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Title: aristotle's children: how christians, muslims, and jews rediscovered ancient wisdom and illuminated the middle agestitle: aristotle's children: how christians, muslims, and jews rediscovered ancient wisdom and illuminated the middle ages
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Phenomenological interpretations of aristotle initiation into phenomenological research by martin heidegger (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Comes from smoke and pet free homedispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is new and sealedaristotle's number puzzle: professor puzzle great minds wooden puzzle
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aristotle's number puzzle: professor puzzle great minds woodenreal brainteaser
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aristotle (384bc-322bc)the puzzle by using every number from 1-19! the solution to this puzzle can be seen athis original writings covered a diverse range ofbeautiful wooden puzzleof which only about a third have survived, he
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Oxfam shop colne road labor and value reexamines the history of the theories of labor and value from aristotle to the presentit seeks to combine in a systematic way the leading theories of objective and subjective valuethis book revisits and deepens the discussion on labor as it was developed by aristotle, hegel and marxset within a newly conceived theory of the orders of nature, it finds the treatment of both theories problematic in that each treats its subject matter pars pro totolawrence krader identifies both conceptual and terminological confusion in the traditional discussion of labor and value by writers within the marxist traditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe also demonstrates the negative consequences of abandoning an objective foundation in value theory on the part of the austrian school in spite of its important contribution on the side of subjective valueit breaks new ground in subjecting both theories to a radical historical and anthropological critique
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The differing accounts of justice that are presented by aristotle and hume, macintyre argues, are caused by the underlying differences in their conceptual scenes see oxfam website for delivery information read morein the book, macintyre argues that there are a number of different and incompatible accounts of practical reasoning or rationality: those of aristotle, augustine, david hume (and more broadly the "scottish school") and thomas aquinasoxfam bookshop cardiff whose justice? which rationality? is a book of moral philosophy by the scottish philosopher alasdair macintyre
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Under the tutelage of the great aristotle and with the friendship of ptolemy and hephaiston, he became the mightiest and most charismatic warrior, capable of subjugating the known world to his powera marvellous novel of one of history's greatest characters and his quest to conquer the civilised worldalexander became a young man of imense, unfathomable potentialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god? a boy, born to be a great king - philip of macedon - and his sensuous queen, olympias
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From aristotle to wittgenstein, from democritus to derrida, this series provides a concise survey of philosophers ancient and modern
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Oxfam bookshop newport first published as a hardback in , this is the paperback first editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book outlines the little we know of ancient sparta, describes greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic athens, makes a first attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates sparta's role, over twenty-five centuries, in the intellectual history of europe""ancient polemics on sparta (by plato, aristotle, plutarch and others) have had a remarkable after-life in the political and educational thought of renaissance italy, the france of the philosophes, whig england and nazi germany
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Will it expand forever, or collapse in a big crunch, perhaps a big bang in reverse? from aristotle to newton, einstein and quantum mechanics, this book recounts the revolutions in physics and astronomy which underlie the present-day scientific picture of the universeit describes the scale of things, from atoms to galactic superclusters, and sketches the cosmological theories, based on einstein's theory of general relativity, used to describe the universe's expansionnobody knows what it isoxfam bookshop cheltenham 90% or more of the matter in the universe is unseensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit discusses the significance of the cosmic background satellite observations, and explains why current theories have nothing reliable to say about whether the universe had a "beginning"the universe expands, but nobody knows how long the expansion has been going on
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Oxfam shop macclesfield in this challenging and provocative book, steve fuller ranges widely over the history of science and religion - from aristotle and the atomists to dawkins and the neo-darwinists - and takes a close look at what science is, how its purpose has changed over the years, and what role religion and in more recent years atheism have played in its progressionscience, argues fuller, is now undergoing its own version of secularizationfuller shows that these groups are no more anti-scientific than protestant sects were atheisticwe are ceasing to trust science in its institutional forms, formulated by an anointed class of science priests, and instead we are witnessing the emergence of what fuller calls 'protscience' - all sorts of people, from the new age movement to anti-evolutionists, claiming scientific authority as their ownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautiful sixteenth-century edition with coeval bindingcondition: some flaws to the spine, as shown in the photos, the volume has a coeval binding with tooling adorning it, the text has some flaws that do not compromise its consultationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicoeval binding with tooling adorning it; some