Ethics and the limits of philosophy
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In the most important challenge yet to rawls' theory of justice, sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allowsoxfam bookshop hampstead liberalism and the limits of justice by michael sandel a liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and endsit therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good lifebut can any such principles be found? and if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? these are the questions michael sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalismsandel locates modern liberalism in the tradition of kant, and focuses on its most influential recent expression in the work of john rawlsin very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This new volume of philosophical papers by bernard williams is divided into three sections: the first action, freedom, responsibility, the second philosophy, evolution and the human sciences; in which appears the essay which gives the collection its title; and the third ethics, which contains essays closely related to his book ethics and the limits of philosophyit is published alongside a volume of essays on williams's work, world, mind, and ethics: essays on the ethical philosophy of bernard williams, edited by jlike the two earlier volumes of williams's papers published by cambridge university press, problems of the self and moral luck, this volume will be welcomed by all readers with a serious interest in philosophyoxfam shop kendal paperbacksee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorners of front cover very slightly worn and curled, otherwise like newaltham and ross harrison, which provides a reappraisal of his work by other distinguished thinkers in the field
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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 internationally10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 worldthe 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 entire set is in pristine, unread condition
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Radical hope ethics in the face of cultural devastation by jonathan lear (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Title: the consolations of philosophytitle: the consolations of philosophyauthors: alain de bottonlist price (msrp): 9product category: bookscondition: goodbinding: paperback
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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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Paperback copy of 'the consolation of philosophy' by alain de bottonvery good condition
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British romanticism and the critique of political reason, hardcover by michael, timothy, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk author timothy michael gives readers an in-depth examination of the political philosophy that dominated britain and france in the romantic periodhe argues over the book's eight chapters that a great deal of the period’s literary output takes the form of a critique of reason, its political value, and the types of knowledge attainable through itannotation © ringgold, incthe author is a faculty member of lincoln college and university of oxford in the ukhe examines the works of kant, burke, wollstonecraft, coleridge, wordsworth, shelley, and many other writers and philosophers of the periodportland, or ()
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After surviving his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and then enduring a summer holiday with the dreadful dursleys, harry is ready and raring to get back to his school friendsnow someone is casting spells that turn people to stone, and a terrible warning is found painted on the wallbut a small, self-punishing house-elf warns harry of mortal danger awaiting him at hogwarts schoolreview:harry potter and the chamber of secrets is the second book in the phenomenally successful harry potter series by jk rowling, and after listening to this fantastic reading of what is sure to become an absolute classic, there is little doubt that rowling's stories will continue to capture the imaginations of generations of young readers long into the futureoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait for his holidays with the dire dursleys to endbut something much darker has yet to be unleashedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe chief suspect - always in the wrong place - is harrybut something is trying to stop him, and after missing the hogwart's express he just about makes it to the school gates on time courtesy of a flying car and rather a lot of magicbut the eventful journey back to school is just the beginning and when rumours about the mysterious chamber of secrets start to spread harry realises that his second year is going to be just as eventful as the firstmatching stephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords with rowling's superb storytelling skills was a stroke of genius: fry manages to give further depth to an already complex and utterly absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical talereturning to the castle nevertheless, harry hears a rumour about a chamber of secrets, holding unknown horrors to wizards of muggle parentage
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Age 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read morestephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlingmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harryoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidaysback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackafter just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the schoollisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifehe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldron
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The new edition, now called history of humanity, is a radical new work providing an account of cultural and scientific achievements in the light of new facts and methods of historiographical investigationparticular attention is given to archeological aspectsa truly interdisciplinary work, the history of humanity sheds new light on many hitherto unknown features of our common paststarting from the origins of humankind to the first societies years ago, the events, chronologically charted, present a comprehensive picture of how civilization emerged and developed over this periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreforty internationally renowned specialists from various countries provide a broad introduction to the study of the eve of civilizationafter almost fifteen years of intensive work, unesco presents an entirely revised and updated edition of this major work in seven volumesthis major undertaking required an international commission and the co-operation of some 450 distinguished specialists, in a great number of disciplines, from all over the world
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Foremost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyondsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationbased on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound ways
