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Ancient Philosophy(2006) KENNYTells the story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes, which unfolds the history of Western philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in the people and ideas tVezava: Mehka20,31 € -
Artist, The Philosopher and The Warrior(2010) STRATHERN, PAULIn the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military campaigns of the period.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Medieval Philosophy(2007) KENNYPresenting the history of Western philosophy, this book charts the story of philosophy from the founders of Christian and Islamic thought through to the Renaissance. It is intended for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of WesVezava: Mehka24,52 € -
Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition(2007) LOUTH, ANDREW (, PROFESSOR OF PATRISTIC AND BYZANTINE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM)Andrew Louth traces the Christian mystical tradition from Plato and Platonism, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Denys the Areopagite, and Augustine, to St John of the Cross. In doing so he explores the diverse, and often conflicting influVezava: Mehka82,24 € -
Natural History of Ghosts(2013) CLARKE, ROGERWhat explains spectral sightings? Why do we fear the supernatural? What proof is there? This book takes us on a journey of belief with ghosts of every kind.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Looking for Theophrastus(2022) BEATTY, LAURAA strange, wild, brilliant personal journey - across land and through time - in which Laura Beatty travels back two thousand years to rescue from obscurity Aristotle's friend and Chaucer's inspiration, the forgotten philosopher who grandfathered botany aVezava: Trda27,32 € -
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Complicities(2021) DISTILLER, NATASHAThis Open Access book offers a model of the human subject as complicit in the systems that structure human society and the human psyche which draws together clinical research with theory from both psychology and the humanities to advance a more social jusVezava: Trda44,29 € -
Tragedy and Postcolonial Literature(2021) QUAYSON, ATO (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA)This book focuses on a comparative reading of tragedy from the Greeks through Shakespeare to postcolonial examples from Africa, India, Ireland, and the African-American tradition. It will appeal to a wide range of both specialists and non-specialists alikVezava: Trda68,43 € -
Utilitarianism(2017) DE LAZARI-RADEK, KATARZYNA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF LODZ, INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY),SINGER, PETER (IRA W. DECAMP PROFESSOR OF BIOETHICS, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY & LAUREATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE)Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable debate and controversy. This Very Short Introduction considers its origins, its relevance to modern moral challenges, and the arguVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
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Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community(2018) YAMAMOTO, DR KAORU (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE, JAPAN)Vezava: Mehka37,41 €