sheets are underlined and have coeval notesluxury edition with finely adorned drop caps and headpieces on every page with floral motifscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea work that contains the paraphrases of all of aristotle’s main writingsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham how do you solve the problem of human happiness?it's a subject that has occupied some of the greatest philosophers of all time, from aristotle to paul mckenna - but how do we sort the good ideas from the terrible ones? over the past five years, oliver burkeman has travelled to some of the strangest outposts of the 'happiness industry' in an attempt to find outit's a witty and thought-provoking exploration that punctures many of self-help's most popular myths, while also offering clear-headed, practical and often counterintuitive advice on a range of subjects, from stress, procrastination and insomnia to wealth, laughter, time management and creativitybut it might just bring us one step closerit doesn't claim to have solved the problem of human happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein help!, oliver presents his findings
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In the s, he published a number of commentaries on the works of aristotleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitehe was the first jesuit to be made a cardinal (in )are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitoledo successively (and successfully) taught philosophy (), academic and moral theology () and was the prefect of studies at the growing universitydelivery service provided by chronopost within a few dayscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablean extremely rare edition by francisco de toledo, born on 4 october , who was a spanish jesuit theologian, biblical exegete and professor at the roman collegeindex binding in good condition, work in its period full vellum binding, covers and spine in good condition, friction from use, lacks mainly on the back cover, tendency to detaching, rubbed corners, good bindinginside in good condition, the work is detaching from the vellum binding, small burns on the first 15 pages, about 20 pages of the index are in poor condition/a few missing pages, some folded corners, barely any foxing, 95% of the pages are in good conditionfrancisco de toledo - francesci roleti e societate iesu sour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe oversaw the work on the clementine vulgate, the revision of the latin vulgate that was published in ; this builds on the sistine vulgate (the text), approved by pope sixtus vpresbyteri cardinaiis de instructione sacerdotum et peccatis mortalibus lib
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Oxfam bookshop preston this major new study by one of the most penetrating and persistent critics of philosophical and scientific orthodoxy, returns to aristotle in order to examine the salient categories in terms of which we think about ourselves and our nature, and the distinctive forms of explanation we invoke to render ourselves intelligible to ourselves* the culmination of 40 years of thought on the philosophy of mind and the nature of the mankind * written by one of the world's leading philosophers, the co-author of the monumental 4 volume analytical commentary on the philosophical investigations (blackwell publishing, ) * uses broad categories, such as substance, causation, agency and power to examine how we think about ourselves and our nature * platonic and aristotelian conceptions of human nature are sketched and contrasted * individual chapters clarify and provide an historical overview of a specific concept, then link the concept to ideas contained in other chapters see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In contrast to many of his contemporaries, who have played down philosophy's debt to its past, kenny's work has always been rooted in the great tradition of western philosophical inquiry mind, method and morality celebrates kenny's work by focusing on the four great philosophers to whom kenny has given special attention, namely aristotle, aquinas, descartes, and wittgensteinoxfam bookshop preston sir anthony kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our timea preface by the editors describes anthony kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writingsin the wide range and historical breadth of his interests, he has influenced many parts of the philosophical landscape, especially in the philosophy of mind and the theory of human action and responsibilitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morestrongly linked together by their focus on philosophy of mind, action and responsibility, the papers make a significant contribution to those areas of philosophy that kenny has made particularly his own, and constitute a timely celebration of his workwhile keeping to the highest standards of scholarship and philosophical rigour, the volume aims to be engaging and comprehensible to a wide audience, thus mirroring the clarity and accessibility that are the hallmarks of kenny's own philosophical writingsit contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant area
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3) woodcut after lucas van leiden aristotle and phyllis (35 x 50cm) 4) engraving by dirk volkertsz coornhert after maarten van heemskerck (24,5 x 19 cm) 5) set of 3 woodcuts of the kaisers maximilian i triumph by altdorfer and springinklee (39 x 38 cm) read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website(hollstein de vos)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe saint portrayed as a shepperd while he is reading the scriptures in the countrysidenoah leaving the ark with his family and animalsplate 20 of the seriesgod entering into a covenant with noahdepiction of the construction of the ark in the backgroundset of various old master prints: 1) oracolum anachoreticum: san wendelinuscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenoah kneeling before god2) original six engravings of crispin de passe (arnemuiden - utrecht ) from the „liber genesis“the entry into the arkengraving by jan sadeler after martin de vosour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedepiction of: - the beginning of the floodthe drunkeness of noah
