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1	Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals more books like this by David Hume add to wishlist The "Oxford Philosophical Texts" series consists of authoritative teaching editions of canonical texts in the history of philosophy from the ancient world down to modern times. Each volume, issued in a uniform and affordable paperback format, provides a clear text together with a comprehensive introduction by a leading specialist, giving the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Empiricists: Locke: Concerning Human Understanding; Berkeley: Principles of Human Knowledge & 3 Dialogues; Hume: Concerning Human Understanding & Concerning Natural Religion more books like this by George Berkeley, John Locke, David Hume add to wishlist This volume includes the major works of the British Empiricists, philosophers who sought to derive all knowledge from experience. All essays are complete except that of Locke, which Professor Richard Taylor of Brown University has skillfully abridged. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.18! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Hobbes and Republican Liberty more books like this by Quentin Skinner add to wishlist Quentin Skinner is one of the foremost historians in the world, and in Hobbes and Republican Liberty he offers a dazzling comparison of two rival theories about the nature of human liberty. The first originated in classical antiquity, and lay at the heart of the Roman republican tradition of public life. Thomas Hobbes was the most formidable enemy ... see all copies from $13.55! new only from $14.75!
4	Picturing the Human: The Moral Thought of Iris Murdoch more books like this by Maria Antonaccio add to wishlist Iris Murdoch has long been known as one of the most deeply insightful and morally passionate novelists of our time. This attention has often eclipsed Murdoch's sophisticated and influential work as a philosopher, which has had a wide-ranging impact on thinkers in moral philosophy as well as religious ethics and political theory. Yet it has never ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Philosophy and Literature more books like this by Iris Murdoch, Mr. George Steiner (Foreword by), Professor Peter Conradi (Selected by) add to wishlist Best known as the author of 26 novels, Iris Murdoch was also an accomplished essayist and critic who taught philosophy for many years at Oxford University. This work gathers for the first time in one volume her most influential essays and shorter pieces. Included are her major critiques of existentialism written in the 1950s, her two Platonic ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $13.20! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Proper Study of Mankind more books like this by Sir Isaiah Sir Berlin add to wishlist This selection of the best of Berlin's essays seeks to represent the full range of his work. The opening sections include Berlin's defence of philosophy and history against assimilation to the methods of science; his seminal essays on liberty, which created the framework for subsequent discussion; and his exposition of his most distinctive ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
7	The Empiricists more books like this by Roger S Woolhouse add to wishlist 'One of the great historic controversies in philosophy' was how Bertrand Russell described the ideological conflict between rationalists and empiricists - the conflict between reason and experience as sources of knowledge and ideas. Yet in this study of the empiricists R.S. Woolhouse is not so much concerned to justify these conventional labels as ... see all copies from $18.21! new only from $31.66! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Essential Mary Midgley more books like this by David Midgley (Editor) add to wishlist Feared and admired in equal measure, Mary Midgley has carefully yet profoundly challenged many of the scientific and moral orthodoxies of the twentieth century. "The Essential Mary Midgley "collects for the first time the very best of this famous philosopher's work, described by the "Financial Times" as 'common sense philosophy of the highest ... see all copies from $25.88! new only from $25.88! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Bernard Williams more books like this by Professor Alan Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist This volume provides a systematic overview and comprehensive assessment of Bernard Williams' contribution to moral philosophy, a field in which Williams was one of the most influential of contemporary philosophers. The seven essays, which were specially commissioned for this volume, examine his work on moral objectivity, the nature of practical ... see all copies from $7.08! new only from $21.19!
10	Dictionary of Seventeenth-Century British Philosophers more books like this by Various, Andrew Pyle (Editor) add to wishlist This dictionary of 17th-century British philosophers construes "philosophy" as wide in scope including not just logic, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology, but those many aspects of religion, politics, mathematics and science that are of philosophical importance. There are entries for over 400 figures: Bacon, Hobbes and Locke, as well asd Digby, ... see all copies from $494.90! new only from $494.90! \| first editions
11 view cover	Securing the Past: Conservation in Art, Architecture and Literature more books like this by Paul Eggert add to wishlist We all have a stake in the past and in its tangible preservation, and we trust professionals to preserve our cultural heritage for the future. However, restoration in all its forms is entangled in many contemporary theoretical debates and problems. This book is the first concerted effort to examine together the linked philosophies of the different ... see all copies from $26.97! new only from $26.97!
