Verso, January 2006. Trade Paperback. A reflection on everyday existence in the 'sphere of consumption of late Capitalism', this work is Adorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece. More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2002. Trade Paperback. The Metaphysical Club is the winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for History. A national bestseller and "hugely ambitious, unmistakably brilliant" (Janet Maslin, New York Times) book about the creation of modern American thought. The Metaphysical Club was an informal group that..... More
Princeton University Press, August 2014. Trade Paperback. Aristotle's moral philosophy is a pillar of Western ethical thought. It bequeathed to the world an emphasis on virtues and vices, happiness as well-being or a life well lived, and rationally motivated action as a mean between extremes. Its influence was felt well..... More
Penguin Group USA Inc, December 1992. Trade Paperback. In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters--the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply "A," and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section--Kierkegaard reflects upon the search for a meaningful existence, contemplating subjects as diverse as Mozart, drama, boredom..... More
Harper Torchbooks/The Science Library, 1961. First Thus. Paper Back. Octavo with shelfwear & soiling. Previous owner's name and a date inked verso of cover at top edge. First Harper paperback edition. [525 pages]. More
Penguin Press, March 2023. Hardcover. The instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly "A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. .... More
University of Chicago Press, October 2023. Paper Back. A new ethics of human finitude developed through three experimental essays. As ethical beings, we strive for lives that are meaningful and praiseworthy. But we are finite. We do not know, so we hope. We need, so we trust. We err, so..... More
Mariner Books, October 1974. Trade Paperback. Taken from the Great Philosphers, Volume II. More
Vintage, February 1959. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. In well worn mass market Vintage paperback with dust stains, sun lightened spine and edgewear. Previous owner's name stamp at beginning of text and at the end. Ink underlining scattered heavily through text. Cover design by Leo Lionni {151 pages]. More
Harvard University Press / William Heinemann, 1964. Reprint. Cloth. 16mo. {4' x 6 & 1/2'} In edgeworn jacket with tear at head of spine. Red cloth covered boards with silver lettering and colophon. [567 pages]. More
Seabury Press. Hardcover. Written in the 1960s, TRUTH AND METHOD is Gadamer's magnum opus. Looking behind the self-consciousness of science, he discusses the tense relationship between truth and methodology. In examining the different experiences of truth, he aims to "present the hermeneutic phenomenon in its fullest extent. Purple cloth with..... More
Harper Torchbooks, 1966. Trade Paperback. Inked date on half-title. Minimal cover wear and soiling. More
College and University Press, 1958. Trade Paperback. Minimal cover wear, previous owner's name. More
College and University Press, 1956. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name. More
Harpercollins College Div. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
HarperCollins (paper). Paper Back. Previous owner's name. Very little bit of underlining. More
Washington Square Press, 1963. Mass Market PaperBack. More
Harper & Row, 1969. First Thus. Trade Paperback. First paperback edition. Soft cover with mildly darkened spine [331 pages + 10 page list of Harper & Row titles.]. More
University of Chicago Press, June 2003. Cloth. Bound in heavy red cloth. Jacket mylar wrapped. One lightly bumped corner on the back board, else very good. More
New American Library/ Meridian, October 1976. Paper Back. Octavo paperback. Soiling & marginal darkening. Sticker residue rear cover panel. Lower left corner of rear panel chipped & chewed. Internal pages marginally darkened with foxing/soiling of edges. [248 pages]. More
Hackett Publishing Company, November 1987. Trade Paperback. 'The publication of these excellent translations is a happy occasion for teachers of courses in political philosophy and the history of political theory...' - Raymon M Lemos, Teaching Philosophy. More
Riverhead Books, October 2023. Paper Back. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST "Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to cheer up, but, by offering gentle..... More
University of Chicago Press, January 1987. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. More
Gateway Editions, January 1971. Paper Back. As is. Foxing, tanning, shelf wear. More
Penguin Classics, January 1994. Trade Paperback. The first book by the author of the classic philosophical text Beyond Good and Evil. The youthful faults of this work were exposed by the author himself in the brilliant Attempt at a Self-Criticism, which he added to the new edition of 1886. But..... More