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For corbin, engaging the soul of the world through the mediating power of the imaginal is an act of love, a theme cheetham expands through his analysis of such concepts as mystical poverty, contemplative knowledge, the luminosity of the earth, the theophanic vision, the christ angel, incarnation, the divine sensorium, alchemical transformation, the spiritual humanism of ivan illich, western iconoclasm, and the centrality of gnosissee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book explores the status of religion in the post-prophetic age, especially as seen through the eyes of the french islamic scholar henry corbinthis book offers a visionary alternative to the confusions of contemporary lifeit speaks to believers and non-believers alikein lucid and simple prose, cheetham explores the creative role of the imagination in the formative ground of the three great abrahamic religions: judaism, christianity, and islamoxfam bookshop kingsbridge very good clean copy
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But professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own handsfearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentsoxfam shop magdelen street in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedwith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who livedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead
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Discs in excellent conditionbut professor dolores umbridge's ministry-approved course of defensive magic leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared to defend themselves against the dark forces threatening them and the entire wizarding community, so at the prompting of his friends hermione and ron, harry takes matters into his own handsoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionfearing that hogwarts' venerable headmaster, albus dumbledore, is lying about voldemort's return in order to undermine his power and take his job, the minister for magic, cornelius fudge, appoints a new defense against the dark arts teacher to keep watch over dumbledore and the hogwarts studentswith the ability to play multiple characters, including harry potter, dumbledore and sirius black, the videogame of harry potter and the order of the phoenix offers fans the opportunity to wield a wand, explore all around hogwarts, and experience one of the most exciting and dangerous years in the life of the boy who livedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry returns for his fifth year of study at hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil lord voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that voldemort has returnedmeeting secretly with a small group of students who name themselves "dumbledore's army," harry teaches them how to defend themselves against the dark arts, preparing the courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that lies ahead
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Eliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodin djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and tno marks and good bindingbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â condition
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrank zappa and the mother of eventions - the roxy performances 7cd recorded during all the 4 roxy shows december 9th to 10th, and the film shoot/soundcheck from the december 8th, this is official release #111 roxy shows: remote facility: wally heider mobile truck recording medium: #m scotch 2inch 16 track analog tape @ 30ips the boxset contains 7 cd's in individual cardboard sleeves and a 48-page booklet that includes photos from the performances, extensive liner notes, essays from first hand recollections of the shows, and a selection of archival press reviewsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The book's investigative study of the history of interpretation of the church's teaching on the subject from the early church to modern theological era, and second temple judaism's writings on the topic, is unsurpassedoxfam shop colne road this book deals with the identity of the torah that yahweh promised he would write on the hearts of new covenant participants, as prophesied in jeremiah and understood later in new testament times by paulno work currently existing on this subject can compete with this book's historical survey and exegetical analysis, reading jeremiah and paul contextually on the issuesee oxfam website for delivery information read morepastors and virtually all christians interested in reading or researching paul and the subject of gospel/law controversy in biblical studies will benefit from itthis theological and exegetical monograph is an invaluable reference work and textbook for all theological seminaries and christian religious departments of universities worldwide
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In telling his story, harris also speaks to basic questions in nineteenth-century american history and in the relationship between american culture and the cultures of what later came to be known as the third worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecorresponding secretary of the american board of commissioners for foreign missions from to , anderson effectively set the terms of debate on missionary policy on both sides of the atlantic and indeed long after his deathoxfam bookshop knutsford paul william harris book examines the career of rufus anderson, the central figure in the formation and implementation of missionary ideology in the middle decades of the nineteenth century
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe book was published by bloomsbury in and contains on one of its first pages the complete number series ‘’, which means that this is the first printing of the first edition ever printed of this bookthe book also contains the following spelling errors (corrected in later printings): - page 36: anglesea (eventually changed to anglesey) - page 38: two weeks holiday (eventually changed to three weeks) - page 40: clicked her break (eventually changed to clicked her beak) - page 92: as a big as a bucket (eventually changed to big as a bucket) - page 147: droobles (eventually changed to drooble's) - page 198: baited breath (eventually changed to bated breath) (see pictures) there is no writing in the book, it has been kept in a non-smoking and pet-free environment, there are no tears in the cover and pages and no stainsthe book is slightly browned due to its age (see photos)the combination of first edition, first printing and the spelling errors makes this book highly sought-after by serious harry potter collectorsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book has a slight crease in the cover (bottom right in the top and bottom corner), but is otherwise in good conditionthis is an extremely rare original first edition, first printing, of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, softcovercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop shirley in 'israel's history and the history of israel' one of the world's foremost experts on antiquity addresses the birth of israel and its historic realitymany stories have been told of the founding of ancient israel, all rely on the biblical story in its narrative scheme, despite its historic unreliabilitytranslated by chiara peri and philip rdrawing on the literary and archaeological record, this book completely rewrites the history of israeldavis see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe study traces the textual material to the times of its creation, reconstructs the evolution of political and religious ideologies, and firmly inserts the history of israel into its ancient-oriental context
