Philosophy

London: Pan, 1987 323 pages. Index. Bibliography. Intended to "get Western women to confront their heritage; to understand how they have been conditioned; to recognise the good as well as the bad, and to learn from it." - Church Times. Unmarked. A little more than average wear. Binding intact. Sound working ocpy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995 90 pages. One of the most important ethical treatises ever written. First Published in 1785. Unmarked. Light wear. Glossy covers.. Second Edition, Revised. Stapled. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: St. Martin's Press, 1987 220 pages. Index. "Intended to contribute to the advance of AI by clarifying and removing the major sources of philosophical confusion which continue to preoccupy scientists and thereby impede research... A fascinating study in the nature and future of AI, written in a style which is certain to appeal to and inform laymen and specialists alike." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Longman, 1978 810 pages. "... will be widely welcomed by those involved in the study and teaching of history, politics and philosophy, and by anyone interested in the intellectual tradition that has done so much to shape the modern world." - from back cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Sound working copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1990 182 pages. Surveys not just conservative, liberal and radical views of masculinity but also the alternatives offered by the men's rights movement, spiritual growth advocates, and black and gay rights activists. The first book to survey the range of responses to feminism that men have made, and also the first to put political theory at the center of men's awareness of their own masculinity. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Some page corners were folded. Light to moderate wear. Good working copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 1997 120 pages including index. Presents Descartes central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: DeVorss & Co., 1946 153 pages. Signed and inscribed by author (dated 1952) upon second blank leaf. Prior owner's signature upon same page. Average wear. Binding sound. Dr. Drown "... produced stunning photographs of soft and hard tissue anywhere within the body using only a dried drop of the patient's blood on a piece of blotter paper." - Trevor Constable. A very rare signed item by this incredibly gifted woman. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Moscow: Progress Publishers 293 pages including indexes. English translation of revised Russian text. An investigation of the ideal - one of the central categories in Marxist philosphy. Deals at length with epistemological, ontological, axiological and praxiological aspects of this category, analyses its relation to such notions as consciousness, mind, reflection and others, drawing for this purpose on the results of contemporary research. Extensive coverage given to the socio-cultural aspect of the problem of the ideal. Copyright 1983. Other printing information in Russian.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: Abacus Press, 1977 265 pages. This volume looks at the third great system of logic, that of the Scholastics. They studied the teachings of the Greeks, of the Arab and Jewish commentators, and from them evolved a logica perennis based on a single, well-founded philosophical doctrine." - from Foreward. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding open at title page. A worthy reference copy. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Copy. more information

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UK: Abacus Press, 1977 393 pages. "This third volume deals with the evolution of logic since Renaissance." - from foreward. Usual library markings. Average wear. A worthy reference copy. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Library Copy. more information

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The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 378 pages. Index. These essays "Reflect the diversity of Belnap's interests and contributions to logic and philosophy. The topics discussed include the concept of truth; relevance, modal, and tense logics; philosophy of mathematics; and probability and confirmation." - from back cover. Light wear. Occasional underlining and marginalia in red ink. Sound copy. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Rider & Co. 141 pages. Includes chart showing "Tabular Classification of Illuminism". Undated - possibly circa 1930. Text divided into three sections: Ethical; Theoretical; and Practical. Prior owner's small name/date stamp upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Modest yellowing to pages due to age. Moderate external wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. . Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books/Dorset Press 245 pages including index. Copyright date 1972 but book appears to have been printed many years later. In a series of works of astonishing brilliance, author has excavated the hidden assumptions that govern the way we live and way we think. Begins at the level of "things said" and moves quickly to illuminate the connections between knowledge, language, and action in a style at once profound and personal. A summing up of Foucault's own methodological assumptions, this book is also a first step toward a genealogy of the way we live now. Challengin, at times infuriating, it is an absolutely indispensable guide to one of the most innovative thinkers now writing. Small bit of staining inside front panel of dust jacket is only visible when dust jacket removed from book. Otherwise, dust jacket lightly to moderately worn with no tears. Contents tight, square and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.: Rutgers University Press, 1989 264 pages including index. The social sciences are in turmoil. There is not even any agreement on the nature of the subject matter. Robin Fox, an anthropologist, has always spoken out for a science of society based on evolutionary theory as a way out of the confusion. Here he shares with us, in essays, his explorations of this contentious subject matter. His focal point is the endemic opposition to any approach based on innate human qualities, and hence any definition of cultural universals. This opposition is deeply ingrained and often irrational, so Fox digs into its past to uncover its philosophical and political underpinnings.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1975 161 pages. Index, Bibliography. "The founder of logotherapy and world famous psychiatrist explores the reality and significance to all men of the concept of God." - from front cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Nice working copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, United Kingdom: Phoenix, 2003 236 pages. "Grayling is particularly good at illuminating the knottiness of moral discourse." - Sunday Times. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Very nice copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1960 570 pages. Reference notes. Index. "...A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - from dust jacket. A National Review Panel ranked this work as the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. Average wear. Binding sound. Unmarked. Small address label atop front free endpaper which also bears small erasure. