A rhetoric of motive and philosophy of literary form
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Whether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrythrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinthe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teacheroxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge inbeautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read morecentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'alongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcesthe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicine
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe books have obviously worn as a result of aging and one of the books has a part damaged spine where a slight bit of the top has peeled offthere is a signature underneath one of the engravings and as there are no similar cases i believe it is real although i cannot guarantee italso please note that the books are very heavy, delicate and valuable to cover the packaging and the postagethe first 10 books were written by hume and the following 2 volumes were written by smollet but they were all published together in by the same publisher, london virtue & cothere may be other minor defects such as small stains from the last century and a halfeach book contains several engravings with the author and other famous figures such as king george i and other monarchies of the time and their predecessorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis set contains the first 12 volumescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere are small creases and tears on some pages and they have obviously yellowed slightly, also as a result of aging
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Francis, by which she is honored as its patroness condition - in a very good condition with wear commensurate with age please see the photos as they are an important part of the description this lot will be carefully packed and sent by registered and insured mail read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiat her feet a beggar is reaching for the breadplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store29 cm tall and weighing 427g elizabeth of hungary (german: heilige elisabeth von thüringen, hungarian: árpád-házi szent erzsébet; 7 july november ), also known as saint elizabeth of thuringia or saint elisabeth of thuringia, was a princess of the kingdom of hungary, landgravine of thuringia, germany, and a greatly venerated catholic saint who was an early member of the third order of stcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea finely carved gilt wood and polychrome painted statue depicting saint elizabeth of thuringia carrying a loaf of bread and jug of wine19th century, germany standing ca
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Edmunds the diocese of clogher as it is currently known was defined after the synod of rathbreasail in the year and today its geographical boundaries remain almost unchangedmonaghan and a small area of south-east tyroneit occupies all of corector of kilsharan and treasurer of st patrick's cathedral, armaghthis volume contains a facsimile reproduction of leslie's succession lists up to along with updated succession lists to , photographs of churches,portraits of prelates and bishops and other items of interestwithin the present diocesan boundaries there are six rural deaneries: clogher, clones, enniskillen, kesh, monaghan and kilskerry, which together currently have 32 parish/groupingsthe original clogher succession lists, published in , were the work of the late reverend james blennerhassett leslie, mthis volume should prove to be an invaluable source of interest to those who seek to know more about the history and heritage of the church of ireland in clogher, and also a reference for students of ecclesiastical, local and family historyoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This famous manchester operator celebrated its 75th anniversary inalas, it has gone from the stage carriage scene and now concentrates on coachingthe author's passion for the company and its vehicles is evident in this excellent a4 size book of 96 pages containing a wealth of photographs and details of the company from its inception, through the rigours of ww2 up to the time of authoringexcellent condition and price includes postage
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This famous manchester operator celebrated its 75th anniversary inalas, it has gone from the stage carriage scene and now concentrates on coachingthe author's passion for the company and its vehicles is evident in this excellent a4 size book of 96 pages containing a wealth of photographs and details of the company from its inception, through the rigours of ww2 up to the time of authoringexcellent condition and price includes packaging and receipted postage or just £5 if collected from warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided read more
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Neat wooden chest of drawers in yew wood veneer ideal as a bedside cabinet measures: 45cm width with a depth of 37cm and height of 70cm very good condition selling other matching items please see other adverts read more
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Wells first edition hardback bound in blue cloth boards with title in black on front and gilt on spinethe spine has a split at the bottom and fraying at the topoxfam shop shirley first and last things - "a confession of faith and rule of life" by hsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is fading to the boards and some wear, particularly to the corners moderate spine slantinternally clean and unmarked foxing and staining to first few and last few pages
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The author's passion for the company and its vehicles is evident in this excellent a4 size book of 96 pages containing a wealth of photographs and details of the company from its inception, through the rigours of ww2 up to the time of authoringexcellent conditionprotective packaging and receipted postage just £3alas, it has gone from the stage carriage scene and now concentrates on coaching20 or collect from warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided read morethis famous manchester operator celebrated its 75th anniversary in
