, someone whose work has affected the teaching of half a dozen disciplines ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But of his many books, not one... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason by Michel Foucault Staff Pick When I was immersed in a sea of literary criticism a few years ago, Foucault, more than anyone else, caught my attention. Looking deeply at the roots of our behavior and our cultural attitudes, his examination of different kinds of power and control is... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett Publisher Comments Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy, 2nd Edition by James Rachels Publisher Comments THE RIGHT THING TO DO is a collection of readings in moral theory and practical moral issues from major Western philosophers. It is the successful companion reader for the Rachels text, THE ELEMENTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. This anthology explores further... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lucretius': De Rerum Natura by Walter Englert Publisher Comments English translation of Classic Latin text with notes, introduction, glossary of key terms. .An outstanding translation of the complete poem which adheres faithfully to the text, with poetic force, accuracy, and humanitas. Includes intro, notes, outline... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (P.S.) by Robert M. Pirsig Publisher Comments One of the most influential and provocative books of its generation, "Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" continues to attract and inspire readers of all ages with its intriguing blend of ancient and Eastern philosophy, cultural criticism, and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Publisher Comments This groundbreaking Pulitzer Prize-winning book sets the standard for interdisciplinary writing, exploring the patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M.C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cambridge Companion to Locke by Vere Chappell Publisher Comments The essays in this volume provide a systematic survey of Locke's philosophy informed by the most recent scholarship. They cover Locke's theory of ideas, his philosophies of body, mind, language, and religion, his theory of knowledge, his ethics, and his... (read more) List Price $47.00 Your price: $1.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Meditations on First Philosophy 3RD Edition by Rene Descartes Publisher Comments 3rd edition.... (read more) List Price $8.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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