12 view cover	Collected works of John Stuart Mill more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist Born in London in 1806 into a pedigree of intellect, and educated at the knee of his father, the Scottish philosopher James Mill, John Stuart Mill became one of the 19th century's most influential writers on economics and social philosophy. Liberty Fund is pleased to present in paperback eight of the original thirty-three hardcover volumes of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
13 view cover	Of Liberty and Necessity: The Free Will Debate in Eighteenth-Century British Philosophy more books like this by James A Harris add to wishlist In Of Liberty and Necessity James A. Harris presents the first comprehensive account of the free will problem in eighteenth-century British philosophy. Harris proposes new interpretations of the positions of familiar figures such as Locke, Hume, Edwards, and Reid. He also gives careful attention to writers such as William King, Samuel Clarke, ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $39.48! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Philosophy of Enchantment: Studies in Folktale, Cultural Criticism, and Anthropology more books like this by R G Collingwood, David Boucher (Editor), Wendy James (Editor) add to wishlist This is the long-awaited publication of a set of writings by the British philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood on critical, anthropological, and cultural themes only hinted at in his previously available work. At the centre of the book are six chapters of a study of folktale and magic, composed by Collingwood in the mid-1930s ... see all copies from $24.75! new only from $37.56! \| SVS
15 view cover	Riding the Wind more books like this by Peter Marshall add to wishlist In this account of his thinking, Peter Marshall develops a dynamic and organic philosophy for the coming millennium which he calls liberation ecology. Liberation ecology is holistic in viewing the world as a harmonious whole and all beings and things as interwoven threads in nature's web. It recognizes intuition as the main source of knowledge, ... see all copies from $5.28! new only from $14.62! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Phantom Table: Woolf, Fry, Russell and the Epistemology of Modernism more books like this by Ann Banfield add to wishlist Virginia Woolf identified the influence on her work of 'the Cambridge Apostles', the philosophical society which counted G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell and much of male Bloomsbury among its members, as one more 'capable of description' than 'the influence of my mother'. In this major study of Woolf's relationship to Bloomsbury and the aesthetic and ... see all copies from $48.82! new only from $48.82! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction more books like this by A C Grayling add to wishlist Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book, which aims to make Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general non-specialist reader, A. C. Grayling explains the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes ... see all copies from $4.39! new only from $7.27! \| SVS
18 view cover	John McDowell more books like this by Maximilian de Gaynesford add to wishlist John McDowell has set the philosophical world alight with a revolutionary approach to the subject, illuminating old problems with dazzling particularity. In this welcome introduction to his work, Maximilian de Gaynesford puts writing within comfortable reach of non-specialists. The guiding argument of the book is that the variety of McDowell's ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $21.47! \| SVS
19 view cover	McDowell and His Critics more books like this by Cynthia MacDonald (Editor), Graham F MacDonald (Editor) add to wishlist This is the most comprehensive discussion available of the work of philosopher, John McDowell. It contains newly commissioned papers by distinguished philosophers on McDowell's work, along with substantial replies to each by McDowell himself. The contributors are philosophers with international reputations for their work in the areas in which they ... see all copies from $26.31! new only from $35.65! \| SVS
20 view cover	Problems of Rationality more books like this by Donald Davidson add to wishlist "Problems of Rationality" is the eagerly awaited fourth volume of Donald Davidson's philosophical writings. From the 1960s until his death in August 2003, Davidson was perhaps the most influential figure in English-language philosophy, and his work has had a profound effect upon the discipline. His unified theory of the interpretation of thought, ... see all copies from $27.11! new only from $33.49! \| SVS
21 view cover	John Locke: A Descriptive Bibliography more books like this by John Locke, Jean S Yolton (Compiled by) add to wishlist This bibliography documents John Locke's works published from 1654 through 1800. It includes the publishing history of all known editions and translations, as well as material published in journals, and posthumous materials whenever published. Separate sections are devoted to a chronology of Locke's life, with special emphasis on: dates of ... see all copies from $40.35! new only from $59.12! \| first editions
22 view cover	New British Philosophy: The Interviews more books like this by Julian Baggini (Editor), Jeremy Stangroom (Editor) add to wishlist NEW BRITISH PHILOSOPHY brings together interviews from 16 philosophers, providing an overview of the kind of philosophical inquiry practised in the British universities today. Topics range from the renewed interest in metaphysics and ethics to the lingering specter of analytical philosophy and its concerns. see all copies from $3.77! new only from $25.62!
23 view cover	Philosophy of Meaning, Knowledge and Value in the 20th Century: Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 10 more books like this by John V Canfield (Editor) add to wishlist The 20th century brought enormous change to subjects such as language, metaphysics, ethics and epistemology. This volume covers the major developments in these areas and more. see all copies from $26.00! new only from $37.53!
24 view cover	Coleridge, Philosophy and Religion: AIDS to Reflection and the Mirror of the Spirit more books like this by Douglas Hedley add to wishlist Coleridge's relation to his German contemporaries constitutes the toughest problem in assessing his standing as a thinker. For the last half-century this relationship has been described, ultimately, as parasitic. As a result, Coleridge's contribution to religious thought has been seen primarily in terms of his poetic genius. This book revives and ... see all copies from $36.18! new only from $36.18! \| SVS
25 view cover	Scepticism and Literature: An Essay on Pope, Hume, Sterne, and Johnson more books like this by G F Parker, Fred Parker add to wishlist 'The more we enquire, the less we can resolve,' wrote Johnson. Scepticism-a reasoned emphasis on the severe limitations of rationality-would seem to undermine the grounds of belief and action. But in some of the best eighteenth-century literature, a theoretically paralysing critique of the pretensions of reason, precept, and language went hand in ... see all copies from $12.98! new only from $98.82!

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