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Irony, "dead"metaphor, icons and the idea that language is fundamentally metaphorical are among the topics discussed in an account which ranges from aristotle to the present day, from the analytic philosophy of davidson to the work of continental writers such as derrida, barthes, and gadameroxfam bookshop preston what do metaphors mean? why do we use them so much? do they have a special kind of truth? these are among the many questions that david cooper discusses in his wide-ranging study of a subject of growing importance for philosophers and students of language and literaturethe author argues that the notion of metaphorical meaning, semantic or pragmatic, is a misguided one and that metaphorical truth is of only limited use in the appraisal of metaphorsrather the main function of metaphorical talk is a social one: the "cultivation of intimacy" among speakersthere is some slight wear to the cover and spine, and the edges of the book block are tanned and foxed, but the book is otherwise goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website6 volumes, pages, paperbackplaton - sämtliche werke in three volumesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki[with biographic bibliographical report by bernd henninger and editorial follow-up by michael assmann]isbn 10: / isbn 13: darmstadt, wissphilosophische schriftenthe books are new and unopened in their packagingpublished by erich loewenthalcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebuchgemeinschafttranslated by hermann bonitz, eugen rolfes, horst seidl and hans günter zeklthere are discolourations at the upper edge of aristotle's bookssämtliche dialogepublished and with introductions, literature reviews by kurt hildebrandt, constantin ritter and gustav schneider, 7 volumes, each 20 x 23 cm, together pages, publishedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Never has there been such a multiplication of varied talents and genius within so limited a periodin this book, michael grant concentrates on the individuals in the cultural, social, artistic and political history of the classical greeks, who shaped their own and future civilisationsthe book is in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe places the work of sophocles, aristophanes, herodotus, aristotle, the architect and sculptors of the parthenon, philip ii of macedonia and many other in their historical context, and asks what gave rise to such outstanding achievement in the cultural, philosophical, scientific and literary sphereswriting for both the general reader and the scholar, michael grant has in his fluent and immensely readable account captured one of the most astonishing civilisations at the height of its powersoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback - - weidenfeld & nicolson the golden age of ancient greek city-state civilisation lasted from 490 to 336 bc, the period between the first wars with persia and carthage and the accession of alexander the great
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' through revelatory engagements with some of history's greatest philosophers, including aristotle, st augustine, nietzsche, hegel and marx, hagglund attacks our two great deceivers, religion and capitalism'the light of bliss - even when it floods your life - is always attended by the shadow of loss' by illuminating this truth, this life forges an existential philosophy fit for a darkening centuryexistence is revealed as a collective project: everything is at stake in what we do together, and no victory can survive usoxfam bookshop kingsbridge scarce hardback edition, in very good condition except for a slight lean to the spine, a couple of scuffs to the page edges and very light rubbing to the dust jacket edgesif this life is all there is, what should we do with it? join swedish philosopher martin hagglund on an original inquiry into the deepest questions of existence, beginning with a radical declaration: 'what i do and what i love can matter to me only because i understand myself as mortal see oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly by stripping away their subtle illusions can we discover the true value of our earthly freedom
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Band new unopened wooden number puzzlecondition is new
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Oxfam books & music totnes what is mathematics about? and if it is about some sort of mathematical reality, how can we have access to it? this is the problem raised by plato, which still today is the subject of lively philosophical disputespalgrave macmillan paperback with a protective plastic cover around it, is in excellent conditionit discusses the answers given by aristotle, proclus and kant, through frege's and russell's versions of logicism, hilbert's formalism, gödel's platonism, up to the the current debate on benacerraf's dilemma and the indispensability argumentthe title page and publishing information page have been torn out from the beginning of the bookthis book traces the history of the problem, from its origins to its contemporary treatmentthrough the considerations of themes in the philosophy of language, ontology, and the philosophy of science, the book aims at offering an historically-informed introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, approached through the lenses of its most fundamental problemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno internal marks and good binding
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In complete texts and choice excerpts spanning centuries we see an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between actors and directors like craig and meyerhold and writers such as nietzsche and yeatsfrom horace to soyinka corneille to brecht this is an indispensable compendium of the greatest dramatic theory ever writtenavailable for the first time in paperback!þfrom aristotle's êpoeticsê to vaclav havel the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversyoxfam bookshop hove minor cover wear, appears unreadsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach of gerould's introductory essays shows fascinating insight into both the life and the theory of the authordaniel gerould's landmark work êtheatre/theory/theatreê collects history's most influential eastern and western dramatic theorists ä poets playwrights directors and philosophers ä whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its future
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