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality first edition copy of this landmark work. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1961 570 pages. Footnotes. Index. "...A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - from dust jacket (not included). A National Review Panel ranked this work as the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Moderate external soiling, primarily to bottom edge. A sound copy.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960 570 pages. Reference notes. Index. "...A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - from dust jacket (not present) A National Review Panel ranked this work as the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. Prior owner's name, dated 1960, upon front free endpaper. Small Pretoria-based bookseller sticker at bottom inside front board. Front hinge open. Minor foxing to endpapers. Detailed pencil notes upon back free endpaper. No other markings. Above-average but not excessive wear and soiling to yellow boards. Gilt lettering upon spine clearly legible. One inch opening to top of backstrip at back board. All things considered, a worthy copy of this important work. . First UK Printing. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: The University of Chicago Press, 1961 570 pages. Upon front free endpaper is hand-written in ink "To A. Fredborg with all the best wishes. Berlin, 9 September 1982 F.A. Hayek." A National Review Panel ranked this work as the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. "A positive statement of the principles of society that in scope and breadth is more like a new Wealth of Nations... A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - from dust jacket. Arvid Fredborg was a Swedish journalist and author of "Behind The Steel Wall", a work which provided an 'insider's' view of events in Germany, and the progress of the war from 1941-43. Moderate wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding sound. Dust jacket bears short closed tears, chipping to top of spine and lacks a 1.5" chunk from top of front panel. Now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Dust jacket states 4th printing while copyright page indicates 3rd printing.. Signed. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good+/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Nash Pub Corp, 1969 162 pages. "The best work dealing with the subject of how man can most efficiently employ his rational faculty." - Book News. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, 1916 251 pages. Chapters include: The Neglect of Thinking; Thinking with Method; A Few Cautions; Concentration; Prejudice and uncertainty; Debate and Conversation; Thinking and Reading; Writing One's Thoughts; Things Worth Thinking About; Thinking as an Art; Books on Thinking. Relatively few library markings upon endpapers only and none to exterior of book. Front hinge gone. Gilt writing upon front board and spine is worn but legible. . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Salem, OR, U.S.A.: Grosvenor U. S. A., 1991 173 pages. A selection of authors more than 600 commentaries given on Oregon public radio stations. "His perspective is universal. He also exhibits a remarkable ability to see both sides of a situation. The result is opinions that do not come across as opinionated." - Christian Science Monitor. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Minor warp to book otherwise would be graded as fine. Excellent copy.. Signed. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Notre Dame, IN, U.S.A.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1985 296 pages. A collection of essays focusing upon the work of three important philosophers: Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, and Richard Rotty. With the exception of two essays by Rotty, all essays are by expositors and critics concerned with the same themes and tendencies within either hermeneutics and pragmatism, or some combination of these. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: George Braziller, 1975 322 pages including references and index. An exploration into the acquisition and use of knowledge for human purposes. Elaborates upon the theme that rational knowledge cast into the form of internally consistent, logically constructed and closed models of science constitutes a useful, but by no means sufficient, tool for dealing with matters of human design for a human world. Minor lean to spine. Considerable ink pen underlining to first half of contents. Some marginalia in reference section. Average wear. Binding solid.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Books, 2001 250 pages including index. Exploring the idea of citizenship in the evolving post-national context, author argues that old ideas of civic belonging, historically tied to blood, belief and law, need to be reconceived. Argues for a new model that will give voice and structure to our longing to be part of something larger than we are. "Appeals to the thoughtful reader who thrives on insights into the way humans interact or who enjoys a rich tapestry of concepts and ideas and the thinkers behind them." - The Globe and Mail. Minor underlining and marginalia upon several pages. Minimal wear. Attractive glossy illustrated covers.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: E. Arnold, 1983 214 pages. Index. Reference notes. Intended "...to show that Weber's sociology of law, despite its apparently diffuse nature, is closely connected to the other branches of Weber's general social theory - in particular those dealing with authority, religion and economic action - and that it is in fact unified by a few simple philosophical ideas which have their roots in his methodological views and, more particularly, in his theory of value." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Covers almost detached from textblock. Reading copy only. . Soft Cover. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Little Brown, 1937 401 pages. Index. "The search is worth much trouble, for at the end of it men may find again the conviction of their forefathers that progress comes through emancipation from - not the restoration of - privilege, power, coercion, and authority." - from Introduction. Worthy reading in view of the U.S. Government's domestic response to 9-11. Relatively few library markings. Binding sound. Solid working copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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U.S.A.: Charles C Thomas Publisher, Limited, 1968 150 pages including index. Comprised of four major addresses, eight commentaries, and four replies to comments which were read at the Symposium on Punishment held at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name inkstamped 2x upon front endpaper. Very light wear overall. Excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Beacon, 1966 260 pages including index. Fascinating thoughts on society without opposition. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Solid working copy.