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Writings on Political Philosophy


De Spinoza, Benedict

Hardcover. New York , D. Appleton-Cebtury Company, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 197 pages. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Light fading to spine, else a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 809846


Price: $15.00 

 

American Problems by: Roosevelt, Theodore

Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 465 pages. Green cloth cover, cloth faded on spine. Some wear to corners and edges. Small chunk missing of cover and pages on botton right corner, but no text is missing. Pages untrimmed on fore edge, top edge gilt. Inside is bright and clean. A nice copy. Volume XVI in The Works of Theodore Roosevelt. Record # 852797
Price: $12.00 

Andre Gide: The Theism of an Atheist by: Nersoyan, H. J.
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Andre Gide: The Theism of an Atheist by: Nersoyan, H. J.

Hardcover. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 210 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is generally in very good condition, despite some minor rubbing and staining to the front. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a close textual analysis of Gide's literary works, notes, correspondence, and journals. Clean copy. Record # 34325
Price: $14.00 

Creative Evolution by: Bergson, Henri Transl. Mitchell, Arthur
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Creative Evolution by: Bergson, Henri Transl. Mitchell, ArthurCreative Evolution by: Bergson, Henri Transl. Mitchell, Arthur

Creative Evolution by: Bergson, Henri Transl. Mitchell, Arthur

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt and Company, 1st thus, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 407 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth boards are in very good condition, despite some light bumping to the corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book provides an alternate explanation for Darwin's mechanism of evolution, suggesting that evolution is motivated by an elan vital, a "vital impetus" that can also be understood as humanity's natural creative impulse. Bergson suggests that the experience of time as "duration" can best be understood through creative intuition, not through intellect. Clean copy. Record # 34358
Price: $22.00 

Deconstruction and Philosophy: The Texts of Jacques Derrida by: Sallis, John (Editor)
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Deconstruction and Philosophy: The Texts of Jacques Derrida by: Sallis, John (Editor)

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, rep., 1989, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 207 pages. Previous owner's signature in front fly leaf, edgewear to wrappers, faint foxing to top edge. Binding is tight. Record # 455251
Price: $12.00 

Etica Para Maquinas by: Latorre, Jose Ignacio
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Etica Para Maquinas by: Latorre, Jose Ignacio

Hardcover. Barcelona, Spain, Editorial Ariel, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Light blue dust jacket with inlaid silver circuit board pattern, black papers covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book in Spanish by physicist Jose Ignacio Latorre is a nonfiction philosophical essay. As machines evolve to make independent decisions, Latorre explores the ethical frameworks humanity must instill into artificial intelligence. The book argues that our ultimate legacy depends on programming core human values--such as empathy and cooperation--into them. Clean copy. Record # 34563
Price: $20.00 

Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.
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Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.

Freud on Ritual Reconstruction and Critique by: Gay, Volney P.

Softcover. Missoula, Montana, Scholars Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 212 pages, soft cover. Red paper covers are in good condition, with moderate edge wear and a lightly sunned spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is #26 of the American Academy of Religion Dissertation Series. The primary goal of this short book is to interrogate systematically Freud's major essays on religion. Clean copy. Record # 34106
Price: $12.00 

Kant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment: Translated with Seven Introductory Essays, Notes, and Analytical Index by: Meredith, James Creed
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Kant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment: Translated with Seven Introductory Essays, Notes, and Analytical Index by: Meredith, James CreedKant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment: Translated with Seven Introductory Essays, Notes, and Analytical Index by: Meredith, James Creed

Kant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment: Translated with Seven Introductory Essays, Notes, and Analytical Index by: Meredith, James Creed

Hardcover. Oxford, England, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1st, 1911, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 333 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth cover boards are in very good condition despite minor bumping at the top and bottom of the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This is a comprehensive book that focuses on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment, a philosophical work that explores the nature of aesthetic judgment and its role in human perception. The book includes a complete translation of Kant's Critique of Aesthetic Judgment, as well as seven introductory essays that provide context and analysis of Kant's ideas. Clean copy. Record # 34357
Price: $25.00 

Languages of the Mind: Essays on Mental Representation by: Jackendoff, Ray S.
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Languages of the Mind: Essays on Mental Representation by: Jackendoff, Ray S.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. The MIT Press, 1st pb, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 200 pages. Faint foxing on top edge, previous owner's signature on front end paper, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 454163
Price: $12.00 

 

Matthew Arnold's Essays in Criticism - First Series by: Arnold, Matthew

Hardcover. Chicago, Univ. of Chicago, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Edited by Sister Thomas Marion Hoctor. 367 pages. No dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 65590
Price: $12.00 

Meditations and Contemplations: In 2 Volumes (Bound as 1 Volume) by: Hervey, James, A.M.
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Meditations and Contemplations: In 2 Volumes (Bound as 1 Volume) by: Hervey, James, A.M.Meditations and Contemplations: In 2 Volumes (Bound as 1 Volume) by: Hervey, James, A.M.

