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The Philosophy of Epictetus

Mason, Andrew S; Scaltsas, Theodore (Edited by)
Oxford University Press 2010
Paperback 
 
The Stoic philosopher Epictetus has been one of the most influential of ancient thinkers, both in antiquity and in modern times. In this volume of ten papers, contributors discuss Epictetus' thought on a wide range of subjects, including ethics, logic, theology and psychology; they explore his relation to his predecessors (Socrates and Diogenes, as well as earlier Stoic thinkers); and examine his influence on later thinkers. ...more
 
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The Influence of Natural Religion on the Temporal Happiness of Mankind
On the Temporal Happiness of Mankind
Bentham, Jeremy
Prometheus 2003
Paperback 
 
First published in 1822 under the pseudonym 'Philip Beauchamp', this little known work by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was considered controversial in its time. The focus of its criticism is 'natural religion', or religious belief without revelation. In part one Bentham criticizes the major tenets of such belief in a supreme being and its alleged benefits to humanity; in part two he catalogues the ways in which natural religion harms both individuals and society. ...more
 
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Discourses on Livy (1883)

Machiavelli, Niccolo; Hill Thompson, Trans. Ninian
Dover 2007
Paperback 
 
Published in 1531, Machiavelli's Discourses on the First Decade of Livy is a response to the Roman historian's account of the early years of the Roman republic. Whereas The Prince gives advice on the maintenance of monarchy, these complementary Discourses explore the benefits of the checks and balances which make a republic superior to a principality. This edition is a reprint of Ninian Hill Thomson's 1883 translation. ...more
 
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Liberty and Civilization
The Western Heritage
Scruton, Roger (Edited by)
Encounter 2009
Hardback 
 
These ten essays by academics and journalists originally appeared in the American Spectator during 2008. They examine the Western world's cultural, religious and intellectual Judaeo-Christian and Enlightenment inheritance, with a special focus on the place of individual liberty, which Roger Scruton says we are under a 'special obligation' to defend today, in the face of 'militant atheism at home and militant Islam abroad'. ...more
 
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Briefly: Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy

Mills Daniel, David NETT,
SCM 2006
Paperback 
 
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£7.99
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Time for Revolution

Negri, Antonio
Continuum 2004
Paperback 
 
Written in prison two decades apart, these two essays reflect Negri's abiding interest in the philosophy of time and resistance. The Constitution of Time (1981) is a central work in Negri's oeuvre, tracing the fracture lines which force capitalism into perpetual crisis; while Kairos, Alma Venus, Multitudo (2000), written immediately after his global best-seller, Empire, deepens our understanding of the two key concepts of empire and multitude. Translated by Matteo Mandarini. ...more
 
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Starting with Rousseau

Delaney, James
Continuum 2009
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Starting with Hobbes

Ross, George MacDonald
Continuum 2009
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Metaphysics and the Good
Themes from the Philosophy of Robert Merrihew Adams
Newlands, Samuel; Jorgensen, Larry M (Edited by)
Oxford University Press 2009
Hardback 
 
This collection of essays by leading philosophers is dedicated to exploring facets of the thought of Robert Merrihew Adams. Beginning with Adams's own intellectual autobiography, written especially for this volume, the twelve essays include subjects such as Kant on apriority and spontaneity of cognition; the contingency of existence; moral necessity in Leibniz's account of human freedom; Herder and Kant on history; and moral obligation. ...more
 
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The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics

Steinbock, Bonnie (Edited by)
Oxford University Press 2007
Hardback 
 
With 34 contributions that reflect the interdisciplinary character of bioethics, this authoritative guide covers theoretical and methodological issues; justice and policy; bodies; death; reproduction and cloning; genetics; research ethics and public and global health. ...more
 
£100.00
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Bibliography of Modern American Philosophers
(Three volumes)
Slater, John G (Edited by)
Thoemmes 2006
Hardback 
 
Arranged alphabetically, from Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836-1903) to Sidney Zink (1917-1963), this bibliography records each subject's published books and pamphlets, listed chronologically and followed by any secondary works. The listing includes philosophers born in 1935 or earlier. No jackets. ...more
 
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The Classification of Visual Art
A Philosophical Myth and Its History
Sutton, Tiffany
Cambridge University Press 2000
Hardback 
 
Bridging the disciplines of philosophy and art history, this book engages with the long-standing debate about what it is that bestows the designation 'art' on an object. Among the current theories and concerns that are discussed are juxtapositionality in art history, readymades; the role of patronage in the contemporary visual arts; how a theory of art can be extended to account for other art forms, including mixed media; and conceptual art. Felt-tip mark on upper trimmed edge. ...more
 
£45.00
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Reading Bayle

Lennon, Thomas M
Toronto UP 1999
Paperback 
 
Author of the Dictionnaire historique et critique, 1696 ('the philosophical blockbuster of all time'), the French Protestant philosopher Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) has been described as the key intellectual figure at the turn of the 18th century, yet he remains an elusive figure. Among Lennon's aims in this study is to indicate how to overcome the 'initial impenetrability' of Bayle's writings, and to discuss themes suggested by his own reading of Bayle - integrity, authority, toleration, idolatry and providence. ...more
 
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The Xmas Files
The Philosophy of Christmas
Law, Stephen
Weidenfeld 2003
Hardback 
 
In these philosophical reflections on the moral and metaphysical dilemmas posed by Christmas today, Stephen Law addresses such important questions as: Do you thank Aunt Gertrude for the Hideous Tie or tell her the truth? What would David Hume have to say about the virgin birth? Is the sentence 'Santa Claus has a white beard' true, false or neither? And is Christmas just for the Christians? ...more
 
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