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Ark Paperpacks, 1986 224 pages including index. "Reads with the ease and elegance of Bertrant Russell." - Spectator. "Author has set out to delineate not so much the nature as the sources of wickedness." - Listener. Price stickers on back cover. Occasional small light pencil marks at margin. Moderate wear. Blue laminated covers.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Continuum, 1996 450 pages. Index of proper names. "Gurdjieff's teaching works simultaneously on all aspects of the psyche: on the mind, the feelings, and the body. It rejects the passivity that can come from the naive dependence on the teacher." - P. Brook. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Reading copy only.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Reading Copy/Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Hartford: E. Hunt & Son, 1854 164 pages. "The author has endeavored to explore, analyze and arrange in natural order and within narrow limits, the principal phenomena of mind, so that they may be examined and understood by young students." - from page iv. Some foxing. Backstrip missing. Major damage to remaining leather along spine of each board. Bit of writing upon front endpaper else unmarked. Worthy reference copy. . Revised. Quarter Leather. Reading Copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1973 126 pages. References. List of symbols. Prior owner's neat ink stamp atop front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A lovely copy. . Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Routledge/Kegan Paul, 1978 394 pages including index. A systematic treatise in which author examines the concept of substance, a philosophical refinement of the everyday notion of a thing. Identifies four distinct, but not unconnected, problems of substance. "The book's scope is large and the detail impressive. It is a considerable work of twentieth-century metaphysics." - TheTimes Literary Supplement. Minor quantities of high-lighting and markings. Above average but not excessive wear. Solid working copy. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scarborough, ON, Canada: Prentice-Hall Canada, Incorporated, 1994 499 pages including index. Small application of liquid paper atop title page. Book appears to have been read once but improperly stored as spine is moderately twisted. Light underlining in black ink on page 151. Only light wear and faint soiling. Green covers remain glossy. Clearly distinguishes bioethics from the many competing moralities in Canada, from philosophical and medical ethics and, above all, from applied ethics. Presents bioethics as requiring an inductive method, with careful attention to historical, medical, scientific and social detail. Examines the major issues from scientific, medical, legal and ethical perspectives, focusing on Canadian examples, laws and debates. This multidisciplinary approach makes the text appropriate not only for the students of philosophy and religion, but also for a variety of medical and legal studies.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New Westminster, BC: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1929 148 pages. Unmarked. Contents partially yellowed. Boards and spine faded with average wear and cup rings upon front board. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Toronto: Penguin, 1995 342 pages including index. "A remarkably thoroughgoing critique of folly. The spectacle of Saul blasting away at the conventional wisdom of left and right alike has the intellectual kick of Akira Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo'." - Newsweek. Very light wear. Prior owner's address label atop half-title page. Excellent copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 1990 215 pages including index. Traces broad transformations such as the erosion of empiricist assumptions and the undermining of the positivist ideal of the unification of the sciences by the impact of foreign traditions on English-speaking social science. Prior owner's details upon half-title page. Some yellowing. Moderate wear. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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India: The Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Institute for Advanced Study in Philosophy, University of Madras, 1983 139 pages including index. Author advocates eco-philosophy, a positive alternative to the worn out systems of Western philosophy stemming from empiricism. Average quantity of markings. Binding fragile but intact. Above-average wear. . Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.: Harcourt College Publishers, 1986 201 pages. Offers a judicial selection of readings on ethical theory. Moderate wear. Minimal markings to contents. Solid copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1994 175 pages including index. "Brings together a wide range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism." - from back cover. Average wear. Considerable markings and high-lighting to contents. Solid working copy. . Expanded Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1970 331 pages. Notes, bibliography and index. "Through English literary works and critical periodicals of the imperial fin de siecle and the pre-war years we see Nietzsche's ideas pass from notoriety to increasingly sympathetic acceptance." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with minimial wear. Dust jacket bears moderate wear and is now preserved in Brodart. A very nice copy. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Wiley-Interscience, 1975 719 pages. Biographical references. Index. Originally published in German in 1926. "... the foundation of all further inquiries into Max Weber's life and influence." - Gerhard Masur. "Beginning with Max's ancestry and early years, Marianne moves to his life as a student, soldier, young lawyer, and university professor, quoting liberally from his voluninous correspondence. Her account of Weber's nervous breakdown in 1897, which curtailed his academic career and depleted his energy, provides insight into many of the personal disputes and problems that troubled him to the end. Then, to her unique outlook on his life, Marianne adds her own statement of Weber's main ideas and theories." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Front hinge taped. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. A precious insight into the life of this profoundly influential thinker. . First Engish Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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USA: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated, 1990 178 pages. The story of six men and one woman who overcome tremendous hardships on the journey to self-mastery. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling. Binding sound. Solid copy. . First Printing. Soft Cover. Good+/`. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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UK: Oxford Univ Press, 1985 394 pages. Index. "An excellent biography that does not conceal the warts." - Financial Times. Average wear. Front black leaf removed. Lengthy gift inscription and rubber stamp upon half title. Bit of writing inside back cover. Sound copy. . Soft Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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