Meditations and Contemplations: In 2 Volumes (Bound as 1 Volume) by: Hervey, James, A.M.

Hardcover. Aberdeen, Scotland, Privately Printed by John Boyle, Early Reprint, 1788, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 520 pages, hardcover. Covers have significant wear, with staining and some text markings, and both the front and rear boards have completely separated from the spine at the hinges. Interior pages have foxing throughout, but are still legible. This book is in need of rebinding. Hervey's writing is characterized by a deep reverence for God, and a desire to help readers grow in their faith and understanding of the Christian life. This volume contains both Vol. I and Vol. II of Meditations and Contemplations, with sections titled: Meditations Among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower Garden, A Descant on Creation, Contemplations on the Night, On the Starry Heavens, and A Winter Piece. Clean copy. Record # 34022
Price: $26.00 

 

Mind and Language: Wolfson College Lectures 1974 by: Guttenplan, Samuel (Editor)

Softcover. Oxford University Press, USA, rep, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 158 pages. Previous owner's signature on front end paper and front cover. Clean, tight copy. Record # 459086
Price: $12.00 

Nietzsche & Jewish Culture by: Editor: Golomb, Jacob
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Nietzsche & Jewish Culture by: Editor: Golomb, Jacob

Softcover. NY, Routledge, 1st thus, 1997, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 282 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This unique collection of essays examines the reciprocal relationship between Nietzsche and Jewish culture. Frederick Nietzsche occupies a contradictory position in the history of ideas and each of the essays explores one of his thoughts. Previous owner's underlining and marking is present throughout in black pen. Record # 34194
Price: $20.00 

Promise of Francis, The: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change by: Willey, David
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Promise of Francis, The: The Man, the Pope, and the Challenge of Change by: Willey, David

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Gallery Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarkeed copy with only minor edgewear. Color photographs throughout. Tight copy. Record # 471345
Price: $12.00 

 

Reconstruction in Religion by: Kuenzli, Alfred E.

Hardcover. Boston, Beacon Press, 1st, 1961, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 253 pages, collection of 14 essays by various contributors, INSCRIBED BY HADLEY CANTRIL, a contributing scholar, design embossed on front cover, gilt lettering to spine, dust jacket. Wear to edges of dust jacket, overall, a clean, tight copy. Record # 803065
Price: $12.00 

Reflections on the Religious, the Ethical, and the Political by: Schrag, Calvin O.Editor: Paradiso-Michau, Michael R.Forward: Langsdorf, Lenore
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Reflections on the Religious, the Ethical, and the Political by: Schrag, Calvin O. Editor: Paradiso-Michau, Michael R. Forward: Langsdorf, Lenore

Hardcover. Lanham, MD, Lexington Books, Early Reprint, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 188 pages, hardcover. Green pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is a collection of fourteen essays devoted to the interconnected topics of religion, ethics, and politics, along with an introductory interview with the author regarding his philosophical development over the years. This volume serves as a critical consideration of these three topics, and as a critical companion and supplement to Schrag's published work on these topics. Clean copy. Record # 34083
Price: $25.00 

 

Self, Religion, and Metaphysics: Essays in Memory of James Bissett Pratt by: N/A

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st, 1961, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 241 pages. Clipped with repaired tear to top edge of dust jacket. Notes and bibliography. Edited by Gerald E. Myers. Nice copy. Record # 803016
Price: $12.00 

The Future of Metaphysics by: Editor: Wood, Robert E.
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The Future of Metaphysics by: Editor: Wood, Robert E.The Future of Metaphysics by: Editor: Wood, Robert E.

The Future of Metaphysics by: Editor: Wood, Robert E.

Hardcover. Chicago, IL, Quadrangle Books, 1st, 1970, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 308 pages, hardcover. Tan cloth boards have some light staining, but are otherwise in good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This collection of original philosophical papers confronts the future of metaphysical thought. Part I of the book scans the contemporary spectrum of metaphysical orientations, from linguistic analysis and process-philosophy, through phenomenology, existentialism, and scholasticism, to neo-Hegelianism and oriental thought. Part II focuses on the relationship between metaphysics and various areas of human concern: language, logic, science, value, society, and religion. Clean copy. Record # 34356
Price: $18.00 

 

Where Do You live? by: Brown, Charles Reynolds, D.D., LL.D.

Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University, 1st, 1926, Dust Jacket: None, 148 pages. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. pages lightly toned. Yellow-beige dust jacket with black decoration and lettering. Light edgewear, two small pencil markings on spine, and minor browning, particularly around edges. Record # 803100
Price: $12.00