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It comes with four contemporary design chairsall as new and unmarkeda stylish contemporary avery white dining table with a diameter of 120cm and height of 75cmthe table top has a sleek satin finish and the classic tulip base is high glossbuyer collects from barrington just outside cambridge
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The author's passion for the company and its vehicles is evident in this excellent a4 size book of 96 pages containing a wealth of photographs and details of the company from its inception, through the rigours of ww2 up to the time of authoringexcellent conditionprotective packaging and receipted postage just £3alas, it has gone from the stage carriage scene and now concentrates on coaching35 or collect from warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided read morethis famous manchester operator celebrated its 75th anniversary in
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As shown in the scanned imageslombardy-venetia, lot of 16 stamps, including 3 fragments with a strip of 3 and one of 2 stamps
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Victorian style sweet jars pack of five each has a capacity of 500ml and dimensions of 75 cm postage: £2
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100% lambswool count- 2/17nm colour - lavender kg100% lambswool count- 2/17nm colour - elderberry kg100% shetland wool count - nm colour - crocus kg4 cones of yarn in a variety of wools and tones of purple66% mohair 30% nylon & 4% wool count -1/10nm colour lilac kgperfect for weaving and knittingfull size cones bought for £
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Pretty wooden dolls house with a family of dolls and lots of furnitureit has some chips to the wood here and there some of which you can see in the pictures but doesn't affect play
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Neat wooden chest of drawers in yew wood veneer measures: 45cm width with a depth of 37cm and height of 70cm very good condition selling other matching items please see other adverts read more
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Oxfam shop hexham the story of pow 481, roger mortimer, coldstream guards, based on a selection of letters and recollections of his time spent in 5 different wwii pow campssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Clean and labels removedgreat decoration using lights or flowers for garden or wedding decoration read morea mixture of sizes and shapes of glass gin bottles
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Lovely grey and white female kitten for salekitten is used to being handled by adults and childrenbeautiful temperament, was a litter of 4 and picture of mum shown, she is our family pet
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This dolls house comes with a family of five and all of the original furnitureit has been played with so there are the l marks and scuffs you would expect but it’s got lots and lots of play left in ithappy to send more pictures across if necessary read more
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He published widely, and is probably best known for two of his classic works, a rhetoric of motive and philosophy of literary formoxfam bookshop chiswick kenneth burke--rhetorician, philosopher, linguist, sociologist, literary and music critic, crank--was one of the foremost theorists of literary formhis observations on myth, however, were never systematic, and much of his writing on literary theory and other topics cannot be fully understood without fleshing out his thoughts on myth and mythmakinghe did not fit tidily into any philosophical school, nor was he reducible to any simple set of principles or ideassee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Covering the key theoretical approaches in modern literary theory, the text includes those essays and documents that are essential reading for students of critical theory, with sections on: formalism and structuralism; marxism; feminism; gender and subjectivity; histories and textuality; postmodernism; postcolonialismfocusing not on authors or approaches but rather on leading questions in critical debate, the extracts in this section present opposing points of view on the same issue: is literary criticism an ethical act? martha nussbaum vs emmanuel levinas: is the canon a timeless assembly of great works? terry eagleton vs harold bloom: is literature what the academy says it is? edward said vs stanley fish: literature and the philosophy of science: richard rorty vs donna harraway see oxfam website for delivery information read morefor the first time, the reader also includes extracts from seminal texts by authors such as marx, freud, and de beauvoir - texts which do not necessarily focus on literature but which have had a fundamental influence on the development of literary theorythe original structure of the book has been improved and new material has been addedoxfam shop hebden bridge the new edition of this core text has been thoroughly revised and updated in light of the latest developments in the fieldin addition, the text now includes a section on issues and debates
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These thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new right "a forceful, encyclopedic studysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefine unclipped dust-wrapperoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenshe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits
