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1	The Somnambulist more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist 'Be warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. It is a lurid piece of nonsense, convoluted, implausible, peopled by unconvincing characters, written in drearily pedestrian prose, frequently ridiculous and wilfully bizarre. Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it.' So starts the extraordinary tale of Edward Moon, detective, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Domino Men more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist In the sequel to the crazed Victoriana of "The Somnambulist," the imaginative and brilliant Barnes brings his invention, satire, and curiosities up to date in this work hailed as the best fantasy novel of the year ("Rocky Mountain News"). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.92! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Early Greek Philosophy more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle and their successors would eventually build. Yet the importance of the Pre-Socratics thinkers lies less in their influence - great though that was - than in their astonishing intellectual ambition and imaginative reach. Zeno ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
4	The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist Aristotle is one of the very greatest thinkers in the Western tradition, but also one of the most difficult. The contributors to this volume do not attempt to disguise the nature of that difficulty, but at the same time they offer a clear exposition of the central philosophical concerns in his work. Approaches and methods vary and the volume ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $18.39! \| SVS
5	Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his ... see all copies from $5.24! new only from $7.27! \| SVS
6	Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation more books like this by Aristotle, Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist The Oxford Translation of Aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by ... see all copies from $34.65! new only from $49.50! \| SVS
7	Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 1: The Revised Oxford Translation more books like this by Jonathan Barnes, Aristotle add to wishlist "The Oxford Translation of Aristotle" was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by ... see all copies from $27.98! new only from $49.50! \| SVS
8	The Presocratic Philosophers more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist Demonstrates the continuing importance of the founding fathers of the Western philosophical tradition - all the main thinkers from Thales to the Sophists. see all copies from $21.09! new only from $48.19! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation more books like this by Aristotle, Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist The Oxford Translation of Aristotle was originally published in 12 volumes between 1912 and 1954. It is universally recognized as the standard English version of Aristotle. This revised edition contains the substance of the original Translation, slightly emended in light of recent scholarship; three of the original versions have been replaced by ... see all copies from $75.00!
10	Aristotle more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, placing his ... see all copies from $1.99!
11 view cover	Improve Your Eyesight: A Guide to the Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist By working on the Bates method exercises illustrated in this book at home for half an hour a day and applying some simple techniques in everyday life, most people have at least a 75 percent chance of achieving partial or complete success in restoring their vision. The Bates method of eyesight improvement is nonsurgical, completely safe, and quite ... see all copies from $4.18! new only from $8.79!
12 view cover	The Toils of Scepticism more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist In the works of Sextus Empiricus, scepticism is presented in its most elaborate and challenging form. This book investigates - both from an exegetical and from a philosophical point of view - the chief argumentative forms which ancient scepticism developed. Thus the particular focus is on the Agrippan aspect of Sextus' Pyrrhonism. Barnes gives a ... see all copies from $11.86! new only from $31.17! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Truth, Etc. more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist Truth, etc. is a wide-ranging study of ancient logic based upon the John Locke lectures given by the eminent philosopher Jonathan Barnes in Oxford. Its six chapters discuss, first, certain ancient ideas about truth; secondly, the Aristotelian conception of predication; thirdly, various ideas about connectors which were developed by the ancient ... see all copies from $40.49! new only from $61.94! \| first editions
14 view cover	Doubt and Dogmatism: Studies in Hellenistic Epistemology more books like this by Malcolm Schofield (Editor), Myles F Burnyeat (Editor), Jonathan Barnes (Editor) add to wishlist A recent revival of interest has taken place in the Epicureans, Stoics and Sceptics, their theories and problems, and the lively debates that went on between them in ancient Greece. This study provides a philosophical introduction to the epistemological and metaphysical debates in which these Hellenistic thinkers marked out for philosophy some of ... see all copies from $60.39! new only from $124.42! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Coffee with Aristotle more books like this by Jonathan Barnes, Julian Barnes (Foreword by) add to wishlist More than two millennia after his death, Aristotle's thought still influences modern society. Here, over coffee, he converses with refreshing and illuminating simplicity about everything from causation and deduction to the role of women and the wonders of the natural world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| SVS
16 view cover	Philosophia Togata II: Plato and Aristotle at Rome more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor), Miriam D Griffin (Editor) add to wishlist The role of philosophy as a valued and effective part of the culture of civilized Romans has aroused an increasing amount of scholarly interest in recent years. In this volume, which gathers together nine papers delivered at a series of seminars on philosophy and Roman society in the University of Oxford, scholars of classical literature, Roman ... see all copies from $50.00! new only from $80.82! \| SVS
17 view cover	Philosophia Togata I: Essays on Philosophy and Roman Society more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor), Miriam Griffin (Editor) add to wishlist The mutual interaction of philosophy and Roman political and cultural life has aroused more and more interest in recent years among students of classical literature, Roman history, and ancient philosophy. In this volume, which gathers together some of the papers originally delivered at the seminar on Philosophy and Roman Society in the University ... see all copies from $54.44! new only from $77.66! \| SVS
18 view cover	Porphyry Introduction more books like this by Porphyry, Dan Pollack, Jonathan Barnes (Commentaries by) add to wishlist The Introduction to philosophy written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. It was translated into most respectable languages, and for a millennium and a half every student of philosophy read it as his first text in the subject. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended ... see all copies from $79.95! new only from $121.77! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	On Aristotle's "Prior Analytics 1. 1-7" more books like this by Alexander of Aphrodisias, Suzanne Bobzien (Translator), Jonathan Barnes (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $17.75! new only from $90.95!
20 view cover	Science and Speculation more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Editor), Jacques Brunschwig (Editor), Myles Burnyeat (Editor) add to wishlist The five hundred years from 300 B.C. to A.D. 200 were a period during which Greek science made spectacular advances and Greek philosophy underwent dramatic changes. How much did the scientists take note of the philosophical issues bearing on their pursuits? What progress did the philosophers make with methodological and theoretical issues arising ... see all copies from $62.25! new only from $62.25! \| SVS
21 view cover	Founders of Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine more books like this by Richard M Hare, Henry Chadwick, Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist Founders of Thought contains introductions to three of the most influential thinkers of classical antiquity: Plato, whose dialogues form the basis of the study of logic, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy; Aristotle, polymath, tutor of Alexander the Great, and `master of those who know'; and Augustine, Christian convert who asked God ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
22 view cover	Porphyry Introduction more books like this by Jonathan Barnes (Translator) add to wishlist "The Introduction to philosophy" written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. It was translated into most respectable languages, and for a millennium and a half every student of philosophy read it as his first text in the subject. Porphyry's aim was modest: he intended ... see all copies from $45.00! new only from $45.00! \| SVS
23 view cover	Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle more books like this by C C W Taylor, R M Hare, Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist Greek Philosophers contains essays on three of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Almost uniquely for someone whose thought has been so influential, Socrates wrote nothing himself, and our knowledge of his philosophical opinions and method is derived mainly form the engaging and ... see all copies from $8.49!
24 view cover	Aristotle's Theory of the Syllogism, a Logico-Philogical Study of Book a of the Prior Analytics more books like this by G Patzig, Jonathan Barnes (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $107.73! new only from $107.73! \| SVS
25 view cover	Logic and the Imperial Stoa more books like this by Jonathan Barnes add to wishlist The main argument of this work, contrary to the prevailing orthodoxy, is that the study of logic was a vital - and a popular - part of stoic philosophy in the early imperial period. The argument relies primarily on detailed analyses of certian texts in the "Discourses" of Epictetus. see all copies from $115.79! new only from $115.79!

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