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by Pierre Bayle  Publisher Comments The appearance of this comet caused so many panicked inquiries to be made of Pierre Bayle, one of the Enlightenment's greatest thinkers, that he decided to formally respond to them, hence the present work, which first appeared in 1682. The book's... (read more)  List Price $26.95 Your price $17.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Plato And Hamilton Publisher Comments Revised edition of a classic translation of Plato's dialogue on morality and power in government.... (read more) List Price $9.00 Your price $6.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Arthur Schopenhauer Synopsis Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated... (read more) Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michel Foucault Publisher Comments In 1784, the German newspaper Berlinische Monatsschrift asked its audience to reply to the question andquot;What is Enlightenment?andquot; Immanuel Kant took the opportunity to investigate the purported truths and assumptions of his age. Two hundred... (read more) Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Shierry W Nicholsen Publisher Comments Most English-language writing on Theodor Adorno has attempted to place him in various contexts and to differentiate him from other thinkers. Such work, while important, marks our failure to appropriate Adorno's ideas imaginatively. In Exact Imagination... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $22.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Francois Flahault Publisher Comments This book is about the inner roots of malice. It does not treat evil as a force external to human nature, as some kind of theological mystery. Malice is considered here as an anthropological fact. What stops us from examining this type of fact is our... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $3.85 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John R Searle Publisher Comments In The Construction of Social Reality, John Searle argues that there are two kinds of facts--some that are independent of human observers, and some that require human agreement.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter A Schouls Publisher Comments This new book describes the intellectual structure of modern science as a body of knowledge produced by the Cartesian method. For Descartes, science was possible only because of certain features of the very nature of human beings. Peter A. Schouls... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $22.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Frederick Copleston Publisher Comments Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volume A History Of Philosophy has journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Emmanuel Levinas Publisher Comments Emmanuel Levinas (1906 - 1996) has exerted a profound influence on 20th-century continental philosophy. This anthology, including Levinas's key philosophical texts over a period of more than forty years, provides an ideal introduction to his thought, and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Matthijs Van Boxsel Publisher Comments A witty and erudite collection of human folly, foible and acts of stupidity. Illustrated with many unusual and quirky images. Featured in a recent New York Times article. "An illustrated hodgepodge of ruminations, anecdotes, aphorisms, and esoterica, the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Josiah Royce Publisher Comments 1911. Josiah Royce was born in California where he began his teaching career. From 1882 he taught philosophy at Harvard where William James was an early influence. After the latter's death, Royce became the leading American philosopher of his day, always... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price $20.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Carl L Becker Publisher Comments Here a distinguished American historian challenges the belief that the eighteenth century was essentially modern in its temper. In crystalline prose Carl Becker demonstrates that the period commonly described as the Age of Reason was, in fact, very far... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $3.98 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Louis P Pojman Publisher Comments Literature often deals with moral issues. It focuses on human dilemmas and awakens our imagination to new possibilities. It compels us to rethink and revise our everyday assumptions, enabling us to consider ethical questions in creative ways. The Moral... (read more) List Price $52.95 Your price $18.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by David Owen Publisher Comments Written in a clear and engaging style, this text demonstrates Nietzsche's significance as a philosopher and as a political theorist by highlighting his critique of liberalism (in both its philosophical and political forms) and by elaborating the form of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $27.75 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by C K Ogden Publisher Comments Language is the most important of all the instruments of civilization. This is the premise of a work whose significance to the study of language, literature, and philosophy has remained undiminished since its original publication in 1923. New... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Roger Scruton Publisher Comments "Dr. Scruton writes with an unusual clarity and fluency, and is always a pleasure to read . . . this is certainly a book which you could give to anyone who was curious about philosophy and expect them to learn a lot from it." Alan Ryan, author of... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jacques Derrida Publisher Comments Originally published in French in 1982, this collection is a good representation of the range of Derrida's working styles.-South Atlantic Review No writer has probed the riddle of the Other with more patience and insight than Jacques Derrida. . . . By... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Christina Slade Publisher Comments Television has been demonized as the cause of the moral decay of our society. Its content is derided as vapid. However, what we watch on television is often philosophically complex. This book examines news, cartoons such as South Park, advertisements... (read more) Your price $18.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael O Hardimon Publisher Comments This book provides an authoritative account of Hegel's social philosophy at a level that presupposes no specialized knowledge of the subject. Hegel's social theory is designed to reconcile the individual with the modern social world. Michael Hardimon... (read more) List Price $43.00 Your price $29.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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