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communityshortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)oxfam shop kendal case condition: very good sleeve condition: very good disc condition: very good directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical education
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Oxfam shop salisbury directed by mike newell, the fourth instalment of the hugely popular series sees harry potter (daniel radcliffe) board the train to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, where he will attend his fourth year of magical educationof course, harry's wishes for an uneventful school year are almost immediately shattered when he is unexpectedly chosen, along with fellow student cedric diggory (robert pattinson), as hogwarts' representative in the tri-wizard tournament, which awards whoever completes three magical tasks the most skilfully with a thousand-galleon purse and the admiration of the international wizard communitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshortly after his reunion with his best friends, ron (rupert grint) and hermione (emma watson), harry is introduced to yet another defence against the dark arts teacher: the grizzled mad-eye moody (brendan gleeson)
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Also included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographywinston link photographssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's workhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placeoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of o" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railwaynearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early age
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Oxfam books & music olney  consists of three copies of the children's hardback edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenixcontained in decorated cardboard box and includes 1 bookmark and 1 do not disturb signother extra items listed on the box are missingall in very good condition, slight wear on the boxsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebaker was the leader of the source family, a spiritual commune based in a hollywood hills mansion, which centered around his vegetarian restaurant the source, located on the sunset stripare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteus experimental psychedelic rock band founded by jim baker, aka father yod or ya ho wha, in los angeles, californiain the group began self-releasing limited pressings of their jam sessions on their label higher key recordsfather yod and the spirit of '76 (psychedelic rock, space rock) father yod and the spirit of '76 - kohoutek (higher key records ?– ) made in usa original first pressing lp | vinyl: nm (mint-) | cover: nm (mint-) item is still in shrink | comes with printed insertcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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First edition - sampson low, marston, searle and rivington (all rights reserved) - book description: 2 volsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe congo and the founding of its free state: a story of work and exploration stanley, henry mare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome torn pages and illustrations in both volsi: xxiv-528pp - vol ii: 483pp 21,5 x 14 cm read morehave been repaired2 also lacks its large mapex-library set, in recent library rebinding, light blue & gilt boards, tight, new end-papers, perfect hinges, no foxingdespite these faults this is a clean, tight and pleasant to handle reading set of the first editionlibrary stamps and white shelf number on spines; vol1 lacks title-page, 6 of the 21 full-page illustrations, and the large map contained in a rear pocket of the original bindingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop mutley plain  "murray bookchin has been a dynamic revolutionary propagandist since the s when, as a teenager, he orated before socialist crowds in new york city and engaged in support work for those fighting franco in the spanish civil warthis expansive collection ranges over, amongst others, bookchin's account of his teenage years as a young communist during the great depression, his experiences of the s and reflections on that decade's lessons, his vision of a libertarian communist society, libertarian politics, the future of anarchism, and the unity of theory and practicehe goes on to assess the crisis of radicalism today and defends the need for a revolutionary leftfinally, he states what is to be valued in both anarchism and marxism in building such a left and offers guidelines for forming a new revolutionary social movementprinted in , first editionnow, for the first time in book form, this volume presents a series of exciting and engaged interviews with, and essays from, the founder of social ecologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome dirt marks to the page edges, otherwise very good" book in good condition with clean pages throughout and securely bound
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Oxfam bookshop wallingford the distinctive features of joseph voght's approach to ancient slavery are his social awareness and sympathetic commitment, and his refusal either to ignore or be dominated by the dogmas of the left and the structures of sociology see oxfam website for delivery information read morehis systematic investigation of ancient slave wars, which is the centre of this collection, is not merely the most important contribution to the study of ancient slavery in the present generation; it is also a reasoned refutation of more extreme marxist interpretations, and a brilliant demonstration that a pragmatic approach to the analysis of a general phenomenon can lead to conclusions as far-reaching as any a priori system
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Sara macdonald and barry craig demonstrate that their comedies, in particular, which are often dismissed as mere entertainments, actually present substantial philosophic and political argumentsoxfam bookshop byres road both critically and commercially successful filmmakers, the coen brothers have written, produced, and directed numerous acclaimed films over the past three decadesthey examine five of the coen brothers' comedies: raising arizona, fargo, the big lebowski, o brother, where art thou, and hail caesar!see oxfam website for delivery information read morethey demonstrate how sometimes explicitly, but generally implicitly, the coens draw on thinkers such as homer, plato, dante, and hegel, while simultaneously presenting popular entertainmentin those works, they discover insightful engagements with such ideas as questions of human freedom, the relationship of reason to religion, and the nature of liberal democracy in the american regime
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