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Oxfam bookshop preston the routledge encyclopedia of philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many yearsit covers: - the core of most anglo-american philosophy - the metaphysical, epistemological and logical questions - the usual menu of ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy - the philosophy of other cultures - from chinese, arabic and jewish philosophy to the philosophy of africa and latin america the most impressive range of authors have been gathered together on this unique project: william alston, roderick chisolm, fred dretske, joel feinberg, sandra harding, larry laudan, martha nussbaum, richard popkin, richard rorty, alan ryan, gyatri chakravorty spivak, stephen stich, patrick suppes and bernard williams, to name just a fewedited by edward craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the rep consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationallythe importance of the rep is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matterthe rep is a project on an unparalleled scale: - over entries ranging from 500 to words in length - thematic, biographical and national - 10 volumes consisting of over 5 million words of text plus considerable bibliographic material - a chief editor and thirty specialist subject editors from across the world - over authors from all over the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonsthe entire set is in pristine, unread condition
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Some of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenologythe handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todayit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtthe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivesoxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologysome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenology
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In philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areaswith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologythese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neurosciencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morein addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experiencepoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theory
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philosophy text book for a2 ethics and philosophy of mind by micheal lacewing in good condition, @ £ 250 and plus postage £200 or collect yourself for free postage
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For more than years, the consolation of philosophy was the most popular book in europe next to the bible – a work of learning and beauty that bridged the classical and renaissance worldsthis beautifully illustrated folio edition in near mint condition comes complete with slip case
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Active in the twelfth century, mabja was among the first tibetans to rely on the works of the indian master candrakirti, and his account of the middle way exercised a deep and lasting influence on the development of madhyamaka philosophy in all four schools of buddhism in tibetthe present work contains nagarjuna's verses on the middle way accompanied by mabja jangchub tsöndrü's famed commentary, the ornament of reasoninspired by the buddha's teachings on profound emptiness in the prajnaparamita sutras, nagarjuna sets out to probe what appears to be the most fundamental facts of the world, challenging us to question even our most deeply ingrained ideas and what seem to be self-evident factsapart from some light creasing to the dust jacket at the top of the spine, very light spotting to the upper page edges and one small red spot on the lower page edges this book looks near new; a very attractive copy overallthe late khunu lama tenzin gyaltsen rinpoche, a renowned authority on the subject, often referred to this commentary as "the best there isoxfam bookshop kingsbridge in the root of the middle way, nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of transcendent insight" a visual outline of the commentary has been added that clearly shows the structure of each chapter and makes the arguments easier to followsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresharp, concise, and yet comprehensive, the ornament of reason has been cherished by generations of scholar-practitionersin a series of unassuming and penetrating investigations, he asks basic questions such as: "what does it mean for something to occur? what is meant by 'going' or by 'coming'? does the eye see? does fire burn fuel? what is an example of being right? what does it mean to be wrong? nagarjuna extends an invitation to open-minded and unprejudiced inquiry, and from his reader he asks for nothing more and nothing less than sincere and honest answersyet where are our answers? once we begin to follow nagarjuna's clear and direct steps, the gateway to the inconceivable emerges-perhaps unexpectedly
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibook four ‘curiosities’, happiness, comparative ancient and christian philosophy, sleep and dreamson many pages: right margin is (to) smallfive books in one binding his work is a detailed compendium of treatises on the physical and natural sciences and some philosophical dissertations dealing with, in book one the nature and effect of the heavens, sun, moon and stars; the motion, depth and salinity of the seas; the circumference of the globe and its distance from other celestial bodiesbook three; armies battles combats duels death burials laughter and mourningcomplete, no missing pagesoriginal coversmild browning, some spotting, bit waterstained in the back of the book read morecondition: fairtitlepage is poorthe work is prefaced by verses by william drummond of hawthorndenbook five; numbers, miracles, prodigies, the philosopher’s stone and metaphysicsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebook two the causes of meteors, comets, falling stars, wind, clouds, thunder, hail, snow, rain, dew, the sources of rivers fountains and springscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepage of book 5: tear repaired (could have been done better)
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