The New Science of Giambattista Vico
Doubleday Anchor, 1961. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with darkened/damp stained spine and margins of covers. Likewise the gutter of internal pages. [384 pages]. More
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Leviathan, Parts I and II - Revised Edition (Revised)
Broadview Press, December 2010. Trade Paperback. With the publication of Leviathan, in the midst of the English Civil War, Thomas Hobbes alienated himself from both sides of the war, by arguing against the divine right of kings (to the dismay of Royalists) but in favour of absolute monarchy (to the..... More
Pataphysical Essays (Imagining Science, 4)
Wakefield Press, May 2012. First Thus. Paper Back. Essays reflecting on the science of imaginary solutions, from an influential figure in pataphysical thoughtPataphysics: the science of imaginary solutions, of laws governing exceptions and of the laws describing the universe supplementary to this one. Alfred Jarry's posthumous novel, Exploits and Opinions..... More
Mortal Questions
Cambridge Univ Pr, July 1991. Paper Back. Thomas Nagel's Mortal Questions explores some fundamental issues concerning the meaning, nature and value of human life. Questions about our attitudes to death, sexual behaviour, social inequality, war and political power are shown to lead to more obviously philosophical problems about personal identity..... More
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Abrams Image, May 2007. Hardcover. This lively crash course in philosophy takes us on a hilarious - and at the same time, profound - tour through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts and thinkers. All with a light touch. As if being led on an intellectual adventure by a brilliant..... More
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